EXPLAINER Wildfires, evacuations across California’s Los Angeles: What we know With strong winds in California, the Palisades, Hurst, and Eaton fires to continue to blaze through Los Angeles. Flames engulf a structure as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California [Mario Anzuoni/Reuters] By Areesha LodhiPublished On 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025 California has been placed in…
Trump asks US Supreme Court to halt sentencing in New York hush-money case President-elect set to be sentenced in New York criminal case 10 days before beginning second term. Former US President Donald Trump waits for the start of proceedings in his New York criminal case in April 2024 [File: Yuki Iwamura/The Associated Press] Published…
Two children were among three Palestinians from the same family killed in an Israeli drone attack in Tammun.
Video Duration 03 minutes 01 seconds 03:01 NewsFeed Trump hints at military moves in Middle East and Americas Incoming US President Donald Trump said “all hell will break out” in the Middle East if Israeli captives in Gaza aren’t released. He also refused to rule out military action over the Panama Canal and Greenland. Published…
Opinions A disturbing pattern of repression is emerging in Europe Authoritarianism is creeping into Europe under the guise of cracking down on pro-Palestinian activism. Josephine Solanki Project officer at TNI Published On 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025 Pro-Palestinian protesters face Dutch police during a banned demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 10, 2024 [Esther Verkaik/Reuters]…
EXPLAINER Why has the US accused Sudanese militias of genocide – but not Israel? The US says forces active within Sudan are guilty of many of the same war crimes that Israel is accused of. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, attends a meeting with Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz, second right, in Tel…
Ukraine says ready to replace Hungary in EU and NATO Amid Hungary’s continued support for Moscow’s narratives, Kyiv says it will fill in should Budapest elect to join Russian-led blocs instead of the Western bodies. Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto (right) and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (left) chat at the end of…
Bassam Ezzedine knows all too well about the cruelty of Syria’s ousted government. After spending time in detention and seeing members of his family disappear, he fled the country as a refugee. But after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, Ezzedine hurried back home to help others find relatives who had gone missing as suspected…
In Pictures Alois Brunner, the Nazi ‘butcher’ who trained Syrian security. By Danylo HawaleshkaPublished On 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025 History Illustrated is a series of perspectives that puts news events and current affairs into historical context using graphics generated with artificial intelligence. Torture in Syria has a nasty origin. At its core, Alois Brunner, the…
News Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from jail Tehran denies Sala’s December 19 detainment was linked to an Iranian businessman’s arrest in Italy on a US warrant. Italian journalist Cecilia Sala [File: Andrea Merola/ANSA via AFP] Published On 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025 Iran has released journalist Cecilia Sala after three weeks in jail,…