January 2025

Jean-Marie Le Pen was instrumental in shaping French far-right politics, even though he never won the presidency.

Video Duration 05 minutes 19 seconds 05:19 Between Us Hope for a new Syria After nearly 60 years of rule by the al-Assad family, and years of war, people are questioning what the future holds for Syria. Journalist Nour Qormosh shares his experience covering the war in the days leading up to Bashar al-Assad’s fall,…

Social media giant Meta scraps fact-checking for ‘community notes’ Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, says allowing fact-checkers to assess content ‘became a tool to censor’. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says relaxing content moderation will lead to fewer posts being accidentally taken down [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters/Illustration] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 7 Jan 20257 Jan 2025…

US says Sudan’s RSF committed genocide, announces sanctions on leaders US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says US committed to ‘holding accountable those responsible for these atrocities’. Displaced Sudanese families wait to be registered by authorities at the Joda Border Crossing Point near Renk, South Sudan, on February 14, 2024 [Luis Tato/AFP] Published On 7…

Danish PM says Greenland ‘not for sale’ as Donald Trump Jr visits island Before his son’s ‘private’ visit, President-elect Donald Trump again says he wants Greenland to ‘become part of’ the US. Researchers sit on top of a rock overlooking the Helheim glacier in Greenland [File: Felipe Dana/The Associated Press] Published On 7 Jan 20257…

US authorities seek to identify bodies found in JetBlue wheel well Workers had found the bodies during a routine inspection after the flight landed in Florida from New York, marking the second such incident in a month. A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 takes off from the Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida [Chris O’Meara/The Associated…

First international flight since al-Assad’s removal lands in Syria Qatar Airways flight lands at Damascus International Airport, carrying nationals returning after years away. A Qatar Airways plane lands at Damascus airport as the airline becomes the first to announce the return of international flights to Damascus after 13 years of suspension [Yamam Al Shaar/Reuters] Published…

EXPLAINER Who will replace Trudeau as Canada’s Liberal party leader? With Trudeau’s nine-year stint as prime minister ending, several politicians are frontrunners to take over his role. Canada’s former Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, watches as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an election campaign stop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 20, 2019 [File: Carlos…

Paris marks ten years since Charlie Hebdo, Jewish supermarket attacks NewsFeed Paris marks ten years since Charlie Hebdo, Jewish supermarket attacks France commemorated the tenth anniversary of attacks in Paris targeting the Charlie Hebdo satirical publication and a Jewish supermarket. Published On 7 Jan 20257 Jan 2025

John Mahama sworn in as Ghana’s president, promises to ‘reset’ the country With around 20 African leaders in attendance, the 66-year-old is sworn in as Ghana’s president for third time. John Mahama gestures during the swearing-in ceremony for his second term, led by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo at the Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana…