EXPLAINER How are Western sanctions affecting Syria’s post-Assad transition? Western sanctions are weighing heavily on Syria and risk derailing the country’s frail transition. France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (centre) and Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (left) walking with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of their meeting in Damascus on January 3, 2025 [AFP Photo/HO/SANA]…
Israeli attacks target Palestinians across Gaza amid ceasefire talks World Food Programme condemns Israeli forces for firing at one of its convoys in Gaza in ‘unacceptable’ incident. Mourners in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip carry the body of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli attack, January 6, 2025 [Ramadan Abed/Reuters] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished…
US Congress certifies Donald Trump’s victory in 2024 presidential election The quiet proceeding contrasts with efforts by Trump’s own supporters to overturn his 2020 loss by storming the US Capitol. US Vice President Kamala Harris leads a joint session of Congress to confirm Electoral College votes and affirm Donald Trump’s second term as president on…
US envoy says Israeli army will withdraw completely from south Lebanon As Israel pulls out of western sector, Amos Hochstein promises full Israeli withdrawal with 60-day deadline looming. ‘This process is not smooth, but it is successful,’ United States special envoy Amos Hochstein says of implementing a ceasefire [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters] Published On 6 Jan 20256…
Venezuela announces the release of 146 election protesters from prison The Maduro government says it has released a total of 1,515 people detained during its post-election crackdown. Protesters in Valencia, Venezuela, demonstrate against official election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the presidential election on July 29, 2024, the day after the vote…
A shooting took place near an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, killing three Israelis and wounding several.
US Steel, Nippon sue Biden administration over decision to block merger The lawsuit alleges US President Joe Biden violated the companies’ right to a fair merger review. US Steel has warned that without Nippon Steel’s cash, it will move production to cheaper non-union furnaces and move its Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania headquarters to another place [File: Ayaka…
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Donald Trump’s presidential election victory after Congress certified the results
Justin Trudeau was prime minister of Canada for nearly a decade. What did he achieve and how did he fall?
Inside Story How to end the conflict in eastern DRC? M23 rebel fighters have taken control of two towns in North Kivu province. The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been in conflict for more than 30 years. The lives of millions of people have been affected because of the…