EXPLAINER Why has Justin Trudeau resigned – and what’s next for Canada? After spats with allies, pressure from Donald Trump and falling poll numbers, Trudeau has decided to call it quits. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bows his head while speaking at the federal Liberal caucus holiday party, the day after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland…
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announced he is suspending parliament and will resign from office.
Turkiye says Kurdish-led armed groups in Syria will be ‘eliminated’ FM Hakan Fidan says only ‘a matter of time before YPG is eliminated’ in Syria, urges West to cease supporting group. Foreign Minister Fidan said he also discussed the threat of an ISIL resurgence in Syria with his Jordanian counterpart [File: Andrew Caballero/Reuters] Published On…
EXPLAINER US top doctor wants cancer warning on alcohol: What does the science say? The text-only warning of cancer risks would be the first change to alcohol warning labels since they were first introduced 35 years ago. Bottles of alcohol sit on shelves at a bar in Houston, US [File: David J Phillip/AP Photo] By Areesha…
Opinions Difficult to trust the resource nationalism of Niger’s military government Indigenisation efforts led by leaders more concerned with self-preservation than national progress often spell disaster. Tafi Mhaka Al Jazeera columnist Published On 6 Jan 20256 Jan 2025 A mine worker walks on the residual dump at the Cominak mine near Arlit on March 8,…
Pakistan search for positives after South Africa complete Test series sweep South Africa seal 10-wicket win in the second Test to win the cricket series 2-0 despite Pakistan’s late fightback in Cape Town. Pakistan were forced to follow on after 194 in the first innings, but fought hard to avert an innings defeat [Rodger Bosch/AFP]…
EXPLAINER Why does Donald Trump want to pardon the rioters from the January 6 attack? Trump has described supporters who stormed the Capitol to overturn 2020 election as ‘patriots’ and ‘political prisoners’. Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump scale the west wall of the the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Canada’s Trudeau steps down as Liberal Party leader amid pressure Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns after nine years amid pressure from his party and low public approval ratings. Justin Trudeau, in power for nine years, saw his popularity wane in recent months, with his government narrowly surviving a series of no-confidence votes and critics…
EXPLAINER Ex-French leader Sarkozy on trial over alleged Gaddafi funds: All to know If convicted, Nicolas Sarkozy could face up to 10 years in prison for a ‘corruption pact’ with the late Libyan leader. Sarkozy on the opening day of his appeal trial concerning the illegal financing of his lost presidential campaign in 2012, at…
Austrian president tasks far-right leader with forming government FPO leader Herbert Kickl gets mandate to try to lead a government, which would be the first headed by the far right since World War II. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, left, meets far-right Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl in Vienna, January 6, 2025 [Leonhard Foeger/Reuters]…