News Hotel fire at Turkiye ski resort kills at least 10 Officials say fire broke out overnight at the restaurant of a hotel at a ski resort in Bolu province. Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort in Kartalkaya, Bolu province, northwest Turkiye, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 [IHA…
Israeli settlers attack West Bank villages under army’s protection Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages, set vehicles on fire and injure several residents in the West Bank. The attacks come as Trump signed an order to reverse US sanctions on settlers in the occupied West Bank [File: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo] Published On 21 Jan 202521 Jan…
EXPLAINER Fact check: Was Trump truthful in his inauguration day speeches? Trump targeted the Panama Canal and undocumented migrants, repeating old claims and making new ones. We fact check them. President Donald Trump speaks during his second presidential inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, on Monday, January 20, 2025 [Chip Somodevilla/Pool…
South African humanitarian in pro-Israeli crosshairs over Palestine support Imtiaz Sooliman, the driving force behind the prominent African aid agency Gift of the Givers, says his work is not political, only humanitarian. Gift of the Givers founder, Imtiaz Sooliman [Courtesy of Gift of the Givers] By Qaanitah HunterPublished On 21 Jan 202521 Jan 2025 Johannesburg, South…
News Taliban announces release of two US citizens in prisoner swap deal The Taliban government in Afghanistan says US nationals have been released in exchange for an Afghan serving a life sentence in California. The Afghan Foreign Ministry said the prisoner exchange, brokered by Qatar, was the result of ‘long and fruitful negotiations’ with the…
Trump critics say inauguration optics show oligarchy in action In a break with tradition, Silicon Valley CEOs feature prominently at presidential inauguration. Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, arrive before the 60th presidential inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2025 [Julia Demaree…
Trump grants clemency to all charged over January 6 US Capitol attack US president sweeps away years-long effort to punish those responsible for trying to overturn the 2020 election. President Donald Trump holds up an executive order commuting sentences for people convicted of January 6 offences, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday,…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,062 Here are the key developments on the 1,062nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Police officers close a bag with the body of a person killed in a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 18, 2025 [Gleb Garanich/Reuters] Published On 21 Jan 202521…
Musk accused of giving Nazi salute during Trump inauguration celebrations Anti-Defamation League defends tech billionaire for making ‘awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm’. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025 [Angela Weiss/AFP] Published On 21 Jan…
An estimated 10,000 bodies are believed to be buried under the debris covering Gaza after the devastating 15-month war.