Brazil Supreme Court nixes Bolsonaro’s effort to attend Trump inauguration The passport of Jair Bolsonaro, a former far-right president, had been confiscated as part of ongoing investigations. Then-US President Donald Trump shakes hands with his Brazilian counterpart at the time, Jair Bolsonaro, at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 7, 2020 [Tom…
‘We lost so many’: Gaza cautiously waits for ceasefire as bombing continues Palestinians express hope that the worst is now over, but Israel keeps up heavy bombardments. The vast majority of Gaza’s population has been displaced by Israeli attacks since the start of the war [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera] By Maram HumaidPublished On 16 Jan 202516…
Iconic US filmmaker David Lynch, famous for Twin Peaks, dead at 78 Lynch won acclaim for his strange and dreamlike sequences and was honoured with a lifetime achievement Oscar in 2019. David Lynch appears at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles on October 27, 2019 [Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP] Published On 16 Jan 202516 Jan 2025 David…
US imposes sanctions on Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan The Sudanese general has been accused of ‘lethal attacks’ on civilians during an ongoing war with the RSF paramilitary. Sudanese General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan expressed defiance in the wake of the US sanctions [File: Aron Ranen/AP Photo] Published On 16 Jan 202516 Jan 2025 The…
Two Journalists interrupted Secretary Antony Blinken’s remarks at the State Department about Us support for Israel.
‘Devastating’: Wildfire ravages historic Black community in Los Angeles In Altadena, California, a community rallies together to respond to deadly wildfires, despite widespread property loss. Bill Threadgill stands in the debris of his home in Altadena, California, after wildfires burned it down [Hilary Beaumont/Al Jazeera] By Hilary BeaumontPublished On 16 Jan 202516 Jan 2025 Los Angeles,…
Deal between Israel and Hamas seeks to end 15 months of war.
Steve Witkoff was little known to the public before he turned out to be a key player in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks.
Romania sets May date for new presidential election The first round will take place on May 4, with a second on May 18 if no first-round candidate wins more than 50 percent. A woman casts her ballot for presidential elections at a polling station in the village of Galbinasi, Romania [File: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP] Published On…
UK government announces new local inquiries into child sex abuse Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says government will also undertake a ‘rapid’ review of child sexual abuse in the UK. Britain’s Home Secretary Yvette Cooper chairs a meeting [File: Henry Nicholls/Reuters] Published On 16 Jan 202516 Jan 2025 The United Kingdom’s government has announced it will…