Hamas approves proposal for Gaza truce, captive exchange with Israel Palestinian group says it delivered its approval of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement to mediators. Palestinians react as they wait for news of a ceasefire deal with Israel, in Khan Younis in southern Gaza [Hatem Khaled/Reuters] Published On 15 Jan 202515 Jan 2025 Hamas…
Daniel Chapo was sworn in as the president of Mozambique in a low-key ceremony in the nation’s capital.
Rubio, pro-Israel hawk set to be Trump’s top diplomat, vows ‘America First’ US Senator Marco Rubio says, under Donald Trump, the State Department’s top priority ‘will be the United States’. US Senator Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on January 15 in Washington, DC [Nathan Howard/Reuters] Published On 15 Jan…
EXPLAINER What to know about the LA Fire Department’s budget Firefighters face overwhelming challenge as fierce winds fuel uncontrollable blazes in Los Angeles [File: Etienne Laurent/AFP] By Samantha Putterman | PolitFactPublished On 15 Jan 202515 Jan 2025 As wildfires have swept through Los Angeles, devastating the Pacific Palisades and surrounding neighbourhoods, many people have taken to…
No child should ever see the horrors of Gaza As a nurse working in the disintegrating healthcare system, I have seen too many Palestinian children suffer. Hadeel Awad A writer and a nurse based in Gaza. Published On 15 Jan 202515 Jan 2025 The author conducting malnutrition monitoring in a displacement camp in Khan Younis…
Volker Turk has become the first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Syria.
Who is Tulip Siddiq and why has she resigned as UK minister? The MP resigned on Tuesday over media reporting about link to her aunt, the former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who is subject of a corruption probe. MP Tulip Siddiq, in London, UK October 11, 2019 [Peter Nicholls/Reuters] By Edna MohamedPublished On 15 Jan…
Mensik dumps Ruud out of Australian Open but Djokovic powers on Sixth-seeded Ruud becomes latest victim of a teenaged player’s dominance over favourites on day four in Melbourne. Jakub Mensik celebrates beating Norway’s Casper Ruud in their second-round match at the Australian Open [Adrian Dennis/AFP] Published On 15 Jan 202515 Jan 2025 Czech teenager Jakub…
Biden says ‘soul of America’ at stake as Trump inauguration nears Outgoing US president urges unity before farewell address from the White House, just days before Trump takes office. With just days left before his term ends, outgoing US President Joe Biden has been touting what he sees as his administration’s successes [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters] By Al…
Ukraine captures North Korean soldiers; Russia readies for talks with Trump The incoming US leader’s terms to help end the war remain unclear as fighting rages in western Russia and east Ukraine. In this file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin is pictured with then-US President Donald Trump holding a bilateral meeting at the Group of…