January 2025

Biden will be remembered as the American president who oversaw the genocide of Gaza, says Omar H. Rahman.

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, faces Senate confirmation hearing US senators grill Hegseth, who has Republican backing, over contentious past statements and controversies. Pete Hegseth is among the most endangered of US President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet choices [Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters] Published On 14 Jan 202514 Jan 2025 Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host tapped by…

Lebanon’s PM-designate Nawaf Salam promises to ‘rescue, reform and rebuild’ Salam says he is reaching out across the political spectrum in nod to Hezbollah, which opposed his nomination. As Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam begins the process of forming a government in a country with deep religious divisions, he says: ‘I am not of those who…

Why I won’t stop telling Gaza’s stories I continue to report from Gaza, not because I believe my words may end the war, but because I want to make a record of our existence – our dignity, resilience, hope. Nour Elassy Poet and writer based in Gaza Published On 14 Jan 202514 Jan 2025 The…

The whataboutery in African debates on solidarity with Gaza is misplaced Not standing in solidarity with Gaza because of the need to make African conflicts visible is the wrong approach to humanising African lives. Suren Pillay A C Jordan Chair in African Studies at the University of Cape Town Published On 14 Jan 202514 Jan…

In Pictures Israel maintains furious rate of attacks on Gaza amid hopes for ceasefire Israeli attacks kill at least 32 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, raising death toll since October 7, 2023 to 46,645. Palestinians pray by the shrouded bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks on tents in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza. [AFP] Published…

Gaza ceasefire deal in ‘final stages’: Qatar Mediators say negotiations are at their ‘closest point’ yet, with expectations of a imminent deal. Smoke billows as buildings lie in ruin in Beit Hanoon in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from southern Israel [File: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters] Published On 14…

After two years of political turmoil and paralysis, Lebanon has appointed a new prime minister.

News NATO launches new Baltic Sea mission to protect undersea cables Secretary-General Mark Rutte says ‘Baltic Sentry’ mission to protect critical undersea cables following string of incidents. The C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable is being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea by cable ship Ile de Brehat on the shore of Helsinki, Finland [File:…

earthrise Message from the Amazon earthrise meets the Ashaninka who are mobilising global action for the planet from their ancestral lands in the Amazon. The evidence is clear: Human activity is devastating our planet. While we know the causes of and solutions for the climate and nature crisis, action remains insufficient. If knowledge alone isn’t…