Why is India courting the Taliban now? Meeting between India’s foreign secretary and the Taliban this week has prompted speculation. Afghanistan’s acting minister of foreign affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, who met with India’s foreign secretary this week, speaks during a conference of special envoys from different countries titled ‘Afghanistan’s Regional Cooperation Initiative’ at the Foreign…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,052 Here are the key developments on the 1,052nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Law enforcement officers walk near damage following Ukrainian shelling in Russian-controlled Donetsk on January 10, 2025 [AFP] Published On 11 Jan 202511 Jan 2025 Here is the situation on Saturday, January 11:…
Myanmar’s rebels liberate territory – administrating it is the next battle Al Jazeera visits areas liberated from the military in Karen State where establishing a civil administration is the next task for pro-democracy forces. Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) on patrol in Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a…
Meta, Amazon nix diversity, inclusion programmes ahead of Trump term Conservative groups have denounced the programmes and threatened to sue companies over them. Within two weeks, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has appointed two conservatives with close ties to US President-elect Donald Trump [File: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP] Published On 10 Jan 202510 Jan 2025 Facebook owner Meta Platforms…
Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility? With 15 inmates remaining, advocates urge Biden to release more Gitmo detainees before he leaves office on January 20. An American flag is seen through razor wire on the control tower of the Camp VI detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, on…
US Supreme Court critical of TikTok arguments against looming ban A law would require parent company ByteDance to sell off US operations of TikTok by January 19 or face a ban. A protester on January 10 holds up a placard outside the Supreme Court calling on the justices to ‘keep TikTok’ [Marko Djurica/Reuters] Published On…
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term as president.
Biden extends temporary status for immigrants from Ukraine, Venezuela The US president’s decision to renew the ‘temporary protected status’ comes as President-elect Trump prepares to take office. Immigrants who have been in the US for years rally asking for temporary protected status (TPS) and other protections at Franklin Park in Washington, DC, on November 14,…
Inside Story Can a new president change Lebanon’s fortunes? Appointment of Joseph Aoun ends two years of political paralysis. After a two-year political deadlock, Lebanon has a president. The election of army chief Joseph Aoun by parliament has been welcomed from Washington to Tehran. He takes the helm of a country ravaged by war and…
A judge did not impose fines, jail time, or probation on US President-elect Donald Trump for his hush money conviction.