February 24, 2025

Four Israeli military jets flew low over crowds gathered in Beirut for the funeral of Hezbollah leaders

Japan, Philippines to boost military ties amid ‘severe’ environment Japanese and Philippine defence chiefs agree to launch ‘strategic dialogue’ amid concerns over China’s moves in region. Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro shakes hands with Japan’s Defence Minister Gen Nakatani following a joint press briefing in Manila on February 24, 2025 [Ted Aljibe/AFP] Published On 24…

India’s Kohli shuts ‘outside noise’ in landmark century against Pakistan Virat Kohli’s unbeaten century helps him cross 14,000 runs in ODIs and seal India’s place in the Champions Trophy semifinals. Virat Kohli scored his record-extending 51st ODI century in the Champions Trophy Group A match against Pakistan, February 23, 2025 [Fadel Senna/AFP] Published On 24…

As the war entered into the spring and summer months of 2022, Russia’s territorial gains quickly became untenable as a determined Ukrainian counteroffensive, strengthened by Western military aid, steadily pushed back the invasion. Kharkiv One of Ukraine’s most successful counteroffensives took place in Kharkiv. Beginning in early September 2022, Ukrainian forces launched a rapid, coordinated…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered to leave office in exchange for Ukrainian membership of NATO.

Conflicts trigger globe’s highest rate of internet shutdowns in 2024: NGO Wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Myanmar among those spurring ‘digital violence’. People try to get internet service on their phones near the border with Egypt, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, February 1, 2024 [Mohammed Salem/Reuters] Published On 24 Feb 202524 Feb 2025 Governments around the…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,096 Here are the key developments on the 1,096th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. People hold a Ukrainian flag and a Taiwan flag during a protest to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Taipei, Taiwan February 23, 2025 [Ann Wang/Reuters] Published…

Germany’s Merz calls for ‘independence’ from US as conservatives win vote Hard-right Alternative for Germany comes second in parliamentary elections, doubling vote share from 2021. Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, addresses supporters at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany on February 23, 2025 [Markus Schreiber/AP] Published On 24…

Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers Humanitarian assistance experts have warned agency’s demise will harm vulnerable people and weaken US soft power. A bouquet of white flowers placed outside the headquarters of the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, on February 7, 2025, in Washington, DC,…