Israel’s Netanyahu to discuss fragile Gaza ceasefire with Trump The meeting comes as talks on second phase of truce are due, with US president saying there are no guarantees that peace will hold. Netanyahu and Trump are due to discuss Iran, as well as the ceasefire in Gaza [File: EPA] Published On 4 Feb 20254…
EXPLAINER Before Trump: The long US history of tariff wars with Canada and the world From a chicken war in the 1960s to a banana brawl in the 1990s, here’s a history of tariff wars the US has fought in. Video Duration 02 minutes 05 seconds play-arrow 02:05 Asian stocks plunge as Trump’s tariffs spook…
Greece’s ‘Instagram island’ of Santorini rattled by 200 earthquakes Thousands of locals flee the picturesque island as experts say rolling tremors ‘not linked to volcanic activity’. The Greek island of Santorini’s picturesque buildings are perched on top of cliffs formed by a volcanic eruption more than 3,000 years ago [File: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters] Published On 4…
US President Donald Trump compares Israel’s ‘tiny land’ in the Middle East to a pen on his desk.
Man City sign Gonzalez, Tel joins Spurs on transfer deadline day Nico Gonzalez’s acquisition by Man City takes their total spend on new players to $223m during the transfer window. Nico Gonzalez will move from Porto to Manchester City in a $62m signing agreed on February 3, 2025 [File: Rodrigo Antunes/Reuters] Published On 4 Feb…
‘Criminalised for politics’: Rohingya caught in Delhi election crossfire Incumbent AAP and challenger BJP ‘outdo’ each other in attacking the mainly Muslim refugees to consolidate votes in the February 5 election. A Rohingya woman at her tin stall attached to a makeshift shack in Madanpur Khadar, New Delhi [Quratulain Rehbar/Al Jazeera] By Alishan Jafri and Quratulain RehbarPublished On…
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels declare ceasefire in DRC The M23 armed group said it will pause its advance across DR Congo for humanitarian reasons. Corneille Nangaa leads the Alliance Fleuve Congo (Congo River Alliance, or AFC) that includes M23 [File: AP Photo] Published On 4 Feb 20254 Feb 2025 Rwanda-backed forces in the Democratic Republic of…
El Salvador offers to jail US convicts in ‘unprecedented’ proposal President Bukele’s proposal includes imprisoning US criminals in El Salvador’s largest prison for a fee. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) meets El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele at his residence in Lake Coatepeque, El Congo, February 3 [Handout/El Salvador’s Presidency Press Office via AFP]…
OpenAI chief Altman inks deal with S Korea’s Kakao after DeepSeek upset Partnership will allow South Korean tech firm to use ChatGPT for its artificial intelligence services. Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a media conference with Kakao CEO Shina Chung at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2024 [Jung Yeon-je/AFP]…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, China retaliates with tariffs on US goods after Trump’s move China will impose tariffs of 15 percent on imports of coal and LNG from the US in retaliation for Washington’s 10 percent levies on Chinese goods. Video Duration 01 minutes 52 seconds play-arrow 01:52 Trump tariffs top agenda at EU meeting Published…