February 2025

At least four people were killed and six injured after a bridge that’s part of a highway under construction collapsed.

The US sided with Russia on two UN votes on the Ukraine war, going against its European allies.

EXPLAINER How the US spends taxpayer money as Musk-led DOGE seeks cuts Raising taxes could help reduce deficit, but Trump’s tax cut pledge would make Musk’s aim to slash $1 trillion difficult. Musk said Trump was handed a $2 trillion deficit when he took office for a second time [Nathan Howard/Reuters] By Louis Jacobson | PolitiFactPublished…

Ukrainian parliament affirms Zelenskyy’s legitimacy The 268 parliament members present on Tuesday voted unanimously in support of the Ukrainian president. According to the latest survey carried out this month by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, Zelenskyy has a 57 percent approval rating [Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA] Published On 25 Feb 202525 Feb 2025 Ukraine’s parliament has…

Australia vs South Africa Champions Trophy match abandoned due to rain Both teams have three points after two games in Group B ahead of Afghanistan and England, who play on Wednesday. Spectators leave the stands after the ICC Champions Trophy match between Australia and South Africa was abandoned due to rain at the Rawalpindi Cricket…

At least four babies have reportedly died due to cold in Gaza, where most Palestinians are living in makeshift shelters.

The colonial partition that keeps Cameroon split along ‘artificial lines’ A century ago, Germany, France and Britain claimed the country at different times. The scars remain visible in conflicts today. Atemafac Anathasia Tanjuh, whose family says she is about 120 years old, reflects on her time under German colonial rule [Amindeh Blaise Atabong/Al Jazeera] By Amindeh…

EXPLAINER Russia-Ukraine war: How the US position has changed on UN resolutions The US vote against Ukraine and Europe’s UN resolution reflects larger policy changes of the Trump administration. Video Duration 02 minutes 11 seconds play-arrow 02:11 Ukraine war: US voted against a UN resolution naming Russia as an aggressor By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 25…

Six children die of hypothermia amid freezing conditions in Gaza Palestinians who are living in tents receive meals during cold weather in Khan Younis, Gaza [File: Yunis Ashraf Amra/Anadolu] Published On 25 Feb 202525 Feb 2025 At least six Palestinian infants have reportedly died from hypothermia during a severe cold spell in the Gaza Strip,…

Opinions The lived experiences of communism should serve as a cautionary tale When searching for a response to the far-right resurgence, Europeans should not look towards the totalitarian left. Karolína Benghellab-Augustová Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Glasgow Published On 25 Feb 202525 Feb 2025 Soviet tanks are lined up in a street near…