One dead, several wounded after stabbing in eastern France French President Emmanuel Macron calls the incident ‘Islamist terrorism’, as the alleged perpetrator is taken in police custody. French municipal police officers work to collect evidence at the site of a bladed weapon attack where a man is suspected of killing one person and wounding two…
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan and India prepare blockbuster showdown Pakistan hope seam attack tip the balance against India in a must-win Champions Trophy clash in Dubai. Pakistan and India last faced each other in an one-day international at the 2023 Cricket World Cup [Ajit Solanki/AP] Published On 22 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 Pakistan coach…
INSIDE THE MIND OF Alice Weidel: The far-right leader shaping Germany’s AfD As Germany heads to the polls, a look at the politician cultivating the anti-immigrant party’s ‘image of competence’. [Muhammet Okur/Al Jazeera] By John T PsaropoulosPublished On 22 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 On January 29, MPs from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) clustered around…
Trump fires top US general CQ Brown in major Pentagon shake-up The US president fires CQ Brown without providing a reason and also announced replacement of five top officers. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown speaks during a press briefing, April 26, 2024, at the Pentagon in Washington [File: AP Photo/Kevin…
Man Utd survive late VAR penalty drama to fightback for draw at Everton Manchester United come from behind to draw at Goodison Park in the Premier League but late VAR drama enrages Everton. Everton wanted a penalty as Ashley Young went down in the box after a coming together with Manchester United’s Matthijs de Ligt…
Mali’s army says investigating soldiers accused of killing 24 civilians The Tuareg independence movement blamed soldiers and Russian mercenaries for the killing of civilians. Russian mercenaries boarding a helicopter in northern Mali, April, 2022 [ French Army via AP] Published On 22 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 Mali’s army has launched an investigation into the killing…
Allowing racist tropes about Romani people to persist is dangerous The myth of ‘criminality’ was once used to justify genocidal violence against the Roma people. And yet it persists today even in places like Canada. Margareta Matache Justice activist and scholar from Romania Published On 22 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 People cast shadows on the…
The far-right AfD threatens to breach the political “firewall” that has long kept it out of power, as election disinformation from both the US and Russia disrupts the German media’s election coverage. Contributors: Olaf Böhnke – Berlin director, Alliance of Democracies Foundation Ulrich Brückner – Political analyst Michaela Küfner – Chief political editor, DW On…
Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder Matar was found guilty of attempted murder in the second degree for his attack on the famed novelist. Hadi Matar, left, and Salman Rushdie, right [Angela Weiss and Tobias SCHWARZ/AFP] Published On 22 Feb 202522 Feb 2025 Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed and partially blinded prize-winning…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Hamas releases two more Israeli captives in Gaza as part of ceasefire Israel is expected to release 602 Palestinians from its prisons as part of the latest exchange. Israeli captives Tal Shoham, second from left, and Avera Mengistu, fourth from right, are flanked by Hamas fighters as they stand on a stage…