February 2025

A Syrian delivery driver who helped halt a deadly stabbing rampage in Austria by driving his car into the attacker

Uganda drops military trial as opposition leader’s health falters Kizza Besigye has grown ‘critically ill’ during hunger strike against imprisonment, his lawyer says. Uganda’s veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye stands in the dock in Makindye court in Kampala, November 20, 2024 [Badru Katumba/AFP] Published On 17 Feb 202517 Feb 2025 Uganda has reversed a controversial…

Opinions To avoid another conflict in the Horn of Africa, now is the time to act Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is working to reignite conflict in northern Ethiopia. He must be stopped. Mulatu Teshome Wirtu Former President of Ethiopia Published On 17 Feb 202517 Feb 2025 In this file photo Ethiopians are seen protesting against…

A 13-year-old boy was injured by bullet shrapnel outside a school as Israeli forces raided Nablus.

BREAKINGBREAKING, News Russia confirms high-level talks on Ukraine in Saudi Arabia (Al Jazeera) Published On 17 Feb 202517 Feb 2025 Two senior Russian officials will travel to in Saudi Arabia to meet with counterparts from the United States, the Kremlin has confirmed. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy advisor to…

New drone footage from northern Gaza shows entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble after 500 days of Israel’s war.

China’s Xi hosts summit with business leaders, including Alibaba’s Jack Ma Chinese leader meets corporate leaders amid economic challenges, including slowing down and high youth unemployment. has consistently sought to bolster the role of state enterprises in China’s economy and warned against the ‘disorderly’ expansion of the private sector [File: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images via AFP]…

Afghanistan’s Taliban makes debut diplomatic trip to Japan Delegation says Taliban seeks ‘dignified’ global interaction as it builds ‘strong’ and ‘developed’ Afghanistan. The Taliban’s diplomatic trips have previously remained close to Afghanistan since regaining power in 2021 [File: Abdull Satar Rasa/AFP] Published On 17 Feb 202517 Feb 2025 A Taliban delegation has arrived in Japan…

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India-Pakistan and two other matches to watch In addition to the epic India-Pakistan clash on February 23, Australia meet England, and Afghanistan play their debut match at the tournament. Babar Azam of Pakistan (R) Rohit Sharma captain of India (2R), Hardik Pandya of India (C) and Mohammad Rizwan (L) of Pakistan…

‘No more silence’: Israelis face Gaza war backlash on Sri Lanka’s beaches For years, relations between residents and Israeli visitors had been cordial as the influx contributed to economy. But cracks in this dynamic are now visible. The Jewish Shabbat Centre at Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka [Prinita Thevarajah/Al Jazeera] By Prinita ThevarajahPublished On 17 Feb 202517…