‘I saw him kill people:’ Libya and Italy’s shadowy migrant deals Migrants sit at a detention center in Gharyan, Libya October 12, 2017 [Hani Amara/Reuters] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 13 Feb 202513 Feb 2025 Libya’s Chief of Judicial Police, Osama “Al Masri” Njeem, returned to Libya on an Italian government plane after his arrest in…
‘The majority of Greenland’s population wants independence’ Al Jazeera interviews Greenland-based professor Birger Poppel on the rising tensions stoked by US President Donald Trump. People walk near a Inuit clothing shop in Nuuk, Greenland [Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters] By Ann Charlotte VengsgaardPublished On 13 Feb 202513 Feb 2025 Copenhagen, Denmark – To Donald Trump, the United States president…
News Syria FM to join Arab, Western powers at Paris summit to discuss transition Asaad al-Shaibani is attending a conference expected to address issues including Syria’s political transition and the lifting of EU sanctions. Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani is leading a delegation to the European Union [Bakr Alkasem/AFP] Published On 13 Feb 202513 Feb…
Pakistan rolls out red carpet for Turkiye’s Erdogan Turkish leader to hold high-level talks with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. Erdogan was greeted by Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari (left) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (right) upon his arrival at the Nur Khan military airbase in Rawalpindi [Handout /…
Honda, Nissan end merger talks, scuttling $60bn deal The potential tie-up would have created the world’s third-largest automaker, rivaling US and Chinese companies. Nissan reportedly backed out of the talks with larger rival Honda after negotiations were complicated by growing differences, including Honda’s proposal that Nissan become a subsidiary [File: Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP] Published On 13…
Western Australia braces for ‘dangerous’ Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Zelia Australian emergency services warn of potential threat to life and have issued shelter and evacuation warnings as cyclone is due to make landfall. Bulk carrier vessels are loaded with iron ore in Port Hedland, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia [File: Tim Wimborne/Reuters] Published…
Australian police probe video of nurses bragging about killing Israelis Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says footage of hospital staff saying they would deny care is ‘sickening and shameful’. A police officer stands near where anti-Israel graffiti is painted on a wall in Sydney, Australia, on December 11, 2024 [Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP] Published On…
Israel killed majority of record number of journalists slain in 2024: CPJ The Committee to Protect Journalists said 2024 was the most dangerous year yet for journalists, with 124 media workers killed. Relatives of Ahmad al-Shayah, a journalist killed in an Israeli drone attack on a charity facility, mourn by his shrouded body at Nasser…
News Explosion at Taiwan department store kills one Explosion hits 12th floor of department store in Taichung city injuring at least seven as search and rescue efforts under way. This image taken from video by Taiwan’s TVBS shows debris strewn across the streets following an explosion at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung…
Rebuilding Gaza: What it would take to win this uphill battle Israel’s bombing transformed Gaza into a rubble-strewn disaster zone, complicating efforts to rebuild. People shop at the market in Khan Younes struggle to meet basic needs among the collapsed buildings in a city heavily damaged by Israel before its withdrawal, on February 12, 2025…