EXPLAINER Why has Pakistan’s Punjab province imposed a complete ban on kite flying? The new penalties will also target kite makers and transporters, in addition to those who fly kites. Two Pakistani youths carry a giant paper kite with ‘Kite 2000’ written on it, on the eve of Basant in Lahore [File: Reuters] By Areesha LodhiPublished…
War crimes prosecutor Reed Brody talks about what’s needed now, now that Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the ICC.
Trump freezes aid to South Africa amid spat over land expropriation law Trump’s executive order comes after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country would not be ‘bullied’. US President Donald Trump, pictured in Washington, DC, the United States on February 6, 2025, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pictured in Maputo, Mozambique, on…
What does Trump’s ethnic cleansing proposal mean for ceasefire deal? US president’s call for mass displacement in Gaza risks renewing the fighting in the devastated enclave, analysts say. Palestinians walk past the rubble of bombed-out buildings in Gaza City on February 6 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters] By Ali HarbPublished On 8 Feb 20258 Feb 2025 Washington, DC…
Noboa has continued to weather controversy about the limits of his authority through the end of his latest campaign. Ecuador’s constitution requires that public officials take a leave of absence to run for re-election. But Noboa instead signed two executive decrees to avoid transferring power to his vice president, Veronica Abad, with whom he is…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Trump revokes Biden’s access to intelligence briefings US president says ‘no need’ for predecessor to have access to classified information. US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, in Morningside, Maryland, on February 7, 2025 [Ben Curtis/AP Photo] Published On 8 Feb 20258 Feb 2025 United States…
Who: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid What: Spanish LaLiga Where: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain When: Saturday, February 7 at 9pm local time (20:00 GMT) Follow Al Jazeera’s live text and photo commentary stream of the match. LaLiga leaders Real Madrid entertain Atletico Madrid in the derby in the Spanish capital at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday…
As Trump’s anti-migrant push gains steam, advocates urge Canada to act Rights advocates say Canada, by upholding deal curbing asylum at US border, is ‘complicit’ in Trump’s migrant crackdown. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police helicopter patrols Roxham Road, which has been used as an unofficial crossing point between the US and Canada [File: Carlos Osorio/Reuters]…
Protests continue in Slovakia against PM Fico’s pro-Russia stance Large crowds call for Fico to resign after visit to Moscow. Demonstrators attend an antigovernment protest in Bratislava, Slovakia, on February 7, 2025 [Radovan Stoklasa/Reuters] Published On 7 Feb 20257 Feb 2025 Tens of thousands of people have filled streets across Slovakia, calling for the resignation…
Video Duration 27 minutes 40 seconds play-arrow 27:40 Inside Story Why is Trump pulling the plug on USAID? Thousands of employees have been placed on leave and aid recipients in more than 130 countries have been left in limbo. President Donald Trump’s administration is dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID). For decades, it…