The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies aged 88 Spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia community was known for his development work around the world. A successor will be chosen from the Aga Khan’s male progeny, according to Ismaili tradition [File: Mark Blinch/Reuters] Published On 5 Feb 20255 Feb 2025 The Aga Khan,…
World reaction to Trump’s ‘take over’ and ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza Hamas calls Trump’s idea a ‘recipe for generating chaos’ and says the people of Gaza will not allow their displacement. Video Duration 04 minutes 00 seconds play-arrow 04:00 Saudi Arabia says no ties with Israel without Palestinian state Published On 5 Feb 20255…
What Donald Trump said about his plans to ‘take over’ Gaza Transcript from his news conference with Netanyahu where the US president unveiled plans to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza. Video Duration 01 minutes 45 seconds play-arrow 01:45 ‘Gaza is not a place for people to be living’ Published On 5 Feb 20255 Feb 2025…
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EXPLAINER Is South Africa ‘confiscating land’, targeting some groups as Trump claims? US president has threatened to cut funding to South Africa over alleged land grabs. But what’s the truth of the matter? Informal shacks in a majority-Black township are seen next to an upmarket private estate in Cape Town. Land and spatial inequality still…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,077 Here are the key developments on the 1,077th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Police bomb squad members work at a site of a building hit by a Russian missile attack in Izyum, Ukraine February 4, 2025 [Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters] Published On 5 Feb 20255 Feb…
‘Insane’: Rights advocates denounce Trump’s call for US to ‘own’ Gaza US president’s proposal for Gaza during news conference with Israeli PM Netanyahu prompts bewilderment and rebuke. Palestinians hug each other as they return to their homes in northern Gaza, on January 27, 2025 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters] By Ali HarbPublished On 5 Feb 20255 Feb 2025…
In Pictures Amid ceasefire, Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies Aid groups help Goma residents bury 2,000 bodies after last week’s battles, fearing disease spread. Members of the Congolese Red Cross and volunteers carry victims of the recent conflict before burying them in a cemetery in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. [EPA] Published…
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons, surveillance Tech giant says in updated ethics policy that it will use AI in line with ‘international law and human rights’. In its previous version of AI Principles, Google included a commitment not to pursue AI technologies that ’cause or are likely to cause overall harm’…