German parties agree to loosen fiscal rules to overhaul military, economy Germany’s Merz says the CDU/CSU and SPD will submit a motion to the Bundestag lower house of parliament next week. Friedrich Merz is Germany’s likely next chancellor [File: Markus Schreiber/AP Photo] Published On 5 Mar 20255 Mar 2025 The parties hoping to form Germany’s…
Israel has sworn in its new army chief after the military’s failures during Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack.
Opinions Truth dies in darkness. Don’t blame Bezos Western media should spare us the manufactured outrage. Its editorial policies have long defended the indefensible. Andrew Mitrovica Al Jazeera columnist Published On 5 Mar 20255 Mar 2025 People walk by the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, in downtown Washington on February…
Here are some of the highlights from Donald Trump’s speech to the US Congress.
EXPLAINER Fact check: President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress In his Congress speech, Trump made claims about Mexico’s extradition of drug lords, aid to Ukraine and immigration. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of US Congress in Washington, DC, March 4, 2025 [Ben Curtis/AP Photo] By PolitiFact StaffPublished On 5 Mar 20255 Mar 2025 President…
South Sudan arrests key Machar allies as army surrounds his house Oil minister and deputy army chief arrested as soldiers surround Vice President Riek Machar’s home in the capital in latest threat to 2018 peace deal. South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar [File: Samir Bol/Reuters] Published On 5 Mar 20255 Mar 2025 South Sudanese forces…
EXPLAINER What is Ukraine’s new peace plan that Zelenskyy presented to Trump? Zelenskyy has said he is eager to negotiate peace, a day after Trump moved to pause military aid to Ukraine. Trump reads letter from Zelenskyy on readiness for Russia talks Published On 5 Mar 20255 Mar 2025 Addressing the US Congress on Tuesday…
EXPLAINER Kabul bombing suspect arrested: What it means for US-Pakistan relations The US thanks Pakistan for helping arrest the ‘mastermind’ behind Kabul bombing, but analysts say ties still need a reset. About 200 people, including 13 American soldiers, were killed in a suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport on August 26, 2021 [File: US…
Why is America afraid of ‘No Other Land’? The widely acclaimed film has failed to find a US distributor because it reveals truths Americans should not see. Ahmed Twaij Freelance journalist and filmmaker Published On 5 Mar 20255 Mar 2025 This image released by Antipode Films shows a scene from ‘No Other Land’ [Antipode Films…
US President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress was briefly disrupted as Democratic lawmakers heckled him.