Making history at the Oscars 2025: Five takeaways from the Academy Awards A documentary makes a statement in support of Palestinian rights, while other artists break barriers in film diversity. Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldana and Kieran Culkin celebrate their wins in the Oscars’ acting categories [Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 3 Mar…
Trump names 5 cryptocurrencies for national reserve, sending prices soaring US president says Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano will be included in ‘Crypto Strategic Reserve’. Tokens representing cryptocurrencies on display on August 10, 2022 [Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters] Published On 3 Mar 20253 Mar 2025 United States President Donald Trump has named five cryptocurrencies for his…
In post-war Lebanon, Hezbollah grapples with new relationship to the state While some Hezbollah supporters have shown frustration, others are doubling down on their support for the group [Mohammed Yassin/Reuters] By Justin SalhaniPublished On 3 Mar 20253 Mar 2025 Beirut, Lebanon – Hezbollah rallied thousands of its supporters for the funeral of its longtime leader Hassan…
EXPLAINER How South Korea raised its birthrate: Love bingo, parental support and more South Korea’s birth rate has risen for the first time in nine years, after the country deployed a range of innovative tactics. But the country’s population will still shrink, warn experts. Children take part in an Easter parade in Seoul, South Korea,…
Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for best documentary The collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers triumphed over Porcelain War, Sugarcane, Black Box Diaries and Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat. Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham pose with the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for No Other Land [Daniel Cole/Reuters]…
RFK Jr, noted vaccine sceptic, backs measles jab amid deadly US outbreak US health secretary says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about outbreak in Texas. A paramedic administers a dose of the measles vaccine at a health centre in Lubbock, Texas, the United States, on February 27, 2025 [Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP] Published On 3 Mar 20253 Mar…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy ‘ready’ for minerals deal after bust-up with Trump Ukrainian leader says he will resign if Kyiv is granted membership of NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a summit of European leaders at Lancaster House, London, the United Kingdom, on March 2, 2025 [Toby Melville/Pool via AP Photo] Published On 3 Mar 20253 Mar…
Inside Story Will Israel resume its war on Gaza? The ceasefire in Gaza hangs in the balance as Israel insists on extending phase one. Palestinians in Gaza were planning to enter the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas got under way. But Israeli Prime Minister…
US firm Firefly achieves its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft Firefly says it is the first private company to make a ‘fully successful’ soft landing on the moon. Historic touchdown as US commercial spacecraft lands on moon for first time Published On 2 Mar 20252 Mar 2025 Firefly Aerospace, a United States-based private…
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India beat New Zealand to face Australia in semi India beat New Zealand by 44 runs to set up rerun of the Cricket World Cup final against Australia in last four. India’s captain Rohit Sharma, second from left, and his teammate Virat Kohli, second from right, celebrate their team’s win in…