March 2025

London’s Heathrow Airport has been closed due to a nearby fire that caused a major power cut.

Sudan’s army has retaken the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum, nearly two years after it was seized.

Kenya’s handshake politics: Elite self-preservation disguised as compromise The recent MoU between Raila’s and Ruto’s parties follows a long tradition of intractable enemies coming together to get rich, block reform and survive in Kenyan politics. Patrick Gathara Senior Editor for Inclusive Storytelling at The New Humanitarian Published On 21 Mar 202521 Mar 2025 Kenyan President…

EXPLAINER South Africa’s Antarctica base hit by assault claims: What happened? A base staff member allegedly attacked the expedition leader over a schedule change, officials said. Penguins walk on the shore of Bahia Almirantazgo in Antarctica on January 27, 2015 [File: Natacha Pisarenko/AP] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 21 Mar 202521 Mar 2025 South African authorities…

Israel’s cabinet approves sacking of Shin Bet chief amid protests Ronen Bar will end his term on April 10 or as soon as his replacement is appointed, Prime Minister’s Office says. Ronen Bar enters a vehicle at an undisclosed location in central Israel on October 11, 2021 [Yossi Zeliger/ AFP] Published On 21 Mar 202521…

EXPLAINER Does Trump want Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, what has Kyiv said? The US president leading ceasefire negotiations between Ukraine and Russia has put a new offer on the table. Russia’s war on Ukraine has long raised fears about a potential disaster at the war-torn country’s nuclear power plants [File: Gleb Garanich/Reuters] By Mansur MirovalevPublished On…

Europe working on plan to replace US in NATO in five to 10 years: Report NATO members seek to avoid possible chaos should the US declare its withdrawal from the transatlantic military bloc. European leaders reportedly want to present the plan to the US ahead of NATO’s annual leaders’ summit in The Hague in June…

News Beijing slams request by US lawmaker for information on Chinese students US congressional panel asks six US universities to share data on students enrolled in science and technology programmes. Chinese students wait outside the United States embassy for their visa application interviews in Beijing [Alexander F Yuan/AP Photo] Published On 21 Mar 202521 Mar…

North Korea tests anti-aircraft weapons as Russia’s security chief arrives The latest launch appears to be ‘the testing of weapons for export to Russia to be used in Ukraine’, expert says. A projectile splashes into the sea on the day North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a new anti-aircraft missile system…

Despite rising prices, Pakistan’s love for sugar remains unshaken With overall inflation down and costs of other commodities stable, consumers are willing to pay more for sugar, especially during Ramadan, even as the government scrambles to curb prices. A customer in Islamabad purchasing jalebi, a spiral-shaped South Asian dessert made of all-purpose flour and hot…