April 16, 2025

China’s premier, Xi Jinping is touring South Asia where he’s pitching Beijing as a reliable trade partner.

How President Trump is reshaping global politics.

Palestinian children bear the ultimate cost of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Gaza ‘mass grave’ for Palestinians and those helping them: MSF Doctors Without Borders slams Israel for targeting humanitarian workers, blocking aid to Gaza and mass killings. A Palestinian woman reacts as others carry the body of their relative, killed in an Israeli air raid, in preparation for burial at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, April…

Russia’s largest military call-up whips up fear among young men With more than 100,000 Russian soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine, Moscow is making life harder for draft dodgers. Russian conscripts line up during a ceremony before their departure for garrisons from a recruitment headquarters in Gatchina in the Leningrad region, Russia [Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters]…

China’s Xi hails ‘new golden era’ with Malaysia during trade tour Xi’s visit to Malaysia is part of a regional diplomatic charm tour amid stinging US tariffs. Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim (R) stands next to Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C), during an official welcoming ceremony at the national…

After two years of war in Sudan, the world can no longer plead ignorance The facts are clear and the stories are harrowing. What is missing is more action. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General of the World Health Organization. Published On 16 Apr 202516 Apr 2025 Displaced Sudanese women and children gather at a camp…

EXPLAINER Why Bangladesh’s renamed New Year parade set off a controversy Organisers say the renaming of the UNESCO-recognised parade symbolised the oppressive Hasina government, while critics say it’s against Bengali ethos. The organisers have defended the renaming of the vibrant parade recognised by UNESCO in 2016 as an intangible cultural heritage [File: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP]…

The first livestreamed genocide Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit compiles evidence of potential Israeli war crimes in Gaza. By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 16 Apr 202516 Apr 2025 Despite a ceasefire agreed upon in January, Israeli forces have resumed bombing Gaza. On March 19, a day after the bombing resumed, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the latest…

The peril of a president who’s never wrong Donald Trump believes he’s never wrong – and that’s exactly what makes him so dangerous. Andrew Mitrovica Al Jazeera columnist Published On 16 Apr 202516 Apr 2025 Trump confuses obstinacy with wisdom, writes Andrew Mitrovica [Brendan McDermid/File Photo/Reuters] Donald Trump is holding the world hostage. True to…