April 2025

Israel’s military has announced a major expansion of its ground assault on Gaza.

Israel’s Netanyahu heads to Hungary in defiance of ICC arrest warrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made it clear Hungary will not arrest the Israeli prime minister despite an international warrant. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, has been a close ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [File: Debbie Hill/Pool via Reuters] Published On 2…

Frustration rise among Myanmar’s earthquake survivors as they face shortages of clean water, food, medicine and shelter.

EXPLAINER Why has Italy tightened citizenship rules? A new law will block people from claiming Italian citizenship through their great-grandparents. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani [File: Remo Casilli/Reuters] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 2 Apr 20252 Apr 2025 Italy’s government has tightened the country’s citizenship laws, amid criticism that people – often with little real connection…

DR Congo spares three convicted US coup accomplices of capital punishment Their death sentences over the botched 2024 coup effort have been commuted to life imprisonment. Tyler Thompson, an American convicted of involvement in an attempted coup in DRC, stands trial in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on September 13, 2024 [Justin Makangara/Reuters] Published…

EXPLAINER Are US car plants being built at record rates, as Trump claims? Trump claimed auto plant growth, but evidence shows reallocations at existing facilities rather than new constructions. Electric cars are assembled at a new Hyundai EV plant in Ellabell, US, March 26, 2025 [Russ Bynum/AP] By Louis Jacobson | PolitifactPublished On 2 Apr 20252…

Who:  Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona What: Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal – second leg Where: Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain When: Wednesday at 9:30pm local time (19:30 GMT) Follow Al Jazeera Sport’s live text and photo commentary stream of the match. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list More than a month after their thrilling eight-goal draw…

Israel’s war on Gaza deadliest conflict ever for journalists, says report More journalists killed in Gaza than in both world wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined, says Costs of War project. Palestinians react at the site of an Israeli strike that killed journalist Hossam Shabat in northern Gaza, on March 24, 2025 [Mahmoud Issa/Reuters] Published…

Inside Story What are the implications of Marine Le Pen’s fraud conviction? French far-right leader has been convicted of embezzling European Union funds. Convicted of fraud and barred from public office. The end of the road it would seem for Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambitions. She may appeal – but that is not likely to…

Tensions flare over pro-Palestine activism in PM Starmer’s UK constituency Protesters in two London boroughs recently launched a divestment campaign. One group achieved its goal. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attend a march in London on February 15, 2025 [Chris J Ratcliffe/Reuters] By Edna MohamedPublished On 2 Apr 20252 Apr 2025 London, United Kingdom – Outraged by the onslaught…