2025

Deadly crush at India’s Mahakumbh religious festival

Philippe Lazzarini from UNRWA, talks about the profound consequences of an Israeli ban on UNRWA.

News Military governments lead West African trio out of ECOWAS regional bloc ECOWAS has become a target for military governments that have taken over Burkina, Mali and Niger. ECOWAS has become a target for the military governments that have taken over Burkina, Mali and Niger [File: Francis Kokoroko/Reuters] Published On 29 Jan 202529 Jan 2025…

Doomsday Clock is now 89 seconds to midnight, what does that mean? The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic timepiece showing how close we are to ‘destroying our world with dangerous technologies of our own making’. The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, set at 89 seconds to midnight, is displayed during a…

UNRWA’s director of planning talks about the struggles to supply assistance to those returning to northern Gaza

In Pictures Chinese Lunar New Year starts as millions celebrate the Year of the Snake Millions of people celebrate Lunar New Year, as they bid farewell to the Year of the Dragon and usher in the Year of the Snake. Dragon and lion dancers perform for the crowd on the first day of the Lunar…

Analysis: Hamas has been hit hard by Israel, but is not out in Gaza Israel has failed to defeat Hamas, but Palestinians in Gaza express mixed feelings about the group remaining in power. Palestinian Hamas fighters parade before they hand over captives who had been held in Gaza [File: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters] Published On 29…

AI game-changer or overhyped? DeepSeek faces scrutiny over bold claims Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey are among tech leaders to cast doubts on the Chinese startup’s claimed budget and chip use. An icon of the smartphone app for DeepSeek is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 [Andy Wong/AP] By John…

News Russia claims nuclear plant targeted during massive Ukrainian drone attack Russia and Ukraine continue to swap daily barrages, with the prospects of ceasefire talks appearing slim. A Ukrainian service member of the 14th Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment prepares a deep-strike drone before its launch towards Russian territory [File: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters] Published On 29 Jan…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,070 Here are the key developments on the 1,070th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A Belarusian serviceman stands with an anti-drone device on a border with Ukraine at the Novaya Guta border crossing station, Gomel region, Belarus, on January 28, 2025 [Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters] Published On…