GM stock slumps on tariff fears even as revenues exceed expectations Trump’s threats to tax key materials needed for building vehicles and on Canada and Mexico which are integral to US auto supply chains have spooked investors. Investors are dumping GM stock on concerns that tariffs will dent the carmaker’s profit prospects [File: Paul Sancya/AP…
EXPLAINER What a US exit from the WHO means for global healthcare US withdrawal from WHO means missing February’s meeting, reducing influence and hindering global health efforts. Video Duration 02 minutes 19 seconds play-arrow 02:19 Trump pulls US out of WHO; UN braces for a funding shortfall and a tougher stance on global agencies By Amy…
England down India to keep T20 series alive England beat India by 25 runs in Rajkot in the third T20 international to keep the five-match series alive. England’s cricket captain Jos Buttler, left, faced two dead rubber matches had he not found a victory in the third T20 international in India [Amit Dave/Reuters] Published On…
UNRWA chief warns against Israel’s ‘disastrous’ impending ban UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says Israel’s ban would ‘heighten instability and deepen despair’ at a ‘critical moment’. A Palestinian boy carries an aid box provided by UNRWA, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 21, 2025 [Hatem Khaled/Reuters]…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, News Italy’s Meloni says she is being investigated over release of Libya suspect Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni says she is suspected of aiding and abetting a crime and embezzlement in connection with the case of a Libyan man suspected of war crimes. Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, holds her 2024 year-end…
US deportation flights land in Colombia after Trump-Petro row Colombian President Gustavo Petro welcomes ‘free and dignified’ deportees, stressing that migrants are not criminals. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro arrives at the opening ceremony of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia on October 20, 2024 [Fernando Vergara/AP Photo] Published On 28 Jan…
Now You Know Gaza’s Path to Recovery Post Ceasefire UNICEF on ceasefire and road ahead in Gaza. On January 19, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect. But Gaza lies in ruins with at least 46,000 Palestinians killed, and two-thirds of all buildings now damaged or destroyed. In this episode of Now You…
EXPLAINER How many people has Israel killed in Lebanon since the ceasefire? In the two months since the Israel-Hezbollah truce began, Israeli forces have killed at least 83 people. Locals gather near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, where Israeli forces remain on the ground after a deadline for their withdrawal passed on January…
Opinions Victory and defeat in Gaza For 15 months, death did not defeat us. Hadeel Awad A writer and a nurse based in Gaza. Published On 28 Jan 202528 Jan 2025 The author in her displacement tent and a photo of the first glass of Arabic coffee she had in a long time. Images taken…
Protesters attack French, US, Rwandan embassies in DRC Demonstrators attack embassies of France, Belgium, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and the United States in Kinshasa. Protesters clash with riot police in front of the French Embassy in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 28, 2025 [Benoit Nyemba/Reuters] Published On 28 Jan 202528 Jan 2025 Protesters…