Turkiye says Kurdish-led armed groups in Syria will be ‘eliminated’ FM Hakan Fidan says only ‘a matter of time before YPG is eliminated’ in Syria, urges West to cease supporting group. Foreign Minister Fidan said he also discussed the threat of an ISIL resurgence in Syria with his Jordanian counterpart [File: Andrew Caballero/Reuters] Published On…
EXPLAINER US top doctor wants cancer warning on alcohol: What does the science say? The text-only warning of cancer risks would be the first change to alcohol warning labels since they were first introduced 35 years ago. Bottles of alcohol sit on shelves at a bar in Houston, US [File: David J Phillip/AP Photo] By Areesha…
Opinions Difficult to trust the resource nationalism of Niger’s military government Indigenisation efforts led by leaders more concerned with self-preservation than national progress often spell disaster. Tafi Mhaka Al Jazeera columnist Published On 6 Jan 20256 Jan 2025 A mine worker walks on the residual dump at the Cominak mine near Arlit on March 8,…
Pakistan search for positives after South Africa complete Test series sweep South Africa seal 10-wicket win in the second Test to win the cricket series 2-0 despite Pakistan’s late fightback in Cape Town. Pakistan were forced to follow on after 194 in the first innings, but fought hard to avert an innings defeat [Rodger Bosch/AFP]…
EXPLAINER Why does Donald Trump want to pardon the rioters from the January 6 attack? Trump has described supporters who stormed the Capitol to overturn 2020 election as ‘patriots’ and ‘political prisoners’. Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump scale the west wall of the the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Canada’s Trudeau steps down as Liberal Party leader amid pressure Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns after nine years amid pressure from his party and low public approval ratings. Justin Trudeau, in power for nine years, saw his popularity wane in recent months, with his government narrowly surviving a series of no-confidence votes and critics…
EXPLAINER Ex-French leader Sarkozy on trial over alleged Gaddafi funds: All to know If convicted, Nicolas Sarkozy could face up to 10 years in prison for a ‘corruption pact’ with the late Libyan leader. Sarkozy on the opening day of his appeal trial concerning the illegal financing of his lost presidential campaign in 2012, at…
Austrian president tasks far-right leader with forming government FPO leader Herbert Kickl gets mandate to try to lead a government, which would be the first headed by the far right since World War II. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, left, meets far-right Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl in Vienna, January 6, 2025 [Leonhard Foeger/Reuters]…
What is behind US strategy of keeping troops in post-Assad Syria? Analysts say priorities extend beyond anti-ISIL mission and include keeping leverage as Syria’s future takes shape. US military personnel at a US base in an undisclosed location in northeastern Syria in 2019 [File: Darko Bandic/The Associated Press] By Joseph StepanskyPublished On 6 Jan 20256 Jan…
Iran nuclear programme nearing ‘point of no return’, France’s Macron says French president says Paris will engage with the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump on the ‘Iranian question’. French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to French ambassadors at the Elysee Palace in Paris [Aurelien Morissard/Pool via Reuters] Published On 6 Jan 20256…