2025

We explore rising class consciousness among Gen Z and millennials and the growing awareness of economic inequality.

Woman jailed in Sweden for keeping Yazidi slaves in Syria The 52-year-old gets 12 years in jail for ‘genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes’ by ISIL in 2015. An Iraqi Yazidi refugee boy attends a commemoration to mark three years since ISIL launched what the UN said was a genocidal campaign against them…

EXPLAINER Did Israel violate the Gaza ceasefire? What to know about Hamas’s pause Hamas says it will halt its captive releases until Israel complies with the terms of the ceasefire agreed between them. People walk with belongings along al-Rashid Street between Gaza City and Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on February 10, 2025 as…

Vance rails against AI regulation in Paris as US faces off with EU, China US vice president warns global leaders against striking AI deals with ‘authoritarian regimes’ in a veiled jab at China. US Vice President JD Vance delivers a speech during the plenary session of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand…

In Pictures Gaza in need of shelter and supplies as winter storms hit The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is being exacerbated as displaced Palestinians face a shortage of shelter. A Palestinian man carries a water container towards his shelter, set up amid the rubble of his house, on a rainy day in the Jabalia refugee…

Rubiales ‘totally sure’ Hermoso consented to kiss at World Cup, trial hears Spain ex-football chief Luis Rubiales has told his version of events in court over his alleged forced kiss of player Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 World Cup. Former president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales, accused of sexual assault and coercion over…

EXPLAINER The US held migrants at Guantanamo before. Is Trump’s approach different? The US has held migrants at Guantanamo before, with fewer than 100 in recent years. How does Trump’s approach differ? A group of people dressed as prisoners protest against Guantanamo Bay being used as a detention camp, outside the US Capitol, in Washington,…

One dead, eight sickened in Uganda’s new Ebola outbreak Uganda’s Health Ministry has confirmed nine Ebola cases in the country. Medical personnel wear protective clothing before handling vaccine vials during the launch of an Ebola trial vaccination campaign in Kampala, Uganda [Badru Katumba/AFP] Published On 11 Feb 202511 Feb 2025 The number of confirmed Ebola…

Opinions The Gazafication of Jenin will not succeed Palestinian resistance is an idea that cannot be bombed away. Ahmad Ibsais First generation Palestinian American and law student Published On 11 Feb 202511 Feb 2025 Smoke rises following Israeli army attacks, which destroyed buildings in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on February…

Sudan scene of world’s worst humanitarian crisis: African Union Conflict hampering delivery of aid to a population suffering attacks and threat of famine. The war in Sudan has displaced an estimated 12 million people and put much of the population at risk of famine [File: Reuters] Published On 11 Feb 202511 Feb 2025 The civil…