Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok US president says there’s ‘great interest’ in purchasing the video-sharing platform facing a ban on national security grounds. US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One on January 27, 2025 [Mandel Ngan/ AFP] Published On 28 Jan 202528 Jan 2025 United States President Donald…
‘Five babies in incubator’: HRW on danger to pregnant women, babies in Gaza Human Rights Watch finds Israel has violated the rights of pregnant women and girls, with no end in sight. Palestinian premature babies are evacuated from Al-Aqsa Hospital to Khan Younis’s Nasser Hospital following Israeli evacuation orders [Abdelhkeem Khaled/Reuters] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,069 Here are the key developments on the 1,069th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A serviceman of 110th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine fires a rocket-propelled grenade launcher during training in the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine on January 26, 2025 [Reuters] Published…
EXPLAINER Why China’s AI startup DeepSeek is sending shockwaves through global tech Chip giant Nvidia shed nearly $600bn in market value after Chinese AI model cast doubt on supremacy of US tech firms. DeepSeek, which is based in Hangzhou, was founded in late 2023 by Liang Wenfeng [Dado Ruvic/Reuters] By John PowerPublished On 28 Jan 202528…
Trump announces four new executive orders, including to build ‘Iron Dome’ Announced in Florida, Trump’s latest orders also target military diversity programmes and transgender service members. President Donald Trump speaks at the 2025 House Republican Members Conference Dinner at Doral, Florida, on January 27 [Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo] Published On 28 Jan 202528 Jan 2025 United…
Trump fires US federal prosecutors involved in probes of his behaviour The move breaks with federal norms against punishing civil servants for actions taken under a different administration. President Donald Trump speaks at the 2025 House Republican Members Conference Dinner in Doral, Florida, on January 27 [Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo] Published On 28 Jan 202528 Jan…
Switzerland releases, deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah The Electronic Intifada’s executive director says his offence was ‘being a journalist who speaks up for Palestine’. Ali Abunimah was detained ahead of a planned speech in Zurich [Screengrab/Al Jazeera] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 28 Jan 202528 Jan 2025 Washington, DC – Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah…
Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledges non-citizens deported from US to Mexico The Mexican president announced more than 4,000 people were sent to her country during Donald Trump’s first week back in office. President Claudia Sheinbaum marks her first 100 days in office on January 12 in Mexico City, Mexico [Fernando Llano/AP Photo] Published On 27 Jan 202527…
US immigration officials arrested nearly 1,000 people in a single day as a part of a sweeping nationwide operation.
Auschwitz survivors and world leaders commemorated the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation in Poland.