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M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa has told Al Jazeera that the rebel group’s fight in eastern DR Congo is one for survival.

According to a 2017 report by a coalition of environmental and civil rights groups, Femsa pays 2,600 pesos or $155 for each water permit in Mexico. The report’s authors call that amount “absolutely ridiculous” when compared with the profits the companies make off the water. Eduardo Gomez, a professor who wrote a study about Coca-Cola’s…

EXPLAINER Wildfires, evacuations across California’s Los Angeles: What we know With strong winds in California, the Palisades, Hurst, and Eaton fires to continue to blaze through Los Angeles. Flames engulf a structure as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California [Mario Anzuoni/Reuters] By Areesha LodhiPublished On 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025 California has been placed in…

Trump asks US Supreme Court to halt sentencing in New York hush-money case President-elect set to be sentenced in New York criminal case 10 days before beginning second term. Former US President Donald Trump waits for the start of proceedings in his New York criminal case in April 2024 [File: Yuki Iwamura/The Associated Press] Published…

Two children were among three Palestinians from the same family killed in an Israeli drone attack in Tammun.

Video Duration 03 minutes 01 seconds 03:01 NewsFeed Trump hints at military moves in Middle East and Americas Incoming US President Donald Trump said “all hell will break out” in the Middle East if Israeli captives in Gaza aren’t released. He also refused to rule out military action over the Panama Canal and Greenland. Published…

Opinions A disturbing pattern of repression is emerging in Europe Authoritarianism is creeping into Europe under the guise of cracking down on pro-Palestinian activism. Josephine Solanki Project officer at TNI Published On 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025 Pro-Palestinian protesters face Dutch police during a banned demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 10, 2024 [Esther Verkaik/Reuters]…

EXPLAINER Why has the US accused Sudanese militias of genocide – but not Israel? The US says forces active within Sudan are guilty of many of the same war crimes that Israel is accused of. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, attends a meeting with Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz, second right, in Tel…

Ukraine says ready to replace Hungary in EU and NATO Amid Hungary’s continued support for Moscow’s narratives, Kyiv says it will fill in should Budapest elect to join Russian-led blocs instead of the Western bodies. Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto (right) and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (left) chat at the end of…

Bassam Ezzedine knows all too well about the cruelty of Syria’s ousted government. After spending time in detention and seeing members of his family disappear, he fled the country as a refugee. But after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, Ezzedine hurried back home to help others find relatives who had gone missing as suspected…