EXPLAINER Why a China deal has set off a Cook Islands-New Zealand spat The strategic agreement comes as Beijing moves to deepen its ties in the Pacific region. New Zealand typically influences governance of the Cook Islands through a free association agreement [File: Getty Images] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 10 Feb 202510 Feb 2025 Cook…
EXPLAINER White victimhood to G20: What’s behind Trump’s attacks on South Africa? Trump’s freeze on aid to South Africa caps years of growing tension over everything from Russia and China to Israel. And both sides could lose if tensions grow further. A supporter of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a left-leaning group, walks on a…
We compare and contrast Donald Trump’s claim that South Africa is conducting a land grab vs. his plan for the US to own.
‘I was running out of money’: After quitting wartime Russia, some return Russia’s war saw many flee due to the fear of persecution or being drafted, but some have returned, finding life abroad challenging. Tens of thousands of Russians fled after President Vladimir Putin launched a war on neighbouring Ukraine [File: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters] By Niko VorobyovPublished…
A performer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained for raising the Palestinian and Sudanese flags.
Al Jazeera World Sakiet: The Story of a Massacre The bombing of a Tunisian town that escalated internationally, part of the history of colonialism in North Africa. For two months in 1958, a small Tunisian town became the centre of a major international incident that resounded from North Africa to France, the US and the…
President Donald Trump said the US is committed to “buying and owning” Gaza.
Ecuador set for run-off in presidential election dominated by security Surge in support sees left-wing challenger Luisa Gonzalez neck and neck with incumbent President Daniel Noboa. Ecuador’s presidential candidate for the left-wing Citizen Revolution Movement party, Luisa Gonzalez (C), waves to supporters after voting at a polling station in Canuto, February 9, 2025 [Rodrigo Beundia/AFP]…
Protester with Palestinian flag interrupts Lamar’s Super Bowl show Demonstrator detained after unfurling flag with the words ‘Gaza’ and ‘Sudan’ at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Security staff grab a protester holding a Palestinian flag with the words ‘Gaza’ and ‘Sudan’ as US rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show in…
‘Our lifeline’: Kashmiris fear losing orchards, land to mega Modi projects Residents fear losing vast tracts of agricultural land they depend on for their livelihoods as New Delhi pushes a slew of roads, railways and other projects. An apple orchard in Wuyan, south of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir [File: Dar Yasin/AP] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 10…