Syria’s al-Sharaa, Turkiye’s Erdogan talk Kurdish fighters, defence pacts The meeting in Ankara is second foreign trip by President Ahmed al-Sharaa as he seeks to bolster support for Syria’s fledgling government. Syria’s new President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara [Cagla Gurdogan/Reuters] Published On 4 Feb 20254…
Inside Story Is US President Donald Trump using tariffs as a negotiating tactic? US trade taxes on Canada and Mexico have been paused for 30 days. US President Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico are on hold for a month, averting for now a devastating trade war among North America’s allies….
Donald Trump wants to send up to 30,000 undocumented immigrants to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Advisers to Donald Trump said his “cleaning out” Gaza comment referred to a long-range plan to make it habitable
South Africa leader calls Elon Musk over ‘distortions’ after Trump attack Presidency says the two spoke after US president said he would suspend aid to South Africa over its land reform policy. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk after Trump accused South Africa of confiscating land [File: Esa Alexander/Reuters] Published On 4…
IAEA chief warns of nuclear risk from Russia attacks on Ukraine power grids Moscow has constantly bombarded Ukraine’s energy infrastructure throughout its three-year invasion, although it has avoided direct strikes on nuclear plants. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi (right) and Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko visit energy infrastructure damaged during Russian strikes…
A week into office, United States President Donald Trump surprised the world and many of his policymakers by announcing his plans to create a missile defence shield, calling it the “Iron Dome for America”. At first, the name evoked Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system, which is designed to intercept and destroy low-level targets, rockets,…
Five people are in hospital after being shot at an education centre in central Sweden.
Medical experts dispute evidence in Lucy Letby’s baby killing conviction Lucy Letby is serving 15 life sentences for seven baby deaths at neonatal units between 2015 and 2016. Video Duration 02 minutes 26 seconds play-arrow 02:26 Nurse found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies in UK Published On 4 Feb 20254 Feb 2025 The case…
A thousand days of Israeli impunity, still no justice for Shireen Abu Akleh A full 1,000 days since Israeli forces killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, no one has been held accountable despite efforts for justice. The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American television correspondent for Al Jazeera who was shot dead by Israeli forces,…