Opinions Trump versus the Gulf of Mexico The president-elect may be a caricature of xenophobic bombast, but unilateral cartographic adjustments have always been part and parcel of imperialism. Belén Fernández Al Jazeera columnist Published On 16 Jan 202516 Jan 2025 US President-elect Donald Trump, centre, says his incoming administration will rename the Gulf of Mexico…
Donald Trump plans to ‘save’ TikTok from looming US ban His camp says he is exploring options to ‘create space to put deal in place’ after media report on executive order plan. Trump, who tried to ban TikTok during his first term in office over national security concerns, changed his tune during his 2024 presidential…
EXPLAINER Fact-check: Did Gavin Newsom cut $100m in fire prevention funding? Online posts, citing a January 10 Newsweek article, claim Newsom cut $101m in fire prevention funding. Is this true? Newsom wrote on his new website, California Fire Facts, that it was a ‘ridiculous lie’ to say he cut $100m [File: Marco Bello/Reuters] By Amy Sherman…
Israel and Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire deal, what are the next steps? The agreement spread over three months will see a surge in humanitarian aid, withdrawal of Israeli forces and captive exchange. A man waves Palestinian flags as Palestinians react to news on a ceasefire deal with Israel, in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, News Israel’s Netanyahu says cabinet will not meet to approve ceasefire deal Netanyahu’s office blames Hamas for causing ‘last-minute crisis’; but Palestinian group says it has committed to the agreement that was announced. Video Duration 01 minutes 55 seconds play-arrow 01:55 ‘Staying alive was luck’: Joy, despair in Gaza over Israel-Hamas ceasefire…
The deal to end 15-months of war in Gaza comes in 3 main stages. Soraya Lennie breaks down the details.
Teary Ons Jabeur struggles with asthma flare-up at Australian Open Asthma attack leaves the Tunisian tennis player in tears as she battles her way through her second-round match. Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur is bidding to become the first African and Arab woman to win a tennis major [Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP] Published On 16 Jan 202516 Jan 2025…
Muckraking financial firm Hindenburg Research to disband, founder says Renowned short-seller Nate Anderson says his work has been ‘intense, and at times, all-encompassing’. The Hindenburg Research website displayed on a laptop screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 2, 2023 [Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images] Published On 16 Jan…
According to the Biden administration, has Israel destroyed Hamas?
‘Russians in Kherson train on civilians’: Deadly drones stalk south Ukraine Residents and officials say Russian forces are engaged in ‘human safaris’ with fatal effects in a city they once occupied. A poster in Kherson warns residents about the dangers of drones. ‘If you hear a drone, immediately run for shelter’ and ‘All objects in…