Israel follows US in withdrawing from UN Human Rights Council Organisation’s spokesperson says Israel’s observer status means it cannot formally withdraw from the body. The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council is made up of 47 UN member states, which are elected to serve four-year terms on a rotating basis [Denis Balibouse/Reuters] Published On 6 Feb…
Thousands in Gaza struggle in tents amid cold, stormy weather Displaced Palestinians languish in makeshift tent encampments as harsh winds and rain hit the Gaza Strip. Violent storm destroys tents of displaced people in Gaza By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 6 Feb 20256 Feb 2025 Strong winds, rain and winter are adding to the suffering of…
S Korea orders airports to install bird detection cameras after air crash Ministry of Land aims to install at least one camera in each of 15 domestic airports in the wake of deadly air crash in December. At the moment of the Jeju Air accident, the pilot warned of a bird strike before pulling out…
Marcelo, ex-Real Madrid and Brazil captain, retires from football Marcelo, who played at Real Madrid for 15 seasons, announced his departure from professional football at the age of 36. Marcelo of Fluminense reacts during the match between Fluminense and Cruzeiro as part of Brasileirao 2024 at Maracana Stadium on October 3, 2024 in Rio de…
Opinions Trump’s plan to colonise Gaza is rooted in an old white fantasy The US president’s imagined entitlement to other people’s land is very familiar to Africans. Patrick Gathara Senior Editor for Inclusive Storytelling at The New Humanitarian Published On 6 Feb 20256 Feb 2025 A drone view shows Palestinians, forcibly displaced to the south…
Palestinians have been sharing images of Gaza before Israel’s war and its US-funded bombs, after President Trump’s plan.
‘Degrading’: India opposition MPs protest US deportees’ return in shackles India’s foreign minister tells Parliament that New Delhi is engaging with the US to ensure deportees are not mistreated. Security personnel escort a group of Gujarati immigrants deported from the United States, after they arrived at Ahmedabad Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India [Siddharaj Solanki/EPA] Published…
News Tunisia’s Ennahdha party slams lengthy jail term for its leader Ghannouchi Opposition party criticises ‘political trial’, saying it is reminiscent of pre-2011 revolution government. Rached Ghannouchi has been behind bars since April 2023 [File: Fethi Belaid/AFP] Published On 6 Feb 20256 Feb 2025 Tunisia’s opposition Ennahdha party has slammed a court sentencing its leader…
Panama Canal denies US claim of free passage for government vessels Panama Canal Authority says it is ready to hold a dialogue with Washington, DC, regarding transit of American wartime vessels. The United States and Panama signed two accords in 1977 that paved the way for the canal’s return to full Panamanian control by 1999…