Russia accelerating executions of Ukrainian POWs: UN A report finds that Russian troops committed 79 executions in the last six months or so. Ukrainian troops on the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine [File: Reuters] Published On 3 Feb 20253 Feb 2025 The United Nations has expressed “alarm” over a sharp rise in reported executions of…
Authorities in Gaza have updated the death toll from Israel’s war on the enclave to 61,709.
Moscow bomb reportedly kills pro-Russian Ukrainian separatist Pro-Russian paramilitary leader Armen Sarkisyan killed, while Ukraine eyes attacks on recruitment centres. Russian law enforcement officers arrive in the courtyard of a residential building following a blast in Moscow, February 3 [Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP] Published On 3 Feb 20253 Feb 2025 An explosion in a Moscow apartment block…
South African minister suggests withholding minerals after Trump aid cut NewsFeed South African minister suggests withholding minerals after Trump aid cut South Africa’s minister of mineral resources has suggested halting their supply of minerals to the US, after President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of US funding over a South African land expropriation law. Published…
“Trade barriers don’t create winners, protectionism hurts both sides, they lead to shared losses.”
EXPLAINER Netanyahu’s US visit: Who is he meeting, and what’s on the agenda? Phase two of the Gaza ceasefire deal, Iran and its allies, and Arab neighbours in the Middle East are all on the agenda. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at a museum in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017…
Spain’s Hermoso says no consent given for World Cup kiss at Rubiales trial Jenni Hermoso says at the trial of ex-Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales that the kiss ‘stained’ her 2023 World Cup victory. Spain’s footballer Jennifer Hermoso arrives at the court of San Fernando de Henares, east of Madrid, on February 3, 2025, in…
As Germany braces for election, backing the far-right AfD no longer a taboo The hardline part has ‘an increasing influence on public opinion’, say analysts, as voters prioritise migration as a key issue. Supporters pose with their AfD-themed apparel at an election campaign event in Neu-Isenburg, Germany, February 1, 2025 [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters] By Gouri SharmaPublished On…
See the heartwarming moment this Palestinian mother of four reunites with her husband in northern Gaza.
South Africa rejects Trump’s accusations over expropriation act Last month, South Africa adopted a bill for the state to expropriate land to address racial disparities in land ownership after apartheid. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected Trump’s claim that his country is “confiscating” land (AFP) Published On 3 Feb 20253 Feb 2025 South Africa…