101 East Yeonpyeong: Living in the conflict zone of North and South Korea 101 East visits the islanders caught in the ongoing tensions between North and South Korea. Almost 80 years after Korea was divided, relations between North and South Korea remain tense. Those living on South Korean islands near the coast of North Korea…
Challenging misconceptions that hinder Muslim response to child abuse Islamic law and ethics require us to do everything in our power to protect children and help bring their abusers to justice, even when these abusers happen to be respected community leaders and teachers. Mariam Sheibani Scholar of Islam Published On 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025…
Russia focuses on seizing Ukraine’s Pokrovsk amid reports of heavy losses Russia concentrates on the Donetsk region hoping for a decisive breakthrough, as Ukraine claims Moscow has lost almost 835,000 men. People walk past a street exhibition of destroyed Russian military vehicles in Kyiv [Gleb Garanich/Reuters] By John T PsaropoulosPublished On 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025…
Ukraine says Russian drone strike killed four people in Sumy Ukrainian military said Russia launched 81 drones overnight, 37 of which were shot down. Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building damaged in a Russian drone attack in Sumy, Ukraine, January 30, 2025 [Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via…
Hospitals in eastern DR Congo are struggling to cope with casualties as rebel group M23 battles government troops
EXPLAINER Donald Trump latest: RFK, Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard face Senate hearings Here’s what we know about the Guantanamo Bay announcement, upcoming hearings and other key developments in the Trump administration. President Donald Trump speaks before signing the Laken Riley Act [File: Evan Vucci/AP] Published On 30 Jan 202530 Jan 2025 Key appointees of…
Meta agrees $25m payout to Trump over suspended accounts Settlement seen as a big victory for the US president as Meta’s Zuckerberg bows to the new administration on a number of fronts. Zuckerberg was among several billionaires granted prime seating during Trump’s swearing-in last week [File: David Zalubowski/AP Photo] Published On 30 Jan 202530 Jan…
Former Syrian opposition leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has given a speech in Damascus
EXPLAINER Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? Google Maps and contentious geography Google Maps will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America when the US government officially makes the change. Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum points to a 1661 world map showing the Americas and the Gulf of Mexico in response…
Israel’s ban on the UN’s refugee agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has come into force. Soraya Lennie explains.