In Pictures LA construction crew on self-appointed mission to clean up fire debris After fighting blazes, local contractor and his team stay behind to clean up Pacific Palisades streets. Chuck Hart, left, of Hart Built Construction speaks to an employee as they clean the streets of the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles. [Gilles Clarenne/AFP]…
News India’s navy expands fleet with eyes on Indian Ocean rivalry New Delhi launches three domestically built vessels as it seeks to compete with China for influence across Asia Pacific. A general view of the INS Mormugao (D67) stealth guided missile destroyer during a media preview at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, India [File: Divyakant…
A bright pink powder has coated homes and hillsides around Los Angeles during the devastating wildfires. What is it?
Al Jazeera’s Hatu Mutasa reports from Stilfontein, South Africa, as rescue workers bring trapped miners to the surface.
News US calls for post-conflict vision as Gaza ceasefire nears Hamas has recruited nearly as many fighters as it has lost amid Israel’s war on Gaza, US official says. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the Atlantic Council, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 [Luis M Alvarez/AP Photo] Published On 15 Jan 202515 Jan…
Russian attacks force power cuts in Ukraine Russia has carried out regular air strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid as its ground forces press ahead on the battlefield. Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian rocket attack in Lviv, Ukraine [File: Ukrainian Emergency Service/Handout via AP] Published On 15 Jan 202515 Jan…
Tunisia’s revolution 14 years on: ‘The emperor has no clothes’ The Arab Spring did not bring democracy to the region, but it remains a beacon of hope for struggling Arabs. Larbi Sadiki Scholar with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiba University, Japan Published On 15 Jan 202515 Jan 2025 Protesters demonstrate against…
WHO says at least 8 dead in suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania The virus can spread between people through direct contact or via blood and other bodily fluids of infected people. The viral haemorrhagic fever has a fatality rate as high as 88 percent [File: Universal Images Group/ Handout via Getty Images] Published On 15…
Iran president denies plot to kill Trump, calls for him to pursue peace Interview comes less than a week before Trump, who has previously followed a tough line with Tehran, returns to power. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian [File: Maxim Shemetov/Pool via Reuters] Published On 15 Jan 202515 Jan 2025 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has denied…
Japan’s tourist arrivals hit all-time high as weak currency draws masses Asian country welcomed record 36.8 million visitors in 2024, tourism agency says. Tourists walk through the streets of Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan on January 13, 2025 [Paul Miller/AFP] Published On 15 Jan 202515 Jan 2025 Japan welcomed the most visitors in history in 2024,…