Germany rebuffs ‘dictated peace’ for Ukraine at Munich security summit Chancellor Olaf Scholz also rejected the call from US Vice President JD Vance to open Germany’s door to far-right parties. Video Duration 02 minutes 42 seconds play-arrow 02:42 International security: World leaders discuss Ukraine and defence spending Published On 15 Feb 202515 Feb 2025 German…
Lives on the line: Low pay has US wildland firefighters quitting As wildfires get worse, firefighters are struggling to combat blazes and remain in a job with poor labour conditions. US Forest Service firefighters in the Angeles National Forest carry out a controlled burning of piles of forest debris below Mount Baldy on November 29,…
News Sudan army retakes more of capital Khartoum from RSF Sudanese military makes gains in the capital as paramilitaries retain key positions. Video Duration 02 minutes 43 seconds play-arrow 02:43 Sudanese army advances on Khartoum, retakes territory from paramilitary group Published On 15 Feb 202515 Feb 2025 Sudan’s military captured a major bridge connecting the…
News ‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting Antonio Guterres says a ‘regional escalation must be avoided at all costs’ as Rwanda-backed M23 forces gain ground in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The intensifying conflict in eastern DRC has provoked fears of a regional war [Amani Alimasi/AFP] Published On 15 Feb…
Three Israeli captives have been released in Gaza as part of the ceasefire deal.
Opinions The West has been in denial about censorship for far too long It is time for Western societies to stop lecturing others and open their eyes to their own realities of censorship and repression. Khalid Albaih Political cartoonist Published On 15 Feb 202515 Feb 2025 Ann Telnaes, a long-term cartoonist for The Washington Post,…
Despite ceasefire, Israel still destroying homes in Gaza Analysis of satellite images shows Israel has destroyed dozens of homes in bpossible reach of the ceasefire terms. (Al Jazeera) By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 15 Feb 202515 Feb 2025 Israel has destroyed dozens of homes in Rafah, southern Gaza, despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, satellite…
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has ‘low chance’ of survival without US backing Ukraine’s president is concerned Washington may no longer be a strategic partner to Kyiv after President Trump’s call to Russia’s leader Putin. Video Duration 02 minutes 42 seconds play-arrow 02:42 International security: World leaders discuss Ukraine and defence spending Published On 15 Feb 202515…
Hamas releases three Israeli captives as fragile ceasefire holds Israel is set to return 369 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails as part of the sixth phase of the exchange. Video Duration 01 minutes 46 seconds play-arrow 01:46 Shelter among gravestones: Palestinians forced to live in cemetery Published On 15 Feb 202515 Feb 2025…
‘Most wanted’ Dutch drug kingpin who once faked death killed in Mexico Marco Ebben was one of Europe’s ‘most wanted fugitives’ for smuggling drugs from Brazil to the Netherlands. Mexican newspapers report the capture of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, in Mexico City in July 2024 [File: Rodrigo Oropeza/AFP] Published On 15 Feb 202515 Feb 2025…