Inside Story Can Russia and Iran challenge the Western-led global order? Iran and Russia to sign a 20-year strategic partnership agreement. Relations between Russia and Iran have strengthened since the start of the war in Ukraine. Tehran has supplied the Russian military with drones and short-range missiles. Now, the two countries are cementing their alliance…
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza, the Qatari Prime Minister has announced.
US President Joe Biden says the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal is the agreement the US introduced in spring 2024.
‘Staying alive was luck’: Joy and despair as Gaza ceasefire nears Hamas, Israel reach ceasefire deal, Qatar, US say, leaving Palestinians with mixed feelings, and an urge to return home. Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, January 15, 2025 [Ramadan Abed/Reuters] By Maram…
The human toll of Israel’s war on Gaza – by the numbers After 15 months of war, Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire. Al Jazeera breaks down the impact on human life. By AJLabsPublished On 15 Jan 202515 Jan 2025 It has been 467 days since Israel began its war against Palestinians in Gaza. That’s more…
Let’s rejoice the ceasefire, but also make sure Gaza is allowed to recover What we witnessed in Gaza was the destruction of an entire society. Healing will not be easy. Somdeep Sen Associate Professor of International Development Studies at Roskilde University Published On 15 Jan 202515 Jan 2025 North Gaza as seen from Israel on…
Celebrations in Gaza following reports that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal.
Trudeau meets with Canada’s provincial leaders to plan for Trump tariffs Canadian leaders pledged to pursue a ‘strong’ response if slapped with the 25-percent US tariffs that Donald Trump has threatened. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media on January 9 [Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 15 Jan 202515 Jan…
South Africa accused of ‘horrific’ crackdown as 78 bodies pulled from mine The Democratic Alliance, the second-biggest party in the governing coalition, calls for an independent inquiry. An aerial view of a mine shaft where an estimated 4,000 unauthorised miners are trapped in a disused mine in Stilfontein, South Africa [File: AP Photo] Published On…
Israeli strikes on Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp killed several people amid negotiations between Israel and Hamas.