Al Jazeera’s @khalidmajzoubofficial examines claims made by and about the US Department of Government Efficiency

EXPLAINER Bus explosions near Israel’s Tel Aviv: What happened, what we know so far Investigation is under way as Israel ramps up raids in the West Bank following the blasts that caused no casualties. Video Duration 02 minutes 01 seconds play-arrow 02:01 Bus explosions: Investigations underway into Tel Aviv blasts Published On 21 Feb 202521…

Dubois replaced by Bakole for Parker heavyweight fight in Saudi Arabia Heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois withdraws from boxing bout with Joshua Parker in Saudi Arabia due to illness. Daniel Dubois became IBF champion when Oleksandr Usyk relinquished the belt last year [Ian Walton/AP] Published On 21 Feb 202521 Feb 2025 World heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois…

News US deports dozens of Venezuelan migrants from Guantanamo Bay President Maduro said the handover was a ‘direct request’ from his government to the US and added that his countrymen were ‘rescued’. Venezuelan migrants flown from Guantanamo Bay via Honduras arrive on a deportation flight at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, La Guaira state,…

Hundreds of Chinese airlifted home after crackdown on Myanmar scam centres Thailand is facilitating the transfer of thousands of people rescued from scam centres on the border of Myanmar. Alleged scam centre workers and victims from China handed over from Myanmar board a plane at Mae Sot Airport, in Mae Sot, Thailand’s Tak province, on…

Israel claims one body returned by Hamas was not of female captive in Gaza Israeli army said the remains of two child captives were identified but another body released by Hamas was not the boys’ mother or any other captive. Hamas releases bodies of 4 Israeli captives including Bibas family Published On 21 Feb 202521…

What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names Around half of the world’s countries have native or local names that differ from their English versions, often reflecting their history, geography or cultural identity. (Al Jazeera) By Alma Milisic and Mohamed A. HusseinPublished On 21 Feb 202521 Feb 2025 There are more than 7,000 languages spoken…

China says Philippines ‘illegally’ flew planes over South China Sea islands The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands. An aerial view of the China-occupied Subi Reef at the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea on April 21, 2017 [Francis Malasig/pool via Reuters]…

Bathing once every 10 days: The reality of northern Gaza’s water crisis Gaza families face a dire water crisis after the ceasefire and struggle to survive in the destroyed north. The Abu Haloub family has to painstakingly haul jugs and buckets of water for everything from cooking to bathing and cleaning [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]…

Are white Afrikaners at risk in South Africa? Not really, most say As Trump offers to take in Afrikaner refugees, many say right-wing lobbyists have spread misinformation and fear. White South Africans demonstrate in support of US President Donald Trump in front of the US embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on February 15, 2025 [Jerome…