UN suspends operations in Yemen’s Houthi stronghold after staff detained The UN said the ‘extraordinary and temporary measure’ was taken to ensure the safety and security of its personnel. Houthi police escort the convoy of the UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, as it leaves Sanaa airport on April 11, 2022 [File: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]…
North Korea warns of retaliation after US nuclear submarine docks in Busan Pyongyang warns of ‘acute military confrontation’ after USS Alexandria submarine docks in South Korean port. The USS Alexandria fast-attack submarine (SSN 757) is seen in this photo from 2009 [File: AP Photo] Published On 11 Feb 202511 Feb 2025 North Korea has said…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,083 Here are the key developments on the 1,083rd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Servicemen of the 5th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces operate a Leopard 1A5 tank in the Donetsk region, Ukraine on February 9, 2025 [Oleksandr Klymenko/Reuters] Published On…
Trump slaps 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum, raising new trade war fears US president says measures are a response to domestic industry being ‘pummelled by both friend and foe alike’. Workers monitor the operation as steel is melted at 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,649C) in an electric arc furnace (EAF) at the NLMK Indiana steel mill…
Trump administration to ban transgender people from military enlistment The Republican leader has repeatedly sought to limit the ability of transgender people to serve in the US armed forces. Protesters are silhouetted against transgender pride flags during a demonstration in Seattle, Washington, on February 9 [Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo] Published On 11 Feb 202511 Feb 2025…
Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4bn bid for OpenAI Musk’s bid could ratchet up longstanding tensions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the future of the startup. Elon Musk co-founded OpenAI with Sam Altman in 2015, but left before the company took off [File: Susan Walsh/AP Photo] Published On 10 Feb 202510 Feb 2025 A consortium…
PA’s Abbas ends programme of allowances to families of slain Palestinians Decree says families of Palestinians jailed or killed by Israel may apply for social welfare assistance like others. Mourners grieve during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli air strike in the occupied West Bank, August 27, 2024 [Mohammed Torokman/Reuters] Published On 10…
Opinions How Sudan and Palestine made it to the Super Bowl The Sudanese and Palestinian people have made it clear they will not let systemic suppression silence them. Omar Suleiman Imam Omar Suleiman is an American Muslim scholar and theologically driven activist for human rights. Published On 10 Feb 202510 Feb 2025 A protestor raises…
Israeli police raided the famed Education Bookshop in occupied East Jerusalem.
US judge orders Trump administration to obey halt on spending freeze A federal judge rules US government has defied a previous ruling that suspended president’s sweeping order to freeze federal spending. Critics have argued that federal spending falls under the powers of Congress, not the president [File: Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo] Published On 10 Feb 202510…