News German parliament approves Merz’s spending boost The legislation still has to go to the upper house of the parliament for approval. Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU ) party, gives a statement after coalition talks, in Berlin, Germany [File: Lisi Niesner/Reuters] Published On 18 Mar 202518 Mar 2025…
‘Sacrifice’ captives: Israel divided over end of ceasefire in Gaza Far-right joy over renewed bombing of Gaza, but captives’ families fear for their loved ones. Einav Zangauker, mother of captive Matan Zangauker, sits next to posters of captives hung on the Israel-Gaza boundary fence on March 18, 2025 [Amir Cohen/Reuters] By Simon Speakman CordallPublished On 18…
A barrage of Israeli strikes have targeted the Gaza Strip as the ceasefire ends and the war on the enclave resumes.
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the UN Security Council he was ‘distressed’ by Israel’s move to cut off Gaza aid
Video Duration 25 minutes 20 seconds play-arrow 25:20 The Stream USAID cuts: Immediate and devastating We examine how USAID cuts are affecting millions of people worldwide. United States President Donald Trump has suspended nearly all operations of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for 90 days, leaving millions of people without critical support. HIV…
Statements of condemnation won’t stop the genocide in Gaza As Israel resumes full-scale genocide in Gaza, all the international community can muster are weak objections. Belén Fernández Al Jazeera columnist Published On 18 Mar 202518 Mar 2025 Mourners gather around the bodies of Palestinians who were killed by the Israeli army, at al-Ahli Hospital in…
Israel’s Ben-Gvir to rejoin Netanyahu’s government The Israeli hardliner had resigned in January in protest of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a discussion on the release of the Israeli captives held by Hamas, at the Knesset in Jerusalem [File: Abir Sultan/EPA-EFE/] Published On 18 Mar 202518 Mar 2025…
Hundreds of people have been killed as Israel launched the most intense strikes on Gaza since the ceasefire began.
Ukraine presses for unconditional ceasefire ahead of Trump-Putin talks Ukraine’s foreign minister says it is time for Russia to show it ‘wants peace’ as US, Russian leaders set to discuss ceasefire proposal. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on January 24, 2025 (left) and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025…
Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan takes us through the experience of displaced Sudanese returning home.