In Pictures Record-breaking snowfall disrupts daily life in northern Japan’s Hokkaido The Hokkaido prefectural government said heavy snowfall has disrupted traffic and led to airport closures. A man shovels snow following heavy snowfall in Obihiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan [JIJI Press/EPA] Published On 6 Feb 20256 Feb 2025 Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of…
EXPLAINER Which countries, other than the US, offer birthright citizenship? At least 33 countries, mostly in the Americas, provide automatic citizenship to anyone born within their borders. (Al Jazeera) By Mohamed A. HusseinPublished On 6 Feb 20256 Feb 2025 A second United States federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order which aims to end birthright…
101 East visits Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom struggling with the climate crisis.
UK’s Grenfell Tower, site of deadly 2017 blaze, to be demolished Some relatives of the fire victims who want the site preserved say they feel ‘ignored’ by the government. The covered remains of Grenfell Tower are seen behind a wall of condolence in London, UK, August 22, 2024 [Hannah McKay/File Photo/Reuters] Published On 6 Feb…
Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh attacked the old family home of exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Featured Documentaries The Palestine Laboratory – EP 2 Exposing how Israel’s sales of military technology is aiding state control around the world. In Episode 2 of “The Palestine Laboratory”, journalist and author Antony Loewenstein investigates how surveillance and military technology developed by Israel and tested on Palestinians is marketed abroad. He finds out how the…
News North Koreans ‘disappear’ amid heavy Russian casualties in Ukraine war South Korea’s assessment comes as Ukraine’s stout defence takes a growing toll for every square kilometre Russia seizes. A rescuer rests after working at the site of a Russian air attack in Kherson on February 2, 2025 [Ivan Antypenko/Reuters] By John T PsaropoulosPublished On 6…
Beirut, Lebanon – Sudan’s army is pushing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to retreat from Khartoum, sparking hope among many in the capital for renewed stability. However, local relief workers said they fear they will be targeted in a wave of reprisals. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list “Every time the army…
In Pictures Violent Israeli raids forcibly displace 26,000 Palestinians in West Bank Israeli military raids in two West Bank refugee camps have displaced thousands of Palestinian families since December. Smoke rises following an explosion detonated by the Israeli army in the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. [Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo] Published On 6 Feb 20256 Feb…
US officials walk back elements of Trump’s Gaza ‘takeover’ plan Trump’s top aides say displacement would be temporary after the United Nations warns of ethnic cleansing. US President Donald Trump, a longtime New York property developer, announced his plan to transform Gaza into the ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ [File: Abdel Kareem Hana] Published On…