Inside Story Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with Gaza? US president proposes taking over Strip and resettling Palestinians, prompting outrage. US President Donald Trump says the United States should take over, raze to the ground and redevelop Gaza. He’s also reiterated a proposal to forcibly displace 2.3 million Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan. Recommended…
‘Strictly prohibited’: UN officials denounce Trump’s Gaza plan as unlawful UN officials decry US President Donald Trump’s Gaza displacement plan, saying ethnic cleansing goes against international law. Palestinians from the city of Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza, flee with whatever belongings they can during Israeli attacks [File: Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu] Published On 5 Feb 20255…
People in Orebro laid flowers and lit candles outside the school where Sweden’s deadliest gun attack took place.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Trump’s plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza.
Following Trump, Argentina withdraws from World Health Organization President Javier Milei echoed Trumpian criticisms of the UN agency, blaming it for economic shortfalls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Argentina’s President Javier Milei has accused the World Health Organization of ‘crimes against humanity’ [Markus Schreiber/AP Photo] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 5 Feb 20255 Feb 2025 Argentina has…
‘Trump is a madman’: Palestinian in Gaza mocks US president’s takeover plan Palestinians have widely rejected President Trump’s plan, and one 72-year-old says leaving Gaza would be ‘like death itself’. Fathi Abu al-Saeed vows to stay in Gaza, even as United States President Donald Trump says Palestinians in the enclave will leave [Mohamed Solaimane/Al Jazeera]…
US president Donald trump says the US will take over Gaza to turn it into the ‘riviera’ of the Middle East.
US allies and adversaries are saying Trump’s plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza is not acceptable.
American ally SDF: Not yet notified of US plan for Syria withdrawal Questions grow over the future of 2,000 Syrian Democratic Forces troops in Syria after Bashar al-Assad’s toppling and US President Trump taking office. Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Hasakah, Syria [File: Orhan Qereman/Reuters] Published On 5 Feb 20255 Feb…
How Canada’s carbon pricing scheme became a ‘political football’ Liberal leadership hopefuls cool on unpopular policy, as Conservatives hope to make the ‘carbon tax’ a key 2025 election issue. Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, has campaigned on the slogan ‘axe the tax’ in reference to the country’s carbon pricing policy [Dave Chan/AFP] By Jillian…