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Did Israel use the Lebanon ceasefire as a cover to solidify its military presence?

US-Russia talks sideline Ukraine and Europe The talks could lead to a summit later this month between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Senior US, Saudi and Russian officials, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, attend…

UN human rights chief accuses M23 rebels of ‘summary executions’ in DRC Volker Turk says his office has ‘confirmed’ cases of rebels killing and recruiting children in eastern DRC. M23 rebels earlier this week captured the Congolese city of Bukavu, home to 1.3 million people, after seizing Goma last month [Janvier Barhahiga/AP Photo] Published On 18 Feb…

Israel has been accused of a series of violations to the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

A letter from Gaza to Mr Trump Gaza was already the ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ and it will be again – when we, the Palestinians, rebuild it. Hassan Abo Qamar Gaza-based writer Published On 18 Feb 202518 Feb 2025 Palestinians enjoy the beach on a hot day in Gaza City on July 17, 2023…

Thousands of white South Africans have been mocking their privilege after US President Donald Trump offered them asylum.

Who: Pakistan vs New Zealand What: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Where: National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan When: Wednesday, February 19 at 2pm (09:00 GMT) Follow Al Jazeera sport‘s live text and photo commentary stream of the match. Host-nation Pakistan and New Zealand open the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday…

Two Israelis in Miami were shot by a man who’d told police he’d carried out the attack thinking they were Palestinians.

Sudan paramilitaries kill hundreds in White Nile villages: NGO Rebel RSF forces reportedly carried out field executions and shot at people trying to flee across the Nile. Fighting between Sudan’s army and rebel RSF forces continues to spread 21 months into the war [El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters] Published On 18 Feb 202518 Feb 2025 Sudanese rebels…

News UN calls for calm as violence flares in South Sudan Fighting reportedly broke out in Nasir in Upper Nile state on February 14 and 15, the UN mission in South Sudan says. Fighting broke out between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces and ‘armed youth’ in Nasir in Upper Nile state [Al Jazeera] Published…