Pakistan rolls out red carpet for Turkiye’s Erdogan Turkish leader to hold high-level talks with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. Erdogan was greeted by Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari (left) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (right) upon his arrival at the Nur Khan military airbase in Rawalpindi [Handout /…
News Syria FM to join Arab, Western powers at Paris summit to discuss transition Asaad al-Shaibani is attending a conference expected to address issues including Syria’s political transition and the lifting of EU sanctions. Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani is leading a delegation to the European Union [Bakr Alkasem/AFP] Published On 13 Feb 202513 Feb…
‘The majority of Greenland’s population wants independence’ Al Jazeera interviews Greenland-based professor Birger Poppel on the rising tensions stoked by US President Donald Trump. People walk near a Inuit clothing shop in Nuuk, Greenland [Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters] By Ann Charlotte VengsgaardPublished On 13 Feb 202513 Feb 2025 Copenhagen, Denmark – To Donald Trump, the United States president…
Western Australia braces for ‘dangerous’ Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Zelia Australian emergency services warn of potential threat to life and have issued shelter and evacuation warnings as cyclone is due to make landfall. Bulk carrier vessels are loaded with iron ore in Port Hedland, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia [File: Tim Wimborne/Reuters] Published…
Israel killed majority of record number of journalists slain in 2024: CPJ The Committee to Protect Journalists said 2024 was the most dangerous year yet for journalists, with 124 media workers killed. Relatives of Ahmad al-Shayah, a journalist killed in an Israeli drone attack on a charity facility, mourn by his shrouded body at Nasser…
Australian police probe video of nurses bragging about killing Israelis Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says footage of hospital staff saying they would deny care is ‘sickening and shameful’. A police officer stands near where anti-Israel graffiti is painted on a wall in Sydney, Australia, on December 11, 2024 [Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP] Published On…
Rebuilding Gaza: What it would take to win this uphill battle Israel’s bombing transformed Gaza into a rubble-strewn disaster zone, complicating efforts to rebuild. People shop at the market in Khan Younes struggle to meet basic needs among the collapsed buildings in a city heavily damaged by Israel before its withdrawal, on February 12, 2025…
News Explosion at Taiwan department store kills one Explosion hits 12th floor of department store in Taichung city injuring at least seven as search and rescue efforts under way. This image taken from video by Taiwan’s TVBS shows debris strewn across the streets following an explosion at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung…
Yemen’s Houthis emerge from Gaza war emboldened, and with more enemies Once a largely local threat, Houthis now challenge Israeli and Western interests, leading to increased focus. Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, hold weapons as they rally to show support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, December 20, 2024 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters] By Al Jazeera…
As Trump imposes ‘no exceptions’ tariffs, Asian allies hope for a reprieve Japan, South Korea and Australia seek to change mercurial US president’s mind on exemptions for tariffs. This general view shows steel moving along rollers at the hot rolling mill during a media tour by Japanese company Nippon Steel at their East Nippon Works…