In Yemen’s Sanaa, fear and defiance after US bombs Yemenis have already lived through years of war but are worried things will get worse if US intensifies its campaign. A Houthi fighter wears a vest showing a drawing of Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi as he directs traffic during an anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa,…
Video shows a Palestinian father’s last moments with his child after his pregnant wife and 1-year-old son were killed.
Ethiopia rules out conflict with Eritrea over Red Sea access Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed vows peaceful approach via dialogue amid recent fears about possible war between the neighbours. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed [File: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] Published On 20 Mar 202520 Mar 2025 Ethiopia’s prime minister says his country will not seek conflict with longtime…
‘Don’t trust anyone’: Have Syria’s Alawites lost faith in new government? Syria’s Alawites fear they may never be safe after hundreds were killed along the coast in sectarian-motivated violence. Syrian army reinforcements in hundreds of vehicles head to Jableh, Latakia, on March 8, 2025 [Abdulkerim Muhammed/Anadolu Agency] Published On 20 Mar 202520 Mar 2025 On…
Turkiye detains 37 people over social media posts about Istanbul mayor Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is in custody after being detained on corruption and terror charges, which led to protests. Supporters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu gather outside the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality building to protest against his detention, March 19, 2025 [Murad Sezer/Reuters] Published On…
Russia, Ukraine ramp up drone attacks overnight despite truce talks Kyiv strikes a strategic bomber base in Engels while Russia launches a series of drone strikes in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian service personnel use searchlights as they look for drones in the sky over Kyiv during a Russian drone strike on the capital [File: Gleb Garanich/Reuters]…
Eddie Jordan: Former F1 Jordan team boss dies aged 76 The charismatic Irish businessman-turned-Formula One Jordan Grand Prix team owner and TV commentator dies of cancer. Eddie Jordan walks in the Paddock during previews before the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 23, 2024 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco [Clive Rose/Getty Images]…
M23 rebels capture Walikale, another key town in eastern DR Congo M23 seized the mining hub in its farthest advance west, despite calls for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda. M23 rebels sit on a truck at the Goma-Gisenyi Grande Barrier border crossing [File: Arlette Bashizi/Reuters] Published On 20 Mar 202520 Mar 2025 Rwanda-backed M23…
In Pictures DRC fights to end trade in ‘blood minerals’ Rwanda denies link to M23 rebels as trade in smuggled DRC minerals said to hit $1bn a year. By Danylo HawaleshkaPublished On 20 Mar 202520 Mar 2025 History Illustrated is a series of perspectives that puts news events and current affairs into historical context using graphics…
EXPLAINER Fact check: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? President Donald Trump cites the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport a Venezuelan gang, calling it an invasion, but legal experts disagree. Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the US to be…