DR Congo and M23 rebels confirm participation in Angola peace talks Talks, which DRC previously rejected, will seek to resolve the spiralling conflict in the east of the country. An M23 soldier on patrol [Teddy Mazina/Al Jazeera] (Restricted Use) Published On 17 Mar 202517 Mar 2025 The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, as well as the…
The world must not accept the ‘new normal’ in Palestine As violence escalates in Gaza and the West Bank, the international community is obliged to act to stop it. Mohamad Alasmar Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe Advocacy and Resource Mobilization Director, Save the Children Published On 17 Mar 202517 Mar 2025 Palestinian…
Around 20 people have been arrested in connection with fire at an illegal nightclub in North Macedonia.
US President Donald Trump has said he will speak to Russia President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss ending the war
As Islam grows in Russia, Muslim prisoners struggle to practise their faith Fasting, praying and eating according to Muslim rules is almost impossible in some Russian jails, ex-prisoners and groups say. Nariman Dzhelyal, a Crimean community leader, met UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and his then-US counterpart Antony Blinken in Ukraine last year [File: Leon…
EXPLAINER Trump deports 238 ‘gang members’ to El Salvador: What’s the controversy? The US president invoked a 1798 law to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to El Salvador. Salvadoran police officers cut the hair of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua deported by the US [Handout/Press Secretary…
Syria points finger at Hezbollah as fighting erupts on border with Lebanon Lebanese and Syrian armies say they have been communicating to ease the brewing border tensions. Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa is tasked with securing the country’s borders amid regional tension [File: Reuters] Published On 17 Mar 202517 Mar 2025 Fighting has erupted along…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Rwanda severs diplomatic ties with Belgium Belgium responds by saying Rwandan diplomats no longer welcome in the country. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame [File: Jean Bizimana/Reuters] Published On 17 Mar 202517 Mar 2025 | Updated: 24 minutes ago Rwanda says it has cut diplomatic ties with Belgium and ordered all of the European…
EXPLAINER Why are Trump supporters claiming he wants to crash the US stock market? Some MAGA followers are spreading an unsubstantiated theory related to the cost of the US national debt. A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip…
Yemen’s Houthis have said they will respond to US strikes on Yemen by escalating their attacks.