Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi denounce US ‘interference’ | Politics News
Kremlin said the two spoke about creating a ‘multipolar, fairer world order’ in face of US-led efforts to contain their countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy names new army chief after dismissing Zaluzhnyi | Russia-Ukraine war News
President Zelenskyy thanked General Valerii Zaluzhnyi for his service, says he should remain ‘on his team’. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Oleksandr Syrsky, who…
UN committee urges Russia to end ‘forcible transfer’ of Ukrainian children | Russia-Ukraine war News
Kyiv claims 20,000 children have been taken from Ukraine to Russia without families’ or guardians’ consent. The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the…
In Romania, some fathers opt to take on the lion’s share of childcare | Women News
Bucharest, Romania – In an eastern Bucharest neighbourhood filled with apartment blocks, Oana wakes up and makes breakfast as her husband, Vlad, tends to their baby,…
Pakistan voting ends, results expected soon, amid charges of manipulation | Elections News
Lahore, Pakistan — Amidst raucous protests of pre-poll manipulation, mobile service suspension and bomb blasts in the country which killed at least nine people, Pakistan’s…
Senegal elections: Why has President Macky Sall postponed voting? | Elections News
Last week, Senegal’s President Macky Sall unilaterally postponed presidential elections by several months just weeks before the planned date of February 25, sparking protests across…
Tunisia’s press, civil society silent as Ghannouchi sentenced, analysts say | Freedom of the Press News
Tunisian media had little to say about the sentencing of Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of the self-styled Muslim democrats, Ennahdha, and former speaker of parliament, to…
Tucker Carlson interviews Vladimir Putin: What’s the controversy about? | News
American news anchor Tucker Carlson is set to release a much-anticipated interview with Vladimir Putin on Thursday, with the White House expressing concerns about giving…
Poll observers say Azerbaijan presidential vote marred by irregularities | Elections News
Ilham Aliyev wins expected landslide victory, but OSCE monitors say vote was ‘restrictive’ and ‘not competitive’. Election observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation…
Iraq condemns ‘clear-cut assassination’ operation after US strike | Israel War on Gaza News
Baghdad says the US ‘has become a factor for instability and threatens to entangle Iraq in the cycle of conflict’. Iraq has denounced a US…
Putin’s antiwar rival blocked from contesting Russia presidential election | Elections News
Boris Nadezhdin, who has won support for his criticism of the Ukraine war, vows to challenge poll commission’s decision. Russia’s presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin has…
Five killed in clashes with police as protests rock Haiti | Protests News
Five armed environmental protection agents were killed in clashes with police near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, as violent protests seeking the removal of Prime Minister Ariel…
Panic in hemmed-in Rafah as Israel PM orders troops to prepare ground entry | Israel War on Gaza News
UN chief says ground invasion of city would widen the ‘humanitarian nightmare with untold regional consequences’. Panic is growing in Rafah over an imminent ground…
First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period | Climate Crisis News
EU monitors report comes as NASA launches climate satellite to survey oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. For the first time on record, global warming…
Russia says ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviewed Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been interviewed by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the Kremlin confirmed Wednesday. It is Putin’s first interview to a…
North Korea ends all economic cooperation with South as ties hit new low | News
Relations have deteriorated as Pyongyang ramps up weapons development and Seoul bolsters ties with US, Japan. North Korea’s parliament has voted to abolish all economic…
Malaysia says it recovered $5m of stolen 1MDB assets over last 13 months | Corruption News
The Southeast Asian nation is trying to recover billions of dollars investigators say were stolen from the state fund. Malaysia has announced the recovery of…
What’s in Hamas’s 135-day proposal for a Gaza truce? | News
In a proposal submitted to mediators in Qatar – and which has been seen by Al Jazeera – Hamas has outlined plans for a truce…
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma | Armed Groups News
Thousands of people are fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting intensifies between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group.…
Ukraine’s Zaluzhny touts drones as path to victory; Russia suffers strikes | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukraine’s commander-in-chief has outlined a plan to massively scale up the use of unmanned systems to overcome Russia’s advantages in manpower and materiel and break…