Trump announces four new executive orders, including to build ‘Iron Dome’
Announced in Florida, Trump's latest orders also target military diversity programmes and transgender service members.
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Switzerland releases, deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada's executive director says his offence was 'being a journalist who speaks up for Palestine'.
Trump fires US federal prosecutors involved in probes of his behaviour
The move breaks with federal norms against punishing civil servants for actions taken under a different administration.
Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledges non-citizens deported from US to Mexico
The Mexican president announced more than 4,000 people were sent to her country during Trump's first week in office.
UN chief expresses ‘concern’ over Trump’s freeze on US foreign aid
Experts say Trump administration's order to halt foreign assistance will 'cost many, many lives'.
Israel says 8 of 33 on Hamas list of captives to be freed are already dead
Israel says next release of captives will take place on Thursday, followed by another on Saturday.
‘Branded’: Satellite images show Star of David carved into Gaza
The symbol, apparently created by Israeli tanks, can be seen from space in the Palestinian enclave.
China’s DeepSeek causes rout among AI-linked stocks
Shock to financial markets came from Chinese firm whose AI app it says was made at a fraction of US AI models.
Israeli air strike kills two Hamas fighters in the occupied West Bank
The attack in Tulkarem comes as Israeli raids on the nearby Jenin area of the occupied West Bank enter a seventh day.
Israel forces kill two in south Lebanon as displaced people try to return
Seventeen people also wounded a day after Israeli forces killed 24 people in south Lebanon following delayed withdrawal.
France says EU will lift some sanctions on Syria after al-Assad’s fall
European countries say they are eager to help reconstruct war-ravaged country and build bridges with its new leaders.
Residents flee Goma as M23 rebels enter DRC’s largest eastern city
Fighting in and around the city has escalated despite calls from the UN Security Council for the rebels to withdraw.
A ‘revolving door’ for political prisoners? Venezuelan families cry foul
As President Nicolas Maduro takes up his third term, critics accuse him of continued abuses against rivals.
California rains help douse wildfires but risk toxic runoff, mudslides
Expert warns of 'fairly high danger of mud, debris flows' as crews work to put out final pockets of LA-area blazes.
Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?
M23 fighters have been pressing to capture strategic eastern city for months and intensified offensives in recent days.
How Trump coerced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening US tariff war
Donald Trump threatened US tariffs on imports from Colombia after Bogota initially refused deportation flights.
Trump spotlight: A clash with Colombia and what lies ahead on Monday
We delve into the clash over deportations between Trump and Colombia's Petro, and we explore what lies ahead on Monday.
Fact check: Trump’s first-week immigration orders – what are the effects?
Trump enacted controversial immigration plans in his first week back. What are the short and long-term effects?
Top Fuji TV executives in Japan resign over sex scandal
Chairman and president step down to take responsibility for a widening sex assault scandal linked to celebrity host.
India’s BJP-ruled Uttarakhand implements ‘totally biased’ common civil code
Introducing Uniform Civil Code to replace India's patchwork of laws on marriage, divorce and inheritance is a BJP goal.