President Donald Trump has once again insisted the US will take control of the Gaza Strip, as he met Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday. It was…
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USA: How will the world respond to Trump’s tariffs
A decision by US President Donald Trump to place a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports has left some of the US’s major trade partners scrambling to make…
USA: Trump says no exemptions with metal tariffs to start in March
Leaders in Europe and Canada have said they will not let Donald Trump’s plans to hit their steel and aluminium exports with tariffs go unchallenged. European Commission President Ursula von…
Guatemala: Police investigate bus crash which killed 55
Guatemala police investigate bus crash which killed 55Guatemala police investigate bus crash which killed 55Police in Guatemala are investigating what could have caused a passenger bus to crash through a…
Israel: Oscar-nominated West Bank feature director says films ‘can be part of change’
A Palestinian and an Israeli sit in a West Bank village at night. They wonder aloud whether Basel will ever be able to freely visit Yuval’s home in Israel, whether…
Palestine: Anger over Israel’s arrest of East Jerusalem bookshop owners
An Israeli police raid on a well-known chain of Palestinian bookshops in occupied East Jerusalem and the detention of their owners has shocked many people in the city’s cultural, journalistic…
Sweden: Woman convicted of genocide for IS crimes against Yazidis
A Swedish woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for committing genocide and war crimes against the Yazidi people after she joined jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in…
Palestine: Elderly hostage in Gaza was killed in 7 October attack- Israel
The Israeli military has said an elderly Israeli man was killed during Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel and that his body is being held hostage in Gaza.…
Yemen: WFP says worker died in detention
A World Food Programme (WFP) worker has died while in detention in Houthi-controlled northern Yemen, according to the UN agency. The WFP said the man was one of seven Yemeni…
North Korea: How Yu Hyuk went from begging to K-pop
Yu Hyuk was just nine years old when he started begging on the streets of North Hamgyong, one of the poorest provinces in North Korea, nestled along the northern border…