- www.aljazeera.com Trump administration to ban transgender people from military enlistment
The Republican leader has repeatedly sought to limit the ability of transgender people to serve in US armed forces.
- www.aljazeera.com Trump slaps 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum, raising new trade war fears
US president says measures are a response to domestic industry being ‘pummelled by both friend and foe alike’.
- www.aljazeera.com Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4bn bid for OpenAI
Musk’s bid could ratchet up longstanding tensions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the future of the startup.
- www.aljazeera.com US judge orders Trump administration to obey halt on spending freeze
Judge rules US government has defied previous ruling that suspended Trump’s sweeping order to freeze federal spending.
- www.aljazeera.com How Sudan and Palestine made it to the Super Bowl
The Sudanese and Palestinian people have made it clear they will not let systemic suppression silence them.
- www.aljazeera.com Hamas accuses Netanyahu of ‘intentionally sabotaging’ ceasefire
A Hamas official told Al Jazeera that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “sabotaging” the ceasefire.
- www.aljazeera.com Trump says no right of return for Palestinians under his Gaza proposal
Asked whether Palestinians would be allowed to return to Gaza under his plan, US president says, ‘No, they wouldn’t.’
- www.aljazeera.com Guatemala bus crash kills more than 50 people
A bus in Guatemala City fell from a highway and plunging into a polluted ravine, killing more than 50 people.
- www.aljazeera.com Trump accused of leading a ‘multipronged’ attack on US media
While Trump regularly targets those critical of him, his attacks on the US press have escalated since he was elected.
- www.aljazeera.com Outrage after Israeli police raid famed Palestinian bookshops
Israeli police raided the famed Education Bookshop in occupied East Jerusalem.
- www.aljazeera.com Hamas suspends release of Israeli captives over ceasefire violations
Qassam Brigades’ Abu Obeida says Hamas committed to terms of ceasefire agreement as long as Israel adheres to deal.
- www.aljazeera.com Hamas delays captive release, says Israel ignoring ceasefire terms
Hamas says it is delaying the next release of captives held in Gaza until further notice.
- www.aljazeera.com Will Trump back down from his threats of tariffs and trade wars?
Economist Joseph Gagnon argues that tariffs and the shuttering of USAID won’t resolve the US national deficit.
- www.aljazeera.com Erdogan says Trump’s Gaza takeover plan is ‘not worth discussing’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s proposals for Gaza
- www.aljazeera.com Russia poker-faced on dialogue with US over Ukraine war
Kremlin officials coy on US suggestions of progress towards Trump’s goal of swiftly ending conflict.
- www.aljazeera.com Romania’s President Iohannis resigns after impeachment threat by far right
Iohannis made his decision following mounting pressure from the far right after an annulled election.
- www.aljazeera.com Israel keeps bombing Lebanon despite ceasefire
Israel has repeatedly attacked Lebanon despite the November ceasefire deal.
- www.aljazeera.com Trump is using tariffs as “tool” for specific “objectives”
William Lee talking about President Trump’s use of tariffs to gain economic objectives
- www.aljazeera.com PA’s Abbas ends programme of allowances to families of slain Palestinians
Decree says families of Palestinians jailed or killed by Israel may apply for social welfare assistance like others.
- www.aljazeera.com Bodies of migrants in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, UN says
IOM urges ‘dignified recovery’ and identification of dozens of bodies discovered in two mass graves in Libya.
- www.aljazeera.com Super Bowl halftime performer detained for Palestine & Sudan flag protest
A performer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained for raising the Palestinian and Sudanese flags.
- www.aljazeera.com At least 30 people killed in Guatemala bus crash
Officials say rescue efforts under way to save people trapped in the wreckage.
- www.aljazeera.com Donald Trump’s hypocritical land grab remarks
We compare and contrast Donald Trump’s claim that South Africa is conducting a land grab vs. his plan for the US to own.
- www.aljazeera.com US committed to ‘buying and owning’ Gaza, Trump says
US president says other countries in the Middle East could be tasked with rebuilding parts of the war-ravaged enclave.
- www.aljazeera.com Trump’s Gaza ceasefire a “smokescreen” for “ethnic cleansing plan”
Mohamad Elmasry, talks about he precarious developments in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and why the ceasefire is at a
- www.aljazeera.com Our ‘return’ to northern Gaza is not the end of exile
The ongoing Nakba will end only when the world decides to uphold our right of return.
- www.aljazeera.com Palestinians returning to ‘toxic wasteland’ in northern Gaza
Rubbish flooding the streets of Gaza City is creating new health risks, residents say.
- www.aljazeera.com Macron, Modi team up on AI summit as US, China race ahead
France’s Macron and India’s Modi have teamed up to co-host an AI summit as the US and China race ahead.
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Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis
www.aljazeera.com Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak — and a vaccine hesitancy crisisAmid sixth outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus, Ugandans bemoan lack of official communication and fears for the economy.
- www.aljazeera.com White victimhood to G20: What’s behind Trump’s attacks on South Africa?
Trump’s freeze on aid to South Africa caps years of growing tension over everything from Russia and China to Israel.
- www.aljazeera.com Trump says will impose 25% tariffs on imports of steel, aluminium
US president announces latest tariffs following trade measures directed at Canada, Mexico and China.
- www.aljazeera.com Why have Baltic states unplugged from Russia’s electricity grid?
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have officially joined the EU grid in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Returning home to Tal Rifaat, Syrians find ruins and rubble
www.aljazeera.com Photos: Returning home to Tal Rifaat, Syrians find ruins and rubbleTal Rifaat’s returnees grapple with extensive war damage, crumbling infrastructure, and a need for extensive rebuilding.
- www.aljazeera.com Fact-check: Trump’s Super Bowl LIX interview with Fox’s Bret Baier
In his Super Bowl LIX interview, Trump addressed his administration’s economic aims. How accurate were his statements?
- www.aljazeera.com Pakistan Navy stages multinational counter-terrorism exercises
Pakistan’s special forces practiced marine counter-terrorism operations as part of the multination AMAN-2025.
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Iran’s Pezeshkian accuses Trump of fake diplomacy
www.aljazeera.com Iran’s Pezeshkian accuses US of fake diplomacyIran doesn’t seek war, but it will not bow to Trump’s efforts to tear revolution down, says President Masoud Pezeshkian.
- www.aljazeera.com Elation, confusion mark Israel’s reaction to Trump’s Gaza comments
US president’s comments, which appear to offer the Israeli far-right much, may ultimately deliver little, analysts say.
- www.aljazeera.com Protester with Palestinian flag interrupts Lamar’s Super Bowl show
Demonstrator detained after unfurling flag with the words ‘Gaza’ and ‘Sudan’ at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.