Palestinians pledge to ‘never leave’ Gaza; Israel quits UN rights body

United States President Donald Trump has touted a deal to gain access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as payment for Washington’s wartime support to Kyiv during Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour. Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that he wanted “equalisation” from Ukraine for Washington’s “close to” $375.8bn in support. Recommended…

By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 1 Mar 20251 Mar 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he wants to “make things right” with President Donald Trump to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine after the US leader suspended military aid to Kyiv. Zelenskyy on Tuesday said his clash with the US president last week was “regrettable” and called for a partial truce as a first…

Two Malaysian men held at the United States military prison in Guantanamo Bay for 18 years have been returned home, Malaysia’s state news agency reports. Malaysia’s Inspector General of Police Razarudin Husain said Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep arrived in the country late on Wednesday “in good and healthy condition”, and…

Among the maize, yam and peanut farms of Savelugu-Nanton, a remote district of northern Ghana, the legacy of Jimmy Carter is less complicated than it is back in the former US president’s homeland. Thanks to the work of his charity, The Carter Center, locals are nowadays spared the misery of Guinea worm disease – a…

By John T Psaropoulos Published On 21 Jan 202521 Jan 2025