Why has Russia rejected Trump’s Ukraine truce plan?

Why has Russia rejected Trump’s Ukraine truce plan?

Russia has trashed a plan pitched by US President-elect Donald Trump’s team to end the Russia-Ukraine war by deferring Kyiv’s NATO membership in exchange for a ceasefire, according to Russian state-owned media. Trump’s win in the November presidential election, his repeated criticism of Ukraine and United States funding for Kyiv, and his promise to end the…

Top 5 January transfer targets: Rashford, Salah, Osimhen, Alexander-Arnold

Top 5 January transfer targets: Rashford, Salah, Osimhen, Alexander-Arnold

The January transfer window opens in Europe as soon as the clock hits midnight to usher in 2025. With it comes the usual mid-season scramble for clubs attempting to fix their woes – usually short-term issues desperately needing quick fixes as opposed to long-term strategic moves. Al Jazeera Sport picks the top five names that…

Olmo closer to Barcelona exit after registration request rejected

Olmo closer to Barcelona exit after registration request rejected

A Spanish court has rejected Barcelona’s request to register Dani Olmo beyond the year’s end, potentially pushing the star closer to leaving the Catalan giants for free. The Spain playmaker, who has six goals in 15 appearances for the Bernabeu-based club this season, signed from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig last summer for a reported $62.5m,…

Why are US Republicans debating the future of H-1B high-skill work visas?

Why are US Republicans debating the future of H-1B high-skill work visas?

A debate over what shape hardline immigration policies will take regarding high-skilled work visas has become the first major policy dispute among prominent supporters of United States President-elect Donald Trump – just weeks ahead of the Republican’s new presidential term. On one side are members of Trump’s so-called “Make America Great Again”, or MAGA movement,…

Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning humanitarian and ex-US president dies aged 100

Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning humanitarian and ex-US president dies aged 100

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…