American teacher Marc Fogel, arrested in Russia for allegedly carrying medically prescribed marijuana in 2021, has been freed and returned to the United States. Fogel had been serving a 14-year sentence for drug smuggling – a charge the US State Department called “unjust”. He received a warm welcome from President Donald Trump at the White…
NewsFeed Trump talks up ‘progress’ on Ukraine war after release of US prisoner US President Donald Trump said “great progress” had been made on ending the war in Ukraine after the release of US prisoner Marc Fogel, who’d been held in Russia since 2021. Published On 12 Feb 202512 Feb 2025
Counting the Cost Will China and the US head into a full-blown trade war? The US and China’s tit-for-tat tariffs are ratcheting up economic tensions between the two nations. Read more They were seen as a restrained response to Donald Trump’s tariffs against China. Beijing’s retaliatory duties on nearly $14bn in United States imports have…
NewsFeed Trump fails to rule out Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank US President Donald Trump refused to guarantee that Israel will not annex the occupied West Bank. Trump was pressed on the issue following his meeting with the King of Jordan at the White House. Published On 12 Feb 202512 Feb 2025
Former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales has told a court that player Jenni Hermoso had given her consent for him to kiss her in the aftermath of Spain’s Women’s World Cup victory in 2023. “I am totally sure that she gave me her permission,” Rubiales told Spain’s National Court on Tuesday in Madrid where…
NewsFeed Jordanian foreign minister rejects Trump’s Gaza displacement plan Jordan’s foreign minister told Al Jazeera his country rejects the US president’s plan to take over Gaza and move Palestinians to neighbouring countries like Jordan and Egypt, after Donald Trump discussed the issue with the King of Jordan at the White House. Published On 12 Feb…
President Donald Trump’s adviser Elon Musk made a rare public appearance at the White House on Tuesday to defend the swift and extensive cuts he’s pushing across the federal government, amid concerns that he’s amassing power with little transparency or accountability. Billionaire Musk stood next to Trump in the Oval Office at the White House…
Iran’s representative to the United Nations has condemned the “reckless and inflammatory statements” made by United States President Donald Trump threatening the use of force, and warned that “any act of aggression will have severe consequences”. In a letter to the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Iran’s UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani referred to remarks…
North Korean state media has accused the US of “slaughter and robbery” over President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to occupy the Gaza Strip and expel its population of more than two million Palestinians. “The world is now boiling like a porridge pot over the US’ bombshell declaration,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in…
By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 12 Feb 202512 Feb 2025
