New French PM set to negotiate budget, saving 4000 teaching jobs
French PM François Bayrou has said 4,000 teaching jobs will not be cut in the 2025 budget, reversing a decision...
Day: 29 January 2025
Israelis must disclose military service for entry to New Zealand
New Zealand has brought in a new immigration policy in which Israeli visa applicants must reveal their military service details-...
Iraq’s Kurdish region struggles to form new government
Attempts to create a new government in Iraq's Kurdistan region have not made any progress as the Kurdistan Democratic Party...
Syria’s new leader asks Russia to hand over Assad
Russia has said that it had "frank" talks with Syria's new de facto leader as it attempts to keep its...
Rubio tells Egypt of goal to topple Hamas in Gaza
New US secretary of state Marco Rubio told the foreign minister of Egypt in a call on January 29th that...
Three West African states officially exit bloc amid political shift
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially quit the West African bloc ECOWAS on January 29th, severing ties following a period...
Italy’s PM faces judicial investigation over release of Libyan suspect
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on January 28th that she has been put under judicial investigation after a government...
Israeli attack kills two in occupied West Bank, officials say
Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank overnight and into January 29th, according to...
Democrats block bill to sanction ICC over Israel
US Senate Democrats voted to block the advancement of legislation which would impose a sanction on those involved with the...
US supports Israel’s decision to shut down UNRWA offices
The US said it backed Israel's decision to close the offices of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in occupied...
Libya resumes crude oil exports following boycott
Libya has resumed activity at two of its key eastern ports after protesters blocked crude oil loadings for a whole...
Italy: Giorgia Meloni under investigation for Libya scandal
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has been placed under judicial investigation after her government released a Libyan prison officer with...
Rachid Achachi: Moroccan Sahara – what are the Brits playing at?
After the United States recognized the Moroccanness of the Sahara in 2020, many expected, myself included, that the United Kingdom...
Martin Jay: Trump’s plan for Gaza: profit first, Palestinians last
Trump’s serendipity is the only thing geopolitical analysts can bet on as if there’s one thing we can all agree...
