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School worker sacked for LGBT+ posts wins appeal

Education - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 12:56
Ms Higgs, who worked in a school, shared posts on social media criticising LGBT+ teaching.

Fear and condemnation in Gaza as Israel threatens to resume war

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 12:54
Hamas insists on ceasefire despite Israeli threat to resume 'intense fighting' in Gaza if captives are not released.

Greece elects conservative Tassoulas as president despite protests

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 12:27
Constantine Tassoulas's candidacy had led to anger among demonstrators decrying Greece's worst rail disaster.

Trump fails to rule out Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 11:51
US President Donald Trump refused to guarantee that Israel will not annex the occupied West Bank.

Will China and the US head into a full-blown trade war?

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 11:23
The US and China's tit-for-tat tariffs are ratcheting up economic tensions between the two nations.

Former Bangladesh gov’t behind possible ‘crimes against humanity’, says UN

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 10:56
UN inquiry finds ex-PM Sheikh Hasina oversaw systematic crackdown on protesters, killing up to 1,400 people.

Children in Haiti falling prey to gruesome gang violence, Amnesty warns

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 10:11
Report estimates that more than a million children live in areas controlled by or under the influence of armed gangs.

Nathan Thrall confronts Israel’s occupation

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 09:48
Pulitzer Prize winner Nathan Thrall talks about Israel, Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Jordanian foreign minister rejects Trump’s Gaza displacement plan

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 09:15
Jordan's foreign minister told Al Jazeera his country rejects the US president’s plan to take over Gaza

Elon Musk appears at White House defending DOGE’s work

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 09:00
The billionaire Trump ally pushes back at criticism over transparency, saying his department's work is 'common sense'.

Netanyahu “looking for excuse [to] restart war” in Gaza

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 08:44
Khaled Elgindy, talks about Trump’s statement that, that, unless Hamas returns all Israeli captives by Feb 15, “all hell

Iran denounces ‘reckless’ Trump remarks on nuclear deal

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 07:29
Iran's envoy to UN Amir Saeid Iravani warns the US that 'any act of aggression will have severe consequences'.

Philippines agency recommends charging VP Sara Duterte over alleged plot

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 07:24
The National Bureau of Investigation calls for a probe into Sara Duterte's comments about having the president killed.

North Korea condemns Trump’s Gaza takeover plan as ‘slaughter, robbery’

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 06:29
North Korea has called for the US to stop 'encroaching upon the dignity and sovereignty' of the Palestinian people.

Why are gold prices soaring amid US President Trump’s tariffs?

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 06:22
Fears of trade wars and geopolitical uncertainty appear to have boosted gold prices.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,084

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 05:15
Here are the key developments on the 1,084th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

US schoolteacher Marc Fogel released by Russia, White House says

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 05:01
Fogel, 63, released after US President Donald Trump 'negotiated an exchange', officials say.

China says US naval patrol of Taiwan Strait poses security risk

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 03:37
The US Navy described its patrol as a 'routine' exercise through the international waterway.

‘Screaming because of the pain’: Salman Rushdie recounts stabbing at trial

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 03:22
American-Lebanese Hadi Matar, 23, is accused of attempting to kill The Satanic Verses author in frenzied 2022 attack.

FBI says it has discovered thousands of new files on JFK assassination

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/12/2025 - 02:49
Law enforcement agency says about 2,400 newly discovered records are being transferred to archives for declassification.

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