A total of 68 people died from cholera in the two cities between Thursday (February 20, 2025) and Sunday (February 23, 2025), according to the health ministry. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “Sudan’s military on Sunday (February 23, 2025) broke a more than yearlong siege on the crucial city of Obeid, restoring access to a … Read more
German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz and his wife Charlotte Merz react after the exit poll results are announced for the 2025 general election, in Berlin, Germany, February 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a victory in a national election … Read more
A recently fired U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) staff member reacts while leaving work, during a sendoff by former USAID staffers and supporters outside USAID offices in Washington, D.C., U.S. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration said on Sunday (February 23, 2025) that it is eliminating 2,000 posts at the U.S. Agency … Read more
Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday (February 23, 2025) and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, and responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection. In a late update, the Vatican said Francis hadn’t had any more respiratory crises since … Read more
An Israeli tank operates during an Israeli operation in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli tanks have moved into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002, shortly after the Defence Minister said troops will remain “for the coming year” in parts of the territory … Read more
Supporters of Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party waiting for the closing of polling stations and the announcement of the first projections at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany on February 23, 2025, after the German national election. | Photo Credit: AP Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday (February 23, 2025) he would “immediately” quit as Ukraine’s president in exchange for the country gaining NATO membership. “If there is peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to leave my post, I am ready. … I can exchange it … Read more
The mutiny was investigated during the Sheikh Hasina years and around 450 individuals were given punishments ranging from death sentence to varied jail terms. File | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh will mark February 25 as the “national military martyrdom day”, the interim government of Dhaka announced on Sunday (February 23, 2025). The announcement formalises months … Read more
Afghan refugees wait to register in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan. File. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan has warned that Afghan refugees not accepted for resettlement by the United States would be treated as illegal immigrants and deported, according to a media report. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq … Read more
