Mali’s junta has jailed a prominent journalist, sparking renewed concerns over media freedom in the country. Malian journalists confirmed national and international media reports that police arrested Youssouf Sissoko, editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper L’Alternance, at his home in Bamako, Mali’s capital, on February 5. Click to expand Image Youssouf Sissoko, Bamako, Mali, 2025. © […]
Click to expand Image A correctional services department vehicle believed to be carrying Hong Kong publisher and activist Jimmy Lai leaves the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts following Lai’s sentencing, Hong Kong, February 9, 2026. © 2026 Chan Long Hei/AP Photo (New York) – The Hong Kong High Court’s sentencing of Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder and […]
PM Anutin’s Bhumjaithai party has defied expectations and won the most seats in the general election. The reformist People’s Party struggled to define itself against the incumbents.
The Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called on Starmer to quit. But the PM says he has no intention of stepping down, even as a second top aide in as many days falls on his sword.
Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger tells DW the 2026 Munich Security Conference comes when "obviously, trust has been damaged" by President Trump. But he also says US calls for a more "self-reliant" Europe are fair and overdue.
Certain textiles and garments made in Bangladesh from US-produced materials will attract zero tariffs.
Jimmy Lai is one of the most prominent figures to be sentenced under a China-imposed National Security Law that has silenced dissent in Hong Kong.
Severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall has hit northwest Syria, killing two children and affecting more than 5,000 displaced people, the UN said on Monday.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres voiced grave concern on Monday over the reported decision by the Israeli security cabinet to authorize a series of administrative and enforcement measures in Areas A and B in the occupied West Bank.
Israel 9 February 2026 #1 nrafati Mon, 02/09/2026 – 21:35 Israel Mon, 02/09/2026 – 12:00 9 February 2026 The Israeli military reported killing in southern Lebanon an individual it described as “Hizbollah’s head of artillery”, asserting he had “carried out numerous terror attacks throughout the war against IDF troops and Israel, and recently operated to […]
