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China’s Xi hosts summit with business leaders, including Alibaba’s Jack Ma

Chinese leader meets corporate leaders amid economic challenges including slowing down and high youth unemployment.

Al Jazeera
Feb 17, 2025
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Drone footage shows destruction of north Gaza after 500 days of war

New drone footage from northern Gaza shows entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble after 500 days of Israel’s war.

Al Jazeera
Feb 17, 2025
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South Korea removes DeepSeek from app stores pending privacy review

Personal Information Protection Commission says Chinese start-up accepted proposal to suspend downloads of AI chatbot.

Al Jazeera
Feb 17, 2025
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Trial over alleged murder of Cassius Turvey hears of previous attack on another teenage boy

Teen witness tells court of separate attack by two defendants in the days before the Indigenous teen was killedFollow o…

The Guardian
Feb 17, 2025
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European leaders scramble ahead of Trump's Ukraine summit with Putin

European leaders were hopeful they could work with the Trump administration on the Ukraine war and other issues. But co…

NPR
Feb 17, 2025
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‘No more silence’: Israelis face Gaza war backlash on Sri Lanka’s beaches

For years, relations between residents and Israeli visitors were cordial, but cracks in this dynamic are now visible.

Al Jazeera
Feb 17, 2025
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'Playing with fire': European leaders convene for emergency meeting in Paris

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, February 17: European leaders flock to Paris to discuss an uncertain future, as US President Don…

France 24
Feb 17, 2025
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Singapore opposition leader, found guilty of lying to parliament, could face electoral ban

Pritam Singh’s conviction is a blow to the city state’s struggling political opposition, which is seeking to challenge …

The Guardian
Feb 17, 2025
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Brazil asks UN to ditch proposed levy on global shipping

Those supporting the deal hope it will raise billions to help poor countries deal with climate breakdownBrazil has aske…

The Guardian
Feb 17, 2025
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‘No safe place’: the BBC documentary showing Gaza through a child’s eyes

BBC Two’s Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone gathers intimate footage of three children surviving in the besieged strip“Hav…

The Guardian
Feb 17, 2025
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Trump policies make US ‘scary place to invest’ and risk stagflation, says Stiglitz

Uncertainty created by tariffs and contempt for rule of law will deter investment, says top economistForget Trump’s tar…

The Guardian
Feb 17, 2025
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Reeves warned UK inflation will push public sector unions to seek higher pay rises

Plan for ‘reasonable’ 2.8% rises may prove insufficient, forcing chancellor to find billions in extra funding Reeves ha…

The Guardian
Feb 17, 2025
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