Category: 3. Middle East

On April 17 every year, Palestinian Prisoner’s Day is commemorated to highlight the plight of those held in Israeli jails and their struggle for freedom against Israel’s continued occupation of their land.

The day marks the 1974 release of

Signature flamboyance is on the menu when the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest opens next month in Basel — but looming large over the festivities is Israel’s participation in the event.

Switzerland’s third-biggest city of Basel hosts this year’s…

This weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is the final leg of the first ‘triple header’ of the season.

From Suzuka in Japan, to the desert of Bahrain, Formula One now pitches up on the shores of the Red Sea in Jeddah.

AFP Sport looks at five talking…

Beijing’s comments come after White House says Chinese exports could face duties of up to 245 percent.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it will pay no attention to United States President Donald Trump’s “tariff numbers game”…

White House says it will appeal ruling that administration flouted court order on deportation flights.

A judge in the United States has said there is “probable cause” to hold US President Donald Trump’s administration in criminal contempt…

These are the key events on day 1,148 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is where things stand on Thursday, 17 April:

Fighting

• A Russian drone attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa overnight injured three people, sparked fires and damaged…

Wall Street closes sharply lower as US Federal Reserve chair warns tariffs could lead to slower growth, higher inflation

United States President Donald Trump has touted “big progress” in trade talks with Japan after making an unexpected…

Fifty years after the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge rebel army, the events of April 17, 1975 continue to cast a long shadow over Cambodia and its political system.

Emerging from the bloodshed and chaos of the spreading war in neighbouring…

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Kieu Quoc Thanh, the CEO of cashew export business SVC Group, says that everyone in his industry has been “feeling crazy” for the past two weeks.

Since United States President Donald Trump announced his…

Adam Boehler tells Al Jazeera ‘nothing goes forward’ on ceasefire deal until release, as Israel’s assault continues.

Washington, DC – Israeli attacks on Gaza will end if Hamas releases all remaining captives, US President Donald Trump’s…