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Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 12/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports kick in this week. We look at why the price of the yellow metal has soared in recent days. Gold exports pointing to a desire for a safe asset. Spot gold rose by 0.3 percent to $2,916.37 per ounce as of 07:01 GMT. By March of that year, gold prices spiked to $2,070 per ounce, from $1,910 the month before. Trump signed proclamations late on Monday, reinstating a 25 percent tariff rate on steel from all countries. He also eliminated tariff exclusions on products that use both metals. Canada is also the largest exporter of aluminium. The US imports roughly a quarter of the steel it uses. Countries and experts have pointed to the economic volatility caused by Trump’s actions and words. China had hit back at Trump’s previous tariffs by adding their own on a range of US imports, including coal and crude oil. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu, reporting from Beijing, says these latest tariffs likely won’t start a trade war, but they are a step in that direction.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 12/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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North Korean state media accuses the US of “slaughter and robbery” over Trump’s proposed plan to occupy the Gaza Strip and expel its population of more than two million Palestinians. The White House’s Gaza proposal was evidence of the US’s “hegemonic, invasive” ambition for world dominance, it said. North Korea has been an outspoken critic of the situation in Gaza. A US Navy fast-attack nuclear submarine docked in a port in Busan, South Korea. North Korea’s Ministry of Defence described the presence of the US nuclear submarine on the Korean Peninsula as a “clear expression of the us invariable hysteria for confrontation”

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Author: The Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 21:06:37

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Marc Fogel was arrested in August 2021 and is serving a 14-year prison sentence on drug charges. He was designated by President Joe Biden’s administration as wrongfully detained in December. His release follows a massive prisoner swap last August that resulted in the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and corporate security executive Paul Whelan. Russian media reported that his name matches a U.S. Citizen interviewed in 2020 who said he was born in the Perm region in 1991 and adopted by an American couple at age 2. An engineer from Texas, Barnes was arrested in 2022 while visiting his sons in Russia, where their mother had taken them. He was convicted in June 2024 in Vladivostok of stealing and making threats against his girlfriend. Tater has been in custody awaiting trial on assaulting a law officer. At a September court hearing, he claimed he came to Russia to seek political asylum.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 12/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Ukrainian Security and Defence Council official said attack targeted oil refinery. No casualties were reported. Russian military said its forces have taken control of Yesenove settlement in eastern Ukraine. Russian bomb disposal experts defused a French-made SCALP cruise missile in the Kursk region. Politics & Diplomacy US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that he wants the “hundreds of billions of dollars” spent by the United States on Ukraine to be secured regardless of whether Ukraine may or may not lose its sovereignty to Russia. Trump also claimed that Kyiv had “essentially agreed” to provide $500bn worth of rare earth minerals to the US in exchange for Washington’ Washington said this was a sign that things were moving in the right direction to end the war in Ukraine. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that a significant population in Ukraine “wants to be Russia” just hours after Trump suggested Ukraine may or may not become part of Russia. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia has imposed “systematic and widespread” restrictions on reporting and called out Moscow for its coordinated efforts to suppress dissent.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 12/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Fogel, 63, had been detained in Russia since August 2021. He was handed a 14-year prison sentence for possession of about 17 grams of marijuana. Fogel's release was secured after United States President Donald Trump and special envoy Steve Witkoff "negotiated an exchange"

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 12/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Salman Rushdie told jurors at the trial of his alleged attacker, Hadi Matar. Matar is accused of stabbing Rushdie about 10 times with a 6-inch (15cm) blade. As he did on the trial’s opening day, Matar said, “Palestine will be free” as he was led into court. New York-based British-American Rushdie, now 77, was rescued by bystanders. Venue employee Jordan Steves told the court how he launched himself with his shoulder. Prosecutors will seek to present the case as “open and shut”. One of Matar’s lawyers said police had made assumptions about Matar. Iran denied any link to the attacker and said only that Rushdie was to blame for the incident.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 12/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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China’s military has accused the United States of engaging in risky behaviour in the Taiwan Strait. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said it had monitored the movements of the USS Ralph Johnson, a naval destroyer, and the USNS Bowditch as they moved through the waterway between Monday and Wednesday.

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Author: Euronews
Published on: 12/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Marc Fogel was arrested in August 2021 and serving a 14-year prison sentence. His family and supporters said he had been traveling with medically prescribed marijuana. He was designated by former US President Joe Biden’s administration as wrongfully detained in December. Estonia switched off from the Russian grid and hooked up to the European system. Since then, the price of electricity in Estonia has started to climb. The price of gas has reached a record high of the last couple of years on the Dutch TTF.

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Author: SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 23:36:04

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Julio Arrivillaga and Catalina Pérez Molina boarded a bus with other residents in Santo Domingo Los Ocotes. On Tuesday, families began saying goodbye to their loved ones amid a three-day period of national mourning. A day earlier, the Public Ministry said 53 people had died at the site of the crash and two more at a hospital.

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Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 12/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Noboa gave an interview to Ecuador’s Radio Centro in which he expressed scepticism about the results, though he failed to offer proof of any malfeasance. Independent election observers quickly fired back that there appeared to be no discrepancies with the voting tally. The OAS sent a mission to observe Sunday’s election. Noboa entered the crowded race to replace Lasso as a dark horse. The frontrunner at the time was Gonzalez, the protege of former President Rafael Correa. Gonzalez received 52 percent of the vote to Gonzalez’s 48. Gonzalez blasted Noboa's implication that her votes were won through criminality. She highlighted the fact that noboo had failed to tamp down on Ecuador’s rising crime rates.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 12/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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The FBI has announced the discovery of thousands of records related to the assassination of John F Kennedy. The FBI said on Tuesday that searches had turned up about 2,400 "newly inventoried and digitized records that were previously unrecognized" the announcement comes after Trump last month ordered the declassification and release of all remaining files related to JFK’s assassainment. In a 2023 Gallup poll, 65 percent of Americans said they did not believe the Warren Commission’s conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing the president. In his first administration, Trump promised to release all remaining records on the assassination but ultimately only sanctioned the release of about 2,800 documents after bowing to pressure from the CIA and FBI to withhold thousands of files.

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Author: Euronews
Published on: 12/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Europe will channel €200 billion into AI investments in a bid to catch up with the thriving tech ecosystems in the US and China. The price of gas has reached a record high of the last couple of years on the Dutch TTF but is expected to fall. From €126 per MWh last week, the new average electricity price will be €191. The EU was one of the first powers to enshrine comprehensive regulations around AI. But this strict regulatory environment will simply slow down any form of cooperation with the EU. The US and the UK have notably refused to sign the summit’s declaration.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Missouri accuses Starbucks of using diversity, equity and inclusion as a pretext to discriminate based on race, gender and sexual orientation. Starbucks accused Starbucks of tying executive pay to company’s achieving racial and gender-based hiring quotas. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey contended that Missouri consumers pay higher prices and wait longer for services at Starbucks. Trump has tried to shut down policies promoting diversity, equity and inclusion inside and outside the federal government. Goldman Sachs on Tuesday canceled a policy to take companies public only if they had two diverse board members. Google scrapped diversity-based hiring targets, while Amazon.com removed a reference to inclusion and diversity from its annual report.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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The motion to request a stay for 60 days marks the first clear effort to retreat from the SEC’s previous crypto enforcement under Democratic leadership. The SEC was expected to begin a review of existing court cases like those against Binance, where the regulator has argued the firms are listing crypto tokens that behave like securities. Paul Atkins has yet to be confirmed by Congress, but the SEC has already started shifting priorities under its existing Republican leadership. The SEC’s prior chair, Gary Gensler, had asked Congress to help the agency rein in the crypto “Wild West” On Tuesday, SEC noted that the comparison with the Wild West has “positive sides”.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-2 at the Etihad. Erling Haaland scored the winner in stoppage time. City now have a monumental task ahead to progress to the last 16. Valverde drilled inches wide before Bellingham should have scored when he shot low into the legs of Ederson. But it was City who got the third goal when Foden was brought down by Ceballos. By full-time, the Norwegian was a disconsolate figure as City’s poor campaign took another turn for the worse.

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Author: Abubakr Al-Shamahi
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Jordan’s King Abdullah II has become the first Arab leader to meet Donald Trump in the White House since the United States president’s second term began on January 20. Jordan and the US have historically had strong ties, but Trump has repeatedly pressured Abdullaha and his government to accept displaced Palestinians from war-torn Gaza. The US, meanwhile, has said it would “take over” and “own” a Gaza emptied of its residents. Israel has already killed more than 61,700 Palestinians since 2023. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has since echoed Trump’s threats. He warned that his military would recommence its bombing campaign in Gaza. Abdullah said he would do what was best for his country. He said Arab states would come up with their own plan for Gaza. Some observers believe Trump’s Gaza plan is a negotiating tactic. Trump described Gaza as potentially becoming a “diamond” in the Middle East. Critics say his vision for Gaza seems divorced from the politics of the region. On Tuesday, Trump once again emphasised that Palestinians would not want to stay in Gaza, seemingly ignoring their attachment to their land.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Leaders from Mexico, Canada and the European Union describe the move as reckless and counterproductive. The EU had already called the tariffs “unjustified” and warned they will “trigger firm and proportionate countermeasures” The reactions come a day after Trump signed an executive order announcing the 25-percent tariffs as a “means of reducing imports” Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the new tariffs were “not justified” while Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called them “unacceptable” if forced, Canada would respond to the tariffs with retaliation. In Brazil, the industry lobby group Aco Brasil said it was “surprised” by Trump’s tariffs. A 25-percent increase in any product is going to hurt, says an owner of Denver Concrete Vibrator. "We can’t just raise our prices every time the cost goes up for us, so we are losing a lot of money," she says.

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Author: Unknown
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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A father was able to reunite with his lost son after a Palestinian family took him in. He raised him for over a year and ensured his survival throughout Israel’s war on Gaza.

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Author: Sophia Khatsenkova
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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European Union will channel €200 billion into AI investments in a bid to catch up with the thriving tech ecosystems in the US and China. These investments are meant to boost EU companies in developing more advanced AI systems following the release of popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT and China's DeepSeek. The announcement was warmly welcomed by multiple start-ups present at the Station F incubator in Paris. ADVERTISEMENT US Vice President JD Vance warned against "excessive regulation" of artificial intelligence. Vance said the Trump administration will not accept other companies "tightening the screws" on US companies. Europe is championing a hands-off approach to innovation. China is rapidly expanding AI through state-backed tech giants. "The Trump administration is troubled by reports that some foreign governments are considering tightening the screws on US tech companies with international footprints," Vance says. Vance made his first foreign trip to attend the AI Action Summit. China signed the declaration, further widening the distance between the US and the rest of the world in the struggle for AI supremacy. The agreement comes as the EU enforces its AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive AI law.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Israeli army launched a retaliatory operation just one day after the release of Ashraf Zghair, a 46-year-old Palestinian who had been imprisoned since the age of 23 and was serving six life sentences. In an incident highlighting the tensions, neighbours and family members openly celebrated the release on Saturday, January 25, authorities arrested his brother Amir. “The arrest of my son has no legal basis,” he said. Hamas said on Monday that it would suspend the release of captives scheduled for Saturday because of Israeli violations of the agreement. Israel has responded by threatening to restart the bombing of Gaza if the captives are not released. One of the Palestinians released in late January was 18-year-old Adam al-Hadra, who had been detained from the West Bank in November 2023. Palestinians arrested are liable to be re-arrested by Israel. Legal expert Nadia Daqqa highlighted significant concerns about the release process. Palestinians were released without providing any legal documents explaining their release. More than 3,300 Palestinians are currently in administrative detention. A report by the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor published earlier this month provided a scathing critique of the detention system. It concluded that Israeli prisons and detention centres constitute a systematic framework aimed at torturing and mistreating Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

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Author: Rory Sullivan
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Pope Francis has rebuked the Trump administration over its planned mass deportation of migrants. Pope Francis said nations have the right to protect themselves, but stressed that forcibly removing immigrants “damages the dignity of many men and women, and of entire families, and places them in a state of particular vulnerability and defencelessness” In the US president’s first term, Francis said anyone who built a wall with the aim of keeping out migrants was “not a Christian” The pope’s most recent intervention comes as Trump a federal judge in New Mexico preemptively blocked the transfer of three Venezuelan men to the US military base in Guantanamo. Lawyers for the men said their clients fit the profile of those the administration prioritised for detention.

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Author: FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 20:32:25

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Pope Francis accepts resignation of influential Peruvian bishop. Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos from the diocese of Trujillo will be replaced by Jesuit bishop Gilberto Vizcarra. A reason for Pope’s decision was not provided. Bertomeu and Scicluna report uncovered sect-like abuses of power, authority and spirituality, economic abuses in administering church money and even harassing critics. The 2023 report resulted in the expulsions of Figari and 10 top members, including an archbishop who sued Salinas and journalist Paola Ugaz.

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Author: OMAR FARUK Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 16:19:32

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Tens of thousands of internally displaced people sit under the baking sun. The U.S. Provides more foreign aid globally than any other country. Somalia depends almost entirely on foreign aid to look after people displaced by conflict. Somalia was to receive $125 million in USAID support for programs that could become “null and void” in 2025. SoyDA founder says abruptness of Trump’s announcement has destabilized their programs.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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UN has suspended aid operations in Saada, citing detentions of its staff by the Houthi group. The WFP did not release when or how its employee had died. He is survived by his wife and two children. Yemen has been the focus of one of the world’s largest humanitarian operations during a decade of civil war. WFP said it provided assistance to 47 percent of Yemen’s population – accounting for roughly 15.3 million people – in 2023.

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Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00

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Hamas said on Monday that the suspension was a response to Israeli violations of the ceasefire in Gaza, which came into effect on January 19. The Palestinian group cited the delayed return of displaced people to different areas of Gaza and not allowing the entry of all aid that had been agreed upon as part of the deal. On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country would resume its bombing of Gaza if HamaS did not continue the release of captives on Saturday. Israel has killed more than 25 Palestinians since the ceasefire began. Israel has also fallen short in the supply of desperately needed aid. Israel’s far right has made it clear its priority is the defeat of Hamas and the illegal takeover of Gaza – along with the expulsion of its 2.3 million Palestinian residents. Israeli officials confirmed to The New York Times that the Israeli government has officially denied them. Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the declaration was a complete violation of the ceasefire agreement. Dozens of Palestinians have died in Israeli jails, and cases of rape have also been documented. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was widely reported to have been persuaded to remain in government only in return for assurances from Netanyahu that Israel would resume its war on Gaza. In February of last year, smotrich angered many families of those held in Gaza by saying their return was “not the most important thing” Ben-Gvir boasted in January that he had “repeatedly foiled” efforts to halt the fighting in exchange for the captives’ return. According to observers, the collapse of the ceasefire and the reignition of Israel’s war on Gaza might benefit the prime minister. In June, frustrated by Netanyahu’s reluctance to press ahead.

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