US removes Venezuela from list of drug transit, production countries
Al Jazeeraby Umar Farooq·24d ago
United States President Donald Trump’s administration has decided to drop Venezuela from its list of major drug transit or production countries, and is considering removing Colombia and Bolivia.
Syria abolishes al-Assad-era ‘terrorism’ court as Kurdish tensions flare
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·24d ago
Syria’s parliament has voted to abolish an al-Assad-era “terrorism” court and nullify the legal effects of its rulings, in one of the first significant legislative moves by the country’s new...
Efforts underway for Zelenskyy-Trump meeting at UN next week
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·24d ago
Efforts are underway to organise a “meaningful” meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly next...
Republican US senator slams Trump vaccine policy amid rising measles deaths
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·25d ago
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy has blamed the Trump administration’s vaccination policies for an uptick in measles deaths in the United States, where the preventable disease had previously been...
US Fed raises interest rates as inflation weighs on economy
Al Jazeeraby Megha Bahree·25d ago
The United States Federal Reserve has said it will raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point as inflation, driven by soaring fuel prices amid the US-Iran war, continues to weigh on...
Geopolitical divides fueling Security Council inaction, UN chief warns
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·25d ago
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a “reform” of the Security Council, blaming the conduct of major powers for the body’s “paralysis”.
UK trade unions back motion to boycott and sanction Israel
Al Jazeeraby Daniel Khalili-Tari·25d ago
The umbrella organisation for trade unions in the United Kingdom has passed a motion calling for an end to complicity in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and settler violence in the occupied West...
Belarus frees 25 political prisoners in return for US sanctions relief
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·25d ago
Belarus on Wednesday freed 25 political prisoners as the United States lifted sanctions on two of the reclusive country’s companies, US envoy John Coale announced after his latest visit to Minsk.
Why has the response to Nepal’s floods been so muted?
Al Jazeeraby Sunil Acharya·25d ago
It has been three weeks since the collapse of a glacier and rock mass from the Langtang Lirung mountain triggered devastating floods in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi and Trishuli valleys.
South Africa slams planned US sanctions over alleged racial discrimination
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·25d ago
South Africa has called the United States’s plans to impose sanctions on individuals there for alleged discrimination against white Afrikaners a result of “mischaracterisations” being promoted by...
‘Nowhere to go’: Gaza’s damaged buildings turn deadly
Al Jazeeraby Maram Humaid·25d ago
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Leaning heavily on the arm of a relative, Hayat al-Ajlah moves slowly between the hospital beds, scanning the faces of the injured.
Poll shows Americans are increasingly alarmed by AI’s ecological footprint
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·25d ago
A new survey of adults in the United States finds that more than half worry about artificial intelligence’s environmental impact, up 12 percentage points from last year.
Malaysia offers to invite Myanmar leader in Rohingya repatriation push
Al Jazeeraby Reuters·25d ago
Malaysia is offering to invite Myanmar’s military ruler for an official visit to the country in a bid to expedite the repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
Angry Dutch farmers blamed for railway sabotage: What happened?
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·25d ago
Railways in the Netherlands suffered massive disruption on Tuesday when pipes, cables and other materials were placed on dozens of tracks, halting trains and upending the commutes of hundreds of...
Ebola fight in DRC ‘far from over,’ warns WHO chief
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·25d ago
Despite “encouraging signs” in the fight against the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), efforts to wipe out the virus in the east of the country are “far from over”...
Djibouti calls for assistance as thousands of Yemenis flee to country
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·25d ago
Djibouti is calling on the international community to urgently provide assistance to help deal with the rising number of Yemenis fleeing to the country, warning that the figure already exceeds...
Israeli ‘double-tap’ air strike responsible for killing schoolboy in Gaza
Al Jazeeraby Edna Mohamed·25d ago
An Israeli “double-tap” air strike killed two people, including a 15-year-old boy, in Gaza City on Tuesday, despite the US-brokered “ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas in October last year.
Iran war has cost the US $38bn: How will it impact US economy, politics?
Al Jazeeraby Urooba Jamal·25d ago
The United States war on Iran has cost the country $38bn so far, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said this week, adding that an estimated $3bn will be added every month if the conflict...
Mbappe, Vinicius and Konate court controversy with Ceuta solidarity shirts
Al Jazeera·25d ago
Real Madrid stars appear to hide Ceuta solidarity message Real Madrid players Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Ibrahima Konate are in the spotlight having obscured a solidarity message on their...
Egypt’s el-Sisi rejects displacement of Palestinians from Gaza
Al Jazeeraby AFP·25d ago
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has rejected any plans for Palestinian displacement, following comments by Israel’s defence minister saying the army would “finish the job” in Gaza.
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