‘Unstoppable’ Rumesh revives Sri Lanka’s glory, one javelin throw at a time
Al Jazeeraby Anushe Engineer·16d ago
In a small coastal town just south of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, a young Rumesh Pathirage daydreamed about running away from school to a field where he could practise fast bowling, running...
Rubio warns of Iraq ‘Balkanisation’: Is that a real threat?
Al Jazeeraby Nils Adler·16d ago
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that Iraq risks “Balkanisation” unless its armed factions are brought under state control.
Israel offers cash to firms hit by trade ban; Europe dithers on new rules
Al Jazeeraby Caolán Magee·16d ago
The Israeli government plans to pay companies in illegal settlements up to 200,000 shekels ($54,000) following a commitment by European countries to ban their goods amid escalating human rights...
Has China received US F-35 parts by diverting an Australian shipment?
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·16d ago
The United States is investigating reports that parts of its advanced F-35 stealth fighter jet programme were diverted to Hong Kong while being shipped from Australia to the US.
Tunisia fuel strike highlights growing economic and political anger
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·16d ago
Fuel transport workers in Tunis have launched a 48-hour strike to demand better working conditions, wage increases, the disbursement of previously agreed allowances from 2019 and the settlement of...
Morocco’s elections: Fragmentation, disengagement and PJD’s major comeback
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera staff·16d ago
Morocco’s parliamentary elections have reshaped the balance between the country’s main parties amid sharply lower turnout.
Far-right UK activist Daniel Thomas arrested after slashing dinghy
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·16d ago
British police have arrested a far-right anti-immigration activist after he live-streamed footage appearing to show him slashing an empty dinghy in the English Channel with a knife while a French...
Fighting widens across Ethiopia as Tigray clashes escalate
Al Jazeeraby Faisal Ali·16d ago
“They’ve begun an offensive around southern Tigray,” Abdisalam Balema, a member of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front’s (TPLF) central committee, told Al Jazeera by phone from Mekelle, the...
‘It’s our time to shine’: India’s surfers look to make waves at Asian Games
Al Jazeeraby Shail Desai·16d ago
Kovalam and Mumbai, India – When Sugar Shanti Banarse and Kamali Moorthy entered their first surfing event in 2022, the girls could scarcely have imagined they would end up representing India at...
Why is Iran threatening regional airports, and what could be the impact?
Al Jazeera·16d ago
Iran has threatened neighbouring countries with retaliation if they enforce new United States sanctions designed to stop Iranian airlines from operating internationally, raising the prospect of...
Japan’s Ohashi breaks 200m breaststroke world record at Asian Games
Al Jazeeraby Anushe Engineer·16d ago
Japan’s 17-year-old swimmer Shin Ohashi has broken the men’s 200-metre breaststroke world record on the way to Asian Games gold and soaked up the moment in front of a thrilled home crowd.
US Navy confirms ‘eight suicide attempts’ on USS Lincoln: What we know
Al Jazeera·16d ago
Acting United States Navy Secretary Hung Cao has confirmed that there have been “eight suicide attempts” by personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group posted in the...
How UK universities briefed BAE Systems on pro-Palestine campus protests
Al Jazeeraby Aaron Walawalkar·16d ago
Thirteen British universities have discussed how to handle pro-Palestine campus protests with the United Kingdom’s largest weapons manufacturer, including ramping up security at events and...
How an OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked Australia’s Medicare and what that means
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·16d ago
Australian authorities have raised the alarm after OpenAI-powered models hacked into a government health data system in June, slipping past its digital defences and accessing files without...
Russian attacks kill eight people across Ukraine as US steps up diplomacy
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·16d ago
Russian attacks across Ukraine have killed at least eight people as the United States steps up diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the war.
To the victor belong Venezuela’s spoils: Delcy Rodriguez’s UNGA about-face
Al Jazeeraby Belén Fernández·16d ago
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez took to the stage yesterday at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City to deliver a rather bland speech, in which she thanked...
Yemeni forces say they repel Houthi attacks in Taiz as fighting rages
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·16d ago
Yemen’s government-aligned forces say they have repelled Houthi attacks along several fronts in the southwestern governorate of Taiz as heavy fighting continues in the Arab world’s poorest country.
‘Partial satisfaction’: Sri Lankans hail 2019 bombings ruling with a caveat
Al Jazeeraby Ashkar Thasleem·16d ago
Colombo, Sri Lanka – On the morning of April 21, 2019, tuk-tuk driver Indika Rohan took his wife and daughter to the local church for the Easter Sunday mass.
‘Source of anxiety’: Pakistan cracks down before march to free Imran Khan
Al Jazeeraby Abid Hussain·16d ago
Islamabad, Pakistan — The motorway linking Pakistan’s capital with Peshawar, about 180km (110 miles) to the northwest, has been closed to all traffic until further notice, according to a police...
Liberia is squandering the moral authority it claims at the UN
Al Jazeeraby Robtel Neajai Pailey·16d ago
For the past nine months, Liberia has used its experiences of prolonged armed conflict to serve as a principled voice in United Nations debates about the humanitarian consequences of a number of...
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