National,Politics
Former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, “issued an open order” to “use lethal weapons” on students protesting against her government’s policies last year and shoot “wherever they find them”, her secret phone call recordings, accessed by Al Jazeer...
World
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said his country is prepared for any war Israel might wage against it, adding he was not optimistic about the ceasefire between the countries, while confirming Tehran is committed to continuing its nuclear programme for peaceful purposes.Pezeshkian made t...
Cairo, Egypt: When Ahmed Ginah first left his village in Egypt’s northern delta for the Tanzanian capital in 2017, it was with little more than a dream. Four years later, he named his company after that dream. “When I first came to Tanzania at 28, no one imagined why I would head so...
A Russian delegation is heading to Istanbul before the latest round of peace talks with Ukrainian counterparts, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has confirmed, adding that he expected the negotiations to be “very difficult”.A Ukrainian delegation arrived in Ankara Wednesday for bilater...
World,Politics
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has denied reports he plans to resign over a historic defeat his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered in a weekend election, saying he wants to make sure the tariff deal struck with the United States is appropriately implemented.Japanese newspaper The Yomiur...
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced a package of measures aimed at easing the cost of living, including a 100 ringgit ($24) cash handout for all adult citizens.In a televised address on Wednesday, Anwar said the assistance would benefit 22 million Malaysians and be redeemable at mor...
The United Kingdom has sanctioned 25 targets involved in alleged people smuggling, under a new financial sanctions regime targeting those facilitating the travel of refugees and migrants across the English Channel via small boats.The individuals and entities targeted on Wednesday include a small boa...
Al Jazeera Media Network has urgently called upon the journalistic community, press freedom organisations, and relevant legal bodies to take decisive action to halt the forced starvation and crimes against journalists and media professionals in Gaza.For more than 21 months, the Israeli bombardment a...
The number of high-temperature days China has experienced since mid-March is the highest on record, an official from the China Meteorological Administration said.The administration said on Wednesday that 152 national weather observatories in China have recorded temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (...
The European Union has warned Israel of action over a worsening starvation crisis in Gaza, where the number of Palestinians who have died from starvation has risen to at least 101.The warning from the EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, came on Tuesday, as the United States said President ...
World,Education & Culture
Columbia University in the United States has imposed severe punishments, including expulsion, suspension from courses and revocation of academic degrees, on dozens of students who participated in protests against Israel’s war on Gaza.The student activist group Columbia University Apartheid Div...
World,Business,Politics
United States President Donald Trump has announced that he has struck a “massive” trade deal with Japan following months of fraught negotiations.Under the agreement announced on Tuesday, the US will impose a 15 percent tariff on Japanese exports and Japan will invest $550bn in the US, Tr...
China has started building a mega-dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, which could become the world’s largest source of hydroelectric power when completed, according to Chinese officials.The mega-project in the foothills of the Himalayas will include five hydropower stations on the river,...
Tehran, Iran – The wave of Afghan refugees and migrants being sent back from Iran has not stopped, with more than 410,000 being pushed out since the end of the 12-day war with Israel on June 24.More than 1.5 million Afghan refugees and migrants have been sent back in 2025, according to the Uni...
Torrential rains that lashed South Korea have killed at least 18 people and left nine others missing, authorities said, as the government lifted advisories for heavy rain and the meteorological agency warned of a return of heatwaves to southern parts of the country.The toll on Monday came as South K...
Ecuadorean gang leader Adolfo Macias Villamar, also known as “Fito”, is set to appear in a federal court in the United States, where he will plead not guilty to international charges of drug and weapons trafficking, his lawyer says.The Ecuadorean government on Sunday extradited the notor...
A prominent Kenyan human rights activist has been charged with unlawful possession of ammunition over his alleged role in deadly antigovernment protests in June.Boniface Mwangi was charged by the police on Monday, two days after he was arrested and accused of possessing unused tear gas canisters, a ...
South Korea is considering allowing individual tours to North Korea as it studies ways to improve relations with its neighbour, a spokesperson for South Korea’s Ministry of Unification says. “The government is formulating and pursuing North Korea policies with the goal of easing ten...
The nationwide death toll from heavy rainfall in South Korea has risen to 14, authorities said, as fears grow of more deaths, with 12 more people missing since the disaster began.Two people died and four went missing in the resort town of Gapyeong on Sunday after a landslide engulfed houses and floo...
Hong Kong has issued its highest tropical cyclone warning as Typhoon Wipha batters the city, with authorities cancelling classes and grounding hundreds of flights and other transport services.Wipha was located about 60km (37 miles) southwest of Hong Kong at around 1pm (05:00 GMT) on Sunday and was m...
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