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Network blackout cuts communications for millions in war-torn Sudan

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 17:03
All three of Sudan's main internet providers are offline as the United Nations appeals for aid funds.

The End of Fear

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 16:30
A look at the fear of growing up in a doomsday cult and believing that, any day now, the world may end.

Who is Kwasi Kwarteng and why is he quitting British politics?

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 15:50
The Conservative MP is best known for the financial chaos he unleashed during 38 days as chancellor of the exchequer.

What’s in Hamas’s 135-day proposal for a Gaza truce?

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 15:49
The group has presented a three-stage plan that would see Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners freed.

Why is Amnesty urging India to halt bulldozing of Muslim properties?

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 15:44
Rights group calls for a halt to the demolition of Muslim properties, calling it a form of extra-judicial punishment.

Ukraine lawmakers pass first reading of mobilisation bill

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 15:20
The legislation would tighten draft conditions as Kyiv struggles to replenish its ranks as Russian war grinds on.

In northwest Syria, some earthquake debris is gone, an emptiness remains

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 14:54
A year after dreams and hopes were wiped away by disaster, Al Jazeera returns to speak to survivors about the past year.

How are journalists in Gaza coping with the war?

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 14:30
When the cameras stop rolling and the press vests come off, how do the journalists who cover war cope?

Support promised for head teachers after Perry death

Education - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 14:25
A council criticised over the death of Ruth Perry says it knows lessons need to be learned.

Thailand, Muslim separatists agree on new plan to end violence

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 14:16
Talks resume after one year in Malaysia to bring end to conflict that has killed more than 7,000 people since 2004.

EU launches legal action against Hungary’s ‘sovereignty’ law

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 13:55
The legislation is viewed as a threat to political opponents, media and civil society.

Israeli snipers target sheep in Gaza

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 13:51
Israeli military snipers shot and killed three sheep in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis.

Beyond football: Nigeria, South Africa rivalry rekindled at AFCON 2023

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 13:47
The semifinal between the two continental giants presents a chance to extend bragging rights on and off the pitch.

‘It’s healthy to be on war alert’: Sweden’s conscription push gathers pace

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 13:46
As it prepares to join NATO, Sweden's long-held neutrality will soon become a principle of the past.

UN calls for $4.1bn in aid for Sudan, says crisis needs world’s attention

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 13:29
The 10-month conflict has created one of the world’s ‘largest displacement and protection crises’, UN agencies say.

Palestinian boy drinks from puddle amid Gaza water crisis

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:51
A video of a Palestinian boy drinking from a puddle in Gaza has helped to show the extent of the water crisis.

Sweden closes probe into Nord Stream pipeline blast

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:47
The cause of the explosions on the gas route remains a point of sharp debate between Russia, Ukraine and the West.

As election campaign ends in Pakistan, many lament Imran Khan’s absence

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:46
Little excitement in Pakistan's second-largest city as campaigning for vote, tainted by the ex-PM's imprisonment, ends.

Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity rejected: What next?

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:43
A three-judge panel unanimously ruled that Trump enjoyed no immunity against charges he plotted to derail 2020 election.

Looking for a penny’s worth of hope amid the genocide in Gaza

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 11:57
The horrors of Israel's genocide against the Palestinians continue, even after the ICJ ordered it to stop.

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