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UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of Gaza ceasefire

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 23:27
The US and Israel were among the few votes against the non-binding resolution calling for an end to the fighting.

UK’s Sunak wins parliament vote on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 21:57
Sunak faces down Conservative rebels by winning knife-edge vote on latest plans to send refugees and migrants to Rwanda.

Should the five permanent members of the UNSC have veto powers revoked?

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 21:46
Frustration grows after the US blocks resolution at UN Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Even in time of genocide, Big Tech silences Palestinians

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 21:39
Social media platforms have been censoring pro-Palestinian content while allowing anti-Palestinian hate speech.

Biden warns Israel risks losing support over ‘indiscriminate’ Gaza bombing

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 21:33
US president offers his sharpest public criticism of Israel since the start of its war with Hamas.

Harvard President Claudine Gay keeps job

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 21:14
Harvard’s President Claudine Gay sees unanimous support from the university board to remain in her role.

When Skiing Santas hit the slopes in Maine, US to kickoff holiday season

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 21:05
The annual event has been held for more than 20 years, except for once during the pandemic.

‘Clear threat’: Kashmiris on India top court upholding removal of autonomy

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 20:05
For the residents, fears of demographic change triggered by Modi government's 2019 move are slowly becoming a reality.

US announces hundreds of new sanctions in push to isolate Russia

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 19:53
New sanctions target entities and individuals around the world in bid to isolate Russia as its war on Ukraine continues.

COP28 climate talks go into overtime amid standoff over fossil fuels

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 18:07
Flurry of shuttle diplomacy under way at UN-led negotiations in UAE as countries fight over wording of potential deal.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in the US. What’s on the agenda?

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:49
Zelenskyy is trying to help break a US domestic political deadlock that will deprive his country of war funding.

Photos: Israel is bombing starving Palestinians in southern Gaza

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:30
Hunger is worsening across the besieged enclave, with the United Nations saying half of Gaza's population is starving.

For the love of Gaza

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:30
Content creator Ahmed Hijazi documents the destruction of his beloved Gaza under Israeli bombardment.

Asylum seeker dies on UK barge housing migrants and refugees

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:28
British Interior Minister James Cleverly says the death will be investigated.

What is the situation in Gaza’s Khan Younis as Israel intensifies attacks?

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 16:41
Israel has intensified attacks on Khan Younis, which was dubbed a safe zone in the initial days of the war.

How a child’s death caused an Ohio city to turn on its Haitian community

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 16:41
A fatal school bus crash in Springfield, Ohio, has sparked a backlash to the city’s burgeoning immigrant population.

‘Everyone is going hungry in Gaza’ UN envoys learn on visit to Rafah border

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 16:30
UN Security Council envoys have visited Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

Osimhen, Oshoala and Morocco steal the show at African football awards

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 16:07
Nigeria's Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala win footballer of the year awards while Morocco are named team of the year.

West Bank fighters say Israel war on Gaza inspires more resistance

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 15:35
Al Jazeera speaks to Palestinian resistance fighters in the northern city of Tulkarem amid Israel's war on Gaza.

Israeli forces blow up UNRWA school in northern Gaza

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 15:31
Video shows the moment Israeli forces blew up the UNRWA school in northern Gaza.

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