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DRC and Rwanda to strike Trump-brokered peace deal: All to know

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 13:26
It's one of several attempts to end the deadly conflict in the troubled eastern DRC. Will it work where others failed?

Israel attacks south Lebanon with ‘bunker buster’ bombs

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 13:07
Footage has been shared on social media showing Israeli air attacks using ‘bunker busters’.

War and Waste in Gaza

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 13:00
A look at how widespread waste sites are across Gaza, highlighting an environmental and health risk brought on by war.

UN: Unprecedented displacement of West Bank Palestinians

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:57
The UN has warned Israel is displacing Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank at a rate not seen in decades.

Family in Pakistan missing after flash flooding

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:44
Several people believed to be part of the same family were filmed being swept downstream after flash flooding.

Iran’s nuclear capabilities: What we actually know

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:35
In this Fact Check, Al Jazeera’s @khalidmajzoub breaks down the facts about Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

UK government backs down on disability benefit cuts after rebellion

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:31
Labour MPs force concessions on disability reforms, applying changes only to new claimants amid mounting criticism.

Babies starve to death in Gaza as US approves more GHF funding

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:11
Two babies died of starvation in Gaza due to Israel’s continuing blockade of vital aid.

Firing on unarmed civilians in Gaza “a war crime”

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 11:31
Human rights lawyer, Kate Mackintosh, warns staff at GHF that they could face war crimes charges over Gaza aid deaths.

AI is fuelling a new wave of border vigilantism in the US

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 11:17
A new AI app pays civilians to track people crossing the border - no training, no oversight, no rules.

Trump says US has signed trade deal with China

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 11:12
China's Ministry of Commerce says the two sides "further confirmed the details of the framework."

‘Waited for 40 years’: South Africa’s Cradock Four families want justice

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 10:27
Relatives of the victims of apartheid-era murders want the government to do more to hold perpetrators accountable.

Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre funded by Florida hurricane money?

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 10:19
Government will allocate some FEMA funds to the facility, but will not use disaster relief money.

US approves $30m for controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 10:08
Human rights lawyer warns GHF staff may face war crimes charges over deadly incidents at Gaza's aid distribution sites.

‘The Caspian Sea is shrinking. It is visible with the naked eye’

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 09:50
Kazakh ecologists and environmental activists worry that the Caspian Sea's levels are set to decline further.

Fact check: Is Zohran Mamdani a communist?

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 09:42
No, Trump's claim that New York City mayoral candidate’s platform is akin to communism is false, experts say.

Security forces disperse Togo protesters demanding president’s resignation

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 09:07
Faure Gnassingbe facing criticism over changes to the country's constitution that could keep him in power indefinitely.

Americans detained trying to send rice, Bibles, dollar bills to North Korea

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 07:37
Six US nationals were taken into custody in South Korea near a restricted border area with North Korea.

Russian photographer gets 16 years prison for Soviet-era bunker details

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 06:20
Grigory Skvortsov, who denies wrongdoing, will serve his sentence in a maximum-security prison camp.

India’s innovation push falters with researchers denied timely funding

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 05:32
Months-long delays in the payment of stipends leave researchers struggling to make ends meet.

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