Around The Globe
UN says acute malnutrition spreading fast among children in Gaza
Israel says it will send a delegation to Qatar for more talks with mediators after Hamas presented a new truce proposal.
Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members
Navy captures MV Ruen off the Indian coast, ending the three-month hijacking of the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier.
Is the Palestinian Authority still relevant?
Under US pressure to reform the PA, Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new prime minister.
‘Everybody’s fight’: Palestinians hail the sacrifice of Corrie, Bushnell
People of colour cite a tradition of white allies risking everything to help them.
Sixteen Nigerian soldiers killed in attack in Delta state
The soldiers were on a mission to stop the conflict between two communities in the Bomadi region.
Thailand’s flourishing cannabis culture under threat as gov’t seeks ban
Thailand became the first country in Asia to fully decriminalise cannabis in 2022.
Russia says two killed in Ukrainian shelling and drones hit oil refinery
Ukraine launched a series of attacks as Russians entered the second day of voting in the presidential election.
US prosecutors investigating Meta for role in illicit drug sales, WSJ says
The Wall Street Journal report also says the Food and Drug Administration is helping to investigate the Facebook owner.
Surviving the white gold rush – life in South America’s ‘lithium triangle’
'We won't have electric cars,' say local communities in South America ravaged by lithium mining for car batteries.
Play in Israel, just don’t pretend you didn’t know
Nick Cave, Radiohead and others not heeding the BDS call can no longer hide behind their empty rhetoric on Israel.
Can Russia’s Gen Z make a real change?
With the approaching Russian presidential election predetermined, what are the hopes of young Russians?
Attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border kills seven, military says
Assailants used vehicle packed with explosives as well as suicide vests in attack that also involved a shootout.
UN warns five million could suffer ‘catastrophic’ hunger in Sudan amid war
UN aid chief says 730,000 Sudanese children are thought to suffer from 'severe' malnutrition.
India election 2024: A simple guide to history’s biggest vote
About 969 million people will take part in the giant elections to decide who will rule the world’s most populous nation.
Israel approves plan to attack Gaza’s Rafah but keeps truce talks alive
Nod for long-threatened invasion of Rafah, home to 1.4 million displaced people, comes as Israel to send team to Qatar.
Ramadan repression in the West Bank
Violent repression in the West Bank is making a bad situation unbearable.
‘Overthrow the system’: Haiti gang leader Cherizier seeks revolution
Jimmy Cherizier tells Al Jazeera: 'It's not just people with guns who've damaged the country but the politicians too.'
India to hold seven-phase general election from April 19, results on June 4
PM Narendra Modi is seeking a third straight term in the marathon vote - the world's largest democratic exercise.
At gunpoint, Ukrainians in occupied regions back Putin in Russia’s election
Ukrainians and a rights group say people are being forced to vote by their occupiers in election dismissed as a sham.
US probes Boeing 737 flight found with lost external panel after landing
Boeing faces more turbulence even though flight landed safely as it was unclear when or how the panel went missing.