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‘Left to bleed out’: Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 13:59
Two Palestinian youths shot dead and 20 arrested as Israeli forces continue deadly crackdown in the occupied West Bank.

The Abu Ghraib abuse scandal 20 years on: What redress for victims?

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:51
Two decades since images of Iraqi men being abused by US soldiers shocked the world, victims still seeking justice.

Maroof’s ’emotional’ farewell captures legacy for Pakistan women’s cricket

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:43
Trailblazing former Pakistan women's cricket captain Bismah Maroof says 'emotional' farewell was for team and family.

South Africa’s post-apartheid democracy is sustained by protest

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:33
Elections are important for democracy, but political and social mobilisations are crucial.

Russia, Ukraine target each other’s energy sector

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:09
Moscow has renewed strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities, drawing retaliatory attacks on refineries by Kyiv.

Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad night attack

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 11:08
The influencer, who had hundreds of thousands of followers, had been sentenced to six months in prison last year.

Sudan: A savage war and toxic information battle

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 10:43
Domestic rivalries and external players pollute the Sudanese information space.

‘Free at last’: When South Africa voted in democracy, kicked out apartheid

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 10:41
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reflects on April 27, 1994 and the lessons from the transition from apartheid to democracy.

Is the crackdown on US university campuses a threat to free speech?

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 10:24
Hundreds of students and academics have been arrested during rallies opposing Israel's war on Gaza. 

Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 09:43
MV Andromeda Star suffers damage and MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down in latest escalation by the Houthis.

‘Legitimate to fight occupiers’: Meeting a ‘terrorist’ fighting the US

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 09:23
Abu Ala al-Walai, leader of Iraqi armed group KSS, tells our correspondent that the Islamic Resistance will prevail.

US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of $6bn defence aid

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 09:18
New weapons seen as crucial as Kyiv faces dire battlefield conditions, ammunition shortage amid Russian military gains.

South Africa: 30 years after apartheid, what has changed?

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 08:00
Big socio-political gains have followed apartheid but the legacy of racism and segregation is still starkly visible.

Hamas receives latest Israeli proposal amid efforts to revive Gaza talks

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 06:57
Hamas says it is 'open to any ideas' but sticks to its demand that a deal must permanently end the Gaza war.

Columbia University’s Shafik rebuked over Gaza crackdown but avoids censure

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 06:07
University oversight panel says president undermined academic freedom by allowing New York police break up Gaza protest.

US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 04:43
New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m.

Jobless engineers, MBAs: The hidden army of Indian election ‘consultants’

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 04:01
These ‘politically neutral problem solvers’ do short stints in political campaigns and are valued for their data skills.

Generation gap: What student protests say about US politics, Israel support

Fri, 04/26/2024 - 22:35
Experts say growing protest movement on university campuses could help shift US policy on Israel in the long term.

Key takeaways from fourth day of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial

Fri, 04/26/2024 - 21:52
Former National Enquirer publisher faces grilling from Trump defence team as first full week of US testimony wraps up.

Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March

Fri, 04/26/2024 - 21:44
More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing.

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