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Gambia’s parliament upholds ban on female genital mutilation

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 13:40
MPs vote to kill the Women's (Amendment) Bill, which had sought to decriminalise the practice of female circumcision.

Orban’s ‘peacemaking’ mission: Did Hungary’s leader achieve anything?

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 12:37
Hungary's leader widens rift between Budapest and Brussels by visiting Putin and Xi amid Ukraine war.

Israel strikes five schools in week of ‘massacres’

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 12:25
The latest attack on a UN-run school in Nuseirat camp kills 17, wounds about 80.

Suspected serial killer ‘confessed’ to murder of 42 women in Kenya: Police

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 12:07
Police says nine bodies had been recovered so far and that autopsies are under way in Nairobi.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Key issues – Israel, Russia, Seine, hijab ban, workers

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 11:34
As Paris gets closer to hosting its third Olympics, Al Jazeera looks at the five biggest talking points.

FBI probing Trump shooting as ‘domestic terrorism’ as RNC opens

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 11:19
Evidence thus far points to the suspect acting alone, says the FBI, but it has yet to identify a motive.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 871

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 10:59
As the war enters its 871st day, these are the main developments.

As Rwanda votes, tensions with neighbouring DR Congo deepen over M23

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 10:50
A recent UN report accuses Rwanda of aiding M23 rebel group that's battling Congolese forces in eastern DRC.

A ‘tribunal for Putin’ from a Nobel Prize-winning Ukrainian rights defender

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 10:37
Oleksandra Matviichuk spent years documenting alleged Russian war crimes but the events of 2022 still shocked her.

Pakistan government announces move to ban Imran Khan’s PTI

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 10:33
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar makes the announcement, alleging opposition party involved in antistate activities.

Argentina win record 16th Copa America in match marred by crowd chaos

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 09:59
Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 in extra time as the play was delayed by more than an hour as fans try to storm the stadium.

Deadly car bomb targets busy cafe in the Somali capital

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 09:55
Al-Shabab group claims deadly attack on the cafe as people watched the 2024 Euro final.

Israel bombs yet another UN-run school in Gaza, killing 17

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 08:29
Israeli missile strikes have killed 17 people and injured 80 sheltering at a school in the Nuseirat refugee camp.

Biden calls on Americans to ‘cool it down’ after Trump shooting

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 08:07
US President Biden called on Americans to put aside divisions after Donald Trump survived an attempted assassination.

Rwanda election: Kagame eyes fourth term as voters head to the polls

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 08:06
Kagame, Rwanda's de facto leader since 1994, faces only two challengers after courts banned his most prominent critics.

Celebrations as Spain crowned European champions for a record fourth time

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 07:41
Spain beat England 2-1 to lift its fourth European football title as England lose its second consecutive Euro finals.

Trump lands in Milwaukee, a day after assassination attempt

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 07:32
Donald Trump has landed in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention.

Biden, Trump stress unity after assassination attempt

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 04:23
Biden says 'violence is never the answer' as Trump says Republican convention a chance to bring country together.

Malaysia is building malls like crazy – but shoppers aren’t coming

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 01:10
Dozens of new malls are under construction in the country even as existing complexes struggle to attract customers.

Kenya police vow ‘transparent’ probe into dismembered female bodies

Sun, 07/14/2024 - 21:34
At least eight bodies have been found, but reports indicate there may be more as anger over the discovery grows.

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