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India election results: Big wins, losses and surprises

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 12:49
A tight Varanasi race and BJP's Maharashtra downfall - here's how India's 2024 Lok Sabha polls defied expectations.

Why did North Korea launch trash-laden balloons into South Korea?

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 12:30
S Korea suspends inter-Korean military agreement as tensions rise over N Korea's launch of garbage-carrying balloons.

UN rights chief condemns ‘unprecedented bloodshed’ in occupied West Bank

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 12:03
Israeli forces kill and arrest dozens in the occupied territory as Volker Turk condemns impunity.

Euro 2024: past winners of the UEFA European Football Championship

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 11:39
As the Euro 2024 tournament kicks off in Germany, Al Jazeera takes a look at the competition's eventful 64-year history.

Tripling clean electricity by 2030 achievable: International Energy Agency

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:38
The IEA says countries’ domestic ambitions achieve 70 percent of the goal, but experts warn goals are hard to achieve.

Preview: England at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:27
Holders England must guard against complacency as they seek to win a record third T20 World Cup title.

Fires burn in northern Israel after Hezbollah rocket attacks

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 09:41
Forests in northern Israel have been engulfed by wildfires started by Hezbollah rockets from south Lebanon.

Four dead as floods sweep southern Germany

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 09:39
Thousands of people in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg were evacuated as torrential rain causes deadly flooding.

Palestinian teen’s devastating journey through the Gaza war

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 09:37
19-year-old displaced Palestinian Helmi Hirez has lost his mother and 14 other relatives, as well as his home.

Preview: Netherlands vs Nepal – ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Group D match

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 09:22
Nepal return to the T20 World Cup after 10 years and will look to make the most of their clash against familiar foes.

Pressure for truce deal rises as Israel reports four Gaza captives killed

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 09:21
The US says the onus is on Hamas to accept the deal, and is pursuing a UNSC resolution to back it.

Israelis react to deaths of Gaza captives during ‘military operation’

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 09:14
Israeli protesters have been reacting to news that four more captives held in Gaza have been confirmed dead.

Vote counting under way in India’s biggest-ever election

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 09:03
India is counting its over 640 million votes to decide who will win the nation’s biggest-ever election.

Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war: Report

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 08:50
Report says Ethiopia and allies had 'intent to destroy Tigrayans as an ethnic group' and calls for prosecution at ICJ.

Afghanistan beat Uganda by 125 runs to open T20 World Cup campaign in style

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 07:10
Afghanistan set debutants Uganda a target of 184 and then dismissed them for 58 for an emphatic win in Guyana.

India’s stock market dips as expectations of Modi landslide recede

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 06:49
Selloff comes after polls predicting large majority for National Democratic Alliance sent stocks to all-time highs.

Plans shelved for shorter school holidays in Wales

Education - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 06:39
Plans to shorten the school holidays from six to five weeks have been paused by the Welsh government.

China denies fuelling Russia-Ukraine war tensions, says it supports peace

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 06:32
Comments come after Ukraine accused Beijing of attempting to undermine planned global peace summit in Switzerland.

'Insomnia was part of why I quit being a teacher'

Education - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 06:27
Treatment for insomnia is hard to get, with one woman saying she has suffered her entire life.

Epoch Times executive arrested over alleged $67m money laundering scheme

Around The Globe - Tue, 06/04/2024 - 05:37
Weidong Guan accused of involvement in 'sprawling' scheme to launder money to benefit himself and the right-wing outlet.

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