Category: Al Jazeera

Myanmar’s military appears to have abandoned the strategically important border town of Myawaddy on the eastern border with Thailand, after a sustained assault by an [more…]

Colombia’s capital faces a severe water shortage. Water levels in reservoirs used for generating electricity in some of the largest cities are at their lowest [more…]

Parts of Russia including the Urals, the Volga and central areas have declared states of emergency, after some of the worst flooding in decades. The [more…]

It only lasted about three minutes, but many observers say the total solar eclipse across North America was an event they won’t soon forget. The [more…]

Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that the failure of the Swiss government to adequately tackle climate change is a violation of human rights. [more…]

South Koreans head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a new parliament, which is controlled by the opposition Democratic Party at the moment. The [more…]

Amid Israel’s bloody war on Gaza, Palestinians are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. And for one group of musicians, keeping children happy despite the suffering [more…]

Nicaragua has asked the International Court of Justice to order Germany to stop supplying Israel with weapons. The case joins two others involving Israel already [more…]

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for greater quantities of aid to get into northern Gaza – in particular. These sentiments were [more…]

Palestinians have begun to return to the city of Khan Younis after the withdrawal of most Israeli troops. Most are coming back to houses that [more…]