Category: Al Jazeera
Kenya “taxing the jobless” and “telling them to take a loan” | Quotable
Kenyan activist Auma Obama, Barack Obama’s half-sister, speaks to CNN after being tear-gassed while showing solidarity with Kenya protesters. She explains why young Kenyans are [more…]
Israel signals a shift in the war on Gaza | The Take
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is ending the “intense” phase of the war on Gaza and signals a shift of focus to [more…]
WikiLeaks’s Assange arrives in Australia following release on US plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has arrived in Australia after he was freed by a United States court in Saipan under a plea deal. Assange’s plane [more…]
Russia starts US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s trial: What’s next for him?
Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist with the Wall Street Journal, appeared in a court in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, in the first [more…]
Gaza hospitals not functioning due to damaged equipment
For more than eight months, continuous Israeli air strikes and shelling have severely impacted Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure. Hospitals have suffered damage, with vital medical equipment [more…]
Mongolia heads to polls amid weak opposition, corruption scandals and public frustration
Mongolia is heading to the polls this week for the first time since its constitution was overhauled to broaden representation. Experts believe weak opposition to [more…]
Violations against children in conflict reach ‘extreme levels’, UN says
Violence against children caught in multiplying and escalating conflicts reached “extreme levels” in 2023 with an unprecedented number of killings and injuries, including in the [more…]
Protests against India mosque demolition | AJ #shorts
There have been protests in Delhi in India where authorities bulldozed parts of a mosque due to alleged encroachment. In the past month, several religious [more…]
Bolivian army chief arrested for alleged coup after deploying tanks to the presidential palace
Bolivia’s army chief was arrested on Wednesday after deploying soldiers and tanks to government buildings, which President Luis Arce called an attempted coup. Troops entered [more…]
Israel strikes Nabatieh: Five wounded in attack on southern Lebanon
Israeli jets have bombed the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh in the latest exchange of fire between the Israeli army and Hezbollah. The air raid [more…]