Category: Al Jazeera
US official laughs at question on invading other countries | #AJshorts
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller was telling reporters the US ‘doesn’t dictate to any country what it must do’, when a reporter’s reply caused laughter [more…]
Senior Hamas official: ‘Long way to go before ceasefire deal agreed’
Basem Naim, Hamas’s head of political and international relations, has told Al Jazeera that there is still a long way to go to secure a [more…]
Celebrating Taiwanese identity: Previously banned dialect makes a comeback
In Taiwan, February 28 is the anniversary of the 1947 crackdown by the Chinese nationalist government. 77 years on, Taiwanese celebrate an identity very different [more…]
Who was Aaron Bushnell, the US airman who died protesting over Gaza? | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
People across the US have been holding vigils for Aaron Bushnell, the airman who died after setting himself on fire to protest against Israel’s war [more…]
‘There are no more words to say on Gaza’ Swedish MEP’s silent protest | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
A Swedish MEP spent most of her allotted speaking time at an EU parliamentary session in silence to protest Israel’s war on Gaza, before saying [more…]
Voters in a key US state just sent Biden a message on Gaza | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
Pro-Palestinian activists in the key US swing state of Michigan have declared victory in their campaign to send an election message to President Biden over [more…]
At least 576,000 people in Gaza one step away from famine, UN says
UN agencies have repeatedly warned of increasing starvation and hunger among Gaza’s 2.3 million people. Now they say one in four people is on the [more…]
‘An extreme act’: Why Aaron Bushnell self-immolated for Gaza | The Take
Aaron Bushnell, a member of the US air force, set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, in an act [more…]
Alexey Navalny’s widow calls Russian president a ‘bloody monster’ | #AJshorts
“You are not dealing with a politician, but with a bloody monster.” Yulia Navalnaya addressed the European Parliament with a warning about Russian President Vladimir [more…]
Strategy by optimism in Biden’s push for Gaza ceasefire: Marwan Bishara
Mediators are working to try to secure a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. This week, the US president suggested an agreement was imminent. But [more…]