Senior North Korean diplomat defects to South: Reports
A senior North Korean diplomat who was acting ambassador to Kuwait defected to the South with his family in 2019,[Read More…]
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‘Under siege’: Uganda’s Bobi Wine says military raids home
Uganda’s opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine has told Al Jazeera the military has “taken over” his compound just hours after[Read More…]
Families, friends of Indonesia plane crash passengers await news
Families and friends of the passengers on Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 which crashed into the Java Sea soon after[Read More…]
Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air loses contact with passenger plane
An Indonesian Sriwijaya Air plane is feared to have crashed into the sea after the Boeing 737 lost contact with[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia and allies to restore full ties with Qatar
Diplomatic relations have been restored between Qatar and four Arab states that imposed an embargo against it for three years,[Read More…]
‘Find 11,780 votes’: Trump tells Georgia election official
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has urged Georgia’s top election official to recalculate the state’s presidential election[Read More…]
UK court to rule on WikiLeaks founder Assange’s US extradition
On Monday, a British judge will decide if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to the United States to[Read More…]
Dolal Idd identified as man shot, killed by Minneapolis police
The father of a man shot and killed by Minneapolis police at 36th Street and Cedar Avenue on Wednesday evening[Read More…]
Report: Ethiopian forces killed scores in June-July unrest
Ethiopian security forces killed more than 75 people and injured nearly 200 during deadly ethnic unrest in June and July[Read More…]
Several killed in attack on Yemen’s Aden airport
A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday shortly after a plane carrying[Read More…]
Strong earthquake hits Croatia, girl killed
A strong earthquake in central Croatia has killed at least one person – a girl, injured many and caused considerable[Read More…]
Leading Saudi women’s rights activist al-Hathloul jailed
A Saudi terrorism court has sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison,[Read More…]
Chinese citizen journalist faces trial for Wuhan virus reporting
A Chinese citizen journalist held since May for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the COVID-19 outbreak unfolded was set[Read More…]
COVID-19 vaccine shipments arrive across EU before rollout
The first shipments of coronavirus vaccines have arrived across the European Union as authorities prepared to administer the first shots[Read More…]
Erdogan says Turkey wants better ties with Israel, talks continue
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey would like to have better ties with Israel and that talks at intelligence level[Read More…]
Ethiopia military ‘kills 40’ after Benishangul-Gumuz massacre
Ethiopia’s military has killed more than 40 men suspected to be linked to the massacre of at least 100 people,[Read More…]
Sudanese protesters demand ‘justice’ two years after uprising
Protesters in Sudan’s capital and across the country demanded a faster pace to democratic reforms in demonstrations that marked the[Read More…]
Freed schoolboys arrive in Nigeria’s Katsina week after abduction
More than 300 schoolboys kidnapped last week in an attack on their school in northwest Nigeria have arrived in the[Read More…]
Jimmy Lai appears in Hong Kong court in metal chain
Prominent media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai appeared in court on Saturday to faces charges of colluding with foreign[Read More…]
Iran executes dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam: State TV
Iran has executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017, authorities have[Read More…]
Ethiopia: Aid agencies say four staff killed in Tigray fighting
Four staff members of two international aid agencies were killed during last month’s fighting in Ethiopia’s troubled northern Tigray region. The[Read More…]
Israel, Morocco agree to normalise relations in US-brokered deal
Israel and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalise relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States,[Read More…]
The death of a doctor who helped children to smile
The death from Covid-19 of Dr Ashraf Emarah, a senior plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Kenya, last month highlighted the[Read More…]
India-China relations at ‘most difficult phase in 30-40 years’
New Delhi, India – Relations between India and China are at the “most difficult phase” in the last three to four[Read More…]
US Senate backs massive arms sales to UAE after Trump veto threat
The United States Senate has defeated an effort to block the Trump administration’s sale of $23bn in advanced fighter jets[Read More…]
China uses big data to select Muslims for arrest in Xinjiang: HRW
A big-data program in China’s Xinjiang “arbitrarily selects” Muslims for detention, flagging behaviour such as wearing a veil, studying the[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia, Qatar near agreement in Gulf crisis: Sources
Qatar and Saudi Arabia are close to striking a preliminary agreement to end a dispute that has pitted the Gulf[Read More…]
Kenya terror convict ‘kills himself in jail’
A Tanzanian man convicted of involvement in the 2015 attack on a Kenyan university that left 148 people dead has[Read More…]
‘Harsh revenge’: How will Iran respond to scientist’s killing?
The Iranian authorities have promised to exact “harsh revenge” after top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in an explosion[Read More…]
Top Iranian nuclear scientist killed – Iran defence ministry
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian scientist who, Israel alleged, led the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear programme until its disbanding in the[Read More…]
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Ceasefire calls as army claims progress
Aid agencies are calling for an immediate temporary ceasefire in northern Ethiopia to allow aid to reach civilians affected by[Read More…]
Armenia foreign minister quits as gov’t under fire over ceasefire
Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has quit his post, in the most significant departure of a government official following a[Read More…]
Biden says he told foreign leaders “America is back”
President-elect Joe Biden fielded calls from foreign leaders who offered their congratulations on his projected victory in the presidential election,[Read More…]
Palestinians declare three days of mourning for Saeb Erekat death
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a three-day mourning period for Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator who died on Tuesday[Read More…]
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia sign deal to end Nagorno-Karabakh war
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia signed an agreement on Tuesday to end six weeks of fierce fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh in a[Read More…]
What could another Trump presidency mean for US troops in Somalia?
As Trump considers withdrawing US troops from Somalia, Somali analysts believe this is dangerous rhetoric which has more to do[Read More…]
Timeline: A series of attacks in France amid a debate over Islam
A rift between the Muslim world and France is widening, as leaders and the public in several Muslim countries respond[Read More…]
Muslim world’s falling out with France deepens: Live news
A rift between France and Muslim nations is growing after French President Emmanuel Macron said earlier this month that Islam[Read More…]
‘Ignition of new war:’ Sudan political parties reject Israel deal
Sudanese political parties have rejected the government’s decision to normalise relations with Israel, with officials saying they will form an[Read More…]
Nigeria says 51 civilians, 18 security forces killed in unrest
Nigeria’s president announced 51 civilians were killed in unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses and blamed “hooliganism”[Read More…]
