US and Philippine forces conduct live-fire coastal combat drills
Officials say the military drills are not directed at any country, though they come at a time of tension with China. United States stealth fighters...
Switzerland proposes $1,000 fines for breaking ‘burqa ban’
Face coverings in public places are banned after a March 2021 referendum, but face masks against COVID-19 are allowed. The Swiss government has sent a...
Which weapons might the US send to Ukraine?
Ukrainian leaders are pressing the United States and other Western allies for air defence systems and longer-range weapons to keep up the momentum in their...
Middle East round-up: The backlash against OPEC+
Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week. OPEC+, and Saudi Arabia’s, decision to cut oil production frustrates the US, an Israeli-Lebanese...
Pakistan bus fire kills at least 18 flood survivors
Nearly 50 passengers on the bus were all members of an extended family displaced by the catastrophic floods. Islamabad, Pakistan – A bus carrying nearly...
Bhutan holds high-altitude race to highlight climate dangers
Bhutan has forests covering 70 percent of its land, which absorb nearly three times more climate-changing emissions than it produces in a year. Twenty-nine runners...
Military bus blast in Syria kills 18 soldiers: State media
Dozens of others wounded in explosion near the Syrian capital, Damascus, reports state news agency SANA. A bomb exploded on a military bus near Damascus,...
As NATO holds more nuclear talks, Russia warns of World War III
While NATO leaders discuss nuclear preparedness during a closed-door meeting, Moscow warns against Western involvement. The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to defend “every...
Ukraine diplomat says Russian war harming quality of life in Africa
Ukraine’s top diplomat began a tour of the continent last week, visiting Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Kenya. Africa and Ukraine are in “the same...
Iraqi parliament elects Abdul Latif Rashid as new president
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Election breaks months-long political deadlock and came hours after rockets struck areas near Baghdad’s Green Zone. Lawmakers in Iraq have elected Kurdish...