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17 US missionaries, including children, kidnapped in Haiti (Al Jazeera)

A group of 17 Christian missionaries from the United States, including children, have been kidnapped by gang members in Haiti’s capital, according to media...

Alex Saab: Venezuela halts talks after US extradites Maduro ally (Al Jazeera)

Venezuela’s government says it will suspend negotiations with its opponents after the United States extradited a close ally of President Nicolas Maduro to face...

Thousands protest in DR Congo to demand neutral poll body (Al Jazeera)

Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have fired tear gas as governing party members attempted to stop tens of thousands from marching...

Syrian government shelling of rebel-held Idlib kills 4 (Al Jazeera)

Syrian government artillery shells struck a rebel-held town near the border with Turkey on Saturday, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen. The...

Neglect of Palestinians in Israel fuels killing spree (Thomas O Falk, Al Jazeera)

The deadly crime wave engulfing the Palestinian community in Israel must be urgently addressed after years of being ignored by Israeli authorities, analysts say. Until...

Angela Merkel hopes Germany continues to work with Turkey (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

In a farewell visit, outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country will continue to maintain a working relationship with Turkey, stressed cooperation on...

Can the US wrestle back influence in Latin America from China? (Al Jazeera)

China has used its $1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative to expand its economic and diplomatic ties worldwide, including in Latin America – a...

How Judge Bitar’s probe shook Lebanon leaders (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

When the Lebanese government announced more than a year ago that the probe into the devastating explosion in Beirut’s port would be conducted domestically,...

Will Afghanistan’s powerful neighbours engage the Taliban? (Zahir Sherazi, Al Jazeera)

The withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan is inevitably leaving a political vacuum in South and Central Asia. The question that many...

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