Tag: Al Jazeera

(USA) FBI probing Capitol riot link to foreign governments, groups (Al Jazeera)

The FBI is investigating whether foreign governments, organisations or individuals provided financial support to people who helped plan and execute the January 6 attack...

(USA/NASA) US: NASA cuts short ground test of its giant moon rocket (Al Jazeera)

US space agency NASA ignited all four engines of its giant Space Launch System (SLS) for the first time on Saturday, but the “hot...

(Afghanistan) Two Afghan female judges shot dead in Kabul ambush (Al Jazeera)

Two female judges have been killed by unknown gunmen in an ambush early on Sunday in Afghanistan’s capital. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/17/two-afghan-women-judges-shot-dead-in-kabul-ambush

(Uganda) Bobi Wine to legally contest Uganda vote, urges non-violence (Al Jazeera)

Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine says he will legally contest the results of the presidential election that saw incumbent President Yoweri Museveni announced the...

(Libya) Libya talks make progress towards new temporary government: UN (Al Jazeera)

A Libyan political dialogue arranged by the United Nations has made progress towards agreeing on a new transitional government to oversee the run-up to...

(Tunisia) Protests erupt in Tunisian cities amid anger over poor economy (Al Jazeera)

Violent protests broke out in several Tunisian cities, including the capital Tunis and the coastal city of Sousse, as anger mounts over economic hardship. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/17/protests-erupt-in-tunisian-cities-amid-anger-over-poor-economy

(Egypt) Egypt 2011: ‘We did not know we would be documenting history’ (Alessio Romenzi, Al Jazeera)

In December, 2010, anti-government protests erupted in Tunisia, soon triggering similar demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa, including in Egypt, Libya, Yemen and...

(Germany/CDU) Laschet succeeds Merkel as German CDU party leader (Al Jazeera)

Centrist Armin Laschet was elected chairman of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) on Saturday, succeeding Angela Merkel and putting him on course to run as...

(Hondurans) Thousands of Hondurans advance on foot in US-bound caravan (Al Jazeera)

Thousands of Hondurans are making their way on foot across Guatemala in hopes of reaching the United States, authorities said on Saturday, as they...

(Brazil/Amazonas) COVID-hit Amazonas state receives more emergency supplies (Al Jazeera)

The Brazilian state of Amazonas has received more emergency supplies of oxygen after authorities appealed for help to treat COVID-19 patients amid a devastating...

(Costa Rica) Costa Rica’s ‘explosive’ debt crisis: All you need to know (Sandra Cuffe, Al Jazeera)

Costa Rica’s latest effort to address a nearly $40bn debt crisis threatens to rekindle anti-austerity protests across the Central American nation, experts say, as...

(USA/NASA) NASA cuts short ground test of its giant moon rocket (Al Jazeera)

NASA ignited all four engines of a deep space exploration rocket – the Space Launch System (SLS) – for the first time on Saturday,...

(USA) US states brace for potential violence before Biden inauguration (Al Jazeera)

State officials across the United States are preparing for potentially violent demonstrations in support of President Donald Trump in the days leading up to...

(Open Skies Treaty) Can the Open Skies treaty survive? (Al Jazeera)

One of the cornerstones of global security since the Cold War is in danger of collapsing. The Open Skies treaty allows countries to fly aircraft...

(USA/Iran) Biden nominates Iran nuclear deal negotiator to State Department (Al Jazeera)

United States President-elect Joe Biden has nominated a key negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement to be the US’s next deputy secretary of...

(Afghanistan) Insider attack: A dozen Afghan militiamen killed by colleagues (Al Jazeera)

Two members of an Afghan militia opened fire on their colleagues in western Herat province, killing 12 in what police described as an “insider...