Tag: Al Jazeera

USA – US virus talks drag on liability as Congress prepares stopgap aid (Al Jazeera)

United States politicians are giving themselves more time to sort through their end-of-session business on government spending and COVID-19 relief, preparing a one-week stopgap...

AFGHANISTAN – Afghan civilian deaths from US air raids rose by more than 300 percent (Al Jazeera)

Deaths of Afghan civilians in air raids carried out by the United States and its allies “increased dramatically” since 2017 when Washington loosened its...

GAZA – Coronavirus test kits run out in Gaza as ‘collapse’ fears grow (Al Jazeera)

Health officials said Monday that they could no longer carry out coronavirus tests in the Gaza Strip because of a lack of kits amid...

FRANCE/EGYPT – Macron rejects calls to get tough with Egypt’s el-Sisi on rights (Al Jazeera)

France will not condition weapons sales to Egypt on human rights concerns, French President Emmanuel Macron said after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart in...

IRAN – Iran: ‘Smart satellite-controlled machinegun’ killed scientist (Al Jazeera)

The killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last month was carried out remotely with artificial intelligence and a machinegun equipped with a “satellite-controlled smart...

VATICAN/IRAQ – Pope to make first-ever trip to Iraq in March: Vatican (Al Jazeera)

Pope Francis will become the first pope to visit Iraq next year, in a trip to five places, including Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul between...

TURKEY – Erdogan seeks energy talks as EU mulls sanctions over East Med (Al Jazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes “a win-win formula” can be found in a row with Greece over undersea resources, as the European Union...

EUROPE/IRAN – European powers rebuke Iran after enrichment announcement (Al Jazeera)

France, Britain and Germany said on Monday they were “deeply concerned” by an Iranian announcement that it intended to install additional advanced uranium-enriching centrifuges...

MACEDONIA/BULGARIA – On the Macedonian-Bulgarian dispute and historical revisionism (Katerina Kolozova, Al Jazeera)

In 2004, North Macedonia was one of the first post-Yugoslav states to receive an accession candidate status with the European Union. But 16 years...

INDONESIA – Indonesia police kill six suspected supporters of hardline leader (Al Jazeera)

Six suspected supporters of Indonesian Muslim leader Muhammad Rizieq Shihab were killed in a clash with police in the early hours of Monday morning,...

SOUTH KOREA/JAPAN – South Korea, Japan to deploy military to combat COVID-19 (Al Jazeera)

South Korea and Japan are deploying their militaries to assist healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19, with South Korean soldiers called in to expand coronavirus...

BREXIT – Brexit: UK, EU ‘on a knife-edge’ as trade talks near deadline (Al Jazeera)

The United Kingdom and European Union will make a last-ditch attempt to strike a post-Brexit trade deal this week, with probably just days left...

VENEZUELA – President Maduro claims victory in boycotted election (Al Jazeera)

President Nicolas Maduro has seized total control of Venezuela’s political institutions with a sweeping victory in legislative elections that were boycotted by the main...

USA/CHINA – Asian shares recede on fear of new US-China tensions, virus surge (Al Jazeera)

Asian shares retreated from a record peak on Monday after news reports of the United States preparing to impose sanctions on some Chinese officials...

INDIA – India’s Serum Institute seeks approval for COVID-19 vaccine (Al Jazeera)

The Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine producer by volume, has sought government approval for emergency-use authorisation of the coronavirus vaccine that...

GHANA – Ghana votes in tight race between incumbent and former president (Al Jazeera)

Ghanaians are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections, with the race for the top job, dubbed “the battle of two giants”, expected to be a...