Tag: Al Jazeera

Mapping the world’s oil and gas pipelines (Mohammed Hussein, Al Jazeera)

Over the past 50 years, the world’s annual energy consumption has nearly tripled – from 62,949 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 1969 to 173,340 TWh in 2019. For centuries,...

Syrian soldier killed in Israeli missile attack: State media (Al Jazeera)

A Syrian soldier has been killed in an Israeli missile attack in southern Syria, according to Syria’s state news agency (SANA). “At around 12:50am (23:50...

Ex-Japan PM Abe: Chinese military ‘adventure’ could be ‘suicidal’ (Al Jazeera)

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has urged China not to provoke its neighbours or seek territorial expansion, saying that any Chinese military adventure...

Myanmar journalist reported to have died in military custody (Al Jazeera)

A freelance photojournalist from Myanmar has died in military custody after being arrested last week while covering protests, according to his colleagues and a...

Foreign influencers used to whitewash Xinjiang abuses: report (John Power, Al Jazeera)

Foreign social media influencers are being used by the Chinese Communist Party as part of a “global propaganda push” to whitewash human rights abuses...

Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi to hold talks amid tensions with West (Al Jazeera)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are due to hold a video meeting, as friction in both countries’ relations with the West...

Are sanctions on RAB a shift in US policy towards Bangladesh? (Faisal Mahmud, Al Jazeera)

Even though bilateral ties between the United States and Bangladesh are wide ranging and have historical roots, recent steps taken by President Joe Biden’s...

US Congress members urge Biden to meet Dalai Lama (Al Jazeera)

Democratic and Republican members of the US Congress have urged President Joe Biden to meet with the Dalai Lama in a bid to ensure...

French forces leave Mali’s Timbuktu after nearly nine years (Al Jazeera)

French forces have left the city of Timbuktu, the latest sign the former colonial power is scaling down its presence in northern Mali nearly...

UN confirms record 38C temperature for the Arctic (Al Jazeera)

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) reached in a Siberian town last year was a...

Colombia police responsible for 2020 protests ‘massacre’: Report (Al Jazeera)

Police in Colombia are responsible for a “massacre” of protesters during 2020 demonstrations that erupted in Bogota following the killing of a taxi driver in...

Ecuador declares force majeure on all oil contracts (Stephan Kueffner, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Ecuador declared force majeure on all oil contracts, including exports and imports, as the threat of soil erosion forced the shutdown of the country’s...

Blinken vows stronger Indo-Pacific ties, slams ‘aggressive’ China (Al Jazeera)

The United States’s top diplomat says Washington will expand its military and economic relationships with partner countries in an Indo-Pacific region that he said...

China warns US it will ‘strike back’ for ‘reckless’ sanctions (Al Jazeera)

China has warned the United States that it would “strike back” in response to any “reckless” actions, urging Washington to withdraw its recent passing...

Suspected rebel killed in fresh Kashmir gun battle (Al Jazeera)

Indian troops have killed a suspected rebel during a gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said, as violence escalates in the territory at the heart of decades...

Desert Libraries: A scribe in Mali (Al Jazeera)

Timbuktu is renowned for its ancient texts, which date back to when the Malian city was a vital scholastic centre over 500 years ago. Boubacar...