Tag: Al Jazeera

Iran and Europeans trade barbs as Vienna nuclear talks continue (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

World powers are continuing private talks in Vienna aimed at reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal but disagreements between Iran and the West have kept on spilling...

NSO Group explores shut down of its Pegasus spyware unit, sale (Yaacov Benmeleh and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

NSO Group Ltd., the scandal-plagued spyware company that’s in danger of defaulting on its debts, is exploring options that include shutting its controversial Pegasus...

EU slaps sanctions on Russian mercenary group Wagner (Al Jazeera)

The European Union has imposed sanctions on Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, as well as on eight individuals and three other energy companies...

US-backed SDF forces carry out deadly operation in eastern Syria (Al Jazeera)

Kurdish special forces backed by the US military killed five suspected fighters in an airborne operation in eastern Syria’s Deir Az Zor province, according to the...

As Germany begins a new era, where does the far right stand? (Ruairi Casey, Al Jazeera)

Late last month, Georg Maier, Thuringia’s interior minister, announced that the number of suspected right-wing “extremists” in the eastern German state of 2.1 million...

New Caledonia pro-independence parties reject referendum result (Al Jazeera)

Pro-independence parties in New Caledonia have rejected the result of a referendum, which overwhelmingly approved the Pacific territory remaining part of France, as final results...

How Bangladesh’s poor are paying the costs of climate damage (Al Jazeera)

When Cyclone Yaas slammed into her home in southwest Bangladesh in May, destroying it and sweeping away in the floodwaters the small amount of cash she...

Mixed feelings as India farmers vacate protest sites near capital (Bilal Kuchay, Al Jazeera)

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers have cleared three protest sites on the outskirts of capital New Delhi they had occupied for more than...

Israel releases Palestinian political leader Raed Salah (Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera)

Palestinian political leader Sheikh Raed Salah has been released from a prison in Israel after serving 17 months on charges of “incitement”. Salah, a Palestinian...

Palestinian killed by Israeli forces after West Bank arrest raid (Al Jazeera)

A Palestinian man has been killed during an armed confrontation with Israeli forces in the northern occupied West Bank, security and medical sources said. Palestinian...

US, Australia, Japan to fund undersea cable in Pacific (Al Jazeera)

The United States, Australia and Japan have said they will jointly fund the construction of an undersea cable to boost internet access in three...

Tigray rebels retake Ethiopian Heritage town Lalibela: Residents (Al Jazeera)

Tigray rebels have recaptured the north Ethiopian town of Lalibela, Reuters and AFP news agency have reported, citing local residents, less than two weeks...

Mali’s leader promises election timetable by new year (Al Jazeera)

The head of Mali‘s military-dominated government on Sunday promised West Africa’s regional bloc that he would provide it with an election timetable by January 2022. The...

Saudi Arabia expects 2022 budget surplus after years of deficit (Al Jazeera)

Saudi Arabia has said it expects to post its first budget surplus in nearly 10 years next year, as it plans to restrict public...

New Caledonia holds tense final vote on independence from France (Al Jazeera)

The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is voting in a third and final referendum on independence from France. But the poll on Sunday is...

‘Headed for disaster’: Argentinians protest against IMF debt deal (Natalie Alcoba, Al Jazeera)

Thousands of people have rallied in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, urging their government not to sign any kind of debt restructuring deal with the...