Tag: Al Jazeera

US sanctions Iranian nationals, company for alleged vote meddling (Al Jazeera)

The United States has sanctioned six Iranian nationals and an Iranian cybercompany for “attempting to influence” last year’s US presidential elections. In a statement on Thursday, the...

Sudan activists promise escalation after deadliest day since coup (Al Jazeera)

Opponents of the coup in Sudan have vowed to step up their protests after 15 civilians were killed during demonstrations against the military takeover. More than three...

Philippines tells China to ‘back off’ after South China Sea clash (Al Jazeera)

Three ships from the Chinese coastguard blocked and fired water cannons on two Philippines supply boats within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in...

Why has Germany halted Nord Stream 2? (Al Jazeera)

Germany’s energy regulator suspended approval of the Nord Stream 2 on Tuesday. To operate the German part of the pipeline, it wants the Russian company behind...

After Biden-Xi summit, what next for US-China trade war? (Michele Koh Morollo, Al Jazeera)

The virtual meeting between United States President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping helped ease the growing tension between the two countries but...

US, Canada, Mexico leaders to meet in first summit since 2016 (Al Jazeera)

United States President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are set to meet in person in...

Five suspected rebels killed in Kashmir amid escalating violence (Rifat Fareed, Al Jazeera)

Five suspected rebels have been killed by Indian forces in the southern district Indian-administered Kashmir, a day after a gunfight in the region triggered...

Burkina Faso: Death toll in security post attack jumps to 53 (Al Jazeera)

The death toll from a weekend attack on a gendarmerie post in northern Burkina Faso has risen to at least 53, according to officials. The attack, near...

‘We will all die’: In Kenya, prolonged drought takes heavy toll (Virginia Pietromarchi, Al Jazeera)

As if in a macabre parade, cattle carcasses line the two sides of the dusty road leading into Biyamadow, a sleepy village in northern...

Thousands detained in Ethiopia crackdown, rights body says (Al Jazeera)

Thousands of people have been detained in Ethiopia’s capital and elsewhere since the government earlier this month declared a state of emergency over the...

Qatar, Egypt agree to supply fuel and building materials to Gaza (Al Jazeera)

Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials to the Gaza Strip, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The announcement...

US warns Iran-backed hackers are targeting critical US sectors (Al Jazeera)

Hackers linked to the Iranian government have been targeting a “broad range of victims” inside the United States, including by deploying ransomware, according to an advisory issued...

Ethiopia conflict threat to wider regional security: Blinken (Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera)

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Wednesday that the worsening conflict in Ethiopia risks “peace and stability” in the wider Horn...

India’s Hindu hardliners attack Muslim ex-foreign minister’s home (Al Jazeera)

Hindu hardliners have attacked and set fire to the home of a former Indian foreign minister, police say, in the latest incident of religious...

Iran, Turkey hope to sign ‘cooperation road map’ in Erdogan visit (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

Iran and Turkey will continue high-level diplomatic talks to draft a “long-term cooperation road map” to boost ties, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has announced. “We...

S-400 delivery to India has begun: Russian official (Al Jazeera)

The implementation of a 2018 deal for Russia to supply India with S-400 air defence missile systems could put India at risk of sanctions...