Tag: Al Jazeera

Omid Masoumali: Australia urged to end refugee detentions (Zoe Osborne, Al Jazeera)

Campaigners are once again calling on Australia to end offshore detention for refugees after an inquiry found that “inadequate” and “inferior” healthcare was a...

Singapore says embrace crypto or risk being ‘left behind’ (Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, Haslinda Amin, Joanna Ossinger, Bloomberg. Al Jazeera)

Singapore is seeking to cement itself as a key player for cryptocurrency-related businesses as financial centres around the world grapple with approaches to handle...

EU foreign policy chief blasts Nicaragua’s Ortega ahead of vote (Al Jazeera)

The European Union’s foreign policy chief has blasted Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega as a “dictator” who is overseeing “fake” elections, as the vote on...

Minneapolis voters reject proposal to replace police department (Al Jazeera)

Voters in Minneapolis, where the murder of George Floyd last year sparked the largest wave of protests against racial injustice in generations, have rejected...

Republican Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race: US media (Al Jazeera)

A Republican candidate has been elected the governor of Virginia, according to US television networks, in a setback for Democrats ahead of next year’s...

Ex-police captain Eric Adams elected New York City mayor (Al Jazeera)

Former police captain Eric Adams cruised to victory to become the next mayor of New York as voters across the United States picked new...

‘Great distress’: Bangladesh bears brutal cost of climate crisis (Al Jazeera)

Experts say the effects of global warming are devastating Bangladesh and destroying the livelihoods of millions, particularly increased cyclones and flooding that brings saltwater...

Taliban bans the use of foreign currency across Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

The Taliban has announced a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan, a move certain to cause further disruption to an...

Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’ from all sides: UN (Al Jazeera)

A UN joint investigation into alleged atrocities in Ethiopia found all sides committed grave abuses that may amount to crimes against humanity and war...

US suspends duty-free access to Ethiopia over human rights abuses (Samuel Gebre and Fasika Tadesse, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

The U.S. suspended duty-free access to Ethiopian exports because of a yearlong civil war that’s spawned a humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa...

Sudan closer to power-sharing deal to reverse military coup (Al Jazeera)

Sudan’s army and politicians have edged closer to a new power-sharing deal as international efforts intensify to reverse last week’s coup, according to people...

Israel launches missile attack near Syria’s Damascus (Al Jazeera)

Israel has launched an aerial attack with a number of missiles targeting an area on the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus, Syrian...

Palestinians in Gaza mark 104 years since Balfour Declaration (Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera)

Dozens of Palestinians have taken part in a protest at the Jablia refugee camp in the besieged Gaza Strip to demand the United Kingdom...

Sheikh Jarrah families reject ‘unjust’ deal with Israeli settlers (Al Jazeera)

Palestinians facing forced displacement from a flashpoint neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem have rejected a deal that would have seen them accept the temporary...

Moscow, Kyiv deny reports of Russian military buildup near border (Al Jazeera)

Russia has denied media reports that it is massing military units near its border with Ukraine. Tuesday’s rebuttal came after the United States-based Politico news...

France-UK fishing row: Paris delays sanctions as talks continue (Al Jazeera)

France will postpone planned sanctions on the United Kingdom over a post-Brexit fishing rights row while negotiations continue, President Emmanuel Macron has said. France had earlier threatened...