Tag: Al Jazeera

NATO expels eight ‘intelligence officers’ from Russian mission (Al Jazeera)

NATO has expelled eight members of Russia’s mission to the alliance it said were “undeclared Russian intelligence officers”, a NATO official said, in a...

The tug of war within the US Democratic Party (Al Jazeera)

President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” plan aims to tax the rich, fight global warming, and make healthcare and education cheaper in...

The West can help Afghans without recognising the Taliban now (Sultan Barakat, Al Jazeera)

While Afghans have finally seen a glimpse of stability for the first time in decades, they now face a major humanitarian and developmental catastrophe....

Taliban still struggling for international recognition (Ali M Latifi, Al Jazeera)

Since it took power in August, the Taliban has been on a desperate quest to have its Islamic Emirate recognised internationally as the official...

Guinea military government names Mohamed Beavogui as PM (Al Jazeera)

Guinea’s military government has named Mohamed Beavogui, a former civil servant and expert in agricultural finance, as prime minister to preside over a promised...

UN chief demands proof from Ethiopia after staff expulsion (Al Jazeera)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has demanded evidence from Ethiopia after seven UN staff were expelled for allegations of misconduct. “It is my duty to defend the...

Iranian foreign minister meets top Lebanese officials (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has met senior Lebanese officials to express Tehran’s willingness to support the cash-strapped country. Amir-Abdollahian held separate meetings with  Lebanese...

Germany and Denmark repatriate women, children from Syria camp (Al Jazeera)

Germany and Denmark have brought home 11 women and 37 children from a camp in northeastern Syria where suspected members of the ISIL (ISIS)...

Mali summons French ambassador over President Macron’s criticism (Al Jazeera)

Mali has summoned France’s ambassador to the country to register its “indignation” at French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent criticism of the country’s government, which...

Iran looking for ‘big jump’ in Russia relations with Moscow talks (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said Iran is after a “big jump in relations” with Russia as he prepares to hold talks with his counterpart...

Haiti top diplomat asks UN Security Council for help with gangs (Al Jazeera)

Haiti’s top diplomat has called on the United Nations Security Council for help dealing with the country’s spiralling gang violence and crime. Foreign Minister Claude...

Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan amid spike in cross-strait tensions (Al Jazeera)

US President Joe Biden has said that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan after Beijing sent a record number of...

Suspected rebels kill three civilians in Kashmir (Al Jazeera)

Assailants have separately shot and killed three men in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said, blaming the rebels fighting against the Indian rule in the disputed...

As coal stocks shrink, India faces growing energy shortage crisis ( Saket Sundria and Rajesh Kumar Singh and Debjit Chakraborty, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

India is grappling with an escalating crisis as stockpiles of coal, the fuel used to generate about 70% of the nation’s electricity, dwindle to...

Is Turkey really serious about climate change? (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

“They don’t care about the environment, they care about money, always money,” says Nurcan Keskin, a retired teacher as she takes a break from...

Libyan legislative elections delayed until January: Parliament (Al Jazeera)

Libya’s legislative elections have been postponed until January, the country’s eastern-based parliament has said, instead of being held on December 24 as planned. “The election...