Tag: Al Jazeera

Ethiopia’s Tigray/Sudan – Dozens of bodies found in river between Ethiopia’s Tigray, Sudan (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: At least 30 corpses have washed up on the Sudanese banks of a river that abuts Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, according...

Philippines – Why is Duterte still riding high despite recession, COVID? (Al Jazeera)

Ted Regencia writes: When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, a meandering and profanity-laden spiel that...

China – China is building a 2nd base for nuclear missiles, say analysts (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Analysts at the Federation of American Scientists say China is building a second field of silos for launching nuclear missiles in a...

India – Parched villages in India coal-mining hubs hunt for scarce water (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: As a child, Fagu Besra swam in gurgling streams and drank “sweet and cold water” from the wells in his village of...

Armenia/Azerbaijan – Armenia says 3 soldiers killed in gun battle with Azeri forces (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Armenia has said three of its soldiers were killed and two wounded in border clashes with Azerbaijani forces in some of...

Climate Change – Thousands of scientists warn climate tipping points ‘imminent’ (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Thousands of scientists have repeated calls for urgent action to tackle the climate emergency, warning that several tipping points are now imminent. The...

Ethiopia – Somali region says hundreds ‘massacred’ by Afar militia (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: The local government in Ethiopia’s Somali region says militia from the neighbouring region of Afar attacked and looted the town of...

West Bank – Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in occupied West Bank (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: A Palestinian man has been killed in Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank, the scene of confrontations between protesters and Israeli...

Tunisia – Tunisia tries to reassure as Ennahdha presses for early elections (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Tunisia’s foreign minister phoned his counterparts in the European Union, as well as Turkey and the High Commissioner for Human Rights to...

Hong Kong – Hong Kong awaits verdict in first national security trial (Al Jazeera)

Suzanne Sataline writes: That Tong Ying-kit buzzed his motorcycle past a cheering crowd and angry police on July 1, 2020, is not in question,...

Hong Kong – Arrest to verdict: A timeline of Hong Kong’s first security trial (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Three Hong Kong judges are expected to deliver their verdict on Tuesday in the trial of Tong Ying-kit – the first...

Koreas – North and South Korea restore severed cross-border hotline (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: South and North Korea have restored cross-border communications, just over a year since the hotline was cut off, in a surprise move...

Haiti – Haiti arrests top security chief in Moise murder investigation (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Haitian police have arrested the head of Jovenel Moise’s security team as part of the ongoing investigation into the president’s July...

Brazil – Unusual cold weather in Brazil sends coffee prices soaring (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Arabica coffee prices rose 10 percent more on Monday, after jumping nearly 20 percent last week, to their highest in nearly...

Afghanistan/Pakistan – Afghan soldiers flee attack, cross border: Pakistan army (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Dozens of Afghan soldiers have slipped across the border into northwestern Pakistan after their border post was overrun, apparently by the Taliban,...

Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast’s Ouattara to meet former president and rival Gbagbo (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara is due to meet his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, for the first time since forces loyal to them...