Tag: Al Jazeera

China – As China’s Communist Party turns 100, economic challenges loom (Michael Standaert, Al Jazeera)

Private education companies that provide extracurricular lessons to legions of Chinese children are in the crosshairs of the government, as officials seek to ease...

Hong Kong – Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily journalist at airport (Al Jazeera)

Police in Hong Kong have arrested a former senior journalist with the now-closed Apple Daily at the airport on Sunday night on a suspected...

Guatemala – Lessons from Guatemala’s painstaking search for the disappeared (Jeff Abbott, Al Jazeera)

Victoria Tubin was 10 years old when her father was disappeared by the Guatemalan military. It was September 1981 – the height of the country’s...

USA/Colombia – Biden expresses support for Colombia’s Duque after attack (Al Jazeera)

United States President Joe Biden has expressed support for his Colombian counterpart, Ivan Duque, after a helicopter carrying the Colombian president and other government...

USA – Judge dismisses state, federal antitrust suits against Facebook (David McLaughlin, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Facebook Inc. won the dismissal of two antitrust cases filed by the federal government and a coalition of states when a judge threw out...

Systemic Racism – How can racism against people of African descent be tackled? (Al Jazeera)

“Systemic racism needs a systemic response.” That is the call to action from the UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who released a scathing report...

India/Kashmir – India says two drones intercepted over Kashmir army base (Al Jazeera)

India’s military says it has thwarted a major threat when it intercepted two drones flying over an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir, a day...

Ethiopia – Ethiopia declares ceasefire as rebels retake Tigray capital (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s government declared a unilateral ceasefire in its northern Tigray region after rebel fighters retook Mekelle, the regional capital, following nearly eight months of...

Italy/Africa/ISIS – Italy calls for African task force to tackle growing ISIL threat (Al Jazeera)

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has said he wants to set up an international task force to counter the threat posed by the...

Central African Republic/Russia – Russia denies its personnel involved in CAR killings (Al Jazeera)

The Kremlin has rejected claims that Russian military instructors in the Central African Republic have been involved in killing civilians and looting homes. Russia denies...

Palestine – Palestinian media rally for protection after assaults by police (Al Jazeera)

Dozens of Palestinian journalists rallied outside a United Nations building in Ramallah on Monday to demand press freedom following violent clashes with Palestinian security...

USA/Iran/Syria – US forces in Syria attacked after air raids on armed groups (Al Jazeera)

Iran-backed armed groups have exchanged fire with US-led coalition forces in eastern Syria, a war monitor said on Monday, after deadly US air strikes...

USA – US Supreme Court rejects contractor’s Abu Ghraib torture appeal (Al Jazeera)

The US Supreme Court on Monday put CACI International Inc a step closer to facing a trial in a lawsuit by three Iraqi former...

Palestine – Palestinian children feel abandoned amid home demolitions: NGO (Al Jazeera)

Four out of five children in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem whose homes have been demolished by Israeli authorities say they have...

DR Congo – DR Congo imposes curfew in Beni after weekend bombings (Al Jazeera)

People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s city of Beni have woken up to a curfew on Monday after three bombs rocked the...

Libya – Libya’s stateless ethnic minorities and an upcoming election (Agnese Boffano, Al Jazeera)

Libyan expectations are high and candidates are beginning to express interest in running for the elections scheduled for December this year. These have been delayed...