Tag: Al Jazeera

South Korea/Japan – S Korea holds naval drills amid row over Japan Olympics map (Al Jazeera)

South Korea’s military began annual drills on Tuesday around a set of islands also claimed by Japan, days after planned talks between the two...

USA/South China Sea – US Navy aircraft carrier USS Reagan enters South China Sea (Al Jazeera)

A US aircraft carrier group led by the USS Ronald Reagan has entered the South China Sea as part of a routine mission, the...

Global/Economy/Unemployment – With millions unemployed, gov’ts not worried about inflation (Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

One reason why so many policy makers are refusing to panic about inflation is that the world economy is still short so many millions...

USA/Europe – After a 17 year war over jet subsidies, US and EU eye a truce (Al Jazeera)

The United States and Europe are speeding efforts to reach a pact to end a 17-year-old dispute over aircraft subsidies but may settle for...

USA/Iraq – US House to vote to repeal Iraq war authorisation (Al Jazeera)

The United States House of Representatives will vote later this week to repeal the authorisation of war that Congress gave to former President George...

Rohingya/Bangladesh/Myanmar/UN – HRW says UN shared Rohingya data without their ‘informed consent’ (Al Jazeera)

Human Rights Watch says the UN improperly collected and shared data from more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees with their host country Bangladesh, which passed...

Israel – New Israeli gov’t approves right-wing march through Jerusalem (Al Jazeera)

Israel’s new government has approved a controversial march by far-right nationalists and pro-settler groups through occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City, a step that risks...

Turkey/USA – Turkey’s Erdogan says held ‘fruitful, sincere’ talks with Biden (Al Jazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he held a “fruitful and sincere” meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines...

Israel/USA – New Israeli government an ‘opportunity’ for Biden (William Roberts, Al Jazeera)

The new government in Israel headed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett presents an opportunity for an easing of political tensions between Israel and the...

Syria – ‘Life and death’: Will Syria’s last UN aid delivery point close? (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

A critical United Nations Security Council vote in July may shut down the last humanitarian lifeline for some 4.4 million Syrians in opposition-controlled areas...

Israel – Who’s who in Israel’s new patchwork coalition government (Al Jazeera)

Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure as Israeli prime minister came to an end as the country’s parliament on Sunday approved a new coalition government led...

Iran/USA – Iran says it has broad agreement with the US on lifting sanctions (Arsalan Shahla, Al Jazeera)

Iran said it has reached a broad agreement with the U.S. over the lifting of sanctions on its industrial sectors, including energy, but warned...

Israel – Israel: Bennett’s win and Netanyahu’s ‘dangerous’ defeat (Thomas O Falk, Al Jazeera)

With a vote in favour of a new coalition led by Naftali Bennett, the Israeli parliament ushered in the end of an era. After 12...

Israel/Palestinians – Palestinians not counting on change as Bennett replaces Netanyahu (Al Jazeera)

Palestinian groups have dismissed the change in Israel’s government, saying new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is likely to pursue the same right-wing agenda as his predecessor,...

Gaza – Trauma and mental health in Gaza (Kamran Ahmed, Al Jazeera)

The May 20 ceasefire between the Israeli government and Hamas brought the latest round of conflict in the region to an end and led...

Myanmar – Myanmar’s detained Aung San Suu Kyi to face Naypyidaw court (Andrew Nachemson, Al Jazeera)

After five years as the de facto leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi finds herself in a familiar place: under house arrest while...