18 Senegalese detainees from AFCON final in Morocco go on hunger strike
18 Senegalese detainees from AFCON final in Morocco go on hunger strike Senegal lifted the AFCON title but a penalty for hosts Morocco led to disruption on and off the…
Yemen’s crumbling health system leaves patients without treatment options
Yemen’s crumbling health system leaves patients without treatment options Outdated medical equipment, airport closures, and funding cuts combine to jeopardise patient outcomes in Yemen. Yemen’s healthcare facilities are underfunded, with…
Iraq’s Shia bloc divided over tactics after US rejects al-Maliki for PM
Iraq’s Shia bloc divided over tactics after US rejects al-Maliki for PM Opposition within Shia coalition and US threats hinder Nouri al-Maliki’s path to becoming Iraq’s next prime minister. An…
Ukraine pulls plug on Russian Starlink, beefs up drone defence
Ukraine pulls plug on Russian Starlink, beefs up drone defence Ukraine responded to renewed Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, logistics far from front lines. Workers repair a pipe at a…
Dozens killed in suicide bomb attack at Pakistan mosque
A suicide bombing during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has killed dozens of people.
Israel’s war on Gaza’s healthcare continues in full force under ‘ceasefire’
Israel’s war on Gaza’s healthcare continues in full force under ‘ceasefire’ Missiles and gunfire continue to target Gaza’s medics while tens of thousands of patients remain trapped without treatment as…
Hundreds of thousands flee as fighting escalates in South Sudan
A 2018 peace deal in South Sudan is unravelling, as government and opposition fighting escalates.
‘I came back from the dead’: 21 hours underground after DRC mine collapse
‘I came back from the dead’: 21 hours underground after DRC mine collapse In mineral-rich Rubaya, source of most of the world’s coltan, artisanal miners suffer poverty and dangerous working…
Survivor of deadly mine collapse in DR Congo recounts rescue
A Congolese miner told Al Jazeera he saw his friends around him die as the mine they were working in collapsed.
Just how ‘excellent’ was Trump and Xi Jinping’s phone call, really?
EXPLAINER Just how ‘excellent’ was Trump and Xi Jinping’s phone call, really? Trump raved about his ‘extremely good’ personal relationship with the Chinese leader, but Xi was more muted. US…