How kidnappings are hitting Nigeria’s Borno families hard
Al Jazeeraby Adamu Aliyu Ngulde4d ago
Maiduguri, Nigeria – When Musa Abdullahi Wakawa learned that his wife and seven-year-old son had been abducted, disbelief quickly gave way to fear.
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top 87%US stocks slide as oil prices fluctuate over renewed Iran war fears
Al Jazeeraby Adam Hancock4d ago
US financial markets have been whipsawed as bond market fears grow, pushing Treasury yields to their highest levels in more than 20 years, and oil prices continue to fluctuate, despite the Nasdaq...
Russia dismisses reports of second plague case, WHO urges formal response
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff4d ago
What we know about Russia’s suspected plague case Russia has dismissed media reports of a second suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia, as the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Moscow...
EU-China trade talks begin in Beijing amid escalating pressure
Al Jazeeraby AFP; Reuters4d ago
European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic has arrived in Beijing for talks on the European Union’s (EU) growing trade deficit with China.
UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon says shots fired at Israeli border post
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff4d ago
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says one of its posts on the Lebanon-Israel border was targeted by small arms fire, with no casualties reported.
Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support before waking, lawyers say
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff4d ago
Lawyers for Christa Pike, the Tennessee woman who survived a botched execution attempt, have said that their client was nearly disconnected from life support before she awoke this week in a United...
‘No to the father, no to the son’: Thousands march in Rio against Bolsonaro
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff; AFP4d ago
In Pictures Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Rio de Janeiro in a student-led protest against presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and the growing influence of Brazil’s far right.
South Africa host Australia who battle more than ‘Sandpapergate’ memories
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff4d ago
Australia play their first Test in South Africa since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal when they start a three-match series in Durban on Friday, with the visitors unlikely to face more than a few...
Harmanpreet Kaur: The captain who changed how India’s women played cricket
Al Jazeeraby Annesha Ghosh4d ago
For nine years, Harmanpreet Kaur’s career as captain of the Indian women’s cricket team teetered on the brink of near-misses and lingering deliberations.
US Republicans, independents express low trust in election integrity: Poll
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff4d ago
With less than a month to go before the United States’ pivotal midterms, a new survey found that most independent voters and supporters of President Donald Trump’s Republican Party do not believe...
Democratic FCC member warns of AI robocall misinformation risks in US
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff4d ago
Anna Gomez, the Democratic member of the United States Federal Communications Commission, has urged the federal agency not to allow robocalls generated with artificial intelligence in the lead-up...
Former Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing indigenous men in Australia
Al Jazeeraby AP; News Agencies4d ago
A former Roman Catholic bishop has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for sexually abusing two young indigenous men in Western Australia.
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi detained over election chief protest
Al Jazeeraby AP; Reuters4d ago
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been detained for the third time in two days during a protest demanding the resignation of the election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists.
Ultra-Orthodox rabbi’s anti-Zionist remarks stir Israel election row
Al Jazeeraby Abdullaziz albaraa4d ago
Comments by one of Israel’s most senior ultra-Orthodox rabbis postulating that Jews may have been better off without a state have prompted controversy in the country.
Witnesses spot Eritrean troops inside northern Ethiopia as tensions flare
Al Jazeeraby Reuters4d ago
Eritrean soldiers have been seen driving through a northern town inside Ethiopia, witnesses tell the Reuters news agency, days after the neighbouring countries severed ties.
Most Americans oppose Trump’s taxpayer-funded ‘golden age’ ads: Poll
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff4d ago
The Trump administration says its taxpayer-funded television advertisements are about patriotism, reminding people why they should love the United States and why it is worth defending.
In El Salvador’s mass trials, lawyers struggle to defend hundreds
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff4d ago
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a report documenting widespread violations as part of El Salvador’s mass trials, in which hundreds of people can be tried and convicted together.
US Supreme Court hears challenge to air force UXO detonations in Guam
Al Jazeeraby Joseph Stepansky5d ago
The United States Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments in a case that could determine whether the US air force can continue to use a beach in Guam to detonate unexploded ordnance.
Spanish unions call general strike over housing before snap election
Al Jazeeraby AFP; Reuters5d ago
Trade unions in Spain have announced a nationwide general strike over housing issues for November 11, a few weeks before a snap election in which rising rents and evictions have become major...
Over 100 arrested in Belgium student protests over education costs
Al Jazeeraby AFP; Reuters5d ago
Police in Belgium have detained more than 100 people after demonstrations in the city of Liege against the rising cost of education turned violent in some places, as similar protests grip...