Ethiopia will head to the polls on June 1 for its first nationwide elections since the formal end of the Tigray war, a devastating two-year conflict from 2020 to 2022 that concluded with a peace agreement between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). With aContinue Reading
Published On 28 May 202628 May 2026 Iraq’s Ministry of the Interior has warned farmers and residents to be on the alert for an invasion of datura plants – commonly known as jimsonweed, thorn apple or devil’s trumpet. Plants like datura usually grow sparsely in desert regions but can beContinue Reading
Preah Vihear/Siem Reap provinces – When asked how she spends her day, 11-year-old Sokna rattled off a list of chores. She first fetches water, then washes dishes and sweeps the leaves and dust from around the blue tarpaulin tent her family now calls home, in the grounds of a BuddhistContinue Reading
Note: Al Jazeera is withholding some details of interviewees, such as surnames, to protect their identities. Douankara, Mauritania – One evening in late March, 75-year-old Moctar gathered with his family and friends in Sondaje, a village in northern Mali, to plan their escape. For months, homes had been raided byContinue Reading
The IRGC says the aggression came in response to what it described as the US seizure of an Iranian commercial vessel. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 An Iranian gunboat has fired on a container vessel near the coast of Oman, according to a British maritime monitoring agency, inContinue Reading
After talks in Switzerland, the two sides also made progress on a protocol for ceasefire oversight. Published On 19 Apr 202619 Apr 2026 The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and rival M23 rebels have agreed to ease aid deliveries and release prisoners, as mediators push toContinue Reading
Field Marshal Asim Munir leaves Tehran while Premier Shehbaz Sharif heads home from Turkiye amid hopes of another round of US-Iran talks. Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026 Pakistan’s army chief and the prime minister have wrapped up separate diplomatic visits aimed at advancing efforts to end the UnitedContinue Reading
Dasht, Balochistan, Pakistan – Karim Baksh bends down to a narrow channel of water, guiding it with his hands through shallow mud channels towards a row of growing ripening watermelons. In Dasht, a remote village in the southern part of Balochistan, geographically Pakistan’s largest province, Baksh’s crops for years dependedContinue Reading
As the United States-Israeli war on Iran rages on, schools across Israel have been closed, cultural venues shuttered and large gatherings canceled under police orders. Dissent against the war, if there is much at all, you have little chance of being aired. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listContinue Reading
United States President Donald Trump has called for a naval coalition to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of world oil shipments transit, as oil markets reel from supply disruptions caused by the US-Israeli war with Iran. What is essentially the closure of the StraitContinue Reading
