Month: December 2023

Russia has begun retaliating for what it says was an indiscriminate Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Belgorod on Saturday which killed dozens of people, including children, according to local officials. Both sides deny targeting civilians. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website:…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says US policy towards the Korean peninsula is making war inevitable. Kim was speaking at an end-of-year Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang. He said deployment of US military assets in the region, had turned South Korea into an American military base. Kim also announced he’ll no longer pursue reconciliation…

Tourism has long been one of the drivers of Cuba’s economy. But the fallout from a steep drop in visitor numbers is forcing a growing number of people to leave the country. Despite the downturn, the state-run tourism body is building more hotels — while the homes of many ordinary people collapse. Al Jazeera’s Latin…

Even when dead, a person still has rights. Humanitarian law states that a dead body should be respected and kept identifiable, but this has not been the case with Palestinian corpses during the War on Gaza. Al Jazeera’s Imogen Kimber reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook…

When the war broke out between Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, thousands of people fled to Djibouti to safety. Many hoped that peace would allow them to return home. But fears of a growing conflict in the Red Sea could scupper their plans. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Obock, Djibouti. Subscribe to…

UNICEF says 2023 is the worst year on record for the killing of children in the occupied West Bank. At least 83 children have been killed in the past twelve weeks – more than double the number in the whole of 2022. Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports from Jenin in the occupied West Bank Subscribe…

Israeli warplanes have carried out intense airstrikes on Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Israel’s military says it’s expanding operations there – to target Hamas fighters. There have also been strikes in central Gaza – at least 12 Palestinians died, when a house in the Al-Zawaida neighbourhood, was targeted. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud has the latest…