Mexico has granted asylum to Ecuador’s former Vice President, who’s accused of bribery. The development adds to diplomatic tensions between the countries after Ecuador ordered Mexico’s ambassador to leave. Despite that, the Mexican President says he won’t break diplomatic relations with the Ecuadorians. Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo has more from Mexico City. Subscribe to our…
The US President has pledged to have the port of Baltimore reopened by the end of next month. Joe Biden has been to see the scale of the task ahead, to rebuild the bridge which collapsed last week when it was rammed by a container ship. From there, Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi reports. Subscribe to…
The fighting continues. The air raids continue. The air strikes continue to pound areas across central Gaza, the city of Khan Younis, as well as Gaza City in the north. These attacks are obstructing humanitarian aid. And following Israel’s attack on the World Central Kitchen (WCK) employees earlier this week, a lot of people –…
Hassan Barari, a professor at Qatar University’s Department of International Affairs, says mounting international pressure over the killing of aid workers and calls for an end to arms shipments to Israel appear to be “genuine”. “I think it is genuine pressure, given what Israel has been doing, but at the same time, we have to…
The general feeling in Israel is that something is coming, that it could be significant, and that it’s something that will most likely come from Iran. Iran earlier this week promised to retaliate for the consulate building attack and Israel called up air defence reservists, cancelled leave for combat units and started jamming GPS across…
With international reporters locked out, Palestinian journalists have made huge sacrifices to keep the world informed of the unprecedented killing and destruction in Gaza. More media workers have been killed by Israel since October 7 than in any other conflict in modern history. Like the rest of the population, Gaza’s journalists have also been maimed,…
The UN human rights council has adopted a resolution calling for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Gaza Strip. The resolution came as Israel finally succumbed to unprecedented US pressure and opened new food corridors into Gaza. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on…
Thousands of protesters gathered in the Iraqi capital to mark Al-Quds Day -that’s the annual celebration of Palestinian solidarity on the final Friday of Ramadan. Demonstrators reiterated their solidarity with the people of Palestine, and condemnation of Israeli occupation. Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Abdelwahed reports from Baghdad. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter…
Israel’s military says it’s dismissed two officers, and is reprimanding three others, over the attacks on Monday which killed seven foreign aid workers in Gaza. The killings caused global outrage, including among Israel’s top allies. Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut reports from Occupied East Jerusalem . Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish…
The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Twenty-eight countries voted in favour, 13 abstained and six voted against the resolution. Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find…