The United Nations Security Council has repeatedly struggled to come to any kind of consensus on the war on Gaza and failed to pass any resolution calling for a ceasefire. This month, the Presidency of the council passes to France. Al Jazeera’s Diplomatic Editor, James Bays speaks to the French ambassador to the UN about…
All but one of the World Cup stadiums will be used at the Asian Cup. The opening game will be in Lusail stadium, where Argentina lifted the world cup trophy in 2022. Al Jazeera’s Andy Richardson reports. 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:…
Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon, the apartment was struck during what seems to have been a meeting. The precision of the strike is evident, as only that specific apartment was affected and the entire building did not collapse. In the aftermath, body parts were scattered across the street, with forensic teams on-site collecting them. It is…
Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital and other cities have killed at least four people and injured dozens. Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital and other cities have killed at least four people and injured dozens. Al Jazzera’s Assed Baig reports from Kyiv. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us…
The targeted killing of yet another senior Hamas leader – this time in Lebanon – follows a familiar pattern used by Israel over decades. Israel has attempted to kill senior Hamas figures when it could, while isolating the group inside the strip – along with the people of Gaza. Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports. Subscribe…
At least 48 people have been killed in western Japan after a powerful earthquake struck the region. Rescue teams are looking for survivors. The quake caused widespread damage and triggered tsunami warnings. Al Jazeera’s Eunice Kim reports from Kanazawa, Japan. 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…
In Gaza, Palestinian people face a new hardship amid bombings – adverse weather exacerbates their plight. In Rafah, at a solar-powered desalination station, hundreds of displaced people queue for hours seeking a gallon of drinking water. The challenging weather affects the station’s efficiency, relying on five hours of sunlight. Forced to evacuate due to the…
Senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh. Al-Arouri was the deputy chief of Hamas’s political bureau and one of the founders of the Qassam Brigades. Lebanese media reports say at least six people were killed in the strike. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe…
Sultan Barakat, a professor of public policy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, says that the genocide case filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice will be “the most important instrument of international pressure against Israel”. “The way that South Africa has addressed this issue is that they are purely focused…