In the occupied West Bank, a gunman has opened fire on two buses carrying Israeli settlers. Three people were wounded. Children were reported to be among the bus passengers near Jericho, in the Jordan Valley. Israeli forces have blocked roads and say a manhunt for the attacker is underway. Al Jazeera’s Laura Khan has the…
With India amid a national election campaign, its news media is in sharp focus. Until recently it was believed that the sheer diversity of outlets ensured a range of perspectives, but now, India’s mainstream media has largely been co-opted by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Just how did the media in…
Hannah Storm’s analysis of how pro basketball got so big is pretty simple: That guy from North Carolina. “What happened was Michael Jordan,” Storm said on the latest episode of The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly. She should know, since the pioneering television broadcaster and ESPN anchor was there from before the beginning….
At least nine people have been killed in Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military targeted Naquora and Tayr Harfa, near the border with Israel on Wednesday. Fighters from the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah are among the dead. Israel has described the attacks as retaliatory. Hezbollah and the Israeli military have been launching…
As a familiar face steps in front of the camera, old alliances are broken, new relationships are formed and the cards of broadcast news are reshuffled. The final season of #AstheCrowFlies is only on Netflix on April 11. Watch on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81458347 About Netflix: Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services with over…
Video shows Israeli forces killing unarmed Palestinians in Northern Gaza then burying them with a bulldozer. Al Jazeera has obtained video showing Israeli forces in Gaza shooting and killing two unarmed Palestinians. One of the men repeatedly waves what appears to be a piece of white fabric, to show they are not a threat.This is…
It’s Easter and one of the busiest times for the Old City, in occupied East Jerusalem. But the war on Gaza has meant tourists have stayed away, and Israel is making it even more difficult for Palestinians who want to celebrate. Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan reports from the occupied East Jerusalem. Subscribe to our channel…
Al Jazeera has obtained footage showing Israeli forces in Gaza shooting two unarmed Palestinians dead – at close range. One of the men repeatedly waves what appears to be a piece of white fabric, to show they are not a threat. This is an international symbol of surrender. The bodies of the two Palestinians are…
The bodies of two people have been recovered after a container ship crashed into a bridge in the city of Baltimore. Divers are trying to find the bodies of four other people who fell into the water, when the bridge collapsed on Tuesday. Authorities have recovered the ship’s black boxes and say a full investigation…
Nomadic herders in Mongolia are counting the cost of one of the most severe winters, in nearly half a century. Temperatures dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius – enveloping most of the country in thick snow and ice. Pastoral communities have lost more than half of their livestock – an essential part of their livelihood….