Category: Aljazeera

Hundreds of protesters in the Philippine capital march against the new anti-terror law, 27 July 2020, Manila, Philippines (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Hong Kong’s new draconian security law has been occupying headlines around the world since it was forcefully imposed by China on June 30. The law, which allows

It has been one week since a massive explosion caused by 2,750 tonnes of stored ammonium nitrate devastated Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, killing some 200 people and wounding 6,000 others. The blast displaced some 300,000 people, leaving the city with billions of dollars in damage. Questions remain as to why such

This image provided by NOAA/NASA shows the Earth’s western hemisphere on May 20, 2018 made by the new GOES-17 satellite, using the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument [NOAA/NASA via AP] Humanity is facing an invasion. In the span of a few months, an invisible outside force we about

Auckland will be locked down for at least three days and some physical distancing restrictions will be reintroduced in the rest of the country [File: Greg Bowker/AFP] New Zealand has announced its first locally transmitted coronavirus infections in more than 100 days, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to

Storm known as a Derecho lasted several hours as it tore from eastern Nebraska across Iowa and parts of Wisconsin and Illinois [AP] A rare storm with power similar to a hurricane swept across the US Midwest uprooting trees, tossing vehicles, and causing widespread property damage. More than

Many people in Lebanon, and on social media, felt Monday’s announcement by Diab would do little to change the political situation [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters] Angry Lebanese have demanded the removal of what they see as a corrupt ruling class to blame for the country’s woes, adding that the government’s resignation on

Iran’s national flag waves as the Milad telecommunications tower and buildings are seen in Tehran [File: Vahid Salemi/AP] Iranian courts sentenced two men to 10 years each in jail for spying on the country for the United Kingdom, Germany and Israel in separate cases. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili

The flight was repatriating Indians stranded in Dubai due to the novel coronavirus pandemic [Reuters] India’s air safety regulator plans to conduct special audits of airports across the country affected by heavy rain, the watchdog’s chief told the Reuters news agency, days after a plane crash killed 18 people and raised questions about safety. An Air India Express plane with 190 people on board

Pompeo will spend two days in the Czech Republic before moving on to Slovenia, Austria and Poland [Petr David Josek/Pool via Reuters] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Prague to begin a five-day visit to central Europe with China’s role in 5G network construction dominating

Bolivia’s government has called in the military, after violence broke out involving protesters who are angry about elections being delayed. Supporters of former President Evo Morales set up roadblocks around the country. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Some 750,000 Rohingya were forcibly displaced from their homes in Myanmar and crossed the border into Bangladesh [File: Rafiqur Rahman/Reuters] The head of a UN investigative body on Myanmar said Facebook has not released evidence of “serious international crimes”, despite promising to work with investigators looking into abuses

Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease [Hannah McKay/Reuters] A new coronavirus that emerged in China late last year has spread to at least 188 countries on six continents, with the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the outbreak of the pathogen a pandemic.  More than 736,000 people