India’s Foreign Ministry says comments by US radio host Michael Savage, circulated by Trump, are ‘uninformed’. Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026Comments shared by United States President Donald Trump referring to India as a “hellhole” were “in poor taste” and at...

By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026Famine was confirmed in two places in 2025 – areas of the Gaza Strip and Sudan – the first such dual confirmation since formal famine reporting began, according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2026.The...

NewsFeedThe Lebanese government wants Hezbollah to disarm as it aims for a state monopoly on weapons. But does it have the political and military power to force Hezbollah to do so?Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026Click here to share on social...

NewsFeedPalestinians gathered in the occupied West Bank to bury Odeh Awawdeh, a 25-year-old father shot dead by Israeli settlers while helping shepherds under attack near Ramallah. His two-month-old twin daughters were brought to his funeral to help bid...

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Uzma Bashir sleeps most nights with her phone beside her pillow. She often wakes, not to check her messages, but she is getting married in the summer and is monitoring the price of gold.“In [Indian-administered] Kashmir, gold is...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US has not told the Iranian national team that it cannot play.By ReutersPublished On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington has no objections to Iranian players participating in the 2026 FIFA...

The New York Times published a detailed account this week of Iran’s new leadership structure, based on interviews with more than 20 Iranian officials, former officials, Revolutionary Guard members and individuals close to the new supreme leader. It deserves a careful...

Taipei, Taiwan — Japan’s southern island of Kyushu is known for its volcanic landscape and tonkatsu ramen, but the popular tourist destination is ground zero for one of the greatest shifts in Japan’s defence strategy since 1947, when it formally renounced the use of...

Ruling against Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham will spawn a ‘broader chilling effect’, groups such as Amnesty and HRW warn. Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026A coalition of leading British civil society groups has condemned the convictions of two prominent pro-Palestine...

When Donald Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran on Wednesday, the US President did not provide a deadline for the resumption of talks, simply saying the US would continue its near-one-week blockade on Tehran and wait for Iran’s “proposal” for...

EXPLAINERThe Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is extended by three weeks after White House talks with Israeli and Lebanese envoys. Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026US President Donald Trump has announced a three-week extension to the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon...

NewsFeedIn the battle of propaganda, fake videos and images of female victims of Iran’s government are going viral, with even the US president sharing them. Al Jazeera’s Soraya Lennie explains how Iranian women, real or fake, are often used to sell foreign...