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Jerome Powell: Steering the US Fed through COVID-19 and political pressures
On Friday, Jerome Powell’s term as chair of the United States Federal Reserve Board of Governors will come to a close after months of tension between the White House and the central bank, as US President Donald Trump pushes for more aggressive interest rate...
Trump administration pledges $1.8bn in additional humanitarian aid to UN
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has pledged an extra $1.8bn in humanitarian funding to the United Nations.But the amount announced on Thursday remains far short of past US commitments to humanitarian aid, which totalled as high as $17bn in...
Acute hunger grips nearly 20 million people in war-battered Sudan, says IPC
More than 40 percent of Sudan’s population is facing acute hunger, according to a report by a global hunger monitor, the three-year civil war having created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.Nearly 19.5 million Sudanese people are facing such dire...
Cuba plunged deeper into fuel crisis amid 22-hour blackouts
NewsFeedCuba faced worsening nationwide disruption after officials say the country had completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, triggering severe blackouts and a partial collapse of the national power grid. Residents in Havana endured 22-hour electricity cuts amid a...
‘May your village burn’: Israeli Flag March returns to East Jerusalem
Uri Weltmann was tense. He’s the national field director for Standing Together, an organisation of Jewish and Palestinian peace activists, who had gathered to resist the tens of thousands of far-right Jewish marchers heading for occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City.He...
The Palestinian game fighting to exist
NewsFeedA developer from the occupied West Bank is turning a 75-year-old Palestinian folk tale into a video game, and the fight to make it mirrors the story inside it. Dreams on a Pillow follows a mother displaced during the 1948 Nakba. We spoke to developer Rasheed...
Iran urges BRICS nations to condemn US-Israeli war aggression
By AFP, AP and ReutersPublished On 14 May 202614 May 2026Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on fellow BRICS nations to condemn what he called violations of international law by the United States and Israel, as the war in the Middle East and the related...
No Exit From El Fasher
Fault Lines and Lighthouse investigate the siege of Sudan’s el-Fasher, where civilians were trapped, starved and killed.For 18 months, civilians in Sudan’s el-Fasher were trapped under siege as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces surrounded the western city, cutting...
‘The world is sounding an alarm’: Why big tech is the new colonist
Istanbul, Turkiye – When investigations by Al Jazeera and other media outlets in 2024 revealed that Israeli-linked artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as Lavender and Gospel had helped generate thousands of military targets in Gaza, critics warned that warfare...
Pope Leo calls on Cameroonians to reject violence as 120,000 join Mass
Speaking at a packed stadium ceremony in Douala, Pope shares message of hope, peace and faith during Africa trip. Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Pope Leo XIV has addressed a massive crowd in Cameroon, using one of the biggest stages of his Africa tour to preach a...
The Iran war has exposed the limits of neutrality
The recent US-Israeli military confrontation with Iran is not merely a limited military operation or another round in the cycle of mutual deterrence. Rather, it presents a revelatory moment for the entire structure of the international order. This confrontation redrew...
Tennis: Djokovic pulls out of Madrid Open over injury concerns
Serbian Djokovic, who has struggled with a shoulder issue, will miss the clay-court tournament in Madrid, Spain.By AFP and ReutersPublished On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Former tennis world No 1 Novak Djokovic is still working through the injury problems that forced him...
Could the Lebanon ceasefire lead to US-Iran talks breakthrough?
NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi discusses the prospect that the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon could lead to a comprehensive deal between the US and Iran to end regional hostilities.Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Click here to share on social...
Lebanese celebrate return to homes as 10-day ceasefire begins
NewsFeedA 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has come into effect, as displaced families begin returning to southern areas despite official warnings.Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on...
Israeli attacks kill several over two days in Gaza despite ‘ceasefire’
Several Palestinians have been killed in two days of separate Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, despite the so-called “ceasefire” that is now in its seventh month, as raids and assaults continue in the occupied West Bank.Brothers Abdelmalek and Abdel Sattar al-Attar...
What we know about the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
Israel and Lebanon have announced a 10-day ceasefire to allow negotiations for a more permanent security and peace agreement to continue.The truce was announced by United States President Donald Trump on Thursday and came into effect at 21:00 GMT.Recommended Stories...
Lebanese return to devastated south as fragile 10-day truce takes hold
Displaced Lebanese have begun cautiously returning to their homes in the south after Lebanon and Israel agreed to a 10-day truce, even as the Lebanese army calls on residents to delay their return and Hezbollah warns it has its “finger on the trigger” in case of...
Rapper d4vd arrested on suspicion of murdering 14-year-old girl
Arrest comes after police found the body of Celeste Rivas in a car registered to the musician last year. Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026American rapper David Anthony Burke, known by his stage name d4vd, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 14-year-old...
Myanmar pardons over 4,000 prisoners, including deposed president
Myanmar pardons former leader Win Myint, while lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi says her jail sentence has been reduced.Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Thousands of prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty or had their sentences reduced. The pardon order by Min...
Iran war’s big winners: Wall Street, weapons firms, AI and green energy
The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its global growth forecast for 2026 from 3.3 to 3.1 percent, citing the impact of the United States-Israeli war on Iran and the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz on the world economy.The war has damaged energy...
Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: What happened in Palestine on April 17, 1971?
On April 17 each year, Palestinian Prisoner’s Day is commemorated to remember the plight of thousands of men, women and children held in Israeli prisons.This year’s remembrance is underscored by Israel’s new death penalty law, which solely targets Palestinians...
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