Tehran ‘striving’ to compel the US and Israel to establish a permanent ceasefire in all conflict zones, Iranian parliament speaker tells his Lebanese counterpart. Published On 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026Iran’s speaker of parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has told his...

Some of the reservists accused of sexually assaulting a detainee have already started combat roles, reports Israeli Army Radio. Published On 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir has authorised five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a...

Kharkiv, Ukraine – Hushruzjon Salohidinov, 26, was working as a courier in Saint Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city and President Vladimir Putin’s hometown.But last year, the Tajik man and practising Muslim says he was arrested while picking up a parcel which...

Sanaa, Yemen – At 7am, Qasim, 14, rises and begins his daily struggle. He leaves his family’s rented apartment, carrying a white sack about one metre long and half a metre wide. He hopes to fill it by 11:30am.Qasim collects plastic bottles. A sack full of these...

Khartoum, Sudan – Before Husna Mohamed’s five children leave for school and her husband heads to his workshop, the 34-year-old is already carrying jerrycans towards her southern Khartoum neighbourhood’s shared water pipe.Power cuts mean that the electric motor she...

Fuel price protests across Ireland have been described as “arguably the most serious insurrection” since the southern Irish state was created in the 1920s. The increasing number of demonstrations has drawn comparisons with the Gilet Jaunes (Yellow Vests) movement in...

Magistrate hands the opposition figure five-year term, that his lawyers say will be appealed. Published On 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to prison time for firing a rifle in ⁠the air at a party rally.Malema,...

NewsFeedVideos show the moment a driver in China rammed into e-bike riders and pedestrians. Police say the incident was due to an “incorrect operation” of the vehicle, and that several people were taken to hospital.Published On 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026Click here to...

NewsFeedIsraeli strikes in the vicinity of a hospital in southern Lebanon destroyed buildings and several emergency vehicles.Published On 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera...

Published On 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026In the rugged Hindu Kush mountains of eastern Afghanistan, hundreds of men scour the rocky Kunar riverbed for precious gold dust, creating a livelihood amid limited economic options.Against the backdrop of towering peaks, some still...

Gas leak ignites Viva fuel plant, which produces about 10 percent of Australia’s fuel, in Geelong, Victoria.Columns of fire have engulfed the largest of Australia’s two oil refineries, just as the ⁠nation faces pressure to shore up fuel security with the Iran war...

NewsFeedA major fire at a key refinery in Australia refinery has disrupted fuel production, raising fears of shortages as supplies are already strained by the Iran war.Published On 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al...