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Polls open in Gaza area in first municipal election in 20 years
By AFP and APPublished On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026Palestinians in central Gaza and the occupied West Bank have begun voting in municipal elections, the first local vote held since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.Polling stations opened at 7am (04:00 GMT) on...
Ireland to demand Israel pay for settler demolition of Palestinian school
NewsFeedIreland will demand that Israeli authorities repay the cost of a school that was demolished by settlers in the occupied West Bank. The Irish Aid-backed facility, which served around 60 children, was among structures destroyed in a Bedouin community.Published...
West Bank scepticism as Palestinians doubt local elections will change much
Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Hani Odeh has spent four and a half difficult years as mayor of Qusra, southeast of Nablus.Surrounded by illegal Israeli settlements and outposts, the small Palestinian town of approximately 6,000 in the northern West Bank faces...
US sanctions China’s ‘teapot’ refinery for buying Iranian oil
The Hengli refinery, China’s second-largest, has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran’s military, the US Treasury says. Published On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026The United States has sanctioned a Chinese oil refinery for buying hundreds of millions of dollars...
Brazil and Chelsea star Estevao’s World Cup hopes in doubt after injury
The winger will miss the rest of the season after suffering a hamstring injury during last week’s 1-0 loss to Man United.Published On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026Brazil and Chelsea forward Estevao’s World Cup hopes are in doubt after it was confirmed he will miss the rest...
Capture of ships by US, Iran violates international law, shipping body says
A prominent shipping organisation has condemned the United States and Iran’s tit-for-tat capture of commercial ships and is calling for the immediate release of their crews.In an interview with Al Jazeera, John Stawpert, marine director of the International Chamber of...
Lakers down Rockets in overtime for 3-0 series lead, Celtics beat Sixers
By AFP and APPublished On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026The Los Angeles Lakers, fuelled by 29 points from LeBron James, beat the Houston Rockets 112-108 in an overtime thriller to take a 3-0 stranglehold in their NBA playoff series.James, the 41-year-old superstar playing in...
Elections without sovereignty: What Palestine’s local vote really represent
On April 25, Palestinians will vote in local elections to choose representatives to municipal and village councils for four-year terms. These elections come after years of repeated postponements of national votes, with no legislative elections held since 2006.In...
What’s at stake for Iran and the US in Islamabad?
NewsFeedIran’s foreign minister is in Islamabad, with US envoys also on the way. Iranian officials deny they plan on holding talks with US delegates, but the visits have raised hopes the two sides can break the Strait of Hormuz deadlock with diplomacy.Published On 25...
Iran says wars are not won on social media
NewsFeedEbrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said wars are decided on the battlefield, not on social media, in response to comments by US President Donald Trump. He also derided the US campaign name “Epic Fury” as better...
Attempts to open Strait of Hormuz by force would be ‘almost suicidal’
Quotable“I don’t think 2,500 [US] Marines will make any difference whatsoever to opening up the strait.” Andreas Krieg, Associate Professor at King’s College London, says that US plans to deploy 2,500 marines to the Gulf is unlikely to reopen the Strait of...
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of air strike on drug rehab centre
NewsFeedRescuers are combing through the wreckage of a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul where Afghan officials say a Pakistani strike has killed at least 400 people.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al...
Scores of people killed in series of bomb blasts in northern Nigeria
NewsFeedFootage shows the aftermath of deadly blasts in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria. Authorities in Borno state say suspected suicide bombings hit two local markets and a university.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social...
Iran war live: Trump scolds allies for not joining Strait of Hormuz mission
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, ‘For 40 years, we’re protecting you’: US President Donald Trump criticises allies’ reluctance to commit forces to open the key waterway for Gulf oil exports. Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social...
Pro-Palestine protester Leqaa Kordia freed from US immigration detention
The 33-year-old Columbia University protester had been held in immigration detention centre for a year.Listen to this articleListen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera...
Hotel in Iraqi capital Baghdad struck as attacks on US embassy intercepted
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which took place amid the escalating Israel-US war on Iran.Listen to this articleListen to this article | 2 minsinfo Published On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al...
Trump claims strikes on Iran prevented nuclear war
NewsFeedOffering another rationale for the US-Israeli war on Iran, Donald Trump claimed he ordered strikes to prevent a nuclear conflict that would have turned into World War III. He also said not even the “greatest experts” thought Iran would retaliate with attacks...
Trump seeks to delay meeting with China’s Xi by ‘month or so’ amid Iran war
The US president delays March 31-April 2 trip to China to focus on the escalating war against Iran.Listen to this articleListen to this article | 3 minsinfoBy AP and ReutersPublished On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd...
‘Fourth world nation’: Trump slams Somalia, Ilhan Omar
NewsFeedSpeaking at the Oval office, US President Donald Trump stated that Somalia is a “fourth world nation” while repeating claims without evidence that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar had illegally entered the country by marrying her brother. Omar has consistently denied...
Ten ICU patients killed in hospital fire in eastern India
NewsFeedEmergency responders carried patients out of a government hospital in Odisha, India, after a fire killed at least 10 ICU patients, according to officials.Published On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera...
Who is answering Trump’s call for help with Strait of Hormuz?
NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump has criticised the response to his call to help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the Israel-US war against Iran. Countries including Germany and the UK have rejected military involvement, warning it could escalate the...
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