Rapturous crowds filled the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, after generals and protest leaders signed a landmark power-sharing deal paving the way for civilian rule after months of deadly protests. Thousands of cheering people gathered on Saturday aro…
Hong Kong – Tens of thousands of black-clad Hong Kong protesters have once again flooded the streets of the Chinese territory, for the eleventh straight week of anti-government demonstrations. While only a rally at Victoria Park was permitted to proceed, as …
At least three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire north of the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian health officials and local media, hours after three rockets were allegedly fired from the blockaded enclave. Maan news agency said on Sunday at …
An explosion has ripped through a wedding hall in the Afghan capital Kabul, wounding at least 20 people, a local hospital has said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which went off Saturday evening in the men’s reception area at t…
Italy’s far right interior minister has let dozens of unaccompanied minors leave a refugee rescue carrying more than a hundred migrants after the boat spent more than two weeks waiting for a port to disembark in. The 27 children could leave the Open Arms shi…
Right-wing groups and counterprotesters have gathered in downtown Portland in the US state of Oregon, where authorities have set up concrete barriers and closed streets over fears of violence. Flag-waving members of far-right Proud Boys and Three Percenters …
Hong Kong – Thousands of teachers braved hot, stormy weather on Saturday to march through downtown Hong Kong to denounce perceived government inaction and alleged police brutality against students protesting the city’s extradition bill crisis, now pushing int…
One Indian soldier was killed on Saturday morning in the town of Nowshera in the Rajouri district in Indian-administered Kashmir, allegedly by Pakistan forces, an Indian army spokesman Colonel Aman Anand said in New Dehli. Al Jazeera correspondent Anchal Vo…
An eight-month-old dugong that became a social media star in Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a combination of shock and ingesting plastic waste. The female dugong – a large ocean mammal – was named “Marium”, which means “lady of the sea”, a…
The United States has issued a warrant for the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker captured by British Royal Marines in Gibraltar last month for allegedly violating international sanctions. The Grace 1 vessel, which was ordered to be released by the Gibraltar …
The main group fighting an armed rebellion in Thailand’s largely Muslim south said it had held its first meeting with officials from the new Thai government and had set out demands as a condition for any formal peace talks. The armed rebellion in the Malay-s…
Hong Kong – As Hong Kong gears up for another weekend of mass demonstrations, all eyes are on the protesters’ next moves after an airport occupation last weekend turned ugly and drew the ire of mainland China. Four demonstrations unsanctioned by the police a…