JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – South Sudanese journalists gathered Wednesday at Al Jazeera’s office in the capital Juba to express their solidarity with the family of slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the news broadcaster. Thirty-two journalists went to the office carrying placards bearing the late journalist’s image. The head...
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Germany lost its independence since the new government came to power. Lavrov said French President Emmanuel Macron is now the last European leader who speaks about the political autonomy of the EU. “Since the current government came to power, Germany has lost the last si...
As congressional lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill aimed at curbing Big Oil profiteering, an analysis published Wednesday by a trio of advocacy groups shows how fossil fuel companies “continue to generously reward their investors while consumers pay sky-high prices.” Data compiled by Friends of the Earth, BailoutWatch, and Public...
Former President George W. Bush on Wednesday inadvertently condemned “the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq” as he delivered remarks criticizing Russia’s assault on Ukraine. Recognizing the slip, Bush—who in his memoir described the catastrophic Iraq invasion, which he launched in ...
ANKARA – Despite declines in deaths from household air and water pollution, pollution still kills more than 9 million each year, or one in six deaths worldwide, according to recent research. “Over the past two decades, deaths caused by the modern forms of pollution have increased by 66%, driven by industrialisation, uncontrolled ur...
PARIS – Grenoble city’s decision to allow women to wear the ‘burkini’ in municipal swimming pools has set off a heated controversy in France, with the government deeming the authorization “provocative.” Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has objected to the authorization of ‘burkinis’ as “unacceptable communi...
MOSCOW – In a tit-for-tat move over the war in Ukraine, Russia has declared 34 French diplomats persona non grata, effectively ordering their expulsion. On its official website, the Foreign Ministry said the step was taken in response to the expulsion of 41 Russian diplomats from France. A notice was handed to French Ambassador Pierre [&hellip...
ANKARA – North Korea has reported over 232,000 more cases of “fever” and six related fatalities over the past day in a suspected COVID-19 outbreak. The figures were released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). However, so far, North Korea has refused to link the rising cases with coronavirus-like symptoms to t...
MIRPURKHAS, Pakistan – Until April, farmers in Pakistan’s famed mango-producing district were expecting a bumper harvest of the succulent, yellow fruit which makes a sizeable share of the country’s exports. However, their dreams of raking in big profits were shattered by an unusual spike in temperatures coupled with water sho...
ISTANBUL – China, the US and India must take more decisive steps in the face of challenges in reaching net-zero emissions targets as they are responsible for more than half of all global emissions, according to experts. The most important commitment of governments to limit global warming to 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level is to […]...
