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Six unforgettable UN General Assembly moments

Washington, DC – Since its first session in 1946, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has served as a platform for world leaders and diplomats to spell out their countries’ priorities and offer assessments of the problems and needs of human...

US announces new Iran sanctions as prisoner swap looms

Washington targets Iranian officials and state-linked media outlets on first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death.Washington, DC – The United States has imposed sanctions on dozens of Iranian officials and entities accused of being involved in the “viole...

Pulitzer winner Kashmir journalist says barred from flying abroad

Sanna Irshad Mattoo tells Al Jazeera she was stopped from going to Paris to attend a book launch and photography exhibition.A Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist from Indian-administered Kashmir says she has been barred from travelling abroad by the...

NY Times says Israeli forces ‘most likely’ shot Shireen Abu Akleh

A New York Times investigation has concluded that an Israeli soldier “mostly likely” fatally shot Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, adding to a growing body of independent probes that have found that the Palestinian-American correspondent was ki...

Echoes of Sandy Hook massacre in Texas primary school shooting

For survivors and victims’ families of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, the attack on Tuesday at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead punctuated a decade of grief.Coming just six m...

US judge blocks Biden’s plan to end Title 42 border expulsions

A judge in the United States has blocked the Biden administration’s plan to end a contentious immigration policy that allows US authorities to turn away most asylum seekers arriving at the country’s southern border with Mexico.US District Judge Robert ...

Five things to know about the killing of Al Jazeera’s Abu Akleh

Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has been shot and killed in the occupied West Bank while doing her job.The veteran reporter was hit by a live bullet on Wednesday as she was covering an Israeli military raid in the city of Jenin. She was rushed ...

Why the 2022 Philippines election is so significant

The Philippines goes to the polls on May 9 to choose a new president, in what analysts say will be the most significant election in the Southeast Asian nation’s recent history.Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte leaves office with a reputation for bruta...

US providing additional $150m in military aid to Ukraine

President Joe Biden urges Congress to approve more funds, saying they will help Kyiv on battlefield and in talks with Russia.The United States has authorised an additional $150m in military aid for Ukraine, the State Department said, bringing the total...

Biden announces another $800m military aid package for Ukraine

US to send more heavy artillery, ammunition and drones to Kyiv, Joe Biden says, as it bans Russian ships from its ports.US President Joe Biden has announced $800m in new military aid to Ukraine, pledging to “accelerate” assistance to the country in res...

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