Trump threatens to seize Panama Canal, chief defiant
Ricaurte Vasquez defends Panama’s sovereignty as Trump pledges to reclaim the canal, raising fears of US intervention.
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Six personnel killed in attack on Somali border: Kenyan police
Police said the attack was carried out by suspected al-Shabab fighters who launched an assault at dawn.
Turkish court jails Istanbul Mayor pending trial on corruption charges
A Turkish court has ordered Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to be held in jail ahead of a trial on corruption charges.
South African ambassador expelled by Trump receives hero’s welcome at home
Ebrahim Rasool addresses supporters, calling his persona non grata status a badge of dignity after his US expulsion.
What the assault on Columbia University is really about
The right is trying to take ideological control over US higher education under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism.
FACT CHECK: The New Syrian Government and Minorities
In this Fact Check, Al Jazeera’s @khalidmajzoubofficial looks at recent events in Syria and what did and didn’t happen
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed 50,000 Palestinians since October 2023
Number of people killed tops 50,000 as Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza, causing further suffering to Palestinians.
Israel kills senior Hamas official in latest attacks on Gaza
Israel has killed top Hamas official Salah al-Bardawil and his family in an air strike that targeted his tent in Gaza.
South Africa’s citrus groves look idyllic – but Trump tariffs could prove disastrous
Citrusdal is a seemingly idyllic farming town named after the fruit it grows. Nestled in a valley at the base of the Western Cape’s Cederberg mountains, it’s home to rows and rows of orange and…
‘At least six dead’ as Israel strikes Lebanon in heaviest exchange of fire in four months
At least six people, including a child, have died in southern Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes, the Lebanese state news agency has reported.