Afghanistan: Minister for refugee Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed in blast

Afghanistan’s acting minister for refugees has been killed in an explosion in the capital, Kabul, the Taliban has said.Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani was killed on Wednesday in the blast that also…

Asia: Frustrated young men celebrate the return of Donald Trump

From Taipei, Taiwan; Seoul, South Korea; and Manila, the Philippines – Donald Trump’s popularity among young men who frequent the “manosphere” online has been widely cited as a factor in his…

Palestine: UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza and supports UNRWA

The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and expressed support for the work of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). The…

Turkey: Somalia, Ethiopia agree on compromise to end tension- President Erdogan

Somalia and Ethiopia have agreed on a joint declaration to resolve their dispute over the breakaway Somaliland region and land-locked Ethiopia’s push for sea access, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced.…

USA: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1m to Trump inauguration fund

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has donated $1m (£786,000) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump. The tech giant’s boss, Mark Zuckerberg, dined with Trump at his…

Belgium: EU approves full Schengen membership for Bulgaria and Romania

The European Union has cleared Bulgaria and Romania to become full members of the borderless Schengen zone from the start of next year, according to officials. Hungarian Minister of the…

Palestine: Israeli drone attack on Gaza aid convoy kills 12 as hunger crisis deepens

An Israeli attack on Palestinian security guards escorting a humanitarian aid shipment in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 12 people and injured dozens, Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondents on the…

S Korea: Opposition parties submit new motion to impeach President Yoon

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged to “fight to the end” after opposition parties submitted a new joint motion to impeach him over a botched martial law bid last week. The…

Ukraine: Zelenskyy asks for air defences as Trump warns aid to Ukraine could be cut

Ukraine’s president has sharply raised his demand for air defence systems, highlighting how much Russia has intensified the air war in recent months. Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said Ukraine needed…

Syria: PM Mohammed al-Bashir says al-Assad military collaborators to be brought to justice

Syria’s new interim prime minister has pledged to protect minority rights and bring security to the country in an interview with Al Jazeera, amid reports that the tomb of Hafez al-Assad,…