Less than 24 hours after the United States urged its citizens to leave Haiti “as soon as possible” due to increased violence, authorities deported dozens of Haitian nationals back to the country, an immigration rights advocate has confirmed. Guerline Jozef, executive director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance advocacy group, told Al Jazeera she has been … Read more
Five soldiers wounded in the attack in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. At least nine soldiers have been killed and five wounded in a suicide attack on a security convoy in northwest Pakistan. The military said security forces had cordoned off the area. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on … Read more
A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys group has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in storming the United States Capitol, as part of a failed attempt to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. The sentence for Joseph Biggs, 33, marks the second-longest prison term handed down for anyone … Read more
Amos Hochstein said it was ‘natural’ to resolve the issue after the 2022 delineation of the maritime border. The United States may get involved in mediating the end of a border dispute between Lebanon and Israel that has caused tensions cross-border violence in recent months, a senior White House adviser has said. At the end … Read more
At least 74 people have been killed when a fire raged through a five-floor Johannesburg apartment building. The building was gutted, blackened by soot and still smouldering on Thursday as emergency services gathered around it and bodies lay covered in blankets on a nearby street. At least 12 of those killed were children, the youngest … Read more
Johannesburg, South Africa – Just hours after going to bed on Wednesday night, Adam Kamuweluze was woken in a frenzy in his small room on the third floor of a building in inner-city Johannesburg. “Someone came running into our room and woke me and my brother up around 2am and said there is a fire … Read more
Disclosure of three trips last year comes as top US court faces heightened scrutiny over connections to wealthy donors. United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has acknowledged that he took three trips last year on board a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. It is the first time in years that Thomas … Read more
Visas of the envoy and his family are revoked, marking a further downturn in ties and a rise in anti-French sentiment. Niger’s military rulers have ordered police to expel France’s ambassador, a move that marks a further downturn in relations and one that French authorities say the army officers who seized power in Niamey last … Read more
What do watermelons, oranges, olives and eggplants all have in common? Yes, technically, they are all fruits. Maybe you think they’re all delicious. But for Palestinians, they symbolise Palestinian culture and identity. In protest, agriculture, cuisine and literature, Palestinians use watermelons, oranges, olives and eggplants to represent national identity, connection to the land and resistance. … Read more
Tropical Storm Idalia has left a trail of flooding and devastation across the southeastern United States, where authorities and residents are assessing the damage and beginning cleanup efforts. The storm descended on South and North Carolina on its way out to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, a day after making landfall on the Gulf Coast … Read more