Category: Global News
Palestinian employee of German development agency ‘abused’ in Israeli jail
Baraa Odeh has told her lawyer from prison that she has been repeatedly strip-searched and physically assaulted.
Palestinian journalists in Gaza awarded World Press Freedom prize
All Palestinian journalists covering Israel’s war on Gaza have been awarded UNESCO’s World Press Freedom prize.
Palestinian journalists covering Gaza war win UNESCO press freedom prize
UN agency's chief calls award a tribute to courage of journalists facing 'difficult and dangerous' conditions in Gaza.
Jewish professor banned from US campus after arrest
A Jewish professor was filmed being violently arrested during an anti-Gaza war protest at Dartmouth College.
Rains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil’s ‘worst disaster’
Torrential rains wreak havoc with toll expected to rise as search continues for dozens of people reported missing.
World Press Freedom Day: Gaza conflict deadliest for journalists
As the war in Gaza becomes the deadliest conflict for journalists, Al Jazeera looks at press freedom in the past year.
Wall Street Journal cuts Hong Kong staff, shifts focus to Singapore
Company-wide memo says the newspaper is shifting its 'center of gravity in the region' to Southeast Asian hub.
Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal plant in world first
Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was seen using a plant to treat a facial wound possibly sustained during a fight.
Biden labels Japan and India ‘xenophobic’ along with China and Russia
Comments met with surprise since US president has sought to deepen ties with key ally Japan, as well as India.
Why are Pakistan’s wheat farmers protesting against the government?
Farmers say recent wheat import policies have caused their financial woes.