Category: News
US sanctions International Criminal Court’s president and top lawyer
The US has sanctioned International Criminal Court president Tomoko Akane and trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye.
Trial begins that could force Meta to change Facebook and Instagram
A landmark trial has begun in California over allegations Meta deliberately designed its platforms to be addictive.
Attackers go ‘house to house’ killing 25 villagers in central Nigeria
An attack on a village in Nigeria’s central Plateau state has killed at least 25 people.
Bali gym owner kicks out three Israeli tourists for links to ‘IDF’
A gym owner in Indonesia has posted a video on social media explaining why he refused service to three Israeli tourists.
US unions sue over new visa rule for foreign students, journalists
New rule caps student and exchange visas to four years, while most journalist visas will be limited to 240 days.
UAE imposes indefinite trade embargo on Iran over alleged missile attacks
Iran denies launching missiles at the UAE, suggesting the incident was a 'false flag operation'.
South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order
Seoul says the duration of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise has been reduced from 11 days to five.
US refineries taking in half of Venezuela’s oil output, official says
US official says Venezuela is sending 500,000 of its 1.25 million barrels per day output to Gulf Coast refineries.
US, Canada reach trade deal to avert steep tariffs, Trump says
Trump announces pause on 50 percent duty on Canadian exports shortly before midnight deadline.
Al Jazeera reports from Indonesia’s quake zone, desperate for help
Thousands are still displaced on Indonesia’s Flores Island after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 70 people.