Anti-abortion groups are promoting ‘baby boxes’ in the US, facilities where vulnerable mothers can surrender their newborns anonymously. Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle explains the initiative.
Published On 16 Feb 2026

Anti-abortion groups are promoting ‘baby boxes’ in the US, facilities where vulnerable mothers can surrender their newborns anonymously. Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle explains the initiative.
Published On 16 Feb 2026

A video circulating on social media has sparked widespread outrage online after an Israeli soldier unashamedly admitted to committing atrocities in the Gaza Strip.

CAIRO, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — The navy forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have launched a drill in the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Monday.
The main goals of the drill are to “assess the…

TEHRAN – Iran women’s national football team head coach Marzieh Jafari says her side face a tough challenge at the upcoming AFC Women’s Asian Cup, but insists they are determined to give their best and will not rely on miracles.
Team Melli…

A tribute to Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has marked the first day of the iconic carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro.
The samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói traced Lula’s life as a boy growing up in poverty in the Brazilian…

More than 529,000 refugees have returned to Sudan from neighbouring countries over the past two years, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
In a report released on Sunday, the agency said…

“It’s not that we were healthy people with normal lives before this, but we can’t even go back to that wretchedness from before. Faces a …

The commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, has said that the Kurds’ principal demand in north-eastern Syria is decentralised local governance, regardless of the terminology used.
Speaking…

Baghaei says the US “shifting positions and contradictory statements” show a lack of seriousness in talks.

The IRGC Navy launched the “Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz” exercise under the supervision of Commander-in-Chief Maj. Gen. Pakpour.
The Smart Control drills in Hormuz examines scenarios for reciprocal military action in response to…