Poll workers are counting ballots cast in Uganda’s contentious general election. President Yoweri Museveni is widely expected to extend his four-decade rule, amid opposition claims of vote rigging. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi visited a…
Ethiopian police say they have seized thousands of rounds of ammunition sent by Eritrea to a violent armed rebel group, stoking fears of renewed armed conflict.
Eritrea has denied the allegation and accused Ethiopia of “floating false flags to…
Iran International has received a large volume of videos, audio testimonies and written accounts describing how the bodies of protesters killed in the latest unrest are being collected, stored and released under strict security conditions.
While a…
Antonio Guterres appears to take aim at the US, which recently slashed its contribution, telling the UN to ‘adapt or die’.
Published On 15 Jan 2026
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres…
UN experts on Thursday said that Israel’s suspension of dozens of associations operating in the occupied Palestinian territory constitutes a “flagrant violation” of international law, and “renders life…
In June 2025, the UK government proscribed the UK-based group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000. This was not a security decision, but a political one, marking an unprecedented escalation in the…
The US has seized a sixth tanker in the Caribbean Sea in its ongoing efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil, officials say.
The vessel, Veronica, was boarded in a predawn operation “without incident” as it was defying President Donald…
JEROEN JUMELET/EPA/ShutterstockA large fire has broken out following an explosion at a building in the Dutch city of Utrecht.
At least four people were injured in the incident, which happened near…
The United States has imposed new sanctions against Iran, targeting political and security officials over the crackdown on antigovernment protesters, amid US President Donald Trump’s threats to intervene militarily against the country.
The US…
On January 13, in response to the bloody demonstrations that have grippedIransince December of last year, US PresidentDonald Trumpsignalled that the US would intervene. Without giving any specific information, Trump said that that”help is on its…
