Category: 3. Middle East

Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reports on US President Trump’s claim of a diplomatic breakthrough after speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to halt escalation toward Beirut. Israel maintains that the ceasefire is…

Farmer Issa al-Moussa walks among his damaged wheat crop in eastern Syria after the nearby Euphrates River flooded in recent days due to heavy rainfall and increased flows from Turkey.

Syrian authorities have said the country was experiencing an…

UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday that peacekeepers will be needed in Lebanon after the mandate of the current mission expires at year-end — an option likely to face opposition from the United States and Israel.

Last August, the UN Security…

Less than two hours after polling stations closed on Sunday, it was clear that Colombia’s presidential race would be settled in a run-off between two finalists: hard-right political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Senator Ivan…

The death toll from Israel’s attacks on Lebanon since March has reached 3,433, with 10,395 injured, says Health Ministry.

Israeli police seen dragging ultra-Orthodox protesters from beneath a bus after they blocked major roads in West Jerusalem over mandatory military service. Tens of thousands joined the demonstrations, as police used water cannon, stun…

A United States court of appeals has ruled that a policy under President Donald Trump to expel transgender troops from the military was a violation of the Constitution.

But Monday’s decision was a split one among the three-judge panel of the US…

Labour unions and student groups protested in Valparaiso, Chile as President Jose Antonio Kast delivered his first State of the Nation address. Demonstrators clashed with police, accusing his government of dismantling public healthcare,…

As Israel faces growing international scrutiny for its actions in Gaza and Lebanon, Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner takes a look at the Israeli and US officials who joined the annual Israel Day parade in New York – the world’s largest…

Far-right outsider Abelardo de la Espriella will face left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the run-off for Colombia’s presidential election next month. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo explains what this means for Colombians.