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Al Jazeera video explores Rwanda's milk barsWorld

Al Jazeera video explores Rwanda's milk bars

By Basant El-Faramawy Al Jazeera has released a two-minute, 11-second video examining Rwanda's milk bars, a di...

Costa Rica's Mega-Prison Receives First InmatesWorld

Costa Rica's Mega-Prison Receives First Inmates

By Basant El-Faramawy Costa Rica's new mega-prison has received its first inmates, marking the facility's oper...

Trump and Obama Return to Opposing Midterm Campaign TrailsWorld

Trump and Obama Return to Opposing Midterm Campaign Trails

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Former President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama are set to campaign on opp...

New Book Alleges Secret Gulf Funds for Jared Kushner During Trump's First TermWorld

New Book Alleges Secret Gulf Funds for Jared Kushner During Trump's First Term

By Basant El-Faramawy A new book by investigative journalist Matthew Cole has ignited a political firestorm wi...

US sanctions Rwandan defense ministry over Congo conflict involvementWorld

US sanctions Rwandan defense ministry over Congo conflict involvement

By Basant El-Faramawy The United States imposed sanctions on Rwanda's Ministry of Defense on Wednesday over it...

Trump Administration Escalates Voter Fraud Arrests Before MidtermsWorld

Trump Administration Escalates Voter Fraud Arrests Before Midterms

By Fatma Younis The Trump administration announced more than 50 arrests for alleged illegal voting, fraudulent...

Hasan Piker files $72.5M defamation suit against Scott JenningsWorld

Hasan Piker files $72.5M defamation suit against Scott Jennings

By Fatma Younis Progressive commentator Hasan Piker has filed a $72.5 million defamation lawsuit against conse...

New York Bans Unsafe Chatbot Behavior Toward ChildrenWorld

New York Bans Unsafe Chatbot Behavior Toward Children

By Salma El-Sakka New York has enacted a sweeping law prohibiting certain chatbot behaviors deemed unsafe for ...

Putin Tells African Leaders Russia Will Not Pursue Neo-ColonialismWorld

Putin Tells African Leaders Russia Will Not Pursue Neo-Colonialism

By Islam El-Sakka Russian President Vladimir Putin told African leaders that Moscow will not pursue neo-coloni...

Putin Claims Russia Is Africa's Best Partner, Not 'Colonial' WestWorld

Putin Claims Russia Is Africa's Best Partner, Not 'Colonial' West

By Basant El-Faramawy Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia is the African continent's bes...

US Ambassador Suggests Trump Could Blame Canada for Midterm LossesWorld

US Ambassador Suggests Trump Could Blame Canada for Midterm Losses

By Ahmed Abdelsalam US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra has suggested that former President Donald Trump mig...

Democrats Emphasize Gun Rights to Win Rural Voters in MidtermsWorld

Democrats Emphasize Gun Rights to Win Rural Voters in Midterms

By Islam El-Sakka Democratic candidates in competitive House districts are highlighting their personal gun own...

Villa Vie Odyssey Cruise Ship Strands Hundreds in CambodiaWorld

Villa Vie Odyssey Cruise Ship Strands Hundreds in Cambodia

By Basant El-Faramawy Hundreds of residents aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey residential cruise ship were left str...

Trump Demands Alaska Ballot Changes Over Democratic Recruitment ClaimsWorld

Trump Demands Alaska Ballot Changes Over Democratic Recruitment Claims

By Fatma Younis Former President Donald Trump has launched a fierce attack on Democrats following reports alle...

UK Lotto player wins £2.8m jackpot, two others claim £1m eachWorld

UK Lotto player wins £2.8m jackpot, two others claim £1m each

By Ahmed Abdelsalam A single ticket-holder secured the £2.8 million jackpot in Wednesday's National Lottery Lo...

South Carolina Police Close Investigation into Hayden Panettiere's Overdose DeathWorld

South Carolina Police Close Investigation into Hayden Panettiere's Overdose Death

By Basant El-Faramawy South Carolina police have closed their investigation into the overdose death of actor H...

Cyclone Arnab Batters Eastern India, Causes Widespread FloodingWorld

Cyclone Arnab Batters Eastern India, Causes Widespread Flooding

By Fatma Younis Cyclone Arnab slammed into eastern India on Wednesday, flooding vast croplands, uprooting elec...

King Charles Joins Bahamas Carnival Amid Reparations ProtestsWorld

King Charles Joins Bahamas Carnival Amid Reparations Protests

By Ahmed Abdelsalam King Charles III participated in a carnival parade in the Bahamas on Monday, shaking marac...

Indonesian Students Demand Action on Wildfires, Rising CostsWorld

Indonesian Students Demand Action on Wildfires, Rising Costs

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Indonesian students have called for government action to address wildfires and rising livi...

Trump Ordered to Produce Documents or Face Collapse of £7.5 Billion BBC LawsuitWorld

Trump Ordered to Produce Documents or Face Collapse of £7.5 Billion BBC Lawsuit

By Karim Hammam A judge has ordered Donald Trump to hand over legal documents in his £7.5 billion defamation l...

Spain Train Crash Kills at Least 64 in High-Speed CollisionWorld

Spain Train Crash Kills at Least 64 in High-Speed Collision

By Islam El-Sakka At least 64 people have died in a high-speed train collision in Spain, marking the country's...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon Plans $43,000 Office Furniture PurchaseWorld

Education Secretary Linda McMahon Plans $43,000 Office Furniture Purchase

By Karim Hammam Education Secretary Linda McMahon plans to spend approximately $43,000 on new furniture for he...

Conservation group raises $19m for Queensland's Wooroora stationWorld

Conservation group raises $19m for Queensland's Wooroora station

By Salma El-Sakka Bush Heritage Australia has raised nearly $20 million in private donations to purchase Wooro...

EU Retreats on Canada Associate Membership Offer at Montreal SummitWorld

EU Retreats on Canada Associate Membership Offer at Montreal Summit

By Islam El-Sakka The European Union has withdrawn its offer to begin talks on associate membership for Canada...

Indonesian students demand action on wildfires and rising costsWorld

Indonesian students demand action on wildfires and rising costs

By Salma El-Sakka Indonesian students have called for government action to address wildfires and rising living...

Fuel Costs Force US Cruise Ship to Suspend Multiyear Voyage in CambodiaWorld

Fuel Costs Force US Cruise Ship to Suspend Multiyear Voyage in Cambodia

By Salma El-Sakka A US cruise ship operating a multiyear voyage has suspended its journey in Cambodia due to r...

Putin Praises Elon Musk as Genius After Ukraine Starlink RestrictionsWorld

Putin Praises Elon Musk as Genius After Ukraine Starlink Restrictions

By Salma El-Sakka Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Elon Musk as a "genius" during a public appeara...

California Election Official Rejects Flawed DOJ Voter Fraud ListWorld

California Election Official Rejects Flawed DOJ Voter Fraud List

By Karim Hammam A California county elections official has publicly challenged the Department of Justice's cam...

UN Condemns US Cuba Embargo as Allies Abstain Under Trump PressureWorld

UN Condemns US Cuba Embargo as Allies Abstain Under Trump Pressure

By Ahmed Abdelsalam The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to condemn the US economic embargo ...

Peltola Campaign Under Fire Over Second Dan Sullivan RecruitmentWorld

Peltola Campaign Under Fire Over Second Dan Sullivan Recruitment

By Islam El-Sakka Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign is facing scrutiny after a New York Time...

UK PM Burnham Rejects Snap Election Within 12 MonthsWorld

UK PM Burnham Rejects Snap Election Within 12 Months

By Sohaib Shams UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out calling a snap general election within the next 1...

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, oversaw Trump hush money case, dies at 92World

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, oversaw Trump hush money case, dies at 92

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, a federal judge who presided over the Trump hush money case an...

Liberal MP Andrew Hastie calls inflation 'silent tax', urges spending cutsWorld

Liberal MP Andrew Hastie calls inflation 'silent tax', urges spending cuts

By Karim Hammam Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has warned Australians to be “very concerned” about the prospect of a...

Sales Manager Sacked After Voice Note Confesses Expense FraudWorld

Sales Manager Sacked After Voice Note Confesses Expense Fraud

By Ahmed Abdelsalam A sales manager at BTL Industries was dismissed for gross misconduct after sending a voice...

Silicon Valley braces for Democratic Congress and AI hearingsWorld

Silicon Valley braces for Democratic Congress and AI hearings

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Silicon Valley is preparing for intensified scrutiny from a potential Democratic-controlle...

Guardian and ITN Argue Duty to Publish Sexual AllegationsWorld

Guardian and ITN Argue Duty to Publish Sexual Allegations

By Sohaib Shams The High Court in London heard on Wednesday that the Guardian and ITN have a duty to the publi...

King Charles III Dances in Nassau on Bahamas TourWorld

King Charles III Dances in Nassau on Bahamas Tour

By Fatma Younis King Charles III danced in the streets of Nassau on Tuesday while taking part in a parade with...

Hunger surges in Haiti as gang violence and El Niño worsen crisisWorld

Hunger surges in Haiti as gang violence and El Niño worsen crisis

By Salma El-Sakka Nearly six million people in Haiti are experiencing severe hunger, with almost two million f...

Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News of Pro-Trump Bias Under Bari WeissWorld

Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News of Pro-Trump Bias Under Bari Weiss

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Former 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley alleged Wednesday that CBS News, under editor-in-chi...

Trump's $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit Risks Dismissal Over Missing DocumentsWorld

Trump's $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit Risks Dismissal Over Missing Documents

By Sohaib Shams A U.S. magistrate judge has warned that Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against ...

Peltola Accused of Recruiting Second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate RaceWorld

Peltola Accused of Recruiting Second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate Race

By Basant El-Faramawy Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign reportedly worked to recruit a second candidate ...

Conservatives Expand Classical Christian Schools With Taxpayer FundsWorld

Conservatives Expand Classical Christian Schools With Taxpayer Funds

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Conservatives are leveraging taxpayer-funded scholarships to grow classical Christian scho...

Flávio Bolsonaro Arrives in Miami After South American JourneyWorld

Flávio Bolsonaro Arrives in Miami After South American Journey

By Sohaib Shams Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in the United States afte...

Hasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings for $72.5M Over DefamationWorld

Hasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings for $72.5M Over Defamation

By Karim Hammam Socialist political commentator and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has filed a $72.5 million defa...

Putin calls Elon Musk 'real genius' after satellite talksWorld

Putin calls Elon Musk 'real genius' after satellite talks

By Karim Hammam Russian President Vladimir Putin described Elon Musk as a "real genius" on Wednesday, revealin...

Ukrainian troops use gas pipelines to ambush Russians in Operation VelesWorld

Ukrainian troops use gas pipelines to ambush Russians in Operation Veles

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Ukrainian soldiers trekked through nine miles of muddy underground gas pipelines near Kupi...

Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 96World

Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 96

By Salma El-Sakka Dolores Huerta, the co-founder of the United Farm Workers union and a towering figure in Ame...

King Tides Inundate Streets, Homes on Both US CoastsWorld

King Tides Inundate Streets, Homes on Both US Coasts

By Karim Hammam King tides have flooded streets and sent seawater into homes and businesses along both U.S. co...

Judge Alvin Hellerstein, Oversaw Trump and 9/11 Cases, Dies at 92World

Judge Alvin Hellerstein, Oversaw Trump and 9/11 Cases, Dies at 92

By Karim Hammam Manhattan federal judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, who presided over high-profile cases involving f...

Trump Demands Alaska Ballot Change Over Namesake CandidateWorld

Trump Demands Alaska Ballot Change Over Namesake Candidate

By Karim Hammam President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded that Alaska alter its ballot following a New York...