Current Events

Men, women and children seen running in all directions away from Israeli soldiers attacking the desperate aid seekers. Israeli military personnel have pepper-sprayed desperate and starving Palestinian aid seekers at one of the distribution points of the controversial aid agency GHF in Gaza, a video shows. In the 20-second video verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking … Read more

I have a big Palestinian family. I grew up in a household full of children: We are eight brothers and sisters. As my older siblings started getting married and having children, our family grew even bigger. Every weekend, our family home would fill up with children’s laughter. I used to wait impatiently for Thursday to … Read more

Kyiv, Ukraine – Nadiya escaped the rapists and killers only because her father hid her in a haystack amidst the shooting, shouting and bloodshed that took place 82 years ago. “He covered me with hay and told me not to get out no matter what,” the 94-year-old woman told Al Jazeera – and asked to withhold … Read more

Pam Bondi says the proposed change will give her discretion over who can own firearms, in a move opposed by gun control groups. Washington, DC – United States Attorney General Pam Bondi has begun a process to make it easier for individuals with criminal convictions to own guns. The move on Friday comes amid a wider … Read more

US president threatens to sue US newspaper for publishing details of lurid letter he allegedly wrote to deceased sex offender in 2003. United States President Donald Trump has asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to request a court release grand jury testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case, as uproar over the controversy widens. The case of … Read more

At least 50 people have been killed and many injured in a huge fire at a hypermarket in Kut city in eastern Iraq, the INA state news agency has reported, quoting the province’s governor. Videos on social media showed flames engulfing a five-storey building in Kut overnight, where firefighters were trying to contain the fire. … Read more

Here are the key events on day 1,239 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Thursday, July 17: Fighting A Russian air raid on a shopping centre and market in Dobropillia, eastern Ukraine, killed at least two people, wounded 22 others and caused widespread damage on Wednesday, the regional governor, Vadym … Read more

Beverage giant declines to either confirm or deny change to ingredients in its signature soft drink. United States President Donald Trump has announced that Coca-Cola will start using cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup in its US-made soft drink at his urging. “I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in … Read more

Here are the key events on day 1,238 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Wednesday, July 16: Fighting A Russian attack on the Kupiansk district in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region killed two people in their late 60s and injured two others, the regional prosecutor’s office said on social media. A Russian … Read more

Emergency Lawyers says paramilitary force set fire to villages, killing dozens, including children and pregnant women. A group of human rights lawyers in Sudan have accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of raiding and setting fire to villages in the state of North Kordofan and killing nearly 300 people, including children and pregnant women. … Read more