Why I want to arrest Myanmar’s military leader | Close Up | Al Jazeera
A teacher-turned-rebel joins a people’s fighting force to take back Myanmar from military rule.Zike Maung never imagined trading his classroom for the front lines of…
‘A seismic shift’: How US President Joe Biden altered perceptions of age | Joe Biden News
Rumblings about Biden’s age began well before he was elected in 2020. When Biden, a former vice president, started to mull his candidacy for the…
Who is Calin Georgescu, Romanian right-wing candidate leading the election? | Elections News
An independent candidate who until two years ago was part of Romania’s main far-right party has emerged as the surprising winner of the first round…
Yamandu Orsi wins Uruguay’s run-off presidential election | Elections News
Yamandu Orsi, the candidate for the left-wing Broad Front coalition, is projected to emerge victorious in Uruguay’s run-off election for the presidency. He bested Alvaro…
In Uruguay, a presidential run-off focused on ‘democratic coexistence’ | Elections News
Political violence marred Mexico’s elections this year. And in Venezuela’s presidential race, protests accompanied a contested result and widespread allegations of electoral fraud. But in…
Musk’s budget crusade may cause a constitutional clash in Trump’s second term
WASHINGTON — When Elon Musk first suggested a new effort to cut the size of government, Donald Trump didn’t seem to take it seriously. His eventual…
Soldier students: Job training gives hope to Myanmar’s military defectors | Conflict
Myanmar-Thailand border – At a secret gathering above a cafe in a town on the Myanmar-Thailand border, Ko Aye examined the inside of an Android…
‘A new perch’: Trump loyalist Matt Gaetz confirms US Congress departure | Donald Trump News
Former United States Congress member Matt Gaetz has confirmed he will not resume his seat in the House of Representatives, amid scrutiny over sex-trafficking allegations.…
Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘s government announced plans Thursday to temporarily lift the federal sales tax on a number of items…
Hefty public sector pay rises push Government debt up £4.1billion more than expected
HEFTY pay rises for public sector workers pushed the Government’s debt bill up £4.1billion more than expected.Borrowing last month his £17.4billion - the second highest…
British farmers protest against ‘tractor tax’ on inheritance | Government News
Farmers say the tax will destroy family farms and threaten food production, while the gov’t says it’s needed to raise funds.British farmers have descended on…
Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill? | Civil Rights News
A fight for Maori rights drew 42,000 protesters to the New Zealand Parliament in the capital Wellington on Tuesday. A nine-day-long hikoi, or peaceful march…
Fact check: Is the US government spending millions on transgender monkeys? | Donald Trump News
As Elon Musk launches the Department of Government Efficiency to recommend spending cuts, he has highlighted examples of what he considers waste. Musk, the world’s…
Trump's billionaire budget-cutters are dangerously out of touch
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy might know how to get rich, but do they know how government props up the poor? Especially in red states?…
Charlie Kirk’s pastor sees God’s hand in Trump’s victory
On election night, a Southern California pastor in a red MAGA hat filmed a message for his Instagram followers, cheering President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. Rob…
Al Jazeera series on children in care attacked by Sweden’s government | Child Rights
NewsFeedSweden’s prime minister has said an Al Jazeera documentary series on children taken into social care poses a security threat to his country. The AJ360…
Ukraine gets green light to use US long-range missiles: What’s next? | Russia-Ukraine war News
United States President Joe Biden has reportedly lifted restrictions on Kyiv on the use of long-range missiles, which means Ukrainian forces may fire American-made missiles…
At APEC 2024, Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump | Politics News
Chinese President Xi Jinping has held his final meeting with his outgoing counterpart in the United States, Democrat Joe Biden. But Xi’s words on Saturday…
What have Trump administration nominees said about Israel and its wars? | Donald Trump News
During the final weeks of the 2024 United States presidential race, former President Donald Trump spoke with sympathy to Arab American and Muslim voters enraged…
US, South Korea and Japan slam ‘dangerous’ ties between Russia, North Korea | Russia-Ukraine war News
The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan have held a joint news conference to denounce the growing military cooperation between North Korea…