Fire kills 16 students at Kenyan girls’ boarding school
Al Jazeera 5 months ago
Fire kills 16 students at Kenyan girls’ boarding school

At least 16 students were killed and dozens injured after a fire tore through the dormitory of a gir…

WHO chief heads to ‘hardest hit’ Ituri as DRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak spreads
Al Jazeera 5 months ago
WHO chief heads to ‘hardest hit’ Ituri as DRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak spreads

DRC battles Bundibugyo strain as confirmed cases rise to 121, with 17 deaths and 246 suspected fatal…

Gaza City hospitals say several killed in strike, as Israel targets Hamas leaders
BBC Middle East 5 months ago
Gaza City hospitals say several killed in strike, as Israel targets Hamas leaders

At least five children were reportedly killed in the strike, which appears to have targeted a Hamas …

Iran says it targeted American base after fresh US strikes
BBC Middle East 5 months ago
Iran says it targeted American base after fresh US strikes

The hostilities come during a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and protracted negotiations…

Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets
Al Jazeera 5 months ago
Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets

Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google's …

Aid cuts and climate change drive deadly malaria surge in Zimbabwe
Al Jazeera 5 months ago
Aid cuts and climate change drive deadly malaria surge in Zimbabwe

A surge in malaria cases in Zimbabwe is exposing fragile health systems and growing treatment shorta…

Parisians defy swimming ban to cool off as record heat hits Europe
Al Jazeera 5 months ago
Parisians defy swimming ban to cool off as record heat hits Europe

Parisians cooled off in the city’s Saint-Martin canal as an unprecedented heatwave pushed temperat…

Uganda closes border with DRC in an effort to contain Ebola outbreak
Al Jazeera 5 months ago
Uganda closes border with DRC in an effort to contain Ebola outbreak

Uganda has closed its border with neighbouring DR Congo for four weeks in an effort to contain an Eb…

US returns Palestinian rights expert Francesca Albanese to sanctions list
Al Jazeera 5 months ago
US returns Palestinian rights expert Francesca Albanese to sanctions list

Trump administration has sought to pressure international officials who scrutinise reported abuses b…

Iran war live: US strikes Iranian site; Kuwait targeted by missiles, drones
Al Jazeera 5 months ago
Iran war live: US strikes Iranian site; Kuwait targeted by missiles, drones

Kuwait's military says air defences are battling 'hostile' missiles and drones, as al…

Jill Biden worried husband Joe was ‘having a stroke’ during 2024 US debate
Al Jazeera 5 months ago
Jill Biden worried husband Joe was ‘having a stroke’ during 2024 US debate

The former US first lady said she had never seen former President Joe Biden act the way he did on th…

Bolivia’s president warns ‘time is running out’ amid protest crisis
Al Jazeera 5 months ago
Bolivia’s president warns ‘time is running out’ amid protest crisis

Bolivia’s president has warned protesters “time is running out” amid a weeks-long standoff.