Middle East, Ukraine wars in focus as G7 defence ministers meet in Italy | Politics News

Middle East, Ukraine wars in focus as G7 defence ministers meet in Italy | Politics News

Italian defence minister warns global security framework is increasingly precarious due to competing world visions. The Group of Seven (G7) defence ministers are meeting in Italy against a backdrop of brewing tensions in the Middle East and the drawn-out conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The one-day gathering on Saturday marks…

Teams, time: South Africa vs New Zealand – Women’s T20 World Cup final | Cricket News

Teams, time: South Africa vs New Zealand – Women’s T20 World Cup final | Cricket News

Who: South Africa vs New ZealandWhat: Final, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024When: Sunday, October 20, 6pm (14:00 GMT)Where: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHow to follow: Al Jazeera’s live text coverage begins at 10:30 GMT Whatever the result in Dubai on Sunday, there will be a new name…

Drone hits Netanyahu’s home as Hezbollah rockets target northern Israel | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Drone hits Netanyahu’s home as Hezbollah rockets target northern Israel | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Sirens are activated across Israel’s north as ‘large volley of rockets’ is fired towards several areas, including Haifa. A drone has hit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s holiday home in the country’s north, Al Jazeera has confirmed, triggering air raid sirens across Israel, including the main city of Tel Aviv….

Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered | Food News

Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered | Food News

Atlantic salmon populations in England and Wales have plummeted to unprecedented lows, according to the Atlantic Salmon Stock Assessment for 2024, a report published this month by the United Kingdom Environment Agency and Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. According to the report by the two government agencies, a…

Fact check: Can Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations? | US Election 2024 News

Fact check: Can Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations? | US Election 2024 News

A cornerstone of former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has been his promise to carry out the largest deportation operation in United States history. The details of how he would carry out the plan have been unclear. But at recent rallies, Trump has said he will use an 18th-century law…

Hospitals in northern Gaza under Israeli fire as Jabalia attack kills 33 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Hospitals in northern Gaza under Israeli fire as Jabalia attack kills 33 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces move further into the centre of Jabalia as tanks surround three hospitals trapping patients, civilians. At least three partially functioning hospitals treating severely wounded patients and sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinian civilians in northern Gaza are currently under intense Israeli fire, as the siege on Jabalia enters its…

‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast | Poverty and Development News

‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast | Poverty and Development News

Majia, Nigeria – Days after a fuel tanker explosion killed 170 mostly young people in Majia, a farming town in northern Nigeria’s Jigawa State, the close-knit community is still reeling from the overwhelming loss. “It was a terrible situation that we have never witnessed in this town; many people lost…

COVID, mpox, cholera: Is the world prepared for another pandemic? | Climate Crisis News

COVID, mpox, cholera: Is the world prepared for another pandemic? | Climate Crisis News

Some 4.5 billion people worldwide are currently without adequate access to essential healthcare services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This comes as more than 100,000 cases of mpox and at least 200 deaths have been confirmed globally, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, with…

Left unchecked, Lebanon’s displacement crisis could tear the country apart | Israel attacks Lebanon

Left unchecked, Lebanon’s displacement crisis could tear the country apart | Israel attacks Lebanon

Lebanon faces a threat just as destructive as the bombs raining down on its cities: a displacement crisis that risks tearing the country apart from within. Communities are stretched to their limits, and the fractures running through Lebanese society are widening by the day. If this continues unchecked, the implosion…