Should Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hold elections amid Russia war? No, say voters | Russia-Ukraine war

Should Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hold elections amid Russia war? No, say voters | Russia-Ukraine war

Should Ukraine hold a presidential election next March, when Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s term ends? Ukrainian society has answered with a resounding “no”. Since February 2022, Ukraine has faced a full-scale Russian invasion that has seen its eastern territories occupied. That conflict triggered Ukraine’s martial law, which temporarily suspends elections. But while…

‘If I die, I die’: The allure of Pakistan’s death-trap route to Europe | Longform

‘If I die, I die’: The allure of Pakistan’s death-trap route to Europe | Longform

On a warm May evening, Touqeer Pervez packed two pairs of trousers, three shirts, a toothbrush and toothpaste into a small black backpack. The lanky 28-year-old with a neatly trimmed beard was getting ready to leave Bandli, his village in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on a three-country trip that would see him…

European Union reaches agreement on landmark legislation to regulate AI | Technology News

European Union reaches agreement on landmark legislation to regulate AI | Technology News

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hails AI Act as ‘global first’ that will safeguard rights of people and businesses. European Union policymakers have agreed on landmark legislation to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), paving the way for the most ambitious set of standards yet to control the use of the…

Six French teenagers convicted in connection to beheading of school teacher | Courts News

Six French teenagers convicted in connection to beheading of school teacher | Courts News

The murder of history teacher Samuel Paty shocked France and fuelled contentious debates about freedom of expression. A French court has convicted six teenagers in connection with the 2020 beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty, whose murder shocked the country. In a decision on Friday, the court found five of…

Russians, Belarusians to compete as ‘neutrals’ at 2024 Paris Olympics: IOC | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russians, Belarusians to compete as ‘neutrals’ at 2024 Paris Olympics: IOC | Russia-Ukraine war News

The athletes had initially been banned from competing internationally following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has given the green light to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the games next year as neutrals. Russian and Belarusian athletes who qualify in their sport for the…

Ireland bids farewell to singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan | Music News

Ireland bids farewell to singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan | Music News

Thousands pay tribute in Dublin to the musician best known as the lead vocalist for The Pogues. Thousands of people have lined the streets of Dublin to bid farewell to singer Shane MacGowan, the London-Irish punk who transformed Irish traditional music with The Pogues. A marching band led his funeral…

Sport Weekly: Inside the plan to revamp English women’s football | Football News

Sport Weekly: Inside the plan to revamp English women’s football | Football News

This week Al Jazeera covers the impact of ‘NewCo’, surf therapy, and playing football in Robben Island prison. Welcome to Al Jazeera’s Sport Weekly newsletter, which explores the intersection of sport with politics, culture and money. You can sign up here. English women’s football is set to enter a lucrative new…

Women’s football set to enter lucrative ‘NewCo’ era but pitfalls remain | Football News

Women’s football set to enter lucrative ‘NewCo’ era but pitfalls remain | Football News

The Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship’s decision to break free from the English Football Association and run independently from the next season will give the women’s game a newfound autonomy and play a vital role in shaping its future, experts say, although many pitfalls and uncertainties remain. Last week,…

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to take steps towards normalisation | Politics News

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to take steps towards normalisation | Politics News

EU and US welcome joint statement in which two sides agree to exchange prisoners of war and Armenia backs Azerbaijan COP29 bid. Armenia and Azerbaijan have said they will exchange prisoners of war and work towards normalising their relations, in a move welcomed by the European Union and the United…