Hijackings, missile strikes and drone assaults on ships by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have forced AP Moller-Maersk, a Danish shipping and logistics giant, and Hapag-Lloyd, a German shipping and container transportation company, to pause shipments through the Red Sea. Their decisions, announced on Friday, are a sign that major corporations are…
Attacks on Saturday heavily targeted Khan Younis in the south, where thousands have been forced to flee. The Israeli army has continued to pound areas across the Gaza Strip to devastating effect as Qatar has confirmed that talks are once more under way to evaluate if a new truce can…
Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa has been laid to rest in southern Gaza, with dozens of mourners, including journalists, paying their respects to the cameraman killed in an Israeli drone attack. The funeral was held on Saturday in the city of Khan Younis. Abudaqa’s family, friends and colleagues bid a…
The European Union hailed its next phase of expansion as a political victory this week when leaders invited Ukraine to open membership talks. That invitation, also issued to Moldova, delivered a message to Moscow that the EU would defend the right of former Soviet states to choose a Western orientation….
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died at 86. “With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn … the death of Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait,” said a statement from the royal court aired on state television. Sheikh Nawaf was sworn in in September…
Threat comes as Israel, Western allies bolster presence in Red Sea as rebels target shipping. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have warned Israel, the United States and other Western allies that any hostile move from foreign forces against the country will have dire consequences and come at great cost. The Iran-aligned Houthis,…
International calls for accountability grow after Israeli attack kills Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa. Here’s how things stand on Saturday, December 16, 2023: Latest developments Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abudaqa has been killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza. He is the 57th Palestinian journalist and media worker to be…
Top US diplomat calls on international community to oppose ‘transnational repression.’ United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned Hong Kong authorities for placing bounties on five pro-democracy activists based overseas, including a US citizen, calling on the international community to oppose “transnational repression.” Blinked said on Friday that…
Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss faced outpouring of racist and sexist threats after Giuliani’s false claims. Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor who served as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has been ordered to pay $148m in damages to two former election workers he defamed with false claims about…
Los Angeles medical examiner says drowning and heart disease were contributing factors in actor’s accidental death. “Friends” actor Matthew Perry, who was found dead in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home in October, died from an accidental ketamine overdose, an autopsy has found. Perry, who played the wise-cracking Chandler…
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