US government must keep funding legal aid for migrant children, judge rules The ruling temporarily stops 26,000 unaccompanied minors from losing their legal representation. A border patrol agent directs migrant children as they arrive at a processing centre in Brownsville, Texas [File: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP] Published On 2 Apr 20252 Apr 2025 A federal judge has…
‘Live-fire drills’: China conducts second day of war games around Taiwan China continues a second day of war games and military drills around Taiwan, including simulated attacks on key targets. Video Duration 07 minutes 15 seconds play-arrow 07:15 Chinese military drills around Taiwan continue for the second day Published On 2 Apr 20252 Apr 2025…
Democrat Cory Booker ended his record-breaking speech after holding the US Senate floor for more than 25 hours.
EXPLAINER Wisconsin Supreme Court election results: What happened and why it matters It was the most expensive judicial race in US history. And Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, lost. Video Duration 01 minutes 28 seconds play-arrow 01:28 Wisconsin Supreme Court vote a test for Trump agenda, Musk influence By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 2 Apr…
The UN dismissed Israel’s assertion that there was enough food in Gaza to last for a long period of time as “ridiculous”
US approves sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets worth $5.58bn to Philippines Potential sale of US fighter jets comes as tensions mount between the Philippines and China over maritime disputes in the South China Sea. A member of the Philippine Air Force walks past a US Air Force F-16 fighter jet during the US-Philippines joint…
News Hollywood actor Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and Batman Forever, dies at 65 The actor described himself in a documentary on his career as being ‘blessed’ and having ‘no regrets’. Val Kilmer gained a reputation as temperamental, intense, perfectionistic and sometimes egotistical [File: Mark Humphrey/AP Photo] Published On 2 Apr 20252 Apr 2025…
Nintendo set to unveil Switch 2, follow-up to megahit game console Japanese gaming giant expected to reveal release date, price and other key details in live presentation on Wednesday. A man walks by a Nintendo Switch display at an electronics retail chain store in Tokyo, Japan, on October 13, 2021 [Koji Sasahara, File/AP] Published On…
Nikola Jokic scores 61-point triple-double in Nuggets’ loss to Timberwolves The All-Star centre became only the third player in NBA history to record a 60-point triple-double. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, right, shoots for a basket over Minnesota Timberwolves centre Rudy Gobert in the first half of their NBA basketball game on Tuesday, April 1,…
In Pictures Exhaustion and despair as Gaza faces new waves of forced displacement Families flee with few belongings as Gaza’s shelters overflow, leaving many without tents or essential supplies. Palestinians who fled Rafah after Israeli evacuation orders, arrive in Khan Younis, Gaza. [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo] Published On 2 Apr 20252 Apr 2025 As Israel…