Tunisian court hands opposition figures lengthy jail terms Dozens of defendants found guilty of “conspiracy against state security” and given sentences of 13 to 66 years. It was not immediately clear whether all of the estimated 40 defendants were found guilty and given prison terms on Saturday [File: Fethi Belaid/AFP] Published On 19 Apr 202519…
Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war? Aftershocks of Myanmar’s devastating earthquake add new dimension to country’s four-year-long civil war. A soldier from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) patrols in a vehicle beside an area destroyed by an air strike in Myawaddy, a town under KNLA control, on April 15, 2024…
US Supreme Court orders temporary halt to deportations under antique law Block on removal of migrants without due process sets up the possibility of another challenge by the Trump administration to the power of the courts. The US used an 18th century law to deport hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT)…
Humans outrun robots at Beijing half-marathon The humanoid robots were no match for human rivals as they made their half-marathon debut in the Chinese capital. A robot and its engineers run in a half-marathon in Beijing, China, on April 19, 2025 [EPA] Published On 19 Apr 202519 Apr 2025 Humans took the lead over robots…
Features ‘I always come here’: The Indian tea shop that runs on trust A hole-in-the-wall tea shop in West Bengal founded by a freedom fighter is run by regular customers when the owner’s out. Ashish Bandopadhyay is retired and loves to volunteer at the tea shop he’s been coming to since he was 10 years…
LONG READ African athletes find their feet in Vietnam’s marathon running boom A surge in marathons and lucrative prize money has attracted runners from East Africa to Vietnam, but becoming a champion is not without challenges. Competitors in the men’s marathon at the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, on May 19, 2022 [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]…
US judge rules Rumeysa Ozturk must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont Court says detained pro-Palestine student has shown ‘significant evidence’ violations to her constitutional rights. People gather in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 26 to demand the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University [Michael Casey/AP Photo] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 19…
Deadly, sombre Good Friday as 50 people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza Palestinian Christians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank are holding temperate gatherings leading up to Easter. Palestinian Christians carry the traditional Greek Orthodox Epitaphios, a richly embroidered fabric depicting the body of Jesus Christ after he was taken down the cross,…
A poignant image of a nine-year-old amputee from Gaza is the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year.
Allies say Ghannouchi ‘unjustly’ held, as he marks 2 years in Tunisian jail International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi decries ‘repressive campaign’ against Ennahdha party leader. The 83-year-old, who has been the main rival of Tunisian President Kais Saied, was arrested in April 2023 [File: Hassene Dridi/AP Photo] Published On 18 Apr 202518 Apr…