Death toll rises to 28 in weeklong South Korea wildfires Five out of 11 big fires have been contained after rainfall improves firefighting conditions. Helicopters extinguish wildfires by dumping water on a mountain in Ulsan, 305 kilometres southeast of Seoul, South Korea [File: EPA-EFE] Published On 28 Mar 202528 Mar 2025 Wildfires sweeping through South…
US hits dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen US air strikes hit more than 40 locations across Yemen, including in Sanaa with at least seven people injured. Security personnel inspect a site reportedly struck by US air attacks overnight in Sanaa, Yemen [File: AP Photo] Published On 28 Mar 202528 Mar 2025 United States air…
The many ways Israeli settlers steal Palestinian homes Palestinian farmers speak with Israeli soldiers after being attacked by Israeli settlers while farming their land in Salem village east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on November 28, 2024 [Zain Jaafar/AFP] By Mat NashedPublished On 28 Mar 202528 Mar 2025 On Monday, Ghassan Abdel Basset and…
Bangladesh up against time to find stolen billions: Central bank governor New central bank Governor Ahsan Mansur talks about the hunt for wealth transferred out of Bangladesh by political and business elites. Video Duration 04 minutes 49 seconds play-arrow 04:49 Bangladesh Central Bank governor Ahsan H. Mansur talks to Al Jazeera By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On…
Trump orders removal of ‘improper ideology’ from top US museums Trump’s new executive order targets what he describes as the spread of a “divisive, race-centered ideology” at museums. A cast of a Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in Montana greets visitors as they enter the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, in 2014 [File:…
BREAKINGBREAKING, News Two powerful earthquakes hit Myanmar (Al Jazeera) Published On 28 Mar 202528 Mar 2025 A magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 earthquakes have struck Myanmar, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with reports of strong tremors felt in Thailand and elsewhere in the region. The first tremor hit 16 kilometres (10 miles) northwest…
EXPLAINER Six killed in Red Sea tourist submarine sinking off Egypt: What we know Investigations continue after at least six Russian nationals die, dozens wounded, following sinking of a tourist vessel. Among the tourists on board the submarine were nationals from Russia, India, Norway and Sweden [Reuters] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 28 Mar 202528 Mar…
US, Philippines must stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ on China, Hegseth says US defence secretary meets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos amid controversy over leaking of Yemen strike plans. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr meets with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Malacanan Palace in Manila, the Philippines, on March 28, 2025 [Basilio Sepe/Pool via AFP]…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,128 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,128. Destroyed cars near an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, in Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 27, 2025 [Mykola Synelnykov/Reuters] Published On 28 Mar 202528 Mar 2025 Here is the roundup of key events as of Friday, March…
Russia’s Putin says North Korea, BRICS should join Ukraine ceasefire talks The Russian president suggests Ukraine be placed under ‘temporary administration’ of the United Nations as part of a peace deal. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, smile together in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024 [Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Kremlin…