Bill Gates tells Al Jazeera about setbacks slowing efforts to reduce the global child mortality rate, as child deaths are projected to rise for the first time this century.Published On 7 Dec 20257 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
NewsFeedA neo-Nazi march has been held in Sweden’s capital for the first time in 15 years, bringing together far-right white supremacist groups. Police gave permission for the rally to go ahead, to commemorate the killing of a 17-year-old with extremist ties, that used to be held annually in the early 2000s. Al Jazeera’s Nils Adler was there.Published On 7 Dec 20257 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee urges the public to come out and vote amid expectations of a low turnout.Voters in Hong Kong are heading to the polls to elect new lawmakers under China’s “patriots only” rules, though government efforts to drive turnout have been overshadowed by anger over the city’s handling of a major deadly fire.Polls opened early on Sunday across the autonomous Chinese city to select 90 legislators, though only 20 of those seats are directly…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Several tourists, kitchen workers killed in fire at nightclub in North Goa’s Arpora village.Published On 6 Dec 20256 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAt least 23 people have been killed in the Indian state of Goa when a gas cylinder exploded at a popular nightclub, according to officials and media reports.The fire broke out at about midnight on Sunday in the village of Arpora in the district of North Goa, the Press Trust…
Barcelona extend their lead at the top of La Liga to four points but Real Betis give defending champions a late scare.Published On 6 Dec 20256 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareFerran Torres hit a first-half hat-trick for Barcelona as they eased the woes on their travels with a 5-3 win in La Liga at Champions League chasing Real Betis.The Spanish forward netted twice in the first 13 minutes of the game on Saturday – but…
The city of Guadalajara in Mexico is scheduled to host four World Cup matches next year, and labourers are working around the clock to revamp infrastructure in time for the tournament.On account of frenzied construction, the city’s roads are presently a bona fide mess, constituting a perpetual headache for those who must transit them.But Guadalajara has a much bigger problem than traffic. The metropolis is the capital of the western state of Jalisco, which happens to possess the…
NewsFeedChildren were among at least 23 people reported killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, just a day after the signing of a US-backed peace agreement between the leaders of the DRC and neighbouring Rwanda.Published On 6 Dec 20256 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
The IAEA has found a drone degraded the shield in February, in a strike Ukraine has accused Russia of carrying out.Published On 6 Dec 20256 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA drone strike has damaged a protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, rendering it unable to contain the radioactive material from the 1986 explosion of the plant, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday that the…
Canberra said the Taliban officials are guilty of oppressing women and girls, as well as ‘undermining good governance’.The Australian government has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan’s Taliban government, citing the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, particularly for women and girls.Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement on Saturday that Canberra had established a “world-first” autonomous sanctions framework for Afghanistan, which would allow it to “directly impose its own…
Washington, DC – Players often face fines and bans from FIFA for displaying political messages, as the football governing body has long proclaimed a policy of political neutrality.But on Friday, the association’s chief Gianni Infantino handed United States President Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize, further cementing his embrace of the Republican leader.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listCritics pointed out that the award came less than 24 hours after the Trump administration carried out another deadly…
Landmark penalty triggers US fury as Brussels enforces first digital transparency sanction.The European Union has slapped a 120 million euro ($140m) penalty on Elon Musk’s social media platform X for breaching digital transparency rules, igniting a transatlantic clash over tech regulation.Brussels announced the fine on Friday in its first enforcement action under the Digital Services Act, legislation designed to rein in social media companies.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listThe decision has deepened tensions with Washington, where…
A Kenyan parliamentary report has accused British troops training in the country of widespread killings, sexual abuse and human rights and environmental abuses, following years of accumulated complaints from local communities.The report, published on Wednesday, found that serious misconduct by British soldiers caused them to be viewed as something of an “occupying force” by local people.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFor the past 60 years, British soldiers in the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK)…