News Commentary
Analysis and commentary on current events around the world.
How the Iran war helped Democrats win the midterms
Tehran brought the costs of war into American homes, fuelling the backlash against Trump's party.
Carlos Alcaraz saves match points to reach Paris Masters semifinals
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz is through to the Paris Masters semifinals for the first time in his career.
Governing party ahead in early results of New Zealand’s knife-edge vote
This is a breaking news story.
‘Alien-cortical’ mice: Can human brain cells grow inside animals?
Modified mice with human brain cells ignite debates over neurohybrids and the future of cross-species medical research.
Paraguay’s Pena under military protection in bank collapse chaos
Paraguay moves ex-President Santiago Pena to military base for protection after dramatic day in Asuncion.
Khawaja claims entire Australia team knew about 2018 ball-tampering scandal
The 'Sandpapergate' scandal saw Australia scuffing the ball with sandpaper in the March 2018 test in Cape Town.
President Herzog faces key choice as Israel struggles to form government
Eisenkot's bloc and Arab-led parties seek to oust Netanyahu, but failure to form government could leave him in power.
Russia launches missile attack on Kyiv, injuring residents
Air strikes damage buildings and injure two civilians after Zelenskyy warns of potential for new attacks.
‘One less gang leader’: Haiti’s prime minister celebrates police operation
Haiti's National Police announced that alleged gang leader Mathias Saintil was killed in an exchange of gunfire.
US Treasury sanctions eight Canadian money exchange firms over Iran ties
US Treasury claims firms helped sanctioned Iranian entities and handled funds linked to alleged drug trafficking boss.
Los Angeles reacts to historic mayoral election
Protesters storm site of Microsoft’s planned Amsterdam data centre
Activists in Amsterdam have stormed the site of a proposed Microsoft data centre. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports.
Trump confirms new US strikes on Iran’s Qeshm island
The US president also claims 'a lot of progress' in Washington's negotiations with Tehran.
How the US midterm elections reflected resistance to data centres
Voters rejected data centre development in all but one of the 41 measures addressing the issue in Tuesday's midterms.
CDC reports more than 5,000 measles cases, highest number in 35 years
Children and teenagers make up almost 60 percent of confirmed cases.
EU prosecutor office investigates fatal train crash in Spain
The EU office carries out probes at Spanish rail network administrator, safety agency and state auditors.
This man refused life-saving treatment because of his religion - days later the rules changed
Jehovah's Witness leaders relaxed strict rules on blood transfusions, but the change came 23 days too late for Isaac Valdez.
The young Somali woman changing how the world sees Mogadishu
For some tourists, the contrast between Somalia's reputation and what they experience on the ground can be striking.