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Al Jazeera English · News · 5:26 PM
Spain calls snap election amid housing crisis

Mounting anger over Spain’s housing crisis and a defeat in parliament over housing measures have led Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call an early election on November 29. The Socialist leader is taking a gamble as he…

Al Jazeera English · News · 5:10 PM
Kidfluencers: Are the views really worth it? | The Listening Post #shorts

Family vlogging is one of the internet’s most lucrative genres - but is it worth the safeguarding risks to children?

Al Jazeera English · News · 5:08 PM
US midterms 2026 latest: Affordability emerges as key issue for voters

The US midterms are less than a month away, with Americans set to decide control of both chambers of Congress and governorships across the country. Al Jazeera looks at where the critical races stand and what voters, e…

Al Jazeera English · News · 4:56 PM
Rohingya activist says it’s unfair to send refugees back to Myanmar

‘It's very unfair to send us back to the place we fled from’, says Rohingya rights activist Nur Sadek. Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants, including Rohingya refugees, arrived in Myanmar as part of Malaysia’s repatriation…

Al Jazeera English · News · 4:25 PM
Yemen's fighting traps civilians in Taiz as displacement crisis deepens

Renewed fighting in Yemen's Taiz region has left dozens of people stranded, unable to reach their homes after Houthi forces cut off land and sea routes along the western coastline. Many, including patients who travell…

Al Jazeera English · News · 4:02 PM
Intentionally inept? Why voters are losing faith in US democracy | Briahna Joy Gray on Let's Focus

“[Elites] prefer to fight on cultural grounds because there are no economic implications for that. You’ll see Bank of America in a pride parade…you’re not going to see them advocating for a wealth tax.”

Al Jazeera English · News · 11:15 AM
Opposition figures, activists targeted in East Africa’s cross-border crackdown

Rights campaigners across East Africa are warning that borders are no longer offering much protection from political repression. Opposition figures, activists and government critics are being arrested, abducted and fo…

Al Jazeera English · News · 11:04 AM
US abruptly withdraws bombers from UK’s RAF Fairford | AJ #shorts

The US has abruptly withdrawn all of its aircraft from the UK’s RAF Fairford, citing concerns about a potential attack. Former NATO operations director David Des Roches explains how last month’s alleged ‘explosives’ p…

Al Jazeera English · News · 10:38 AM
Gaza mothers seek breastfeeding support amid hunger and siege | AJ #shorts

Palestinian mothers are finding it increasingly difficult to breastfeed their babies in Gaza. After three years of Israel’s genocidal war, women suffer malnutrition, displacement and poor healthcare, yet still strive…

Al Jazeera English · News · 10:30 AM
Gaza orphan finds a family again after Israeli attack kills his own

Israel's war on Gaza has left countless families shattered. Mohammad was just three years old when an Israeli attack killed his entire family. Today he lives in a tent with two people who have also lost everything. To…

Al Jazeera English · News · 10:00 AM
Preview: The Mafia Football Murders | True Crime Reports

A lifelong Inter Milan fan gunned down in Milan exposes a shocking alliance between football's ultras and the mafia.

Al Jazeera English · News · 9:30 AM
Mecca defence pact faces 'first real test' as Houthis advance in Yemen, analyst says

A meeting is being held in Riyadh between government officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye to discuss regional tension and the conflict in Yemen. It comes as Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabi…

Al Jazeera English · News · 9:00 AM
Author Arundhati Roy’s fight against injustice | Talk to Al Jazeera

Since winning the Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel, author Arundhati Roy has not shied away from political issues. Whether she is writing fiction, nonfiction, or political essays, she focuses on social injustice.

Al Jazeera English · News · 8:52 AM
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez calls snap election amid housing crisis | AJ #shorts

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap election for November 29. He’s seeking a renewed mandate after parliament rejected proposed measures aimed at easing Spain’s housing crisis amid growing public an…

Al Jazeera English · News · 8:45 AM
Yemeni govt forces’ battle against Houthis could take years, analyst says

The ⁠military operation by the internationally recognised government of Yemen to retake ⁠⁠territory held by ⁠⁠the Houthis will be long and difficult, a defence analyst says.

Al Jazeera English · News · 8:30 AM
Sudan's army advances in North Kordofan as RSF drone attacks intensify

Sudan's Kordofan region has become a major battleground, with the army retaking territory from the Rapid Support Forces, It's aiming to re-open a road into the western Darfur region. The RSF has responded by intensify…

Al Jazeera English · News · 7:47 AM
Orange Order march revives decades-old standoff in Northern Ireland

A dispute about a march by the Orange Order in Northern Ireland returns to court on Monday. The Protestant organisation, which supports Northern Ireland remaining in the UK, has permission to march through a mainly Ca…

Al Jazeera English · News · 7:00 AM
Brazil election: President Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro advance to run-off

Brazil's tightly contested presidential election is heading to a run-off. The right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro came in just ahead of the incumbent Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. But neither secured the 50 percent votes…

Al Jazeera English · News · 6:39 AM
Agbaibor: a baby elephant’s journey home

Al Jazeera follows the journey of Agbaibor, an orphaned forest elephant in Nigeria, as he is released into Okomu National Park. But returning to the wild is only the beginning. As forests disappear, Agbaibor’s surviva…

Al Jazeera English · News · 6:28 AM
US withdraws bombers used in the Iran war from UK’s RAF Fairford airbase

The US Air Force has pulled out all its bombers from the RAF Fairford military base in the United Kingdom. The move comes a week after several men were initially arrested there on suspicion of preparing ⁠terrorist act…

Al Jazeera English · News · 5:07 AM
Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil vote, faces Lula in runoff | AJ #shorts

Brazil’s tightly contested presidential election is heading to a run-off after incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro both fell short of the 50 percent needed to win outright. Al J…

Al Jazeera English · News · 3:36 AM
Bosnian Serb nationalist claims party victory in Bosnia elections | AJ #shorts

Bosnian Serb nationalist Milorad Dodik claimed victory for his party as Bosnia’s presidential elections reinforced its deep political and ethnic divisions. The presidency is made up of three members who rotate the lea…

Al Jazeera English · News · 3:08 AM
Yemen gov’t forces commence major combat operation against Houthis | AJ #shorts

Heavy damage was reported at a factory in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa as Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces declared a ‘battle for liberation’ to retake remaining territory held by the Iran-backed group.