The Latest Breaking News from Al Jazeera

Row at India’s premier private university sparks debate on academic freedom

Ashoka University is accused of stifling academic freedom after it distances itself from a research paper on 2019 polls.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2023

South Korea’s seafood sellers reel as science fails to ease Fukushima fears

More than 90 percent of South Koreans say they will reduce their seafood consumption due to radiation concerns.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2023

Indonesia’s absence from bigger BRICS echoes decades of non-aligned policy

Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said he does not want to ‘rush’ membership of the economic grouping.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2023

‘Suffering is continuing’: Mnangagwa declared winner in Zimbabwe election

Voters fear economic disaster as incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa is returned for a second term.

Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2023

Charismatic leader is gone but Wagner will survive in Africa, analysts say

Prigozhin’s death will slow the Wagner machine in Africa but its value to military regimes will continue to be prized.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2023

Tennis and football star band together in Iran to invent new world record

The footballer returned a tennis ball across the net 637 times in an hour in one of his most exhausting challenges ever.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2023

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon: From running barefoot to the ‘queen of 1,500m’

Faith Kipyegon, widely regarded as one of the greatest 1,500m runners, says she wants to venture into marathon running.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2023

Outcry in Somalia over government decision to ban TikTok, Telegram

Somali authorities banned the platform, which young Somalis say the platforms is a source of livelihood for them.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2023

Analysis: Tunisia isolated, but migration realpolitik keeps Europe onside

US and EU concerned with state of Tunisia’s democracy but will ultimately retain ties, analysts say.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2023

US-Iran relations: Why did the prisoner exchange deal happen now?

Critics have argued that the US has given into Iranian blackmail by agreeing to a prisoner exchange deal.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2023