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‘Smash the patriarchy’: Activists graffiti Cornell hall over gang rape case

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Student groups call for the abolition of Greek life and more punitive action in the wake of fraternity assault allegations.

Super-subs help France demolish Belgium with late flurry

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Michael Olise scores twice and assists as France come from 1-0 with 13 minutes left to beat Belgium 4-1

Ethiopia’s PM insists on access to Red Sea despite regional conflict threat

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Neighbouring countries say coastal states must govern Red Sea as fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia.

Trump says US ready to aid Russia with plague outbreak in Siberia

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Russian authorities quarantine hospital, monitor 200 contacts after suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia.

Brazil’s presidential race head for a tough runoff

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Brazil is heading into a fiercely contested presidential runoff after the first round revealed major gains for Bolsonaro

What’s next for Bosnia after elections?

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s election strengthened nationalist parties.

Can Yemen retake territory seized by Houthis?

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 5♥ 0💬 0

The group has taken control of much of the Red Sea coast.

Israeli forces kill one, injure several in occupied West Bank

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Palestinians in West Bank are suffering increasing Israeli violence and repression.

Turkiye, Pakistan agree to military deployment to Saudi Arabia

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have agreed to trigger collective deterrence measures in response to Houthi attacks.

Premier League viewership in US up 20 percent among young Americans

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 2♥ 0💬 0

English Premier League viewership up 20 percent among young Americans following World Cup, Nielsen Sports data shows.

Medvedev disqualified after hitting spectator with ball

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Medvedev disqualified after hitting spectator with ball

Ukraine says Russian drone attack sinks ship in Romanian waters

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

The latest suspected incursion on NATO's eastern flank increases fears that the war in Ukraine threatens to spill over.

Freed Syrians recount torture in Israeli detention centre

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Syrians released from Israeli detention have described abuse behind bars.

Mexico seeks evidence of border shooting that prompted US troop deployment

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Mexico's Sheinbaum has expressed concern about US officials overstepping norms on security cooperation.

UK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulate

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 7♥ 0💬 0

Israel ordered East Jerusalem consulate to be closed after Britain sanctioned settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Rubio: No direct link between US bombers removal and UK base incident

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Rubio visits Iceland, says no direct link between the removal of US bombers and suspicions of a terrorist act in the UK

Spain calls snap election amid housing crisis

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 8♥ 0💬 0

Mounting anger over Spain’s housing crisis have led Prime Minister Sanchez to call an early election on November 29

Jerusalem Daily: Netanyahu gives voters dramatic ultimatum

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 8♥ 0💬 0

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given voters an election ultimatum: Vote for him or vote for Palestine.

DR Congo boat collision kills at least 30, dozens missing

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Two vessels crashed while navigating the Congo River in Equateur province at night.

Two dead after ship sinks off Romania following fire

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 8♥ 0💬 0

Two dead after ship sinks off Romania following fire

Bosnia and Herzegovina elections: Return to a nationalist political order?

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 9♥ 0💬 0

Results raise the prospect of a new conservative alliance and further political polarisation, analysts say.

LIVE: France vs Belgium – UEFA Nations League

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 8♥ 0💬 0

Build-up. teams and live text commentary stream of France's Nations League Group A1 game against Belgium in Paris

Nigeria launches rescue after military plane crashes with 32 aboard

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Nigeria launches rescue operation after military aircraft carrying 32 people crashes in Ondo state.

Yemeni gov’t forces aim for Sanaa, but Houthi defeat will be a challenge

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

Yemeni government forces claim strategic advances near Bab al-Mandeb strait amid a major anti-Houthi offensive.

What happened between Ireland and Israel in their Nations League match?

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

Spitting allegations, no handshakes, and bowed heads headlined the second Nations League fixture.

A drive through the West Bank

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are left asking world leaders: where exactly is our state meant to go?

Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills four in Caribbean

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

UN warns US boat strikes in the Caribbean counter-drug war may violate international law and human rights principles.

Murder in Okinawa: The US military’s history of alleged crime in Japan

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 6♥ 0💬 0

The murder of 39-year-old Anna Yagi is the latest in a string of crimes involving US personnel on Okinawa.

US pulls bombers from UK base: Is Iran manoeuvring Trump’s war plans?

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 4♥ 0💬 0

The withdrawal means the US lost a convenient launchpad, not its underlying strike capability, said an expert.

Nobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics work

📡 Al JazeeraMiddle East in EnglishOct 5, 2026👁 3♥ 0💬 0

The winners of the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, literature, peace and ‌economics will be announced in the week.