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When Spain was Muslim | Tariq Ali #DejaVu #Shorts #Podcast
Deja Vu traces Europe’s Muslim history from Al-Andalus to today. Why are Muslims still treated as outsiders? How much do you know about Spain’s Muslim history? 🎧 On the latest epi…
US workers head back to school to reskill as AI reshapes the job market
Around the world, economists and workers alike are concerned about AI replacing humans. A recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute found that roughly 11 million American w…
Why does Europe want to erase its Muslim history? | Tariq Ali | Deja Vu
From Spain to Sicily, Muslims helped shape Europe for centuries. Why do they still seem to be cast as outsiders? In this episode of Deja Vu, author Tariq Ali traces the rise of al…
Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro face off in tightly contested Brazil election
Polls have just opened in Brazil, for one of the most tightly contested elections in the country's history. The incumbent president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is running for a fo…
S Korea teaches AI in primary schools in bid to become a global superpower
South Korea is investing almost $900bn to rival China and the US as an AI superpower. To ensure enough home-grown talent, primary school children are taught robotics and how to co…
Tributes as Bosnian football star Edin Dzeko retires | AJ #shorts
Bosnia and Herzegovina's legendary striker Edin Dzeko has bid farewell to international football after a final match against Sweden. Bosnia’s record-breaking top goalscoring capta…
Brief: US sending more troops to Middle East even as it withdraws from Iraq | The Take
This week: 368 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,439 Palestinians in Gaza. The US is sending more soldiers and ships to the Middle East. The US has completely …
Flydubai: What happens when a plane plunges 17,000 feet? | AJ #shorts
A flight instructor recreates the Flydubai jet’s near-vertical 17,000 foot dive in a simulator. He says the plane would have exceeded its maximum structural speed, and that anythi…
How Israel uses AI and facial recognition to track Palestinians in Gaza
Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly powerful tool in modern warfare. In Gaza, Israel has used the technology in surveillance to identify, monitor and analyse Pales…
Somalia’s only special needs school faces closure amid funding cuts
The only school dedicated to children with special needs in Somalia’s capital is at risk of closing. The Mustaqbal Centre for Special Needs provides free education to more than 14…
Cornell president says university ‘must do better’ after gang rape allegations
Cornell University’s president has released a video statement acknowledging concerns over how gang rape allegations in 2024 were handled. Michael Kotlikoff, who was interim presid…
US proposal focuses on nuclear issue, but Iran's focus is on Strait of Hormuz: Baghaei
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei addresses US war in press conference in Tehran. The top issue being discussed by Iran is the reopening of the critical Strait …
Third US aircraft carrier gives Washington more options on Iran, analyst says
Alexandru Hudisteanu, a maritime security and military defence analyst, tells Al Jazeera a third US aircraft carrier would give Washington greater leverage and military options on…
Gaza's young skateboarders turn war rubble into makeshift skate parks
Young Palestinians are turning concrete slabs, rubble and damaged rooftops in Gaza City into improvised skate parks to keep their sport alive. Like much of the Strip, most skate p…
Ku Klux Klan leader claims support is rising ahead of US midterm elections
The head of America’s most infamous hate group, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), has told Al Jazeera that support is up ahead of the US midterm elections because of the current political c…
Widespread damage after huge hailstones pound Paraguay capital | AJ @shorts
Large hailstones pounded parts of Paraguay’s capital, breaking windows and denting cars, as heavy rain and strong winds swept across the country. Subscribe to our channel: http://…
Somalia President: Houthis ‘not in a position’ to bring Yemen peace | AJ #shorts
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accused the Houthis of destabilising the region and disrupting navigation through the Bab al-Mand…
Brazil heads toward a likely runoff as US pressure looms: Analysis
Vinicius Rodrigues Vieira, associate professor of economics and international relations at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation, says Brazil's election is a very tight race bet…
Saudi-backed Yemeni army says 700 Houthis killed in 24 hours | AJ #shorts
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces claim to have killed hundreds of Houthi fighters as they attempt to retake swathes of lost territory. The Houthis said they targeted an Aram…
Pick-up truck overturns trying to carry military chopper in Russia
An attempt by Russian stuntman Evgeny Chebotarev to carry an Mi-2 helicopter on a pickup truck went awfully wrong after the vehicle overturned. The viral video was captured on das…
Could Spain's housing protests force a snap election: Analysis
Spanish freelance journalist Jaime Velazquez says Spain's housing protests, which drew around 500,000 people onto the streets of Madrid and other cities after parliament rejected …
Ballots reach remote Indigenous Brazilians ahead of presidential election | AJ #shorts
Ballot boxes have made it to remote Indigenous communities in Brazil ahead of the country’s most important election in years. Flavio Bolsonaro is trying to unseat incumbent Presid…
How Israel strips Palestinian kids of childhood by 'unchilding': Analysis
Ayed Abu Eqtaish, director of the Seyaj Organisation for Child Protection, discusses "unchilding," a term coined by criminologist Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian in 2019 and later used …
Ethiopian government troops seize Tigray’s capital Mekelle
Ethiopia’s government forces say they’ve seized Mekelle from Tigray fighters after a week of intense battles. The fighting has reignited fears of a full-scale war that could draw …
Somalia's president accuses Houthis of destabilising the region: Exclusive
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accused Yemen's Ansar Allah Houthis of destabilising the region and disrupting navigation in the …
Mamdani, Irish PM play bingo, ‘split the G’ in New York | AJ #shorts
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani shared a video referencing the viral ‘Split the G’ Guinness drinking trend while riding the G train on the subway with Irish Prime Minister Mich…
Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro close campaigns in dead-heat Brazil vote
Brazil's presidential candidates have wrapped up their campaigns ahead of Sunday's election, with polls showing a statistical tie between incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, …
Brazil's election: Lula faces off against a new Bolsonaro | Inside Latin America
Inside Latin America examines Brazil's pivotal presidential election, in which President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, faces Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who is seeking to carry for…
Hundreds of thousands protest Spain's housing crisis as strike calls grow
Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Spain have joined mass demonstrations in at least three cities after parliament failed Friday to pass emergency measures to address a housin…
Rallies held in Northern Ireland over Protestant parade
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