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Rainwater washes away highway in Nigeria | AJ #shorts
Heavy rain over three days caused severe flooding along the Agbarho-Ughelli highway in Delta State, southern Nigeria, washing away parts of the road and disrupting traffic. Video …
Former journalist crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro kingdom | #AJ shorts
Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a former journalist, has been crowned the king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom after a succession dispute following the death of King Oyo. Subscribe to our ch…
Iraq celebrates National Sovereignty Day as US troops withdraw | AJ #shorts
Iraq’s security forces held parades in Baghdad and Najaf to celebrate ‘Sovereignty Day’, a national holiday marking the withdrawal of US troops from the country. The remaining sol…
Flydubai flight to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after onboard incident
Flydubai flight FZ1073, travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, made an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia after an onboard incident triggered emergency and unlawful-in…
The Bandung blueprint: A new world order
A blueprint for a new world order, with more power for countries in the Global South, was drafted during the Bandung Conference in 1955, when 29 leaders from African and Asian sta…
Flydubai flight to Israel diverted after attack on pilot | AJ #shorts
Dramatic video shows the aftermath of an attack on a pilot on a Flydubai flight to the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. The flight landed safely in Saudi Arabia after sending emergency s…
N Korea and S Korea exchange threats over DMZ blast
A landmine explosion which injured three South Korean soldiers in the Korean Demilitarized Zone last week, has prompted Seoul to accuse North Korea of deliberately planting mines …
Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv as Ukraine faces sustained attacks
A sustained Russian missile attack has killed civilians and damaged energy and other infrastructure in and around Ukraine's capital Kyiv, as Moscow's attacks continue for more tha…
Flydubai flight to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after emergency alert | AJ #shorts
A Flydubai plane travelling from Dubai to Israel has been forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, after an apparent altercation between the pilots. Al Jazeera’s Zein …
Former American Idol contestant found guilty of murdering wife
Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn has been found guilty of murdering his wife, Ashley, while he was having an affair. He will be sentenced on Monday and could get up to …
India's love for gold evolves as high prices reshape buying habits
India's deep-rooted attachment to gold is being tested by record-high prices and a government appeal to delay purchases. While demand persists, industry figures project a 10-12% d…
UK‘s PM Burnham sets out plans to reshape public services | AJ #shorts
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is promising a major improvement to public services including social care, housing and energy. Al Jazeera’s Milena Veselinovic reports on what he’s …
Hijabi students turned away from school in Azerbaijan | AJ #shorts
Video shows female students in tears as they leave a secondary school in Azerbaijan after reportedly being denied entry for wearing headscarves, following changes to uniform rules…
US troops leave Iraq after more than two decades of military involvement
The United States is ending its military mission in Iraq, with the remaining American troops leaving the country after more than two decades of military involvement. Around 2,500 …
Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthis | AJ #shorts
Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif says Islamabad will make “whatever means” available to Saudi Arabia under a new mutual defence pact if Saudi faces threats from t…
North Korea rejects DMZ landmine findings as tensions with South Korea rise
Tensions are rising along the Korean peninsula's heavily fortified border after three South Korean soldiers were injured by suspected North Korean landmines last week. Seoul and t…
South African president orders action on femicide after killings
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new measures to combat femicide and gender-based violence in the country. Since July, the bodies of at least 11 women have b…
Democrats hope anger at Trump enough to get young people to vote | AJ #shorts
Political strategist Celinda Lake says that young voters don’t usually cast their ballots in midterm elections, but they’re ‘very unhappy about the war’ and the rising cost of liv…
AI firms cannot be trusted to 'police' themselves, analyst says
Nicol Turner Lee, Director of the Center for Technology Innovation and Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. She says AI companies have a long way to g…
String of rapes in Delhi triggers social campaign for women’s safety | AJ #shorts
Women in India’s capital New Delhi have taken to the streets after a string of rape cases, using bold slogans to demand safer public spaces and challenge restrictions placed on th…
Trump, tech bosses sign voluntary pact pledging ‘robust’ AI safeguards
US President Donald Trump and some of the world's largest tech and AI leaders have signed what's been described as a morally binding accord to “self-police” artificial intelligenc…
Trump backs AI self-regulation at tech summit but is it enough? | AJ #shorts
US President Donald Trump and leading tech companies have signed a voluntary agreement to regulate AI that includes internal reviews and joint monitoring, but falls short of intro…
Protesters block Orange Order march in Northern Ireland | AJ #shorts
Protesters have blocked a route into a Catholic area of Northern Ireland to stop a Protestant-led parade. For the first time in nearly 30 years, the Protestant Orange Order has be…
King appoints Morocco’s first female prime minister
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has named Marrakesh’s long-time mayor as the country’s first female prime minister after her party won last week’s parliamentary election. Fatima Ezzahr…
Orange Order march revives tensions in Northern Ireland’s Portadown
A standoff is building in a town in Northern Ireland. For four days, the Protestant Orange Order has been waiting to march on a road it had been banned from for 28 years. Members …
Tens of thousands join France public sector strike over pay and budget cuts
Tens of thousands of civil servants have taken part in more than a hundred protests across France. Teachers, firefighters and healthcare workers participated in a nationwide strik…
Man City CEO: Premier League verdict based on ‘conspiracy theory’ | AJ #shorts
Manchester City says it will appeal after an independent commission convicted the club of 114 out of 115 charges of breaking Premier League financial rules. The probe found the cl…
‘New path’: UK’s Burnham promises huge expansion of public services
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has used his speech at the UK Labour Party conference to promise a break with the past. He’s pledged free social care, paid for - in part - by …
UK police say no explosive found in vans discovered near RAF Fairford
UK counterterrorism police have revealed no explosive devices were found as part of their investigation into a suspected plot to target Fairford air base. Authorities say a quanti…
What makes American voters so different? | This is America
No democracy votes quite like the United States. Political identity runs deep, choices are limited to two parties, and still, participation lags. It's the paradox at the heart of …