The Panamanian president has rejected threats by US President-elect Donald Trump that the United States could reassert control over the Panama Canal, saying “there’s nothing to talk about.” President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday also rejected the possibility of reducing canal tolls for US vessels and denied that China had any influence over the vital…
United States President Joe Biden’s administration is facing criticism after a US-backed report on famine in the Gaza Strip was retracted this week, drawing accusations of political interference and pro-Israel bias. The report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), which provides information about global food insecurity, had warned that a “famine scenario”…
After a year dominated by a relentless and intense United States presidential election campaign, Americans are looking for a break from political news, a new poll suggests. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released on Thursday found that 65 percent of US adults said they felt the need to limit media consumption…
Until recently, it was authoritarian capitalist regimes such as those in Russia and China that were characterised as plutocratic: Putin’s government, well known to be dominated by powerful oligarchs such as Yuri Kovalchuk, Gennady Timchenko and the Rotenberg brothers; and China’s Communist Party, which over the last couple of decades has enabled the flourishing of the…
Montreal, Canada – Donald Trump is less than a month away from being sworn in as the next president of the United States, and the Republican leader is set to usher in a number of serious domestic and foreign policy shifts. In advance of Trump’s inauguration on January 20, countries around the world have been…
By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 26 Dec 202426 Dec 2024
Basketball in 2024 enjoyed a breakout year with global coverage more sustained than ever before. It will be remembered for new record-setting achievements, memorable plays, female basketball’s coming-out party, and huge worldwide events like the Olympics shining a larger than ever profile on the sport. Here are Al Jazeera’s top basketball moments of 2024: 1….
Israeli attacks across Gaza kill at least 38 people in 24 hours
Here is the situation on Thursday, December 26: Fighting: Russian and Ukrainian forces have once again engaged in fierce battles around the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s General Staff said that 35 Russian attacks were reported around the city on Wednesday. “Three Russian armies are concentrated here against us,” Ukraine’s regional…
The outgoing and incoming United States presidents had different messages for the Christmas holiday, with Democrat Joe Biden urging Americans to reflect and unite, while Republican Donald Trump offered a holiday greeting and then took aim at his political opponents. Biden narrated a video tour of the White House Christmas decorations that was published on…
