Geetanjali Shree first Indian to win International Booker Prize
Shree’s novel Tomb of Sand, originally written in Hindi, is set during the subcontinent’s partition into India and Pakistan in 1947.Author Geetanjali Shree has become the first…
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East Timor looks to new president for generational change
Dili, East Timor – In the middle of his speech marking the 20th anniversary of East Timor’s restoration of independence, newly inaugurated president José Ramos-Horta stopped for a…
Al Jazeera wins record number of Telly Awards
Al Jazeera Digital has been named “Telly Company of the Year” at the annual Telly Awards.
Winners were announced online on May 24. Organisers for the Telly Awards, which recognise…
Kashmir sees rise in violence after Yasin Malik sentenced to life
At least 10 rebels have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir since an Indian court sentenced prominent Kashmiri pro-independence leader Yasin Malik to life in prison earlier…
G7 commits to decarbonizing electricity by 2035 but leaves wiggle room for fossil fuels
The G7 nations made the new pledge in a 40-page communiqué, in which it also reaffirmed an end to fossil fuel subsidies by the end of this year. The decision does, however, leave…
Asphyxiation of Black man in boot of Brazil police car draws fury
Genivaldo de Jesus Santos dies of asphyxiation after being trapped by officers in the back of smoke-filled car.Video of an unarmed Black man in Brazil being asphyxiated with gas in…
Lawyers will add Abu Akleh to Palestinian journalists’ ICC case
ICC case highlights Israeli attacks on journalists and the bombing of Al Jazeera’s offices in Gaza last May.Lawyers working on the case filed to the International Criminal Court…
Moldova says Europe’s security policies need ‘paradigm shift’
Al Jazeera interviews Ana Revenco, interior minister, amid rising fears that Moldova could be drawn into the Ukraine war.Amid fears that Moldova could be drawn into the Ukraine…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events, day 93
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 93rd day, we take a look at the main developments.Here are the key events so far on Friday, May 27.
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Value of Lebanese pound drops to all-time low
Beirut, Lebanon – The black market value of the Lebanese pound has fallen to an all-time low of 35,600 against the US dollar, a drop from 26,800 in the space of just two weeks, and…