(BBC News) US officials said on Wednesday that they will sanction Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, accusing him of authorising "arbitrary pre-trial detentions" and suppressing "freedom of expression".
Judge Moraes has been leading the investigation into allegations that Brazil's former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies plotted a coup after he lost the 2022 election.
Bolsonaro has denied those allegations and has called Judge Moraes a "dictator".
Shortly after the sanctions were announced, US...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) At least 22 people were killed and 197 others were injured in violence that erupted during protests against a fuel price hike this week, Angola’s government has said.
The unrest broke out on Monday when minibus taxi associations launched a three-day strike against a government decision to increase the price of diesel by one-third, part of efforts to curb costly subsidies and shore up public finances.
Looting, vandalism and clashes with police started...
(BBC News) Indian and US space agencies have launched a new satellite that will keep a hawk's eye on Earth, detecting and reporting even the smallest changes in land, sea, and ice sheets.
Data from the joint mission by Indian Space agency ISRO and NASA will help not just the two countries but the world in preparing and dealing with disasters.
The 2,392-kg NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) was launched at 17:40 India time (12:10 GMT)...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) United States President Donald Trump has set a new deadline of “10 or 12 days” for Russia to reach a peace deal in its war on Ukraine or face tough new sanctions, underscoring his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for prolonging the conflict.
Speaking in Scotland, where he is holding meetings with European leaders and playing golf, Trump on Monday said he was disappointed in Putin and shortened a 50-day...
(BBC News) Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" after five days of fighting at their border killed at least 33 people and displaced tens of thousands.
"This is a vital first step to a de-escalation and a restoration of peace and security," said Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, flanked by his Thai and Cambodian counterparts, as he announced that hostilities would end at midnight.
Thailand initially rebuffed his offer to mediate...
(BBC News) The United States and European Union have reached a trade deal framework, ending a months-long standoff between two of the world's biggest economic partners.
After make-or-break negotiations between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen in Scotland, the pair agreed to a US tariff on all EU goods of 15%.
That is half the 30% import tax rate Trump had threatened to implement starting on Friday. He said the 27-member...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) A Russian rocket has put an Iranian communications satellite into space, according to Iranian state media, in the latest achievement for an aerospace program that has caused consternation among some western governments.
“The Nahid-2 communications satellite was launched from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome using a Soyuz rocket,” Iranian state television said on Friday.
Weighing 110 kg, the satellite was designed and manufactured by Iranian engineers, the broadcaster added.
Western governments have long expressed concern...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) A Thai F-16 jet has bombed targets in Cambodia, as a simmering border dispute and diplomatic meltdown rapidly ignited into fierce clashes, bombing and shelling that have killed at least 13 civilians and a soldier in Thailand.
Thailand and Cambodia blamed each other for the new outbreak of fighting that erupted early on Thursday in an area near the disputed Ta Moan Thom Temple, located in a border area in northwestern...
(BBC News) Five Canadian ice hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman were all acquitted by an Ontario judge on Thursday.
In a packed courtroom, Justice Maria Carroccia reviewed testimony and evidence from the highly publicized eight-week trial over the course of several hours, before declaring the men not guilty.
The former players for Canada's world junior hockey team were accused of assaulting the woman, known as EM, in a hotel room in 2018 in...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said his country is prepared for any war Israel might wage against it, adding he was not optimistic about the ceasefire between the countries, while confirming Tehran is committed to continuing its nuclear program for peaceful purposes.
Pezeshkian made the comments in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera aired on Wednesday, one of his first since the end of the 12-day conflict with Israel last month, in...
