The Italian coastguard has launched multiple rescue operations to save hundreds of refugees packed aboard boats off the Calabria region, less than two weeks after at least 73 people drowned in a shipwreck. “The rescue operations … are particularly complex due to the large number of people on board the boats adrift,” the coastguard said … Read moreItaly launches rescue for hundreds of refugees on boats
Ukraine has decided to fight on in the ruined city of Bakhmut because the battle is pinning down Russia’s best units in advance of a planned Ukrainian spring counteroffensive, an aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. The comments by Mykhailo Podolyak on Friday were the latest signal of a shift by Kyiv this week … Read moreUkraine says Bakhmut battle grinding down Russia’s best units
France and the United Kingdom have agreed on a multiyear financial package to stop migration across the Channel, days after the UK government drew criticism for a bill barring unauthorised arrivals. As part of the deal announced on Friday, the UK will help fund a detention centre in France while French authorities will deploy a … Read moreUK to fund France detention site as leaders agree migration deal
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called for caution following media reports that a pro-Ukrainian group may be responsible for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines supplying Russian energy to Europe. While not pointing to any official Ukrainian involvement, a New York Times report published on Tuesday said intelligence reviewed by United States officials found a … Read moreNATO cautious amid ongoing Nord Stream blasts investigation
From the battlefield in Ukraine, to the streets of Peru, to backstage at a Bollywood audition, every day women find ways to rise up against a world of challenges and fight back in a bid to improve people’s lives. This International Women’s Day seems the perfect opportunity to showcase Al Jazeera’s digital documentaries about some … Read moreOn Women’s Day, watch these five unsung heroes changing the world
One year ago, hopes were high for what was considered to be the most important environmental legislation in Europe. The European Union’s taxonomy regulation was meant to become the global “gold standard” for science-based policy that directs investment towards climate-friendly goals. But a long-delayed decision was made by the European Commission (EC) that ultimately included … Read moreHow the nuclear lobby scuttled the EU’s anti-greenwashing tool
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Washington, DC to meet with US President Joe Biden, where an announcement on Australia’s plans to build nuclear-powered submarines is expected. Albanese, who was scheduled to arrive in India on Wednesday, gave few details of his forthcoming trip to the United States, saying there would be announcements … Read moreSubmarine deal expected as Australian PM to meet with Biden in US
Russia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has denied that Moscow’s forces committed atrocities in Ukraine, blaming instead the West for the destruction of the country and, in particular, the UK for promising to provide Kyiv with long-range weapons. Russian ambassador Andrey Kelin also said long-range weapons were a threat to Russians and people in the … Read moreRussia envoy denies atrocities, blames West for Ukraine’s misery
President Emmanuel Macron has said the era of French interference in Africa was “well over” as he began a four-nation tour of the continent to renew frayed ties. Anti-French sentiment has run high in some former African colonies as the continent has become a renewed diplomatic battleground, with Russian and Chinese influence growing in the … Read moreMacron says era of French interference in Africa is ‘over’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have met briefly at a gathering of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations in the first high-level meeting in months between the two countries. US officials said Blinken and Lavrov spoke on Thursday for roughly 10 minutes on the sidelines of … Read moreBlinken, Lavrov talk at G20 meeting as US-Russia tensions soar