Ukrainian film-maker criticises EU after it cuts Venice Biennale funding over Russia controversy
Sergei Loznitsa likens removal of €2m grant to ‘a punishment in kindergarten’ on eve of Venice film festivalOne of Ukrai...
Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find
A farmer sprays pesticide on sesame fields in Burkina Faso, west Africa. Photograph: AlamyView image in fullscreenA far...
UK must end all trade with Israel, says co-founder of BDS movement
Exclusive: sanctions against ministers and settler groups are ‘smoke and mirrors cop-out’ says Omar BarghoutiBritain’s l...
South Korea jails disabled care home head for sexually assaulting residents
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Many in South Korea have questioned how the director's actions could have ...
Queensland police investigate after 5,500 sheep worth $1.7m stolen from farm
Dorper sheep on a farm in Australia. Queensland police say 5,500 ewes and rams fitted with white National Livestock Ide...
‘We have had enough’: thousands of University of Sydney staff walk off the job over AI and job security
Hundreds of university staff were stationed at picket lines, calling for stronger protections around the use of AIFollow...
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to Collusion
The pro-democracy dissident was accused of urging Western politicians like Nancy Pelosi and Marco Rubio to pressure Hong...
Wednesday briefing: What’s behind the global backlash against datacentres?
In today’s newsletter: Communities from Scotland to India are pushing back against datacentres they feel have been force...
Palestinian artist Saint Levant delays tour amid US visa complications
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoPalestinian singer Saint Levant on stage during a concert at t...
Japan halves speed limit to 30km/h on all narrow city streets
Speed limit dropped from 60km/h for around 70% of general roads in the hope of making narrow streets of crowded cities s...
Syria’s restrained approach to Israel carries risks
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoAn Israeli tank drives along the ceasefire line between the Is...
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in national security case
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoHong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong speaks during a h...