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Fowl Play? California Residents Left Baffled By 'Exploding Birds'

Residents of Richmond, California, are alarmed by a series of bird deaths, with some birds appearing to "explode" in mid-air.

Published on: 14.05.2025 14:13
NASA Fires Employee After Post On Her Article Take Down Goes Viral

NASA has sacked an employee of Caribbean origin in compliance with Donald Trump's executive order to "terminate" all persons employed under the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative.

Published on: 14.05.2025 13:58
47-Million-Year-Old Cicada Fossil Discovered, Is Full Of Detail

Scientists said the fossil showed traces of colours and patterns on its wings

Published on: 14.05.2025 13:55
This Building Will Literally Hang From The Sky Above Dubai

Clouds Architecture Office unveils the Analemma Tower concept, a skyscraper that would hang from an asteroid in space, offering a unique and futuristic living experience.

Published on: 14.05.2025 13:26
"Cannot Do Everything": WHO Halves Management Team After US Funding Cuts

The World Health Organization has reduced its management team by half and will have to scale back operations, its director-general said on Wednesday, four months after the United States announced it was leaving the agency and cutting funding.

Published on: 14.05.2025 13:13
Trump Says He's Open To Attending Talks On Ukraine, Unsure About Putin

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was still considering whether to attend talks on the war in Ukraine planned for Thursday in Turkey but he does not know whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will go.

Published on: 14.05.2025 13:10
Protests In Turkey, 'Global Statesman' Abroad: Erdogan's 'Parallel Universes'

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has probably never held more global sway: he will host the first direct RussiaUkraine peace talks in three years on Thursday,

Published on: 14.05.2025 13:05
China Slams US-UK Trade Deal, Calls It 'Poison Pills' Worse Than Tariffs

These conditions have raised concerns in Beijing, with Zhang Yansheng, a senior researcher at the China Academy of Macroeconomic Research, describing the deal's clauses as "poison pills" that are worse than tariffs.

Published on: 14.05.2025 13:02
US Official Silences Reporter Who Accused India Of Blocking Ceasefire

A reporter faced a humiliating moment when the United States shut him down for accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of opposing the de-escalation talks between Delhi and Islamabad.

Published on: 14.05.2025 12:49
Ex-Chief Of Chinese Chip Giant Gets Suspended Death Sentence For Corruption

China on Wednesday handed a suspended death sentence to the former head of a major state-owned maker of high-end semiconductors, state media reported.

Published on: 14.05.2025 12:41
As Young, "Jeans-Wearing" Priest In Peru, Pope Leo XIV Survived Bomb Threat

Hector Camacho remembers Prevost asking altar boys for help with words in Spanish, taking them on trips to beaches, and hiring karate, swimming and basketball coaches to keep the town's youth away from crime.

Published on: 14.05.2025 12:27
Bank Of America Analyst Gets 10-Year Jail In Saudi Arabia For Old Tweet: Entire Case Explained

Ahmed al-Doush, 41, received the harsh penalty after Saudi authorities deemed a now-deleted post from his 37-follower Twitter account a national security threat.

Published on: 14.05.2025 12:26
Reform Deal Reached, Bangladesh Says It Will Receive $1.3 Billion From IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to release $1.3 billion to Bangladesh in June, after completing a fourth review of its $4.7-billion loan programme and a key breakthrough in talks on exchange rate reforms, the finance ministry said.

Published on: 14.05.2025 11:48
Majority Of Americans Fear Financial Insecurity In Retirement More Than Death, Study Finds

Financial security is a key concern: 74% of Americans fear depleting their savings before the end of their lives.

Published on: 14.05.2025 11:41
Horror As Man Falls to His Death After Getting Entangled In Burning Hot Air Balloon In Mexico

Shocking footage has captured the harrowing moment a man plunged to his death after clinging to the bottom of a burning hot air balloon.

Published on: 14.05.2025 11:12
Trump Asks Saudi Crown Prince, "How Do You Sleep At Night?" His Response

US President Donald Trump had an unusual question for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as he praised him for making Riyadh a major world business center.

Published on: 14.05.2025 11:05
Ghost In The Machine? Rogue Communication Devices Found In Chinese Inverters

Rogue components are found in Chinese-produced power inverters by U.S experts. Power inverters are used throughout the world to connect solar panels and wind turbines to electricity grids.

Published on: 14.05.2025 10:35
French PM Francois Bayrou To Testify On Child Abuse Scandal

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has faced accusations on physical and sexual abuse at the Notre-Dame de Betharram school in southwestern France. Making it the most fragile moment of his political career.

Published on: 14.05.2025 10:24
Alphabet's Waymo Recalls 1,200 Self-Driving Vehicles After Barrier Collisions

Alphabet's selfdriving unit, Waymo, is recalling 1,212 vehicles after some cars collided with roadway barriers due to a fault in how the vehicle detected or responded to the objects.

Published on: 14.05.2025 10:04
Israel Targets Top Hamas Militant Muhammad Sinwar In Latest Gaza Strike, His Fate Unclear

Muhammad Sinwar, one of the remaining top leaders of Hamas in Gaza, was reportedly targeted by Israel in a massive airstrike at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon.

Published on: 14.05.2025 09:44

News from Arabic Countries

Did the US flinch first in tariff war with China?

A high-stakes game of chicken has come to an end for 90 days, as both China and the US claim the upper hand.

Published on: 14.05.2025 14:04
Novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen weighs the costs of speaking against injustice

The Pulitzer Prize winner argues in his new book that it is essential for art 'to confront what's happening right now'.

Published on: 14.05.2025 14:01
Who’s selling weapons to India and Pakistan?

India and Pakistan are arming fast. Who and what's behind their military build-up?

Published on: 14.05.2025 13:23
Israel bombs Gaza hospitals and camps as UN condemns starvation tactic

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in intense Israeli attacks across Gaza, including attacks on hospitals

Published on: 14.05.2025 13:19
Video: Trump comments on meeting with Syria’s al-Sharaa

US President Donald Trump responded to press questions about his meeting with the Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Published on: 14.05.2025 12:57
Why were Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson banned from Baseball Hall of Fame?

Major League Baseball reinstates two of the sport's great players, making them Hall of Fame eligible.

Published on: 14.05.2025 12:38
Qatar’s Emir sits down with Donald Trump to talk Middle East peace

Donald Trump is meeting with Qatar’s Emir at the presidential palace in Doha, where regional peace is on the agenda.

Published on: 14.05.2025 12:36
US President Donald Trump arrives in Qatar

US President Donald Trump has landed in Qatar on the second stop of his three nation Middle East trip.

Published on: 14.05.2025 12:31
Factcheck: Was cocaine on the table in Macron video with Starmer, Merz?

Photos of European leaders falsely suggest drugs; official clarifies item was tissue amid Russian disinformation claims.

Published on: 14.05.2025 12:27
In some Jewish families, speaking up for Palestine stirs discontent

Opposing views have become more entrenched since the genocide in Gaza began, resulting in disownment for some.

Published on: 14.05.2025 11:40
Syrians celebrate US president’s decision to remove sanction

Syrians celebrated throughout the night after US President Donald Trump announced he would lift US sanctions on Syria.

Published on: 14.05.2025 10:49
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 84 as ceasefire talks continue

At least 50 people were killed in attacks on northern Gaza, including in Jabalia refugee camp.

Published on: 14.05.2025 10:37
Ex-Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis gets suspended sentence over wife’s death

Dennis received a 17-month suspended sentence over a car incident in Australia which killed his wife, Melissa Hoskins.

Published on: 14.05.2025 10:07
Trump meets Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa

US President Donald Trump has met Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the GCC summit in Riyadh.

Published on: 14.05.2025 09:50
Trump meets Syria’s al-Sharaa, eyes normalisation of ties with Damascus

US president urges Syria's interim president to establish ties with Israel, says US will drop 'all sanctions'.

Published on: 14.05.2025 09:47
Menendez brothers resentencing: What happened and could they be set free?

The resentencing comes more than three decades after Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced for killing their parents.

Published on: 14.05.2025 09:42
This is Trump’s moment to deliver peace to the Middle East

By supporting Palestine’s UN admission, he can unlock regional stability, economic growth - and a lasting legacy.

Published on: 14.05.2025 09:37
Syrians celebrate US announcement on lifting sanctions

US sanctions have isolated Syria from the global financial system and imposed a range of economic restrictions.

Published on: 14.05.2025 09:20
Sara in Southern Lebanon

A video diary for Al Jazeera

Published on: 14.05.2025 09:18
Israel attacks Gaza’s European Hospital

Gaza's civil defence agency said bodies of some victims were 'scattered around the hospital area'.

Published on: 14.05.2025 09:13
Trust needed to “break stalemate” in US-Iran nuclear talks

"The challenge is that there's many in the US and its allies that do not trust Iran."

Published on: 14.05.2025 09:05
Makhachev vacates title; Topuria-Oliveira lightweight clash at UFC 317

Ilia Topuria will face Charles Oliveira, not Islam Makhachev, for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 317 main event.

Published on: 14.05.2025 08:46
Peter Sullivan weeps as UK court overturns murder conviction after 38 years

Sullivan, who was released after being exonerated by DNA evidence, said he was 'not angry' or 'bitter'.

Published on: 14.05.2025 08:39
Wisconsin judge indicted on allegations she helped man evade ICE agents

Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested last month after prosecutors said she helped a man evade immigration agents.

Published on: 14.05.2025 08:31
Kremlin declines to say if Putin will meet Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Istanbul

Donald Trump says there is a 'possibility' he will head to Turkiye for talks on Ukraine if Vladimir Putin also goes.

Published on: 14.05.2025 07:42