Madagascar’s parliament has voted to impeach embattled President Andry Rajoelina just hours after he confirmed he had fled the country in the wake of an elite army unit appearing to turn against him and seize power, following weeks of deadly “Gen-Z” protests. The vote on Tuesday afternoon came as Rajoelina moved to dissolve parliament via…
A group of BJP leaders, including party leader Locket Chatterjee, were stopped from visiting the hospital in West Bengal’s Durgapur, where a MBBS student was allegedly gang-raped near the premises two days ago. The BJP leaders agitated over the gates being shut, sparred with the police personnel, questioning them why they were not being allowed…
The State Department says the US has ‘no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans’ after revoking visas over critical social media posts. The US Department of State says it has revoked the visas of six foreigners over remarks they made on social media about Charlie Kirk, the conservative political activist who was…
Moscow, which has sought to increase its influence in Afghanistan, says it welcomes stabilisation along the border. Published On 13 Oct 202513 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Russia has urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to exercise restraint after deadly fighting erupted along the border for two days, killing dozens and…
While much of the globe’s attention remains on the Gaza ceasefire deal, less than 33 kilometres (21 miles) away, Israeli settlers, often backed by soldiers, continue daily assaults and raids across the occupied West Bank. On Monday night, Israeli settlers uprooted 150 olive trees in the village of Bardala, in the northern Jordan Valley, destroying…
Antananarivo, Madagascar – On a typical Sunday morning in Mahamasina, a suburb of Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, Sarobidy Ramarimanana joined the queue at her neighbourhood water point just after sunrise. “I just wanted to fill my jerrycan and go to church,” she told Al Jazeera. “I was about to draw water when people started running; jerrycans…
Fresh exchange of fire between Pakistani forces and Taliban fighters have killed dozens along the volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Kandahar province, intensifying the hostilities between the two former allies. Following a brief lull, clashes erupted overnight on Tuesday, with both sides accusing each other of starting the latest round of violence. On Wednesday morning, Pakistani…
Madagascar’s military on Tuesday announced it had assumed control of the Indian Ocean island nation after President Andry Rajoelina fled abroad, capping weeks of anti-government protests and deepening one of the country’s gravest political crises in years. Colonel Michael Randrianirina, a commander in the elite CAPSAT unit, declared on national radio that the army had…
A left-wing Israeli member was on Monday ejected from the country’s parliament (Knesset) interrupted US President Donald Trump’s speech during the Gaza peace deal ceremony. The Israeli MP was caught on camera displaying ‘Recognise Palestine’ slogan from his chair before security officials whisked him away. The incident occurred when Trump was praising his special envoy…
“We know the risks in the hotel business. There’s always the chance of an argument and dispute,” says Devendra Patel, who runs a motel in a remote corner of Texas, US. At times, those arguments turn deadly in America, where guns are as common as gulaabs. This year alone, seven Gujaratis linked to the motel…