TOP HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADERS SENTENCED TO JAIL
A Hong Kong court has sentenced key pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial. Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among the so-called…
RUSSIA VOWS ‘TANGIBLE’ RESPONSE IF US MISSILES USED AGAINST ITS TERRITORY
Russia says the use of US long-range missiles by Ukraine will lead to “an appropriate and tangible” response. Such an attack inside Russian territory “would represent the direct involvement of…
WHAT TRUMP COULD DO ON DAY ONE IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Donald Trump and his Republican Party have an ambitious agenda and (near) control of US Congress. Trump has said he will “make heads spin” as he moves full-speed ahead after…
TRUMP PICKS MUSK TO ADVISE ON HOW TO ‘DISMANTLE’ BUREAUCRACY
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Elon Musk to lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) for his incoming administration. He announced that Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech investor,…
UGANDAN TIKTOKERS HELD FOR INSULTING FIRST FAMILY
Two Ugandans have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, the first lady Janet Museveni and the president’s son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the video-sharing platform, TikTok. Magistrate Stella…
GOLD, PRICES, AND JOBS: WHAT’S AT STAKE IN GHANA’S ELECTIONS?
Ghana is due to get a new president after December’s election. The current vice-president, Mahamudu Bawumia, and a former head of state, John Mahama, are the two leading candidates in…
AIRLINES SUSPEND HAITI FLIGHTS AFTER PLANE HIT BY GUNFIRE
Several airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in Port-au-Prince. Spirit Airlines Flight 951 from…
KAMALA HARRIS UNDER PRESSURE AS HER PATH TO VICTORY NARROWS
Donald Trump has won North Carolina and Georgia and taken a lead over Kamala Harris in most of the other five battleground states that will decide the winner of the…
‘DEFINITELY A GOOD MOOD’: REPUBLICANS FEEL CONFIDENT IN NEVADA
As the national landscape tilts in favour of Trump, Al Jazeera correspondent John Holman says the mood is positive in the western swing state of Nevada. “Definitely a good mood…
ELON MUSK CAN KEEP GIVING $1M TO VOTERS, JUDGE RULES
Elon Musk’s political group can keep awarding $1m (£722,000) to voters in swing states, a judge has ruled. The giveaway by Mr Musk’s America PAC is set to end on…