Al JazeeraNowIsrael’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 165verified_publisherAl JazeeraTwenty Palestinians were killed in the early hours of Tuesday in Rafah, while UN warns Gaza could be hit by famine between mid-March and May. Twenty Palestinians were killed in the early hours of Tuesday in Israeli air strikes on Rafah and central parts of the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian …
Al JazeeraNowCan India’s Rahul Gandhi defeat Narendra Modi with ‘unity marches’?verified_publisherAl Jazeera - Priyanka ShankarThe opposition launches its 2024 election campaign amid hope among supporters and cynicism from critics. Mumbai, India – Loud chants and songs on justice echoed around Shivaji Park in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, as thousands of people gathered at the iconic venue that had played frequent host …
Al Jazeera1 hour agoBank of Japan scraps negative interest rate in first hike in 17 yearsverified_publisherAl JazeeraJapan’s central bank begins unwinding one of the world’s most aggressive monetary easing programmes. Japan’s central bank has scrapped its negative interest rate as it finally begins unwinding one of the world’s most aggressive monetary easing programmes. The Bank of Japan on Tuesday raised the …
Al Jazeera1 hour agoBritish government to introduce independent football regulatorverified_publisherAl JazeeraThe regulator will have the power to fine clubs up to 10 percent of their turnover for noncompliance with financial regulations. The British government is planning to establish an independent football regulator to oversee the sport and encourage financial stability via a bill introduced in the …
Al Jazeera2 hours agoNorth Korea’s Kim oversees ‘super-large’ rocket launcher drillsverified_publisherAl JazeeraPyongyang has broken with much of its inter-Korean policy in recent years and ramped up weapons testing. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen live-fire drills involving “newly-equipped super-large” multiple rocket launchers, a day after South Korea and Japan reported the country’s launch of …
Al Jazeera2 hours agoElon Musk defends using prescribed ketamine for ‘negative frame of mind’verified_publisherAl JazeeraTesla CEO dismisses suggestion his drug use could influence the perceptions of investors. Elon Musk has defended taking ketamine to treat his “negative frame of mind,” suggesting that his prescribed use of the drug benefitted Tesla’s investors. In an at-times tense interview with former CNN host Don …