World·2h ago
Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy
Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine's allies have urged him to scale back attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure amid the ongoing global fuel crisis - but that they would only end if Russia stopped targeting Ukraine's first. If Russia is ready not to strike Ukraine's energy, then we'll respond by not attacking theirs." In response to surging energy prices triggered by the war in Iran and Tehran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz - a key shipping route - the US recently eased some sanctions it had imposed on Russian oil. Almost half of Ukraine's gas imports used to come from.
BBC World
World·11h ago
Smoke rise from Beirut suburbs following Israeli attack
Smoke rise from Beirut suburbs following Israeli attack | Israel attacks Lebanon | Al Jazeera Smoke rise from Beirut suburbs following Israeli attack Smoke billows above buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs after a strike that followed Israeli warnings targeting the area. The neighbourhood has been largely emptied after residents were forcibly displaced by repeated Israeli attacks since the war with Hezbollah began on March 2. Published On 30 Mar 2026 30 Mar 2026 Save Click here to share on social media Share Add Al Jazeera on Google.
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World·7h ago
Palestinian recalls brother’s arrest at the Rafah crossing
A Palestinian man’s long-awaited return to Gaza ended in anguish after Israel detained his brother at the Rafah crossing.
Al Jazeera
World·4h ago
Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan
At the same time in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which shares a border with Afghanistan, 17 people were killed and 56 wounded, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said. Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said on Monday that 28 people have been killed in the floods and 49 injured with more than 100 homes destroyed. Heavy rain that has caused severe flooding and landslides has killed at least 45 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan over the past five days, authorities say.
Al Jazeera
World·9h ago
Palestine aIly Ireland under fire for allowing weapons transfers to Israel
Since the Iraq War, Shannon Airport has served as a key transit hub for the US military. It is now under scrutiny again.
Al Jazeera
