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Gunmen kill over 30 in village raid, abduct others in northern Nigeria 

04 January 2026

News|Armed Groups Gunmen have raided a village in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, killing at least 30 villagers and ab...

Longtime Al Jazeera anchor and journalist Jamil Azar passes away 

04 January 2026

News|Al Jazeera Longtime Al Jazeera Arabic anchor and journalist Jamil Azar, a pioneer of the network since its establis...

Sporadic protests in Tehran as clashes reported in Iran’s west 

04 January 2026

Sporadic protests have broken out in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and other cities, according to local media, which also...

Swiss police identify 16 more bodies after deadly New Year’s Eve bar fire 

04 January 2026

News|Police Swiss police say they have identified 16 more of those who died during a fatal fire in a bar on New Year’s...

Who is Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, now leading the country? 

04 January 2026

A brief power vacuum had emerged in Venezuela in the sudden chaos and confusion after the abduction of President Nicolas...

How the US attack on Venezuela, abduction of Maduro unfolded 

04 January 2026

In a move that stunned the world, the United States bombed Venezuela and toppled President Nicolas Maduro amid condemnat...

China urges US to ‘stop toppling’ Venezuelan government, release Maduro 

04 January 2026

China has called on the United States to immediately release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after Washington carrie...

Presidential Council says now controls multiple cities in south Yemen 

04 January 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 00 minutes 42 seconds play-arrow00:42 Footage shows Saudi-backed forces advanci...

What is the Monroe Doctrine, which Trump has cited over Venezuela? 

04 January 2026

EXPLAINER United States President Donald Trump has set out to justify the attack launched on Venezuela and Washington im...

Poverty, unemployment skyrocket in the Gaza Strip after Israel’s war 

04 January 2026

Gaza City- Crammed in a tiny tent at a United Nations-run school in central Gaza City, Alaa Alzanin, along with his wife...