Key takeaways: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies to US Congress
TikTok executive seeks to push back on legislators' claims that the Chinese-based app poses a national security threat.
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China lifts Brazilian beef import ban ahead of Lula’s visit
Brazil's president will seek to boost trade ties and secure greater Chinese investments during visit to China next week.
Russian forces appear to lose steam as Ukraine prepares offensive
Putin strengthens his ties with China in 56th week of the war, but his forces seem to lose momentum on the battlefield.
Hydrogen no break from fossil fuels, energy colonialism: Report
The Corporate Europe Observatory is sounding the alarm on the hydrogen industry at the centre of the EU climate agenda.
Parents can be tried for son’s school shooting: Appeals court
A US court rules James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose son killed four in a school attack, can be tried for manslaughter.
NY prosecutor rejects Republican ‘incursion’ into Trump probe
Manhattan district attorney's office says congressional Republicans have no right to interfere in a local case.
Haiti crisis looms large as Biden visits Canada’s Trudeau
With US and Canada promoting different approaches to worsening crisis in Haiti, experts say question is 'what's next?'
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faces off with US legislators in hearing
Bipartisan support to ban the app has grown over concerns of Chinese government influence, spread of 'harmful content'.
US moving advanced aircraft to Asia, Europe from Middle East
Wall Street Journal reports the move is part of a broader plan to retain modest forces in the Middle East.
Why are Kenya and Uganda cracking down on LGBTQ rights?
A new law passed in Uganda appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as LGBTQ, a rights group says.
Top Zimbabwe ambassador involved in gold smuggling scheme
Uebert Angel, appointed by President Mnangagwa, offered undercover Al Jazeera reporters his diplomatic cover to launder.
Gold smuggler tied to Kenyan plunder is back — now in Zimbabwe
Kamlesh Pattni, implicated in the Goldenberg scandal which almost bankrupted Kenya, is now smuggling gold from Zimbabwe.
Cambodian activists charged with insulting king on Facebook
A judge at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court also charged the two men with incitement to cause serious social unrest.
Who are the Gold Mafia? Godmen, conmen and a president’s niece
Gangs that smuggle gold and launder money, that is what the Gold Mafia investigation is about. But who are they exactly?
How a ‘Gold Mafia’ is looting Southern Africa, washing dirty cash
Al Jazeera infiltrates large gold-smuggling rings and reveals a giant money laundering scheme.
Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases – WHO
Recent cases of Marburg disease have also been reported in Cameroon and Tanzania, according to the WHO.
How India’s hunt for Amritpal Singh caused diplomatic row with UK
India and UK engage in a week of tense exchanges triggered by police's search for the young Sikh separatist in Punjab.
Suspect charged after two men set on fire leaving UK mosques
Mohammed Abbkr, 28, is alleged to have violently attacked the men in London and Birmingham.
First 3D-printed rocket lifts off but fails to reach orbit
The rocket lifted off and separated as planned, but the upper stage appeared to ignite and then shut down.
India’s Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation over Modi remark
Case stems from a 2019 remark in which opposition leader asked why 'all thieves have Modi as (their) common surname'.