WarnerMedia’s CEO departs in advance of Discovery merger
Jason Kilar's exit paves the way for David Zaslav, the CEO of Discovery, to begin building his own management team.
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UN rights office raises concerns about El Salvador gang crackdown
UN says some detainees rounded up after wave of deadly violence subjected to 'cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment'.
Ex-leader of US Proud Boys pleads ‘not guilty’ to Jan 6 charge
Tarrio and others had a nine-page plan to occupy key buildings on Capitol Hill on January 6, prosecutors say.
Nigerian atheist jailed for blasphemy over Facebook posts
Mubarak Bala, a former Muslim, is accused of insulting Islam and attempting to 'cause a breach of the public peace'.
Alleged militia leader on trial at ICC’s first Darfur case
Case is the first before the Hague-based court for crimes in Darfur in which 300,000 were killed and 2.5 million fled.
US, UK, Australia add hypersonic weapons to security pact
The AUKUS defence alliance agrees to cooperate on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities.
US Treasury blocks Russian bond payments, raising risk of default
Russia's efforts to avoid sovereign default were undermined by a new United States sanction.
Palestinian lawyer sues Israel’s NSO group in France
Salah Hamouri has filed a complaint against the Pegasus spyware maker for having 'illegally infiltrated' his phone.
US agency launches probe into electric vehicle batteries
Five carmakers issued recalls since February 2020, most due to internal battery failures that can boost risk of fires.
Zelenskyy urges UN to ‘act immediately’ to stop Russian attacks
Ukraine's president says UN system 'must be reformed' after evidence emerged of civilian massacres in parts of Ukraine.
Brainard: Fed to trim balance sheet at rapid pace as soon as May
The US central bank ended asset purchases last month and raised interest rates a quarter percentage point.
US police arrest second suspect in deadly Sacramento shooting
Police are reviewing more than 170 videos and photos from chaotic shooting that sent hundreds fleeing for safety.
The perilous road to recovery in Madagascar’s cyclone-hit east
Al Jazeera travelled along Madagascar's ravaged coast, where residents feel left behind weeks after deadly storms.
‘The divide between Russian and global sciences is happening’
Andronick A Arutyunov, an anti-war mathematician in Russia, on the isolation of academia and splits among trade unions.
Sri Lanka ruling alliance loses majority ahead of parliament meet
Finance minister quits after one day as parliament to reconvene for the first time since the imposition of emergency.
French elections: Five reasons why you should care about the vote
Purchasing power is top on many French voters' minds in an election that includes far-left and far-right candidates.
Peru fuel protests: President Castillo imposes curfew in Lima
Latin American nation has witnessed protests against rising fuel and fertiliser costs in the wake of the Ukraine war.
Putin’s Russia: From a ‘great power’ to a ‘pariah state’
Will the invasion of Ukraine prove to be the Russian president’s undoing?
Pakistan political crisis live news: Court hears opposition pleas
Top court is hearing arguments on whether PM Imran Khan had legal right to dissolve parliament and call for early polls.
Sri Lanka appoints new central bank head
Career central banker P Nandalal Weerasinghe will replace Ajith Cabraal who failed to check spiralling economic crisis.