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India’s sky-high fares crash dreams to make flying accessible to all

PM Modi said he wants those who can't afford shoes to be able to fly. But shrinking competition is killing that hope.

US
Al Jazeera World
Dec 2, 2025
‘I decided I’d die’: Indonesia’s flood victims recount stories of survival

At least 631 people have died in floods in the Southeast Asian country, with the death toll expected to rise.

IN, US
Al Jazeera World
Dec 2, 2025
Maduro rejects a ‘slave’s peace’ for Venezuela as US ramps up pressure

Thousands rally in Caracas in support of Venezuela's president as concerns grow over potential US military action.

IN, US
Al Jazeera World
Dec 2, 2025
Canada joins key EU defence programme as PM Carney pivots away from US

Canada joins EU's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) rearmament initiative, giving access to $170bn in loans for defence.

IN, US
Al Jazeera World
Dec 2, 2025
Russia says it captured Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub in eastern Ukraine

Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov said Russian forces have also captured the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv.

IN, US
Al Jazeera World
Dec 2, 2025
El Chapo’s son pleads guilty in US drug case, cuts deal with prosecutors

Joaquin Guzman Lopez pleads guilty to drug trafficking and to kidnapping an individual believed to be 'El Mayo' Zambada.

IN, US
Al Jazeera World
Dec 2, 2025
Bulgaria sees massive protests against budget, corruption

Bulgaria sees massive protests against budget, corruption

US
DW World News
Dec 2, 2025
Noem says she met with Trump, recommended full travel ban 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that she recommended a “full travel ban” to President Trump during a Monday meeting.  “I just met with the President. I am recommendin…

US
The Hill
Dec 2, 2025
Luigi Mangione appears in court as lawyers seek to bar evidence at trial

Mangione faces life in prison if found guilty of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

IN, US
Al Jazeera World
Dec 2, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,377

These are the key developments from day 1,377 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

US
Al Jazeera World
Dec 2, 2025
Hegseth stands by ‘American hero’ admiral who issued second boat strike order

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth backed Navy Adm. Frank Bradley, who ordered a second strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 2. “Lets make one thin…

IN, US
The Hill
Dec 2, 2025
Int’l Criminal Court says Libyan war crimes suspect now in custody

Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri allegedly committed crimes at Libya's Mitiga Prison from 2015 to 2020, the ICC says.

IN, US
Al Jazeera World
Dec 2, 2025
Who is Adm. Frank Bradley, commander who issued second boat strike order?

The White House placed the decision to launch a second, follow-up Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea at the feet of the commander overseeing the operation…

IN, US
The Hill
Dec 2, 2025
College student deported on way home to surprise parents

Any Lopez Belloza, a freshman, is studying business at Babson College.

US
The Hill
Dec 2, 2025
Nigeria's defense minister resigns amid security crisis

Nigeria's defense minister resigns amid security crisis

US
DW World News
Dec 2, 2025
Silica dust rule faces reconsideration

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story  Trump to reconsider part of silica dust rule The Trump administration says it will reconsider aspects of a rule…

IN, US
The Hill
Dec 1, 2025
Record 3.13M passengers screened at airports on Sunday

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened more than 3.13 million people at U.S. airports on Sunday, a new single-day record. TSA announced the milestone Monday on…

IN, US
The Hill
Dec 1, 2025
Pressure grows on Hegseth amid boat strike fallout

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing pressure over a Washington Post report that he ordered the military to “kill everybody” in a boat strike in the Caribbean, with De…

WA, US
The Hill
Dec 1, 2025
Trump releases fraudster executive days into prison sentence

The former investment manager was convicted of defrauding thousands of investors.

US
BBC World News
Dec 1, 2025
Zelenskyy says territorial concessions remain Ukraine’s ‘biggest challenge’

US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the Kremlin has confirmed.

US
Al Jazeera World
Dec 1, 2025
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