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The European Union remains divided on the war. Some countries support Israel’s offensive, while others say it’s disproportionate. But the failure to come up with a united position is damaging the EU’s standing on the international stage. Al Jazeera’s Natac

Leaders of the BRICS alliance of five nations have invited another six countries to join. They are: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The annual BRICS summit is being held in Johannesburg. The leaders of Brazil, I

Brazil has lost one of its musical icons. Astrud Gilberto became a global star after releasing her 1964 rendition of The Girl from Ipanema. With her smooth and laid-back singing style, she introduced the wider world to Brazilian bossa nova. Take a look bac

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been scrutinised like no other. What can we expect from the host nation? Why has this tournament been controversial? And can the tiny Gulf country pull it off? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Check out our o

Facebook Inc has said it is working to restore access to its social media platforms, including photo-sharing platform Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp, after an apparent global outage. The platforms were down for tens of thousands of users on Monday,

US company SpaceX has carried out a second test flight of its prototype rocket, being developed to take humans to Mars. Things were going well until it tried to land. The Starship SN9 exploded in a roaring ball of flames as it tried to land upright afte

Video game retailer GameStop is one of the two companies which, despite losing millions of dollars, have soared in value this week on the US stock market. It is the result of a group of day traders, communicating online and banding together to force the

Veteran US talk show host Larry King has died in a hospital in the state of California. He was 87. The cause of death was not released, but King had been hospitalised earlier this month for COVID-19. King conducted nearly 50,000 interviews in a broadc