What draws the gold mafia to ‘Dubai, Dubai, Dubai’?
An Al Jazeera investigation shows how criminals use the city’s pro-business policies to smuggle gold, clean dirty cash. Over the last 20 years, Dubai has...
Indonesia’s Telkomsel agrees to $3.9bn merger with broadband arm
Move comes as the telecom looks to expand in Indonesia’s fixed broadband market PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel), the Indonesian associate of Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel), has...
Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war
Roman Vassilenko, Kazakhstan’s deputy foreign minister, calls for diplomacy to end the Russia-Ukraine war. 6 Apr 2023 Throughout the Ukraine war, Kazakhstan has walked a delicate line....
China aircraft carrier in drills near Taiwan amid rising tension
Shandong carrier reported off east coast as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen flies home after meeting US House Speaker. China’s second aircraft carrier, the Shandong, is...
Uganda’s public prosecutor to charge minister over corruption
Ugandan cabinet minister Mary Goretti Kitutu is to be charged with corruption after three of her family members were arrested for selling building materials bound...
‘Brink of nuclear war’: North Korea warning on military drills
Pyongyang’s state media publishes warning as United States and South Korea continue joint military exercises. North Korea has accused the United States and South Korea...
Robert F Kennedy Jr to challenge for Democratic nomination
The 69-year-old’s announcement that he will run for the Democratic nomination is seen as a long shot. Democrat Robert F Kennedy Jr, an anti-vaccine activist...
Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed to death in San Francisco
US tech leaders pay tribute to ‘force of nature’ Bob Lee after news of tech entrepreneur’s killing. Bob Lee, the founder of payment application Cash...
India central bank surprises by holding rates steady
The central bank decided to pause rate hikes in light of global macroeconomic and financial conditions, it said. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has...
Wagner advances in Bakhmut as Ukraine gears up for counterattack
Russian mercenaries say they have seized the centre of Bakhmut as Ukraine’s troops train for new offensives. Russian forces spearheaded by mercenaries of the Wagner...