Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Norah O’Donnell last month that “we have all the control in the world” on the outcome of the Iran war and touted “historic” devastation to Iran’s military capabilities. O’Donnell sat down with Hegseth for a story airing on “60 Minutes” about the U.S. Air Force officer shot down in Iran…
Catia la Mar, Venezuela – Andreina Velasquez looks up at her multistorey apartment block overlooking Catia la Mar, a coastal city in the Venezuelan state of La Guaira. The concrete slabs that once separated each floor are now stacked on top of each other. “They fell like a pack of cards,” she said, pointing to…
Kyiv, Ukraine – Hennady Kolesnik never expected the full-scale Russian invasion to last this long. “These are the worst and longest years of my life,” the 71-year-old retired welder told Al Jazeera four years after the aggression that began on February 24, 2022. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list In the first days…
Published On 9 Oct 20259 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Israel and Hamas have reached a Gaza ceasefire agreement to release remaining captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, marking a significant step towards ending Israel’s genocidal war that has caused tens of thousands of deaths and created a devastating…
Worldwide, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have occurred in recent years due to climate change and resource depletion. This is according to a new report from the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) and the International Drought Resilience Alliance on the…
