Al Jazeeraflipped into Asia Pacific NewsNowSingapore hangs third drug trafficker in a weekverified_publisherAl JazeeraSoutheast Asian city-state is among a handful of countries that impose the death penalty for drug offences. Singapore has carried out its third hanging of a convicted drug trafficker in a week despite appeals for clemency from the United Nations. Rosman Abdullah, 55, was executed for trafficking …
Al Jazeeraflipped into Europe NewsNowRussia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,002verified_publisherAl JazeeraThese were the key developments on the 1,002nd day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Friday, November 22: Ballistic missile attack President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in response to the …
Al Jazeeraflipped into Asia Pacific NewsNowMapping the impact of climate change on global displacementverified_publisherAl Jazeera - Usaid SiddiquiAs COP29 concludes, Al Jazeera examines the 359 million weather-related displacements recorded worldwide since 2008. As the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) concludes in Baku, Azerbaijan, global commitments to address climate change are once again being confronted with the …
Al Jazeeraflipped into US & Canada NewsNowUS state of Alabama carries out third execution by nitrogen gasverified_publisherAl JazeeraCarey Grayson was executed using controversial method after being convicted of the 1994 murder of a hitchhiker. A man convicted of murdering a hitchhiker 30 years ago has become the third person in the United States to be executed by nitrogen gas. Carey Grayson, 50, was executed in Alabama on …
Al Jazeeraflipped into US & Canada NewsNowWhy has Indian billionaire Gautam Adani been charged in a US bribery case?verified_publisherAl JazeeraIt’s the latest in a recent series of fraud allegations trailing the embattled billionaire’s Adani Group. United States prosecutors indicted billionaire Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest people, on Wednesday over his alleged lead role in a bribery scheme linked to a mega-sized solar power …
Al Jazeeraflipped into EconomyNowBitcoin nears $100,000 as investors bet on crypto-friendly Trump policiesverified_publisherAl JazeeraWorld’s popular digital currency rises as high as $99,073 on expectations Trump will ease legal and regulatory hurdles. Bitcoin is nearing the $100,000 mark as crypto enthusiasts bet that United States President-elect Donald Trump will usher in a more welcoming regulatory environment for digital …