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Khan Younis, Gaza – Yazan Musleh, 13, lies in a hospital bed set up in a tent on the grounds of Nasser Hospital, his t-shirt pulled up to reveal a large white bandage on his thin torso. Beside him, his father, Ihab, sits fretfully, still shaken by the bloodied dawn he and his sons lived through on Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on thousands of people gathered to receive aid from the Israeli-conceived, and United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Ihab, 40, had taken Yazan and his 15-year-old brother, Yazid, from their shelter in al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, to the…
Electric vehicles outside a Tesla dealership in Melbourne on April 19, 2023.William West | AFP | Getty ImagesTesla may be facing declining sales in the U.S. and Europe, but it reported a bright spot in Australia — where its electric vehicle sales rebounded to their highest level in nearly 12 months in May.The American EV maker said Tuesday that its vehicle sales jumped to 3,897, primarily driven by record sales of its recently revamped Model Y compact sport utility vehicle. Australian sales of the Model Y soared 122.5% year over year, while sales of the company’s Model 3 dropped significantly. Total deliveries…
Listen to article PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced plans to expand country’s water storage capacity in consultation with all the provinces, emphasising that Pakistan’s response to India’s provocations, especially regarding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), would “be more strategic and collaborative”. Addressing a representative Jirga in Peshawar, the prime minister said that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) had been receiving 1% share under the National Finance Commission (NFC) since 2010 to fight terrorism, adding that the funding would continue until complete elimination of the menace. The prime minister began his speech with paying tribute to the K-P people for their patriotism and…
PodcastPodcast, The TakeThe Trump administration will revoke visas for Chinese students, including those connected to the Chinese Communist Party. The United States will begin revoking visas for Chinese students. The State Department said this will include those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party as well as those studying in “critical fields”, though it did not provide details. This is to stop the exploitation of US universities and protect national security, according to the statement. Who is losing out in this latest development in US-China tensions? In this episode: Zichen Wang (@ZichenWanghere), research fellow & director for international communications at…
The family of Kumanjayi White are asking for CCTV footage and an independent investigation a week after the 24-year-old died in police custody at a supermarket in Alice Springs, Central Australia. “The young Warlpiri man who died in police custody in Coles [supermarket] in Alice Springs on Tuesday May 27 is my Jaja [grandson],” White’s grandfather, Warlpiri leader Ned Hargraves, said in a statement on Tuesday. “We know that he was held down by two police until he lost consciousness and perished. But at the moment we are in the dark about what really happened,” Hargraves added. “Family representatives need…
US federal prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals with smuggling a toxic fungus into the United States, which authorities claim could be turned into a “potential agroterrorism weapon”. The charges against Jian Yunqing, 33, and Liu Zunyong, 34, two researchers from China, were unsealed by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan on Tuesday. The pair face additional charges of conspiracy, visa fraud and providing false statements to investigators. Prosecutors allege that Liu smuggled the fungus, called Fusarium graminearum, into the US so he could carry out research at a University of Michigan laboratory where his girlfriend,…
Listen to article Imran Khan has assumed the role of Patron-in-Chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), while Barrister Gohar Ali Khan will continue to serve as the Chairman of the embattled party. Speaking to journalists outside Adiala Jail on Tuesday, where Imran is incarcerated, Barrister Gohar said that responsibilities for organising nationwide protests have been reassigned from Ali Amin Gandapur to Omar Ayub and Salman Akram Raja. “PTI founder Imran Khan has not specified a timeframe for the protest movement but will personally take a decision soon,” he added. “Our party is not currently in talks with anyone, but the PTI founder has…
Who: Germany vs PortugalWhat: UEFA Nations League semifinalWhen: WednesdayWhere: Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany How to follow our coverage: We’ll have all the build-up from 6pm (16:00 GMT) on Al Jazeera Sport. Hosts Germany and Portugal, the winners of the 2019 inaugural edition, face off in the first of the UEFA Nations League semifinals. Holders Spain and France play in the other tie on Thursday with their match being played in Stuttgart. Al Jazeera Sport looks at the first of the games and where the tournament itself ranks: What is the UEFA Nations League? The competition was formed to give…
Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the Pakistani military had already delivered a lesson to India that would be remembered for generations, adding that New Delhi was still licking its wounds from the defeat while warning that any repeat of aggression would be met with a strong and uncompromising response. Speaking at a peace jirga on law and order held in Peshawar, attended by Field Marshal Asim Munir, KhyberPakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, and other political and military leaders as well as tribal elders, the premier reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to securing its…
Washington, DC – There were shackles at her wrists. Her waist. Her ankles. The memory of being bound still haunts 19-year-old Ximena Arias Cristobal even after her release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Nearly a month after her arrest, the Georgia college student said she is still grappling with how her life has been transformed. One day in early May, she was pulled over for a minor traffic stop: turning right on a red light. The next thing she knew, she was in a detention centre, facing a court date for her deportation. “That experience is something I’ll…