Iraq’s dangerous balancing act between Iran and the US

The revenue from Iraq’s oil is held in an Iraqi government account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York but the US has restricted transfers to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance in recent months due to ... Read More

'Another blow to Iran': EU votes in favor of resolution against Islamic Republic

On Thursday, the EU parliament voted to condemn Iran, showing its support for Israel and acknowledging the role Iran plays in destabilizing the region. Read More

One killed, eight wounded in blast at Iran-aligned group’s base in Iraq

“All fingers are pointed towards ... told Al Jazeera that it would be unlikely for the US to have carried out an attack since it has been trying to contain regional tensions between Iran and ... Read More

Turkey’s election authority reinstates pro-Kurdish mayoral election winner

Election authority reverses ejection of Kurdish winner of mayoral race in city of Van in eastern Turkey. Supporters of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) take part in a ... Read More

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel aborted strikes against Iran 2 nights this week, sources say

Six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. Read More

Poland holds local elections in test for PM Tusk’s coalition government

Poles are set to vote in local elections in the first test for the coalition government of Prime Minister ... if Poland is to avoid sliding back towards nationalist rule under the Law and Justice ... Read More

Turkey votes in local elections in test of Erdogan’s popularity

Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu ... it failed to remove Erdogan in last year’s election, unable to capitalise on the economic crisis and the government’s initially poor response to last year ... Read More

Analysis: Iran upends decades of shadow warfare in direct attack on Israel as tensions mount at home

But with both economic and political tensions at home boiling, the country's Shiite theocracy chose a new path as changes loom for the Islamic ... his government's main rivals, Israel and the United ... Read More

It's a massive election year around the world too — and democracy may be losing

Nearly half the world’s population live in countries that will hold national elections this ... editor for Random Lengths News and columnist for Al Jazeera English. Follow him on Twitter at ... Read More

2024 Elections

The former president’s claim ahead of a pivotal Supreme Court hearing that he was protecting the election system rather than subverting it is part of a pattern of shaping his own reality. Read More

Israel is quiet on next steps against Iran — and on which partners helped shoot down missiles

And if this danger came from Israel, Jordan would take the same action," Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi said in an interview ... a heavier and regretful response from the Islamic Republic ... Read More

2024 Illinois Primary Results

The 2024 primary schedule is listed below with the date of each state's primary and caucus for Democrats and Republicans in the 2024 presidential primary. Read More