New US President Joe Biden inherits US-Iran tensions
0 On the campaign trail, US President Joe Biden made it clear his formal plan for dealing with Iran would start with the simple step of rejoining the nuclear deal. …
How will Biden deal with North Korea’s nuclear ambitions?
0 North Korea’s nuclear programme is one of the key foreign policy issues facing the new US administration. Washington’s approach to dealing with Pyongyang changed considerably during Donald Trump’s four …
Record US gun sales: 17 million firearms bought in 2020
0 Strict security measures are in place across the United States ahead of Wednesday’s presidential inauguration. Road closures in parts of Washington, DC, have already begun, including major bridges and …
Kim Jong Un says US is North Korea’s ‘biggest enemy’
0 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says the United States is his country’s biggest enemy, and has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal. Kim said the US must withdraw …
Soleimani assassination: US-Iran tensions rise
0 No one has been held accountable for Qassem Soleimani’s assassination despite efforts by Iran to prosecute US President Donald Trump through Interpol. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari takes a look …
Cubans hit with US sanctions: Families send food instead of money
0 The Cuban peso’s one-to-one exchange rate with the US dollar is to be devalued for the first time in more than 50 years. That will hurt the already struggling …
Bangladeshi police unit accused of torture and murder
An elite police unit in Bangladesh is being accused of hundreds of extrajudicial killings, over several years. It has drawn international concern, including calls from US senators for sanctions. People …
US troops withdrawal: Afghan forces try to maintain calm in Achin
The Trump administration plans to withdraw 2,500 US troops from Afghanistan in January, in a further push to end its longest war. Many US bases are being handed over to …
Why Ohio is crucial to win the 2020 US election
When it comes to US elections, analysts say it is Ohio that predicts the winner. Known as the bellwether state, it has picked the winning candidate in 30 of the …
US charges former Mexican minister with drug trafficking
Mexico’s president has promised to clean up the armed forces after the arrest in the United States of the country’s former defence minister on drug charges. Salvador Cienfuegos led the …