NewsFeed“Reckless war of choice.” US House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries criticised Donald Trump for what he called a failure to adequately prepare for the consequences of launching a war on Iran.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Google

Washington, DC – Pro-Israel groups in the United States are spending millions of dollars in elections to assert their influence over the rising anger towards Israeli policies.A set of primaries in the Midwestern state of Illinois on Tuesday represents an early test for the strength of pro-Israel politics in the

NewsFeedPalestinian activist Leqaa Kordia was released from an ICE detention facility in Texas after a year in custody. The 33-year-old from the occupied West Bank was the last person connected to the Columbia University anti-genocide protests still held by US immigration authorities.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here

NewsFeedEbrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said wars are decided on the battlefield, not on social media, in response to comments by US President Donald Trump. He also derided the US campaign name “Epic Fury” as better described as “Epic Fear”.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar

Quotable“I don’t think 2,500 [US] Marines will make any difference whatsoever to opening up the strait.” Andreas Krieg, Associate Professor at King’s College London, says that US plans to deploy 2,500 marines to the Gulf is unlikely to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click

NewsFeedRescuers are combing through the wreckage of a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul where Afghan officials say a Pakistani strike has killed at least 400 people.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Google

Listen to this articleListen to this article | 4 minsinfoMultiple blasts have struck Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing and wounding dozens of people, according to witnesses, with police deploying explosives’ clearance teams to three locations following several “suspected suicide bomb events”.The blasts occurred on Monday at the entrance of

NewsFeedDonald Trump called for international help to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but the proposal has drawn a lukewarm response. Experts say pressure could grow if disruption to the vital energy route continues.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on

NewsFeedFootage shows the aftermath of deadly blasts in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria. Authorities in Borno state say suspected suicide bombings hit two local markets and a university.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Google

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, ‘For 40 years, we’re protecting you’: US President Donald Trump criticises allies’ reluctance to commit forces to open the key waterway for Gulf oil exports.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Google

The 33-year-old Columbia University protester had been held in immigration detention centre for a year.Listen to this articleListen to this article | 1 mininfoPublished On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Google