2021: ALJAZEERA (365)

JANUARY

Iran warns US against escalation a year after Soleimani’s killing

Trump may launch ‘reckless’ attack on Iran, experts fear

India’s approval of own COVID vaccine criticized for lack of data

Saudi Arabia to ‘reopen border with Qatar’: Live news

Saudi Arabia, allies restore full ties with Qatar: Saudi FM

National Guard deployed to end Capitol building standoff with Trump supporters

Biden calls Capitol rioters ‘domestic terrorists’

Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account

Beyond Capitol riot, Trump voter fraud claims leave their mark

Families, friends of Indonesia plane crash passengers await news

House Dems introduce Article of Impeachment against Trump

Pompeo says al-Qaeda’s ‘new home base’ is Iran, with no evidence

US House impeaches Trump for ‘incitement to insurrection’

Polls close in Uganda’s tense presidential election

‘Not a game’: Two million people have now died of COVID-19

Museveni declared winner of disputed Uganda presidential election

Police detain Kremlin critic Navalny on return to Russia

New videos show Wuhan during earliest days of COVID outbreak

Will Biden’s repeal of Trump’s travel ban reverse its impact?

Joe Biden becomes 46th president of US

Five dead after fire at India vaccine maker plant

US Senate to proceed with second Trump impeachment trial

Russia arrests hundreds amid nationwide pro-Navalny protests

US passes 25m COVID cases, over a quarter of world’s infections

Moderna says COVID vaccine works against variants

UK passes grim milestone of 100,000 COVID deaths

Travellers to UK from high-risk COVID-19 countries to quarantine

First South Africa COVID variant cases found in US

EU regulator approves AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

UAE to offer citizenship to select expats in rare move for Gulf

Russia arrests thousands as crackdown on Nalvany allies continues 

FEBRUARY

Myanmar’s military stages coup d’etat: Live news

Bangladesh bought mass spying equipment from Israeli company

6 months after Beirut blast: Rebuilding slow, prosecution stalled

UN calls for Bangladesh army probe after Al Jazeera investigation

Pakistan would give Kashmiris ‘right to independence’

Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Hussein released from jail in Egypt

Scores missing as Himalayan glacier bursts in India

Myanmar military ruler addresses nation as protests intensify

Myanmar forces fire rubber bullets, warning shots at protesters

Turkey makes move to resolve S-400 dispute with US

Dems implore senators to use ‘common sense’ in impeachment vote

Trump legal team calls incitement charge ‘a monstrous lie’: Live

House managers, Trump lawyers reach deal to avoid witnesses: Live

Guinea declares Ebola epidemic as seven cases confirmed

Iran vows to limit nuclear inspections if partners fail to act

Iraqi armed group vows more attacks on ‘American occupation’

‘Wake up call’: Deadly Iraq rocket attack puts pressure on US

European, US diplomats to discuss reviving 2015 Iran deal

US offers to restart talks with Iran to revive nuclear deal

Myanmar police kill 2 in bloodiest day of anti-coup protests

A ‘war zone’: Witnesses describe violence at Myanmar protests

Italian ambassador to DR Congo dies after WFP convoy attacked

Sri Lanka’s ex-president ‘should face charges over 2019 attacks’ 

Turkey sentences pilots, airline official over Ghosn escape

Thousands rally for Pashinyan as Armenia PM slams ‘coup attempt’

First US military action under Biden draws criticism

Myanmar army fires UN ambassador after anti-coup speech

At least 18 killed in bloodiest day of Myanmar anti-coup protests

MARCH

Iran ‘strongly rejects’ Israeli accusation it attacked ship

Children seized. Towns attacked. Can Nigeria fix security crisis?

ICC prosecutor opens war crimes probe in Palestinian territories

Western powers drop censure plan as Iran agrees to IAEA talks

Pope Francis calls for end to violence in first Iraq address

Egypt’s el-Sisi visits Sudan for Nile dam talks

Saudi-led coalition launches air raids on Yemen’s Sanaa

What is behind the rise in Saudi-Houthi tit-for-tat attacks?

US to Yemen’s Houthis: Stop attacking, start negotiating

Libya’s parliament approves interim unity government

Denmark, Norway suspend AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot fears

Turkey says first diplomatic contact held with Egypt since 2013

What role could vaccine passport play in the pandemic?

Myanmar security forces kill 38 anti-coup protesters

Germany, France and Italy suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine

EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk

Six Asian woman among eight shot dead in US city of Atlanta

‘Takes one to know one’: Putin mocks Biden over ‘killer’ remark

Fire at Saudi Arabia oil facility after drone attack

EU threatens to ban AstraZeneca exports if vaccines not delivered

Several killed in gov’t attack on hospital in northwest Syria

Saudi Arabia proposes ceasefire plan to Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Ethiopia PM admits Eritrean soldiers entered Tigray region

Massive Container Ship Ever Given blocks Suez Canal: Live

Biden holds first formal press conference of his presidency: Live

Egypt: Train collision kills 32 after emergency brakes triggered

‘Day of shame’: Dozens of anti-coup protesters killed in Myanmar’

Tugs, dredgers continue to work to refloat ship blocking Suez Canal

Stranded ship in Suez Canal refloated: Live news

French attack in Mali killing 19 unarmed civilians, UN says

UK report denies systemic racism, prompting angry backlash

APRIL

Pfizer data suggests COVID-19 shot protects against SA variant

‘Stop lying’: Malians call for justice over French air strike

Jordan arrests ex-palace aide, others for ‘security’ reasons

Jordan gov’t accuses ex-crown prince of ‘malicious plot’

‘No other home’: Refugees in Kenya camps devastated over closure

Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers under way

AstraZeneca vaccine comes under further pressure in EU, UK

Eleven killed as Myanmar protesters ‘fight soldiers with rifles’

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99

Iran tests newest advanced nuclear centrifuges

Iran calls blackout at Natanz atomic site ‘nuclear terrorism’

Iran’s Zarif blames Israel for Natanz incident, vows revenge

Russia-West discord deepens over Ukraine conflict

Biden’s goal: Ending ‘America’s longest war’ in Afghanistan

Weekend curfew in Indian capital as hospitals see ‘chaotic’ surge

Iran starts enriching uranium at 60%, its highest level ever

Salvini ordered to stand trial on migrant kidnapping charge

Nearly 100 people injured after train derails in Egypt

NASA Ingenuity helicopter makes historic flight on Mars

Chad President Idriss Deby dies visiting front-line troops: Army

‘A Tigrayan womb should never give birth’: In Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict, harrowing accounts of rape

Why France, US and Chad’s neighbours are anxious after Deby’s death

One COVID death every five minutes in Delhi as India cases surge

53 sailors presumed dead after sunken Indonesia submarine found

Indonesian authorities say 53 crew members dead

India’s COVID crisis ‘beyond heartbreaking’ – WHO: Live news

Rush to hospitals, big gatherings worsen India COVID crisis: WHO

‘We want Iran to grow,’ says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed

‘I’m a horrible skeleton’: Navalny in court after hunger strike

Israel’s Netanyahu booed by bereaved protesters at stampede site

MAY

Hospital fire kills 18 in India as 402,000 COVID cases announced

Iran’s Khamenei reprimands foreign minister over leaked audiotape

In arms race for air superiority, Russia challenges US hegemony

Grief, anger among Indian diaspora in US as COVID crisis worsens

Facebook oversight board upholds Donald Trump’s suspension

Qatar orders arrest of finance minister amid probe

Dozens of Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes: Live

Blast kills at least 30 near school in Afghan capital Kabul

Jerusalem court delays Palestinian forced expulsions hearing

Palestinians report several killed in Israeli air raids

Gaza tower block collapses after Israeli strike

Hamas fires more rockets after Israel destroys third Gaza tower

Israel masses forces near Gaza as air strikes continue

Thousands flee homes as Israel continue air raids on Gaza

Israeli air raid flattens Gaza building housing Al Jazeera

Gaza death toll nears 200 after deadliest day of Israeli raids

At least 200 killed in Gaza as Israeli air raids continue

Israel continues Gaza air raids as calls for ceasefire grow

Netanyahu ‘determined’ to continue Gaza bombardment

Israel and Hamas announce Gaza ceasefire

Israel and Hamas claim victory as fragile ceasefire holds

UN urges ‘full adherence to ceasefire’ as life resumes in Gaza

Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds as UN launches Gaza aid appeal

‘A war declaration’: Palestinians in Israel decry mass arrests

Mali’s former coup leader takes power after president’s arrest

Blinkin visits Egypt, Jordan to support Israel-Hamas ceasefire

UN rights council to investigate crimes during Gaza conflict

Why is the Palestinian Authority arresting West Bank activists?

Indigenous people in Canada grapple with ‘unthinkable loss’

Israeli far-right leader Bennett joins anti-Netanyahu coalition

YouTube videos grip Turkey as mob boss Peker turns on the gov’t

JUNE

More than 5 million people in war-hit Tigray need emergency food aid

United Arab List signs on to Israeli coalition government

Egypt used Gaza ceasefire to ‘improve its standing in Washington’

Putin says US wants to ‘hold back’ Russia as Biden meeting looms

Israeli police arrest Al Jazeera journalist in Sheikh Jarrah

Israel releases Sheikh Jarrah activists after hours-long arrests

Harris message to migrants: ‘Do not come, do not come’

World reacts as UN court upholds Mladic genocide conviction

Ten mine-clearing workers killed in Afghanistan gun attack

‘Crimes against humanity’ detailed in China’s Xinjiang: Amnesty

Mali coup chief names new cabinet with army officers in key posts

Christian Eriksen stable and awake after Euro 2020 match collapse

Israel swears in new government, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year rule

Belarus opposition says jailed journalist is a ‘hostage’

Arab states call for UNSC intervention over Ethiopian dam dispute

Biden, Putin agree to talks on arms control, cybersecurity

Laurent Gbagbo back ‘glad to return to Ivory Coast and Africa’ after acquittal

The view from Iran as people head to the polls – or stay in

Who is Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s next president?

Israeli PM says Raisi win a ‘wake up’ call over Iran nuclear deal

Iran’s President-elect Raisi addresses ties to mass executions

Taliban captures Afghanistan’s main Tajikistan border crossing

Russia says warning shots fired at British destroyer in Black Sea

UK, Russia escalate war of words over Black Sea warship incident

Floyd’s family testifies in Chauvin sentencing: Live updates

Countries impose new restrictions amid struggle to contain Delta

Russia battles COVID surge as Asia-Pacific tightens restrictions

Armed groups promise revenge as US defends Iraq, Syria air raids

‘The pandemic is everywhere’: South Africa’s third wave set to be the worst yet

Donald Rumsfeld, US defence chief during Iraq war, dead at 88

JULY

Caught on camera: Libyan coastguard shoots at migrant boat

‘Total chaos’: Fears grow over Lebanon’s impoverished military

Indigenous asylum seekers struggle for interpreters in US

Zuma compares South Africa judges with apartheid rulers

140 students missing after gunmen raid Nigerian school

Ethiopia resumes filling mega-dam, infuriating Egypt

Haitian President Jovenel Moise Killed in attack

Haiti police kill four suspects linked to Moise assassination

UN Security Council extends Syria cross-border aid

Haiti: Wife of Assassinated President Jovenel Moise speaks out

Srebrenica genocide survivor: ‘It will happen to us again’

‘Appalling abuse’: England players face sickening racism after Euro 2020 final loss

South Africa reels from worst unrest in decades

Fears of food and fuel shortages as unrest rocks South Africa

Lebanon: PM-designate Saad Hariri resigns as crisis escalates

Why are China’s billionaires suddenly feeling so generous?

Cuba’s president slams social media ‘hatred’ after protests

Merkel calls devastation ‘surreal’ after trip to flood-hit region

Iraq: Roadside bomb kills 20 in Baghdad

Mali interim president says he is ‘very well’ after knife attack

Lebanese MPs accused of Beirut blast ‘cover up’ over trial move

Half of Europeans vaccinated but concern grows over Delta variant

Slain Haitian president’s hometown holds funeral amid violence

Afghanistan imposes night curfew to curb Taliban advance

Ethiopia’s Amhara rallies residents to fight Tigrayan forces

Tunisian president orders night curfew until Aug 27: Live

Tunisia’s Ennahda calls for dialogue to resolve political crisis

‘War all around’: Kandahar residents fear Taliban advance on city

Tunisia political turmoil deepens as president sacks more officials

‘Just say the election was corrupt,’ Trump told US Justice Dept

Turkey declares ‘disaster areas’ as wildfire death toll rises

AUGUST

Iran’s health minister calls for lockdowns enforced by military

Israeli court adjourns appeal against Sheikh Jarrah expulsions

Huge blast hits Afghan capital Kabul near defence minister’s home

Dalit girl allegedly raped, killed and forcibly cremated in India

Messi to leave Barcelona due to ‘financial, structural obstacles’

Major blow to Afghan gov’t as Taliban captures provincial capital

Taliban captures second Afghan provincial capital in 24 hours

Taliban captures three more Afghan provincial capitals in a day

Investigation reveals how football can be used to launder money

Taliban seizes eighth Afghan provincial capital in five days

Afghanistan minister reveals plan to push back Taliban

Belarus Olympic defector Tsimanouskaya auctions medal on eBay

‘They sold us out’: Afghans in disbelief over Taliban gains

Haiti earthquake causes several deaths, ‘enormous damage’: PM

Taliban enters presidential palace after Ghani leaves Afghanistan

Taliban blocks off Kabul airport as Afghans try to flee

Taliban says no one will use Afghan territory to launch attacks

Anti-Taliban protests spread beyond Jalalabad over Afghan flag

Anti-Taliban protests spread across Afghanistan cities

Afghanistan airlifts among ‘most difficult’ in history:’ Biden

US warns citizens to avoid Kabul airport amid security fears

Taliban says fighters heading to seize last major holdout

Taliban warns of ‘consequences’ if US delays withdrawal

Taliban urges US to stop evacuating skilled Afghans

More than 10,000 waiting to be evacuated at Kabul airport: US

Taliban says several killed in explosions outside Kabul airport

US says Kabul airport attack carried out by one bomber

‘Predatory wolf’: Iran supreme leader says Biden same as Trump

Blasts rock Kabul as US drone strike hits ISKP bombers

‘Horror scene’: Anger as US drone attack kills Afghan children

Afghanistan ‘a free nation’: Taliban hails US troop departure

SEPTEMBER

Gunmen seize over 70 high-school students in northwest Nigeria

The UK says will engage with the Taliban

‘Channels of communication’ open with Taliban: Blinken

Kabul airport reopens to receive aid; Afghan women protest in Zaranj

Panjshir resistance leader says ready for talks with Taliban

Taliban claims victory in Panjshir as it calls for end to war

Who is Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the head of new Taliban gov’t?

Ashraf Ghani apologises to Afghans, says he fled to ensure peace

‘We could hear screasm’: Journalists accuse Taliban or torture

Lebanon’s new government only ‘a band-aid’, experts say

US honours 9/11 dead on 20th anniversary of attacks

IAEA and Iran reach agreement to avert nuclear deal crisis

Donors pledge $1bn in aid for Afghanistan as UN Warns of crisis

Haiti prosecutors seeks charges against PM in president’s killing

ICC agrees to open investigation into Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’

Mixed response as Hezbollah delivers Iranian fuel to Lebanon

Drone strike killed 10 civilians in Kabul, US acknowledges

Apology ‘not enough’ say survivors of US drone attack in Kabul

Explainer: Why is a submarine deal sparking a diplomatic crisis?

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero sentenced to 25 years in prison

Biden at UN Assembly: We are not seeking a new Cold War

Biden and Macron agree to meet next month in push to repair ties

Taliban divisions deepen as hardliners seek spoils of war

Indian photographer in video stomps on man shot by Assam police

Germany set to vote in most unpredictable election in years

Exit polls suggest tight race as voting ends in German election

Taliban takes on ISKP, its most serious foe in Afghanistan

Greece, France tout European defence autonomy with warships deal

US issues Hezbollah-related sanctions in coordination with Qatar

Ethiopia orders expulsion of 7 top UN officials for ‘Meddling’

OCTOBER

Georgia arrests ex-president Saakashvili after return from exile

Libya detains 4,000 people in major anti-migrant crackdown

Several killed, flights suspended as Cyclone Shaheen strikes Oman

Pandora Papers expose wealth of Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s allies

Facebook products ‘harm children, stoke division’: Whistleblower

What is Serbia trying to achieve with its military buildup?

Palestinians reject Israeli ruling on Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa

Dozens killed in suicide blast at Afghanistan mosque

Fuel shortage forces shutdown of main Lebanese power plants

‘Purple finger fatigue’: Iraq sees extremely low voter turnout

‘Looming disaster’: Oil ship leak threatens millions of Yemenis

Pro-Iranian groups reject early Iraq election results as ‘scam’

Months until presidential vote, a far-right surge jolts France

Lebanese army arrests nine after violence rocks Beirut: Live

UK lawmaker David Amess dies after stabbing attack

Analysis: How Judge Bitar’s probe shook Lebanon leaders

Settler attacks wreak havoc on Palestinians during olive harvest

Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, dies of COVID

‘Detected and blocked’ Indian submarine incursion: Pakistan army

Taliban wins region backing for UN aid conference

Haiti gang leader threatens to kill American missionary hostages

Outcry as Israel labels Palestinian rights groups ‘terrorists’

UN fears ‘mass atrocity crimes’ in northern Myanmar

Ethiopia launches new air raids on Tigray region: Gov’t

Sudan army kills three anti-coup protesters, wounds 80

Police arrest 150 people globally in dark web sting: Europol

Top US general: China missile test ‘very close’ to Sputnik moment

Ethiopia air raid on Tigray kills 10, including children

Slavery is alive in Mali and continues to wreak havoc on lives

Ethiopia’s strategic town of Dessie ‘captured’ by rebel forces

NOVEMBER

Tigrayan forces claim to capture new town of Kombolcha

At least three killed in Nigeria building collapse

Ethiopia declares nationwide state of emergency

Iran says US Navy attempted to seize tanker in Sea of Oman foiled

Sudan’s army chief orders release of 4 ministers detained in coup

Nine anti-gov’t groups team up as Ethiopia recalls ex-soldiers

Fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone capital kills 99 people

Iran holds large-scale military drill after US navy confrontation

Poland blocks hundreds of migrants, refugees at Belarus border

UN says 16 local staff detained in Ethiopia’s capital

UN says Ethiopia detained 72 drivers working for WFP

Poland-Belarus border crisis deepens: Live updates

COP26 misses deadline for climate deal but talks continue

‘You can actually taste the pollution’: Delhi shuts schools, mulls lockdown

Kenyatta visits Addis Ababa as AU urges ceasefire in Ethiopia war

Space junk disrupts astronauts, forcing them into docked capsules

Clashes erupt at Belarus-Poland border as refugee crisis worsens

‘If the rain doesn’t come, our animals will die, then we will all be dead’

Sudan activists promise escalation after deadliest day since coup

Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all charges

Houthis say their drone attacks target several Saudi cities

In video call, Chinese tennis player Peng Shaui says she is safe

‘Explosive’ riots in Guadeloupe over COVID-19 constraints: Macron

More countries urge nationals to leave Ethiopia as intensifying war takes dramatic turn

Jury delivers guilty verdicts in killing Ahmaud Arbery

‘Serious concern’ as South Africa detects new coronavirus variant

WHO classifies new COVID variant as ‘of concern’

UK, Germany, Italy confirm cases Omicron coronavirus variant

South African president calls for ‘urgent’ lifting of Omicron travel bans

South Africa: Omicron travel ban by African nations ‘regrettable’

WHO urges ‘rational’ measures against Omicron variant

DECEMBER

Russia planning ‘aggressive moves’ against Ukraine, Blinken says

Germany to impose lockdown on unvaccinated

WHO says Omicron detected in 38 countries, no death reported

‘We’re in big distress’: Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts, killing one

Israel PM: ‘Iran must pay a price’ for nuclear violations

Ethiopian forces recapture two key towns from rebels, gov’t says

Putin and Biden hold two hours of talks amid Ukraine tensions

India defence boss, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash

China committed genocide against Uighur Muslims, tribunal rules

US wins appeal over extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

‘Unimaginable tragedy’: Over 70 dead as tornadoes rip through US states

G7 warns of ‘massive consequences’ if Russia invades Ukraine

US will not punish troops for deadly Kabul drone attack

UAE suspends discussions on $23bn weapons deal with US

Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi hail ties amid tensions with West

What’s behind the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

Russia demands Ukraine, ex-Soviet nations barred from NATO

London declares ‘major incident’ over Omicron spread

Tear gas fired at Sudan’s anti-coup protesters in Khartoum

Omicron spreading ‘significantly faster’ than Delta: WHO

Putin blames West for tensions as fears rise over Ukraine

South African study suggests ‘positive story’ on Omicron severity

US jury finds ex-officer guilty of manslaughter in Wright killing

Global airlines scrap more than 2,000 flights as Omicron spreads

NASA launches world’s most powerful telescope to view first stars

‘Touched many of us’: South Africans mourn Desmond Tutu’s death

Iraq’s Supreme Court ratifies October election results

France, UK report record COVID cases as Omicron surges in Europe

UK COVID cases soar to new daily record of 183,037

South Africa lifts curfew as Omicron peak subsides: Live

Omicron mutes New Year parties worldwide: Live updates

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