Rescue teams in Colombia are working round the clock to find survivors, two days after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. But some regions are ill-equipped for a disaster of this scale. Manuel Rueda reports from Cali.

Excitement is building across Europe, and parts of the US and Canada ahead of a total solar eclipse on Wednesday. But within hours, an annual meteor shower will also peak, while a planetary parade will see six planets align in the night sky. Kristina Simich reports.

Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest storm to hit China this year, is moving through the north, causing severe flooding. In the east of the country, authorities have started cleanup operations after the storm’s powerful winds caused widespread damage. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ C

In a significant first for the region, Lebanon's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty. A second legislative change will also see death sentences commuted to life imprisonment. Al Jazeera's Ali Hashem reports from Beirut. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/al

More than 170 people were rescued and at least one died when the KM Putri Yasmin caught fire in the Lombok Strait on the Bali–Lombok route early on Wednesday. Search and Rescue Mataram said crews worked in 4‑metre seas, with a nearby ferry and navy vessels helping evacuations. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: ht

Ukraine says North Korea's role in the war is expanding, with reports of additional troops, missile units and ballistic missiles being deployed in support of Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns that Moscow can no longer sustain the conflict without North Korean reinforcements. We ask what Pyongyang is gaining from the war and whether its growing involvement changes the nature of this conflict. 0:00 Intro 0:42 Zelenskyy: Russia needs North Korean reinforcements 1:05 North Korea's grow

In Somalia, clean water has been beyond reach for millions of people. Water facilities have been in disrepair due to decades of conflict leading to the outbreak of disease. Now, the capital, Mogadishu, is finally getting its first water testing laboratory in years. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazee

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it has captured large parts of Geisan, a town in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, as the paramilitary group intensifies attacks in the country’s south. Sudan’s army has reportedly withdrawn from some areas but continues to hold its main military base in Geisan. Al Jazeera’s Almigdad Alruhaid reports live from Khartoum. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.c

People in Syria's Deraa have celebrated death sentences handed down to former President Bashar al-Assad and senior members of his security apparatus over war crimes and crimes against humanity. They include Assad's cousin Atef Najib, the former head of political security in Deraa, who was accused of overseeing the brutal repression of protesters there in 2011. Assad and other senior officials fled to Russia after his government was overthrown in December 2024, making their extradition unlikely.

The DA is calling for an audit of staff qualifications and leadership at TVET colleges. Oversight visits found lecturers teaching subjects outside their areas of expertise. The DA says an urgent audit is needed to determine if the colleges are equipped to properly prepare young people for the job market. #dstv403

People in Syria's Deraa have celebrated death sentences handed down to former President Bashar al-Assad and senior members of his security apparatus over war crimes and crimes against humanity. They include Assad's cousin Atef Najib, the former head of political security in Deraa, who was accused of overseeing the brutal repression of protesters there in 2011. Assad and other senior officials fled to Russia after his government was overthrown in December 2024, making their extradition unlikely.

US President Donald Trump has repeated claims that Washington is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, saying: “We have total control over the Hormuz Strait right now. They don't have control. We have total control. We own it.” He added that if Iran challenges the US, “they get blown away”. This comes after Tehran said it would not reopen the vital waterway until Washington met several conditions, including war reparations and ending sanctions. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National

In this episode of Inside America, Selina Downes sits down with Jamal Abdi, Executive Director of the National Iranian American Council, to discuss the strategic miscalculations, domestic fallout, and possible offramps, as the conflict drags on. Later, Selina asks former US diplomat Alan Eyre and political commentator and writer Peter Roff the central question: Does President Trump regret launching the war in the first place? Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:06 Street Pulse 3:00 Interview Jamal Abdi 9:0

A report in the Washington Post says that US President Donald Trump secretly switched aircraft while leaving last month’s NATO summit in Turkey after US intelligence detected a ‘credible Iranian threat’ to fire a missile at his plane. The Post says Trump hid in a catering truck to move from Air Force One to a military jet out of sight of journalists and most staff. #dwcurrentaffairs 0:00 Trump's secret flight out of Turkey 0:38 The alleged Iranian plot explained 2:42 Was the threat credible?

A baby has been pulled alive from the rubble after Colombia's deadliest earthquake in years. But with more than 200 people dead and thousands still missing, rescuers are racing against time to find others trapped beneath collapsed buildings. We spoke to our correspondent in Cali about the search effort, the scale of the devastation and the chances of finding more survivors. #dwcurrentaffairs For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagr

Pakistan's Interior Minister has held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as part of mediation efforts to end the US-Iran conflict, amid signs that Tehran and Washington may be moving closer to an agreement. Qatar has said that talks between Iran and Oman on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are at an advanced stage. In an interview with Al Jazeera, former senior US diplomat Alan Eyre said Iran and Oman have agreed on a temporary traffic separation s

Atif Najib, the former Syrian security chief in Daraa, has been sentenced to death for his role in the crackdown on protesters in 2011. A criminal court in Damascus also handed down death sentences in absentia to eight other former regime figures, including Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher. The defendants were convicted of war crimes, crimes against humanity, murder, arbitrary detention and torture, including of children. The ruling is being seen as a landmark step towards transitional just

Wildfires are tearing through the western United States and Canada, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate as toxic smoke spreads across the continent. In Spokane, Washington, resident Brian Davis lost his family home of 18 years, along with cherished belongings and two pets, in what officials describe as the worst destruction on record for the region. Similar blazes have prompted mass evacuations from California’s Big Sur, with firefighters warning the wildfire season, which runs until November,

Ukraine has stepped up its campaign of drone strikes inside Russia. Russian officials say at least 13 people, including a child, were killed on Monday in a drone attack on the city of Nizhnekamsk, where the TANECO oil refinery was also hit. Kiev says its wider long-range campaign is aimed at weakening the energy and logistics networks supporting Moscow’s war effort, and denies deliberately targeting civilians. TRT World’s Joel Flynn has been given rare access to a Ukrainian drone strike unit, an

Search and rescue efforts are underway in several Colombian cities after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the country on Monday. At least 181 people have been confirmed dead, but the death toll is feared to rise further. Cities in the western parts were the hardest hit, with major damage reported in Cali. TRT World's Victoria Innes reports.