1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1207+ words) The kingdom’s traditions and institutions have endured through colonial rule, independence and decades of upheaval Kampala, Uganda – Uganda became independent from British colonial rule in 1962, but independence did not mean the end of its traditional kingdoms. The new republic inherited…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago   (71+ words) Al Jazeera Trump says he would ‘love to see’ a united Ireland during Irish visit US President Donald Trump said he would ‘love to see’ a united Ireland, drawing criticism from the British government and Northern Ireland’s unionists. Trump is…...

10+ min ago   (317+ words) Yemeni refugees arrive in Obock, Djibouti, within 24 hours as Houthis tighten their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait. About 1,400 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in a 24-hour period, Djibouti’s economy and finance minister says, as Houthi fighters tighten their…...

12+ hour, 24+ min ago   (358+ words) The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was created in 1996, but had never been used before Nazira Haji Zada’s case. An Afghan woman accused of supporting the ISIL (ISIS) armed group has been deported from the United States in the first case…...

8+ hour, 50+ min ago   (446+ words) Protesters in about 20 cities, including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, demand the banning of the Alternative for Germany. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany to protest against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) after the far-right party…...

12+ hour, 33+ min ago   (456+ words) PM Ali al-Zaidi dismisses commander, orders investigation into operations command in Maysan province, bordering Iran. Iraq has closed some border crossings with Iran while investigating drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline that it confirms were launched from its…...

11+ hour, 37+ min ago   (271+ words) Al Jazeera A United States federal judge has ruled the Trump administration acted unlawfully by ordering job cuts at the federal agency in charge of responding to the country’s natural disasters. On Friday, US District Judge Susan Illston in California…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago   (497+ words) Saudi authorities trace the launch site to Maysan province in southeastern Iraq, near the Iranian border. Iraqi authorities have said their security forces have located and seized a drone-launching platform allegedly used in an attack that struck Saudi Arabia’s East-West…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1065+ words) The new citizenship bill for Sahrawis touches a sensitive fault line in Madrid’s ties with Rabat. Spain’s Congress has approved a bill that would open a special route to Spanish citizenship for Sahrawis born in Western Sahara while the disputed…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (169+ words) The Eiffel Tower was shut on Monday after staff protested over women being ‘sidelined’ during a Hindu group’s visit. Macron, who continued his visit after the blasts, said Syria must not be ‘destabilised’ by the attacks. Blasts occurred near hotel…...