Protesters rallied outside the US Embassy in Tokyo after a US Marine was arrested over the killing of a 39-year-old woman in Okinawa. The angry demonstrations have revived calls to reduce the US military footprint on an island hosting about 70% of US military facilities in Japan. Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026 Share…

Donald Trump still decides who gets to call themselves MAGA – but what happens when that power has to pass to someone else? Josh Rushing is joined by Rina Shah, a Republican strategist and one of the original Never Trumpers, and Emma Doyle, former deputy chief of staff in Trump’s first administration, to ask whether…

Kosovo faces the risk of turmoil as protests against the convictions of former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leaders coincide with a midnight deadline to elect a president. Demonstrators have called for changes to the law governing the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers, including measures affecting prison terms and where convicted people serve their sentences. The protests…

More than 4,000 people have died in the worst outbreak in the DR Congo’s history, with confirmed cases surpassing 8,300. Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026 Kenya has confirmed its ‌‌first Ebola case after the death of a Kenyan national in Nairobi, who had returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The patient,…

A British war-game show depicting a simulated Russian attack has drawn a nuclear warning from Moscow. Meanwhile, European governments have been stepping up preparations for a potential Russian threat, from hybrid attacks to mass-casualty planning. But why? Al Jazeera’s Zeina Al Qawasmi explains. Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026 Share Is Europe…