The Brutalist Report

Al Jazeera

Is the US economy strong heading into 2026? The picture is complicated [18m]
Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya wins presidential election [38m]
A Filipino tribe fights to stay as a ‘Smart City’ rises on a former US base [1h]
Arsenal crush Aston Villa in Premier League; Wolves hold Man United [1h]
UAE to withdraw ‘counterterrorism’ units from Yemen after Saudi-led strike [1h]
US and Ivory Coast sign $480m deal as part of ‘America First’ aid strategy [1h]
Will China use force against Taiwan? [1h]
Senegal beat Benin to claim AFCON group, as DR Congo set up Algeria tie [1h]
Turkiye’s Erdogan calls Israel’s Somaliland recognition ‘unacceptable’ [2h]
Burglars nab tens of millions in property from German bank [3h]
Israel to block dozens of aid groups working in war-battered Gaza [3h]
Syrian authorities impose curfew in Latakia as violence surges [4h]
Nigeria beat Uganda 3-1 to head into AFCON last 16 with perfect record [5h]
How has Trump’s second term transformed the US Justice Department in 2025? [5h]
US issues Iran-Venezuela sanctions over alleged drone trade [6h]
Brazil’s election looms amid gang rule [6h]
Eurostar suspends all Europe trains over power issue during holiday travel [7h]
Netanyahu’s Mar-a-Lago win that wasn’t [7h]
LIVE: Arsenal vs Aston Villa – Premier League [7h]
Judge blocks Trump effort to strip South Sudan deportation protections [7h]
US says it killed or captured 25 ISIL operatives in Syria over nine days [8h]
Trump bombs Venezuelan land for first time: Is war imminent? [8h]
Bitter recriminations between Russia, Ukraine as war eclipses peace push [9h]
South Korea announces end to controversial bear bile farming [9h]
Iran warns of ‘severe’ response in wake of Trump’s new strikes threat [10h]
Have Russian claims of Ukraine attack on Putin home ended hopes for peace? [10h]
Trump threatens Hamas while praising Israel on Gaza ceasefire [10h]
New Syrian banknotes unveiled amid push to rebuild economy [10h]
What is Lebanon’s ‘gap law’ that attempts to end the financial crisis? [11h]
LIVE: Uganda vs Nigeria – AFCON 2025 [11h]
Displaced Palestinians lose shelters as heavy rain floods camp [11h]
Thailand delays release ‍of Cambodian troops over alleged truce breaches [11h]
China’s drill around Taiwan shows it will “always respond forcefully” [11h]
Alaa Abdelfattah and Britain’s selective outrage [12h]
Tech giant Meta buys Chinese-founded AI firm Manus [12h]
Bangladesh’s first female prime minister Khaleda Zia dies aged 79 [12h]
Somalis rally against Israel’s world-first recognition of Somaliland [12h]
Israeli strikes on Gaza are relentless as displaced endure flooded camps [13h]
How are China’s new war games around Taiwan different from earlier drills? [14h]
The Ukrainian man fighting Russian ‘lies’ with his front-line newspaper [14h]
China holds second day of live-fire drills around Taiwan [14h]
Yemen’s presidential council cancels UAE defence deal [14h]
“No withdrawal of the Israeli army” from Gaza unless Hamas disarms [15h]
UN says Sudan’s el-Fasher a ‘crime scene’ in first access since RSF capture [15h]
A decimated Gaza marks the end of another year of Israeli bombs [15h]
Which countries will start using the euro in 2026? [15h]
Iran’s president calls on gov’t to hear ‘legitimate demands’ of protesters [16h]
One in two children malnourished in parts of Sudan’s North Darfur, UN says [16h]
LIVE: Yemen’s presidential council cancels UAE defence deal [16h]
Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemeni port over unauthorised weapons shipment [17h]
World reacts to death of Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female leader [18h]
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,405 [20h]
China kicks off second day of military drills around Taiwan [20h]
UN Security Council members condemn Israel’s recognition of Somaliland [20h]
Trump claims attack on a dock in Venezuela; US strikes kill two in Pacific [21h]
Families of Bondi victims demand probe into anti-Semitism in Australia [21h]
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman PM: A life of power and resistance [21h]
Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia dies [22h]