Venezuela is home to the world's largest proven oil reserves with an estimated 304 billion barrels. And there's one big reason why America is so interested. Sky's data and economics editor Ed Conway explains why.
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Venezuela is home to the world's largest proven oil reserves with an estimated 304 billion barrels. And there's one big reason why America is so interested. Sky's data and economics editor Ed Conway explains why.
With another hospitalised, eight detainees continue a major hunger strike. They have made five demands: immediate bail, the de-proscription of Palestine Action, an end to censorship of their communications, the closure of UK sites of Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems, and a fair trial.
Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza have suffered another wet, miserable night in makeshift shelters and there's worse to come. Heavy rain, strong winds and flash floods are forecast in the coming days. Israel is still severely restricting humanitarian aid, including shelters, in breach of the US-brokered ceasefire it agreed to more than two months ago. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud is in Gaza City and Tareq Abu Azzoum is in al-Mawasi in southern Gaza, Palestine.
Following intensive lobbying by representatives of the Israeli government and the arms industry such as Lord Walney, dishonestly presented to the public as ‘independent advisers’, Palestine Action have been branded as a ‘terrorist organisation’, for trying to stop crimes against humanity and for exposing the British government’s complicity in genocide. Over 1,600 have already been arrested after holding signs as part of the Lift The Ban campaign, with 857 arrests on September 6th alone. The most recent action took place outside the Labour party conference in Liverpool on September 28th with approx. 100 sign-holders and 60 arrests.
We must demand that the courageous hunger strikers with Palestine Action be released from jail on bail, and that we repeal the acts and laws that criminalize dissidence.
Ted Cruz has been having a rough time in 2025. After a viral interview exposed him, everything went downhill. Now he’s attacking young people for asking basic questions and making himself look even worse. Here’s what happened.
Alexis Bloom, director of The Bibi Files, told Al Jazeera that leaked police interrogations show Benjamin Netanyahu at his most unguarded.
She said the tapes reveal a leader frustrated, angry and compelled to answer questions he usually avoids.
Bloom described a “Wizard of Oz curtain-lift” exposing Netanyahu’s behaviour and the extreme conduct of his wife and son.
She linked the corruption cases to a domino effect that culminated in the October 7 aftermath and Netanyahu’s attempts to weaken the judiciary.
Bloom argued that the war has been politically convenient for Netanyahu, helping him delay court appearances.
She said his dependence on an extreme-right coalition is rooted in his indictment and keeps him in power.
On his request for a pardon, Bloom said she was unsurprised, calling denial Netanyahu’s consistent modus operandi.