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Al Jazeera News Feed

Al Jazeera News Feed

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  • Costa Rica elections: Country grapples with drug trafficking and violence

    Costa Rica elections: Country grapples with drug trafficking and violence
    Jan 31 2026
    Voters in Costa Rica go to the polls this Sunday as rising violence upends a country long seen as a model of peace in Central America. It abolished its army more than 70 years ago and is now grappling with a rise in organized crime and drug trafficking which is reshaping its national identity and political future. Al Jazeera’s Julia Galiano 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #CostaRica #CostaRicaElections #CentralAmerica #PeaceModel #RisingViolence #OrganizedCrime #DrugTrafficking #PoliticalFuture #NationalIdentity #CostaRicaNews #AlJazeeraEnglish
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    3 mins
  • Syria’s crumbling health system: Government struggling to rebuild bombed facilities

    Syria’s crumbling health system: Government struggling to rebuild bombed facilities
    Jan 31 2026
    Just over half of Syria’s hospitals are up and running, and less than a quarter of it’s primary care clinics. The government is struggling to find staff, many healthcare professionals left during the civil war, and there’s not enough money to rebuild bombed facilities. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Syria #SyriaHospitals #HealthcareCrisis #MedicalShortage #CivilWarImpact #HealthCareSyria #HospitalRebuilding #MedicalStaffShortage #SyriaNews #HealthCrisis #AlJazeeraEnglish
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    2 mins
  • US Congress shutdown: Senate unanimously agrees on two-week extension

    US Congress shutdown: Senate unanimously agrees on two-week extension
    Jan 31 2026
    It's just after 5 GMT — midnight in Washington DC — as the US government enters a partial weekend shutdown. The Senate passed a last-minute funding bill with new immigration enforcement measures, but it still awaits House approval on Monday. Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports from Washington DC. 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #USGovernment #WashingtonDC #GovernmentShutdown #SenateBill #HouseOfRepresentatives #ImmigrationReform #FundingBill #USPolitics #WeekendShutdown #PoliticalUpdate #AlJazeeraEnglish
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    2 mins
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