Tag: Al Jazeera

Trump’s use of AI generated content has ramped up in recent months, going so far as posting videos of fake military strikes on Iranian infrastructure. His administration says he’s ‘sending a message’, but as Al Jazeera’s Emma Withrow explains, the rest of the world is left to figure out if he’s serious or not.

Former Trump campaign chair Rob Arlett tells Al Jazeera’s ‘This is America’ that US President Trump is focused on protecting both the Republican Party and himself. Arlett argues Trump’s personal brand and ability to motivate voters remains central to the GOP’s midterm strategy.

More than 11,000 people have fallen ill in the largest Cyclospora outbreak ever recorded in the US. A string of food safety scares are raising questions whether Trump’s cuts to the FDA, CDC and state health systems impacted how the US monitors food safety.
Al Jazeera’s Noor Wazwaz explains.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright is in Venezuela for a signing ceremony for a major oil deal that would give the United States control of around a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. President Donald Trump has called it the ‘biggest oil deal in world history’.

US actor George Clooney has described US President Donald Trump’s administration as a ‘kakistocracy’, defining it as a government run by the ‘least qualified’ people.

Gen Z is skipping Hollywood blockbusters for low-budget indie films made by YouTubers and even a mum and son on a home computer. Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explains why the economics of the film industry are changing.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has arrived in La Guaira for the signing of a deal that will see the US seize effective control of a large portion of Venezuela’s oil reserves. While Wright praised the agreement, critics have likened it to deals imposed by colonial powers.

Dozens of people are injured, and at least five dead, after US strikes hit a wedding ceremony north of the Iranian port city of Sirik. A child was among the victims. A warning some of the images may distress some viewers.

Iran says a series of US strikes near the southern Iranian port city of Sirik has killed at least four people, including a child at a wedding party. Iran’s health ministry says 50 others were injured in the attacks.

The US launched new strikes on Iran’s southern coast with explosions reported in several locations near the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran fired back targeting US bases in Jordan, with Washington denying claims of US casualties, as Kimberly Halkett reports from the White House.