Sarah Shamim

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Sarah Shamim

US President Donald Trump ambushed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday when he claimed that a "genocide" against white Afrikaners is taking place in South Africa. This claim has been widely discredited. Here are some of the key moments from the meeting.

3 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Sarah Shamim

Russia and Ukraine are poised for talks in Turkiye on Thursday, even though the prospects of President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting directly for the first time in three years were dashed by the Kremlin late on Wednesday. United States President Donald Trump, who had earlier indicated that he might join the negotiations, will also not attend, according to American officials.

3 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Sarah Shamim

The United States and China reached a deal on Monday to suspend heavy tariffs against each other's imports for 90 days. The recent breakthrough marked a detente in the tariff war launched by US President Donald Trump since he returned to office in January. While Trump initially unveiled tariffs against most countries, he then paused most of them - except against China, the US's biggest economic rival.

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | Sarah Shamim

Waves of Ukrainian drones have hit Moscow in recent days as the Russian capital prepares for the country's most important national holiday, Victory Day, this week. Russia celebrates May 9 as Victory Day to mark the defeat of Nazi forces in World War II. The day involves a major military parade, with leaders of Russia's allies often in attendance.

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | Sarah Shamim

A team of scientists claims to have discovered a new colour that humans cannot see without the help of technology. The researchers based in the United States said they were able to "experience" the colour, which they named "olo", by firing laser pulses into their eyes using a device named after the Wizard of Oz.Olo cannot be seen with the naked eye, but the five people who have seen it describe it as being similar to teal. What has the study found?