It's been more than three years since the UK voted to leave the European Union but now it's about to happen. Through two changes of prime minister, two general elections, and more votes in parliament than anyone cares to remember, here's a quick recap of how we got here.
Read MoreAl Jazeera's senior political analyst Marwan Bishara discusses the outcome of the deal.: The Trump administration has finally lifted the curtains on the final act of its Middle East diplomacy by revealing the long-awaited, ahem, "peace plan". I will admit from the outset that I cannot write about it with a straight face, considering the absurdity of the last three years of Trump policies towards Israel and Palestine … a better term for it would be an "assault on peace". Everything about the plan is farcical.
Read MoreThe plan was drafted by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner without any input from Palestinians and would give Israel sovereignty over large areas of the occupied West Bank, control over all of Jerusalem, and keep all illegal settlements built in the occupied West Bank. We speak with Mehdi Hasan, senior columnist at The Intercept, and Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said professor of modern Arab studies at Columbia University
Read MoreIn the United States, drugmakers have flooded the market with powerful, sophisticated opioids. And that's fueled an epidemic of addiction. But across Africa many patients can't afford even mild painkillers — let alone medications to help people in extreme pain. Uganda has come up with a solution that goes back to basics with one of the world's original painkillers: morphine.
Read MoreProtests have intensified in Hong Kong after one activist was shot and a pro-Beijing supporter set on fire. The demonstrations are in their fifth month.
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John Oliver explains how Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has succeeded – not despite his bumbling persona, but often because of it.
Israelis and Palestinians come together to find a middle ground. Can they look past the deep conflict to understand one another?
Read MoreStephen Bush has this in-depth profile of Jeremy Corbyn, offering his account of the Labour leader and his thinking.
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