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Trump administration freezes Minnesota childcare funds ...

Move comes after a conservative YouTuber claimed daycare centres run by Somali A...

Protests in Iran spread amid deep discontent over econo...

Students have joined protests prompted by plummeting currency as government pled...

Displacement camps swell with people fleeing Sudan’s wa...

Satellites show one camp spanning 500,000 square metres near the city of al-Dabb...

Thailand releases Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds

Thailand has released 18 ‍Cambodian soldiers ‍it had detained since July, after ...

China calls on Netherlands to correct ‘mistake’ over ch...

The Chinese and Dutch governments are at loggerheads over control of chipmaker a...

An A-Z list of 2025’s biggest stories

From artificial intelligence to Zohran Mamdani, Al Jazeera compiles an A-Z list ...

LIVE: Israel’s ban on aid groups to have ‘horrific’ out...

Dozens of humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, are ban...

After the floods of 2025, can we keep 2026 above water?

Flooding has become the world's 'foremost climate hazard', according to experts....

Russia deploys hypersonic Oreshnik missiles in Belarus ...

Moscow has positioned nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles in Belarus as tensions...

How Pakistan’s Asim Munir became Trump’s ‘favourite fie...

The army chief, analysts say, has driven Pakistan's geopolitical reemergence ove...

Saudi Arabia reveals details of Yemen bombing, as UAE s...

Move comes after Riyadh accused Abu Dhabi of backing separatists in Yemen, a cla...

Germany hunts Christmas thieves after Ocean’s Eleven-st...

Police are searching for suspects after thieves stole cash, gold and jewels wort...

Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds

Thailand hands over 18 soldiers after 155 days of captivity as truce agreed over...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,406

These are the key developments from day 1,406 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland ‘strange, unexpected...

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says his country believes the move is linked to Israel's p...

Disney to pay $10m over alleged breaches of US child pr...

Settlement comes after US Federal Trade Commission accused entertainment giant o...

UAE to pull forces out of Yemen after calls for withdra...

Move comes after Riyadh accused Abu Dhabi of backing separatists in Yemen, a cla...

UAE to pull forces out of Yemen as tensions rise with S...

Move comes after Riyadh accused Abu Dhabi of backing separatists in Yemen, a cla...

Train crash near Peru’s Machu Picchu kills driver, inju...

Train conductor killed in collision on rail line serving the famed archaeologica...

Is the US economy strong heading into 2026? The picture...

The world's top economy is growing faster than its peers, but divide between wea...

Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya wins presidential e...

Mamady Doumbouya faced eight rivals for the presidency, but the main opposition ...

A Filipino tribe fights to stay as a ‘Smart City’ rises...

Aetas race to prove ancestral land claims before a 'Smart City' and a 'Taylor Sw...

Arsenal crush Aston Villa in Premier League; Wolves hol...

Arsenal storm to 4-1 win against Aston Villa to strengthen EPL title credentials...

Arsenal vs Aston Villa 4-1: Premier League – as it happ...

All the updates, with full post-match reaction, following our text commentary st...

UAE to withdraw ‘counterterrorism’ units from Yemen aft...

The UAE says it’s withdrawing all ‘counterterrorism’ units from Yemen after a Sa...

US and Ivory Coast sign $480m deal as part of ‘America ...

The Trump administration is forging bilateral deals with countries hit by widesp...

Will China use force against Taiwan?

Beijing has carried out its biggest-ever military drills off the self-governed i...

Senegal beat Benin to claim AFCON group, as DR Congo se...

Senegal beat Benin 3-0 to top AFCON 2025 group, while DR Congo beat Botswana, se...

LIVE: Arsenal vs Aston Villa 4-1 – Premier League

Follow our live build-up, with team news coverage, before our text commentary st...

Turkiye’s Erdogan calls Israel’s Somaliland recognition...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Israel of violating internati...

Burglars nab tens of millions in property from German bank

Footage shows a hole in the vault of Sparkasse Bank in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, w...

Israel to block dozens of aid groups working in war-bat...

Aid groups facing bans include MSF and Oxfam as European countries sound the ala...

Syrian authorities impose curfew in Latakia as violence...

Cars and shops were vandalised during attacks on Alawite neighbourhoods in the c...

How has Trump’s second term transformed the US Justice ...

Critics fear the ideal of 'prosecutorial independence' has been jettisoned in fa...

Nigeria beat Uganda 3-1 to head into AFCON last 16 with...

Elsewhere in Group C, Tanzania scrape through to the knockout stages for the fir...

Nigeria vs Uganda 3-1: AFCON 2025 – as it happened

All the updates as Nigeria reach the last 16 with a 100 percent win record in Gr...

US issues Iran-Venezuela sanctions over alleged drone t...

Washington accuses Tehran and Caracas of 'reckless proliferation of deadly weapo...

Brazil’s election looms amid gang rule

As Brazil heads toward elections in 2026, millions live in fear. Nearly one in f...

Eurostar suspends all Europe trains over power issue du...

Eurostar services between London and Europe disrupted as Channel Tunnel undergoe...

Netanyahu’s Mar-a-Lago win that wasn’t

The Israeli prime minister’s failure to secure any assurances from Trump is yet ...

LIVE: Arsenal vs Aston Villa – Premier League

Follow our live build-up, with team news coverage, before our text commentary st...

Judge blocks Trump effort to strip South Sudan deportat...

Trump is seeking to end protected status for South Sudan, claiming country no lo...

US says it killed or captured 25 ISIL operatives in Syr...

US Central Command says military campaign follows killing of US soldiers, 'massi...

LIVE: Nigeria vs Uganda – AFCON 2025

Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game as Uganda see...

Trump bombs Venezuelan land for first time: Is war immi...

US president says strike in Venezuela targeted a dock allegedly used to load boa...

Bitter recriminations between Russia, Ukraine as war ec...

Kremlin says alleged drone attack on presidential residence - called a fabricati...

South Korea announces end to controversial bear bile fa...

South Korea has announced it's ending bear bile farming over animal cruelty conc...

Trump threatens Hamas while praising Israel on Gaza cea...

Trump says Israel has complied with the Gaza ceasefire as he urges Netanyahu to ...

Iran warns of ‘severe’ response in wake of Trump’s new ...

US president says he would back attacks if Tehran rebuilds nuclear or missile pr...

Have Russian claims of Ukraine attack on Putin home end...

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy denies that Kyiv attacked the Novgorod residence o...