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From fear to freedom: Syrians reflect one year after Assad

Syrians say they’re celebrating a long-awaited sense of freedom, a year after th...

One year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad: A timeline

As Syria celebrates one year since the fall of its longtime ruler, we look back ...

IndiGo battles passenger fury over lost luggage chaos

India's largest air carrier faces backlash as thousands of bags are stranded ami...

Germany’s chancellor pledges staunch support in Israel

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged his unwavering support for Israe...

Al Jazeera correspondent recalls dramatic entry to Dama...

AJE's Zeina Khodr became the first international journalist to enter Damascus as...

Thailand-Cambodia live news: Thousands flee clashes as ...

Thailand launches air attacks along disputed border with Cambodia as each accuse...

Benin’s foiled coup: How it unfolded and what we know

President Talon pledges severe punishment for coup plotters after army thwarts a...

How opposition forces toppled Syria’s Assad a year ago

One year ago, Syrians celebrated as opposition forces toppled the decades-long r...

Day-to-day lives of Beninois “have not been improved”

“The poverty level among youths is extremely high.”

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to meet European allies as US pushe...

Ukrainian leader faces rising pressure from US to accept deal that Russia hints ...

Inside Syria’s fight to identify the disappeared

A team has begun the painstaking work of identifying the remains of the disappea...

Syrians celebrate anniversary of Bashar al-Assad’s fall

The country marks one year since the overthrow of the al-Assad dynasty’s repress...

China trade surplus tops $1tn for first time amid pivot...

Chinese exports climb as exporters reroute shipments to other markets amid slump...

Al Jazeera shows destruction in Syria’s old city of Aleppo

Al Jazeera reports from Aleppo on how the rebel offensive and regime instability...

Syrians gather to mark one year since the fall of the A...

Thousands of Syrians have gathered in the capital Damascus to celebrate one year...

Who is Ghassan al-Duhaini, Abu Shabab’s successor?

After Yasser Abu Shabab was killed, al-Duhaini has pledged to continue the Popul...

Japan summons China envoy over ‘fighter jet radar lock’...

Feuding countries trade accusations amid escalating dispute following Japanese P...

Sudan group accuses RSF of raping 19 women who fled el-...

Sudan Doctors Network says two of the victims were pregnant and calls for immedi...

Celebrations in Gaza as Palestine qualifies for Arab Cu...

Video shows crowds in Gaza celebrating after Palestine qualified for the Arab Cu...

Humza Yousaf says Israel deliberately destroyed Gaza’s ...

Former Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf said that Israel is carrying out wha...

How many Syrians have returned home one year since the ...

One year after al-Assad’s fall, nearly 1.8 million displaced Syrians and 780,000...

UN faces ‘brutal choices’ as it launches 2026 aid appeal

Aid cuts mean UN is asking for just half of anticipated need and is forced to pr...

Humza Yusaf says Israel deliberately destroyed Gaza’s e...

Former Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf said that Israel is carrying out wha...

Searching for Amani: A boy investigates his father’s de...

A 13-year-old aspiring journalist investigates his father’s death in one of Keny...

Are Israel, Hamas entering the second phase of the ceas...

Israel has kept attacking Gaza during the first phase, so what will the second p...

Nigeria says it deployed jets, troops to Benin to ‘disl...

Nigeria's president says he sent fighter jets, troops to Benin to help quell a c...

LIVE: Syria marks one year since fall of Bashar al-Assad

Syria is marking one year since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad after...

WFP says six million starving in Sudan

Carl Skau, deputy executive director at the World Food Programme, talks limitati...

‘Stop killing us’: Huge crowds rally in Brazil, decryin...

Demonstrators march in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and other cities, calling for a...

Nigeria secures release of 100 kidnapped children, repo...

At least 153 students and 12 teachers taken from a Catholic school last month re...

US lawmakers urge release of video of double-tap boat s...

At least 87 people have been killed in Trump administration's strikes on alleged...

Nigeria says it deployed troops to Benin to ‘dislodge c...

Nigeria's president says he sent fighter jets, troops to Benin to help quell a c...

Thailand launches air raids along Cambodia border after...

The attacks are the latest report of tensions flaring between the neighbours, af...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,383

These are the key developments from day 1,383 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Celta Vigo earn shock 2-0 win at the Bernabeu as Real M...

Substitute Williot Swedberg scores brace to defeat Real Madrid, who ended game w...

Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo 0-2: La Liga – as it happened

All the updates as Williot Swedberg brace for Celta Vigo to leave Real Madrid fo...

Syria: One year after al-Assad

What kind of Syria is the new government trying to build? And what challenges is...

Hamas and Israel move towards phase two of US-backed Ga...

Israeli military claims yellow line is 'new border' as questions remain over rol...

Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo 0-2: La Liga

Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game as Madrid hos...

Gritty Palestine enter Arab Cup quarters as favourites ...

Tunisia beat Asian champions Qatar 3-0, while Palestine draw with Syria to enter...

Russia welcomes Trump’s revised US security strategy

A Kremlin spokesperson said that the changes 'correspond in many ways to our vis...

Acclaimed British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73

A chronicler of the everyday, Parr made work famed for its biting observations d...

Kagame: ‘Never seen this much attention’ to ending Afri...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame praises Trumpian diplomacy for de-emphasizing ‘dem...

‘We need to make it work’: Can international law delive...

Gaza dominates the Doha Forum as experts warn political pressure and blocked acc...

LIVE: Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo – La Liga

Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game as Madrid hos...

The Road to Damascus

The Road to Damascus documents the lightning offensive that toppled the al-Assad...

Lando Norris wins maiden F1 world championship title at...

Norris finished third behind Max Verstappen in final race to deliver McLaren its...

Abu Shabab’s death signals the inevitable failure of Is...

The Israeli efforts to establish Palestinian rule in Gaza loyal to the occupatio...

Lando Norris wins first F1 world championship title at ...

Norris finished third behind Max Verstappen in final race to deliver McLaren its...

Benin coup attempt updates: Interior minister says coup...

These were the updates about a coup attempt in Benin on Sunday, December 7, 2025.