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Manhunt for ISIL prisoners in Syria after fighting near...

Syrian government forces have been searching for dozens of ISIL fighters who esc...

Video: Blast kills seven at hotel restaurant in Afghan ...

An explosion in at a Chinese-run restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul has kill...

Australian Parliament backs tighter gun, hate crime law...

Bills yet to be voted by Senate, with opposition to gun law likely from conserva...

Syria-SDF ceasefire hangs in balance after renewed clas...

Syria’s government, Kurdish-led forces trade blame on violence, escaped ISIL fig...

Guatemala mourns 10 police slain by gangsters amid stat...

State of emergency imposed after gang violence allows police to arrest suspected...

Iran ‘just getting started’ on punishing ‘rioters’ arre...

Authorities are confiscating assets of people backing protesters to pay for dama...

World Economic Forum at Davos 2026: Dates, location and...

Every year, the World Economic Forum meeting takes place at the Swiss Alpine res...

Syria fighting live: Ceasefire under duress as army mov...

About 200 ISIL detainees escaped from al-Shaddadi prison with tit-for-tat allega...

Syria fighting live: Ceasefire under duress as army mov...

About 200 ISIL detainees escaped from al-Shaddadi prison with tit-for-tat allega...

Australia closes dozens of east coast beaches after sha...

NSW coastline has seen four shark attacks since Sunday, as experts say rainy con...

Vietnam’s To Lam vows to fight corruption, pledges 10% ...

The Communist Party leader is reportedly considering a dual role as party chief ...

Syrian army clashes with SDF test ceasefire, ISIL fight...

Syria's Interior Ministry says 81 of some 120 ISIL detainees who had escaped fro...

Gaza’s ‘phase two’ from a distance: Why hope still feel...

As Washington hails next stage of truce, Gaza sees a stark disconnect between pr...

Bangladeshi Gen Z toppled Hasina. Now they could decide...

Young people, who make up 44 percent of voters, ousted Hasina. But they've never...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un fires vice premier, publicly ...

Kim condemns 'incompetent' party members for delays in government projects in ad...

Denmark sends more troops to Greenland amid tensions wi...

Nordic country dispatches 'substantial contribution' of troops to the Arctic ter...

UK to consider Australia-style ban on social media for ...

UK ministers will visit Australia to gather information on the social media ban ...

More than 100 vehicle pile-up leaves US motorists stran...

US weather forecasters warn of extremely cold temperatures, potential for winter...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,426

These are the key developments from day 1,426 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev says he will resign ah...

Radev widely expected to form his own political party prior to upcoming snap vote.

Norway PM: Trump ‘preoccupied’ with Nobel Peace Prize o...

Norway PM Jonas Gahr Store rebuked Donald Trump after after text exchange involv...

Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ draws scepticism

US President Donald Trump has unveiled a proposed “Board of Peace” aimed at rebu...

US Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court session on ...

Powell appears to be casting off last year’s more subdued response to Trump’s re...

Syrian army, SDF start implementing ceasefire despite c...

Despite some reported clashes, the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces ...

Bulgaria’s president says he is stepping down ahead of ...

President Rumen Radev widely expected to form his own political party prior to u...

Could events in Syria have a wider impact for Kurds?

Syrian army takes control of areas formerly under control of Kurdish-led forces.

From a refugee family to Nobel Laureate: Omar Yaghi’s s...

Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi on how humble beginnings fueled breakthrough science a...

ISIL fighters flee jail as Syrian army clashes with Kur...

Syrian army tells Al Jazeera Arabic it is now in complete control of city of al-...

The US economy seems strong after a year of Trump, but ...

While economic growth is strong, the gap between the haves and have-nots is wide...

AR Rahman: Indian composer faces backlash for ‘bias’ in...

The Oscar-winning composer faces backlash for saying he lost work due to 'commun...

Senegal, Morocco, play out an embarrassing AFCON 2025 f...

Africa Cup of Nations final marred by on- and off-field controversy with Senegal...

Djokovic wins opening match against Martinez at Austral...

Novak Djokovic begins his hunt for ‍a record ‍25th Grand Slam title with a strai...

Maccabi football fans and the ousting of a UK police ch...

Experts warn that politicisation of a policing decision sets a 'dangerous preced...

Blast kills seven people at hotel restaurant in Afghani...

Explosion occurs in downtown Shahr-e-Naw neighbourhood, ⁠thought to be one of th...

Several people killed in Kabul blast, Afghanistan’s Int...

Explosion occurs in Shahr-e-Naw neighbourhood, ⁠thought to be one of the most se...

Smotrich says Trump’s plan for Gaza is ‘bad for Israel’

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticised US President Don...

Who are the Kurds?

The Kurds are widely believed to be the largest stateless ethnic group in the wo...

In Iran, the US-Israeli addiction to hybrid warfare is ...

Hybrid war tactics help explain why Trump’s strategy oscillates between threats ...

Yemen faces worst food crisis since 2022, aid group warns

Aid cuts, conflict and economic collapse push millions of Yemenis towards severe...

Keir Starmer says Trump’s tariffs over Greenland are ‘c...

Keir Starmer said Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on allies over Greenl...

Trump asks Putin to join Gaza ‘board of peace’ even as ...

It's not yet clear whether the Russian leader intends to join the governing stru...

Spain train crash live: At least 39 dead, Sanchez vows ...

Dozens of people wounded in the crash in Cordoba province.

Inter Milan vs Arsenal: UEFA Champions League – team ne...

Leaders Arsenal itching to get back to winning ways against Inter in league phas...

The UK is now willing to undermine British institutions...

British football fans are regularly banned without scandal. Why is it that Israe...

Israel launches ‘large-scale’ military raid in occupied...

Army deploys armoured vehicles and imposes curfew in the city, shutting down nei...

Guatemala declares 30-day state of emergency after pris...

Guatemala has declared a 30-day state of emergency after prison riots led to coo...

Trump tells Norway PM not bound to ‘think purely of pea...

Barbed message to Oslo follows Trump’s bitterness over missing out on the Nobel ...

How Russia is weaponising the freezing weather in Ukraine

Freezing temperatures and Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid have left muc...