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No cookers, showers or gas – displaced people shelter in Lebanese schools
Schools around the country are receiving thousands of people fleeing Israel’s bombardment.
Two killed as ‘weird’ Typhoon Krathon crashes into southwestern Taiwan
As storm batters island, soldiers in south mobilised to help battle electrical fire in hospital that killed nine.
UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The deal includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, which is used by the United States as a military base.
The maps that help explain the Israel-Hezbollah conflict
Israel is again fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon, nearly two decades after a UN resolution that was meant to bring peace.
Video: Israel bombs Lebanon escape route after issuing evacuation orders
Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan reports on how Israel has repeatedly attacked a main escape route for people in south Lebanon.
Bird flu suspected of killing dozens of captive tigers in Vietnam
Tigers at resort in Dong Nai province died after being fed sick chicken, additional deaths reported in other locations.
Israel attacks heart of Beirut as Hezbollah pushes back in southern Lebanon
Israel's military kills nine in attack on central Beirut as eight Israeli soldiers killed in southern ground offensive.
Video: Israeli air attacks kill several in Beirut city centre
Video shows the scene of an Israeli air attack on an apartment in the centre of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut.
In South Sudan, hunger complicates plans to end wildlife poaching
Conservationists urge the protection of wildlife, but in absence of food, many communities say they are forced to hunt.
Israeli attack on an apartment block in central Beirut kills six people
A total of 17 overnight air raids had hit Beirut by dawn on Thursday as the Israeli military kept up its bombardment.
Jenin’s Freedom Theatre: Voice of Resistance
Despite Israeli incursions into Jenin, Mahmoud and his young actors are staging a play they hope to perform abroad.
Doctor pleads guilty over overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry
Mark Chavez admits to obtaining ketamine with a fraudulent prescription for Perry, who died aged 54 in October 2023.
Messi double helps Inter Miami edge Columbus 3-2 for MLS Supporters’ Shield
Argentina star bags his 46th trophy and gives Miami a chance to secure home advantage in the upcoming MLS playoffs.
South America gets ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse
An annular solar eclipse known as the “ring of fire” was seen across parts of South America and Pacific islands.
Singapore’s ex-transport minister jailed for 12 months in landmark ruling
S Iswaran sentenced to a year in jail in a rare corruption trial in the city-state that prides itself on a clean image.
How might Israel respond to Iran’s missile attacks?
All options are on the table as Israel is expected to launch a retaliatory attack on strategic Iranian assets.
‘As if we don’t exist’: Under bombs in Lebanon, Americans feel abandoned
Critics say the US rushed to evacuate its citizens in Israel last year. For Lebanon, the response has been much slower.
Mexican soldiers kill six after opening fire on truck carrying migrants
Rights groups warn that migrants and asylum seekers journeying north through Mexico often experience violence.
South America witnesses a ‘ring of fire’, the final solar eclipse of 2024
A full eclipse was visible from Chile and Argentina, with other parts of the world seeing a partial 'crescent' eclipse.
Dominican Republic says will expel up to 10,000 Haitian migrants a week
Haiti is reeling from gang violence, hunger and instability, prompting the UN to warn against sending people back.