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Format, teams, dates: The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 season explained
Which teams have qualified and what's the league's format? What are the new rules? Al Jazeera breaks it down.
Colourful, joyous opening ceremony kickstarts Paralympic Games Paris 2024
A splash of colour and hope for inclusivity headlined the opening ceremony as more than 4,000 athletes paraded in Paris.
Brazil’s top court threatens to ban Elon Musk’s X
Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes says platform faces ban unless Musk names legal representative within 24 hours.
Dozens injured, power cut as Typhoon Shanshan hits southern Japan
Powerful storm with gusts of up to 216km per hour made landfall near Satsumasendai city in southwestern Kyushu.
South Korea arrests battery maker CEO over fire that killed 23
Aricell CEO Park Soon-kwan arrested over alleged violations of industrial safety law.
Las Vegas politician jailed for life for killing investigative journalist
Former public administrator Robert Telles sentenced to life after being found guilty of 2022 murder of Jeff German.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 916
As the war enters its 916th day, these are the main developments.
Aid delivery in Gaza is nearly impossible. Why hasn’t the US intervened?
UN says Israel is hampering efforts to deliver vaccines and other aid, but the US has offered little public pressure.
Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test
Two editors from now-closed independent publication are facing sedition charges over the outlet's reporting.
The Paris Paralympics open in blaze of colour
The games, which open two and a half weeks after the end of the Olympics, will run until September 8.
Venezuelan opposition rallies in Caracas one month after disputed vote
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says President Nicolas Maduro is becoming 'more isolated' after election.
Trump gunman saw rally as ‘target of opportunity’, FBI official says
Shooter made 'detailed effort' to attack major event before targeting Donald Tump at Pennsylvania rally, FBI says.
Flash floods leave dozens missing in Yemen, further raise Cholera risk
At least 24 people are missing from the latest flash floods to hit Yemen.
Could fighting in Kursk lead to a nuclear disaster?
The head of the IAEA warns nuclear plant in Russia is vulnerable to attack.
Israel has launched a massive assault on the West Bank. Why and why now?
Israel seems to be fighing on several fronts, taking on one as the other calms a bit, with the Gaza assault constant.
Afghan women sing to protest Taliban’s new laws
Afghan women are posting videos of themselves singing online to protest a new set of Taliban laws.
10-month-old boy is Gaza’s first confirmed polio case
A 10-month-old baby is the first confirmed case of polio in Gaza in 25 years.
US issues more sanctions over Israeli ‘settler violence’ in West Bank
Biden administration urges Israel to hold those responsible for violence against Palestinian civilians accountable.
Telegram’s Pavel Durov transferred to French court to face possible charges
Investigating judge ends Durov's police custody and will have him brought to court, Paris prosecutor's office says.
What we know about major Israeli raid on occupied West Bank
Israel says it carried out its largest military operation in the occupied West Bank in more than 20 years.