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Inside South Africa’s vote counting centre
Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller is inside South Africa’s ‘Result Operation Centre’ where votes are being counted.
Iran opens registration for presidential race to replace late Raisi
Polls originally slated for 2025 were brought forward to June 28 following the president's death in May 19 air crash.
‘Forgotten citizens’: South Africa’s farm workers threatened with eviction
Farm workers and dwellers with historical links to the land have worked for generations but have seen nothing in return.
Europe casts off constraints to help Ukraine, as US cautiously wobbles
Putin warns France and Germany of 'serious consequences' as pair claim Ukraine should be able to hit Russian targets.
#NeverBiden: What’s the campaign against the US approach to Israel about?
Both pro-Palestinian critics of the US approach to the war on Gaza and Israel sympathisers are turning against Biden.
Palestinian citizen of Israel detained for posts about Gaza
A Palestinian citizen of Israel was detained over a post which reportedly sympathised with Palestinians killed in Gaza.
India reports first heat-related death this year
A labourer dies of a heatstroke in New Delhi as parts of the city record 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22F).
American progressives better learn what a feminist is
Democrats may pay a high price for equating the feminist criticism of gender ideology with right-wing bigotry.
India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup clash prompts New York to beef up security
Security arrangements for the marquee match will be the largest in Long Island county's history, police officials say.
The children making friends with dementia patients
Pupils from Riverdale Primary School have been learning about dementia from older people with the disease.
China’s Xi calls for peace conference to end ‘tremendous suffering’ in Gaza
China's leader tells Arab leaders that Israel's war on Gaza 'should not continue indefinitely', pledges more aid.
A family yearns for answers years after Turkish refugee’s torture, death
In 2022, the Turkish coastguard found Baris Buyuksu barely alive with signs of torture, in the Aegean Sea.
Tax online giants to help kids' mental health, say Lib Dems
Lib Dems to triple taxes on social media giants to fund mental health professionals in all schools.
Volcanic eruption puts on fiery spectacle near Iceland’s Grindavik
Sundhnukagigar volcano erupts for the fifth time this year with lava shooting 50 metres (164 feet) into the air.
How Israel pushed dotted ‘red lines’ to have its way in Rafah
Israel has ignored calls from its Western allies not to conduct a major operation in Rafah and faced no consequences.
Mayoral candidate shot dead at campaign rally in Mexico’s Guerrero state
Alfredo Cabrera's murder is the latest in a string of attacks ahead of Sunday's elections.
UN warns of ‘significant’ disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide
The UN's migration agency says displaced residents urgently need clean water, purification tablets and food supplies.
South Africa elections live results 2024: By the numbers
About 28 million voters were registered to vote in national and provincial elections.
NATO’s top diplomats meet as Ukraine seeks long-range weapons to hit Russia
Military alliance's foreign ministers are due to meet in Prague to prepare aid package for Ukraine ahead of NATO summit.
India’s final vote: In temple town Varanasi, Modi and sarees are winners
Modi is expected to comfortably win his seat, but the margin of victory could reveal how his party is doing nationally.