Canadian wildfires prompt hazy skies, air quality warnings
Officials warn of high levels of air pollution as hundreds of blazes burn across Canada in record start to fire season.
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World Bank cuts 2024 global growth forecast as rate hikes bite
Two-thirds of developing economies will see lower growth than in 2022, dealing a major setback to pandemic recovery.
Q&A: Canada’s anti-Islamophobia representative vows to fight hate
In interview with Al Jazeera, Amira Elghawaby stresses need to combat Islamophobia as Muslims face 'anxiety and fear'.
US SEC sues Coinbase for breaking market rules
The move, a day after it sued Binance and its founder, are part of SEC's push to assert control over crypto markets.
Ethiopia rejects ‘ethnic cleansing’ accusation in western Tigray
Human Rights Watch accuses government-backed militias, officials of committing 'war crimes and crimes against humanity'.
Hundreds of Palestinians bury toddler killed by Israeli forces
Mohammed al-Tamimi was the youngest of the 27 Palestinian children killed in Gaza and the West Bank this year.
Hundreds flee floods in Ukraine after Nova Kakhovka dam breached
Thousands more to be evacuated after towns flooded following damage to the dam in southern Ukraine, local officials say.
Astrud Gilberto, Girl from Ipanema singer, dies at 83
The Brazilian singer and songwriter was the sole vocalist in one of the most covered songs of all time.
UK orders China to close ‘secret police stations’ on British soil
Britain has probed claims that the Chinese stations were operating at three sites, its security minister says.
Earthquake hits western Haiti, killing at least three
Dozens also injured in 4.9-magnitude quake that struck Caribbean nation as it reels from heavy rainfall and flooding.
New trials show increased survival rates for a range of cancers
A roundup of some of the most promising announcements at a meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Photos: Hundreds evacuated after Nova Kakhovka dam blast
Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the breach at the Russian-controlled dam.
Kosovo open to new municipal vote in its north after unrest: FM
Violence has flared since Kosovo authorities installed ethnic Albanian mayors in four municipalities.
Dozens of bodies remain unclaimed days after India rail disaster
Officials try to source iced containers to preserve bodies as they appeal to families to identify the dead.
All to know about Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam explosion
Widespread flooding is expected across swaths of southeastern Ukraine after a large dam was destroyed.
Prince Harry gives evidence in UK court against tabloid publisher
The fifth-in-line to the British throne suing Mirror Group Newspapers for phone-hacking and other unlawful activities.
Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith ‘complicit in murder’: Judge
Full judgement released in case against soldier who had sued newspapers for reporting he had murdered Afghan civilians.
‘Dead zone’: how the Ukraine war moved inside Russia
The western Russian region of Belgorod that borders Ukraine has been shelled and attacked by drones hundreds of times.
Pakistan PM hopeful of IMF deal this month amid escalating crisis
Shehbaz Sharif's statement comes as Pakistan seeks immediate release of $1.1bn from IMF, part of $6.5bn bailout package.
Afghan provincial governor killed in car bombing
No group has claimed the attack that killed Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, the acting governor of northern Badakhshan.