What the new US-Canada border deal means for asylum seekers
Rights advocates say expanded border restrictions will push asylum seekers to take riskier journeys to seek protection.
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Former leader Bolsonaro reportedly returning to Brazil next week
The far-right former president has been in the US since December, following his loss in the 2022 presidential election.
Israeli PM Netanyahu met by protesters on visit to London
Hundreds demonstrate against Netanyahu's plans to overhaul Israeli judiciary as he arrives to meet PM Rishi Sunak.
Shares in Deutsche Bank drop as global banking worries persist
Tumbling stocks dragged down other major banks across Europe, fuelling fears about a banking sector crisis.
Lopez Obrador denies US claim cartels control parts of Mexico
Mexican president responds to top US diplomat's comments in latest row over violence fuelled by drug gangs.
Trump warns of ‘potential death and destruction’ if he is charged
Former US president escalates his attacks on prosecutor overseeing investigation into hush money payment to porn star.
UN commission ends hearings on rights abuses in Israel, Palestine
The commission of inquiry spoke to witnesses, including relatives and colleagues of Al Jazeera's Shireen Abu Akleh.
Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels case: Here’s what you need to know
Trump may become the first former US president to face formal charges. Al Jazeera looks at what we know so far.
UN decries torture, killing of Ukrainian and Russian POWs
The UN Human Rights Office's mission in Ukraine says abuses could amount to war crimes.
King Charles’s France visit postponed amid pension protests
French president condemns violence that erupted in protests against raising citizens' retirement age from 62 to 64.
Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina’s prison sentence commuted
Rusesabagina, who was serving a 25-year sentence in Rwanda on 'terrorism' charges, is expected to be freed on Saturday.
Ecuador: ‘Modern-day slaves’ seek justice in landmark trial
Dozens of current and former workers who harvested fibre for Furukawa Plantaciones say their human rights were violated.
‘We shouldn’t have been there’: US vets consider legacy of Iraq
Twenty years after the US invasion of Iraq, veterans question its purpose and struggle with the lingering effects.
Kamala Harris to discuss China influence, debt distress in Africa
The US has unleashed a charm offensive in Africa under President Biden as it seeks to rival Russia and China.
Bangladesh investigative journalist’s brother ‘beaten with rods’
Zulkarnain Saer Khan was part of Al Jazeera's investigation that unearthed corruption at the highest level of power.
Calls for more pension protests as hundreds arrested in France
Interior minister says hundreds of police injured in the most violent day of protests since they began in January.
Reactions to India’s Rahul Gandhi losing parliament seat
Opposition leaders condemn Gandhi's disqualification and accuse PM Narendra Modi's government of 'killing democracy'.
Russia forces may go to Ukraine’s Kyiv or Lviv cities: Official
Medvedev's comments come amid reports of an imminent counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces in the city of Bakhmut.
Chad says it has nationalised all assets owned by Exxon Mobil
The nationalisation of Exxon Mobil's assets in Chad comes after the oil giants divested from them in December 2022.
Yellen, caught between markets and US Congress, tweaks message
Janet Yellen is the face of US govt on the issue and her public comments have sent markets on a roller-coaster ride.