Yellen seeks to reassure US legislators after bank collapse
Treasury chief tells lawmakers customers 'can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them'.
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El Salvador extends emergency powers in year-long gang crackdown
Measures enjoy widespread support, but rights groups say they have led to arbitrary arrests and prison overcrowding.
Duda says Poland to send 4 MiG-29s to Ukraine ‘within days’
Poland to become first NATO member to meet Ukraine's increasingly urgent requests for fighter jets.
Colombian mine blast death toll rises to 21, president says
Gustavo Petro says despite rescue efforts, 10 miners who had been trapped underground after an explosion have died.
Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in latest Jenin raid
Israel has now killed 83 Palestinians so far this year as it steps up raids in the occupied West Bank.
Lebanon’s central bank chief appears before corruption hearing
Riad Salameh had previously rejected the presence of European investigators at the hearing, causing it to be postponed.
Middle East round-up: Iran, Saudi Arabia and a changing region?
Here's a round-up of Al Jazeera's Middle East coverage this week.
Unrest in Senegal as police clash with opposition supporters
Ousmane Sonko, widely supported by many Senegalese youth, is facing trial this week in a civil libel case.
China: US spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok
Comments come after reports the US government threatened to ban the popular app unless its owners divested.
Surge in executions of drug offenders in 2022, more on death row
The surge in executions for drug-related offences came despite a global shift towards abolition.
As war rages in Ukraine, is Moldova on the brink of conflict?
Russia says the West wants to turn Moldova against Moscow as Ukraine claims the Kremlin wants to control it.
Where in the world can you have the longest retirement?
As protests rage in France over pension reforms, we examine retirement ages and life expectancy around the world.
Over 300 dead in Malawi, Mozambique as Cyclone Freddy losses pile
The death toll after Cyclone Freddy is rising, even as hundreds remain missing and rescue services are slow to come.
US releases video of Black Sea drone incident with Russian jet
Pentagon says footage shows Russian Su-27 approaching the back of MQ-9 drone and beginning to release fuel as it passes.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 386
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 386th day, we take a look at the main developments.
NASA unveils sleeker spacesuits for future US mission to Moon
NASA's new spacesuits will be worn during the Artemis mission, which plans to return humans to the Moon by late 2025.
US says drone recovery difficult as Russian ships at crash site
US General Mark Milley said the MQ-9 Reaper drone sank in an area of the Black Sea where depths are up to 1,500 metres.
Chinese tycoon and Bannon ally Guo Wengui charged with $1bn fraud
Chinese billionaire and CCP critic is accused of pocketing investment funds from his thousands of followers online.
Yoon visits Japan, seeking to restore ties amid N Korea threat
S Korea, Japan face need to cooperate on challenges posed by N Korea and China, but history keeps getting in the way.
UN says tonnes of uranium missing from Libyan site: Reports
UN nuclear agency IAEA says missing uranium stockpile poses possible radiological risk and security concerns.