Several killed in floods during pilgrimage in Kashmir
A cloudburst sent a wall of water down a gorge and swept away about two dozen camps, officials say.
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Shireen Abu Akleh family’s letter to Joe Biden: Full text
Family of slain Palestinian-American journalist demand meeting with Biden and urge meaningful push for accountability.
Biden signs executive order to defend abortion access in US
US president is under pressure to safeguard abortion rights after Supreme Court overturned landmark Roe v Wade ruling.
New York wants to see social media accounts of gun applicants
Some experts are raising questions about how the law will be enforced and how it will address US free speech concerns.
Assassination suspect admits targeting Japan’s Shinzo Abe: Police
Police say suspect bore a grudge against a ‘specific organisation’ and believed Abe was part of it.
Moscow city councillor jailed for 7 years for anti-war comment
Alexei Gorinov told a council meeting on March 15 that Russia was waging a war of aggression against Ukraine.
‘Sense of betrayal’: Abu Akleh’s family demands action from Biden
Slain Al Jazeera journalist's family accuses the US president of whitewashing 'the extrajudicial killing' by Israel.
Ukraine: Russia-backed separatists lift death penalty moratorium
Move by self-appointed officials in Donetsk 'people's republic' comes as three foreign fighters await their fate.
Amid conflict, Latvia leads Baltics in felling Soviet memorials
Momentum to remove Soviet monuments gathers pace during Russia's war on Ukraine, but issue remains divisive.
Canada’s unemployment rate falls to record low
Wage gains continue to accelerate while large numbers of Canadians drop out of the labour force.
US economy adds 372,000 jobs in June as labour market stays firm
The unexpected strength in hiring bucked forecasts for an economic slowdown.
Nine patients killed in eastern DR Congo clinic by militia
The ADF is considered the deadliest of dozens of armed groups that roam mineral-rich eastern DR Congo.
Uzbekistan charges journalist over unrest in Karakalpakstan
Ethnic Karakalpak journalist is accused of conspiracy to overthrow constitutional order after deadly unrest.
Abe, Japan’s longest-serving PM, shaped Indo-Pacific politics
Shinzo Abe, a 'committed architect of the Quad', boosted Japan's global standing and renewed his people's confidence.
José dos Santos, who led Marxist Angola to crony capitalism, dies
He was president of Angola from 1979 to 2017, then retired from public life to a Spanish mansion afterwards.
Hundreds of firefighters battle ‘mega-fire’ in southern France
The blaze has already burned 600 hectares (1,500 acres) of the forest in France's Gard region.
Largely gun-free Japan in shock after Shinzo Abe fatal shooting
Japan is deemed one of world's safest countries, with highly restrictive gun laws and rare political violence.
Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Not all refugees are treated the same’
Al Jazeera speaks to Oksana Pokalchuk, head of Amnesty International Ukraine.
Tributes pour in as Japan’s Shinzo Abe dies after being shot
World leaders share their condolences after former Japanese prime minister is pronounced dead.
Russia’s Lavrov says will not go ‘running after’ US for G20 talks
Sergei Lavrov says Western partners strayed from the G20 mandate and avoided talking about global economic issues.