NATO ups presence in Eastern Europe, riling Russia: Live updates
Military alliance deploys ships, jets to its flanks as Moscow accuses the West of fuelling 'hysteria' over Ukraine.
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UK gov’t orders probe into fired Muslim ex-minister’s allegations
Nusrat Ghani says her faith was cited as a reason for why she was dismissed from Boris Johnson's administration in 2020.
Second Mexican journalist killed in Tijuana in less than a week
Lourdes Maldonado Lopez was murdered days after Margarito Martinez was found fatally shot in the Mexican border city.
Pakistan’s first woman Supreme Court judge Ayesha Malik sworn in
Malik, 55, now sits on the bench alongside 16 male colleagues at the country's highest court.
Burkina Faso President Kabore ‘detained’ by mutinous soldiers
Reports say Kabore's detention comes after troops mutinied at several army barracks.
India’s Omicron wave may intensify in coming weeks: Experts
Experts say variant already in community transmission as hospitals see more patients despite a decline in cases.
Giant chessboard: Istanbul ship-spotters monitor moves for war
Bosphorus Strait 'spies' surveil geopolitical machinations as world powers deploy military assets around the globe.
India’s dependence on imported cooking oil to continue
India, one of the world’s largest buyers of vegetable oils, has struggled to wean itself off imports.
Indian women are storming the gates of the investor ‘boys club’
As female founders face a daily bias in raising funds, women investors are stepping up to crack the problem.
AFCON: Tunisia shock Nigeria to enter quarter finals with 1-0 win
Tunisia to play Burkina Faso in the quarterfinals after knocking out three-time AFCON champions Nigeria.
Houthi missiles target Saudi Arabia and UAE as escalation grows
UAE defence ministry says it will take all necessary measures to protect the country from attacks.
Nuclear deal unlikely unless Iran releases US prisoners: Report
US Special Envoy says agreement 'hard to imagine' while four 'innocent Americans held hostage'.
US orders families of Ukraine embassy staff to leave on war fears
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken resists imposing immediate sanctions arguing it would remove their deterrent effect
Timeline: Burkina Faso from popular uprising to soldier mutinies
Soldiers staged mutinies in parts of the country on Sunday amid unrest and violence since 2014.
Sudanese women’s rights activist Amira Osman arrested in raid
UN expresses outrage over arrest of Osman, citing a 'pattern of violence against women's rights activists' in Sudan.
Thai PM to visit Saudi Arabia as diplomatic relations thaw
First high-level visit since relations soured in the wake of a 1989 theft of $20m worth of jewels from a Saudi prince.
Cameroon nightclub fire: More than a dozen dead in Yaounde blaze
At least 16 killed and eight others wounded after fireworks used in the Yaounde club caused a fire, government says.
Limbless Syrian boy in iconic photo starts new life in Italy
Six-year-old Mustafa El Nezzel will receive treatment after an award-winning photo spurred a fund-raising drive.
Taliban delegation begins talks in Oslo
Al Jazeera has learned that the Afghan group will be pushed on women's rights in return for access to frozen funds.
In Pictures: Wildfire in California’s Big Sur forces evacuations
More than 250 firefighters aided by water-dropping aircraft contained about 20 percent of the blaze.