Afghan FM confirms Kabul ‘mediating’ talks between Pakistan, TTP
A one-month ceasefire agreed during talks requested by both parties, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi says.
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Storms in Egypt’s Aswan unleash scorpions in people’s homes
State-run media say heavy flooding in the south killed three people and hospitalised more than 400 others.
Tunisian labour union opposes parliament return, urges elections
General Labour Union says Tunisia's suspended parliament should not be reinstated, calls for new legislative elections.
Attack on Burkina Faso defence outpost kills at least 20
The attack comes two days after seven police officers were killed.
Gov’t withdraws support for Miss South Africa at Israel event
Gov't says it is disassociating itself from organisers' decision to take part in Miss Universe pageant in Israel.
In Pictures: Tunisians rally to denounce Saied’s power grab
The president in late July sacked the prime minister, suspended parliament and granted himself judicial powers.
Exit polls suggest tight race in Bulgaria parliamentary election
Centre-right GERB party of ex-PM Boyko Borisov ahead in three surveys, while new centrist group leads in another.
Kenyatta visits Addis Ababa as AU urges ceasefire in Ethiopia war
Visit by Kenyan president comes as AU envoy Olusegun Obasanjo appeals to warring sides to halt military operations.
Thai protesters call for royal reforms again after court ruling
Constitutional Court ruled activists' call for royal reforms amounted to bid to 'overthrow constitutional monarchy'.
450 settler attacks on Palestinians in two years: Israeli NGO
Israeli forces are not intervening to stop the attacks in most cases, and often actively join in, B'Tselem says.
At Poland-Belarus border, people decry ‘weaponisation’ depiction
Stranded refugees and migrants say they are in dire need of help as row between European Union and Belarus escalates.
Austria orders nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated
The move prohibits unvaccinated individuals from leaving their homes except for basic activities.
Two major quakes hit southern Iran one minute apart; one dead
The powerful tremors were also felt in nearby provinces, as well as in Dubai.
Infographic: What has your country pledged at COP26?
With the annual climate change summit over, what have world leaders achieved at COP26?
‘Please save us’: Refugees face death at Poland-Belarus border
People are dying of cold and hunger at the doors of Europe, Nidal Ibrahim tells Al Jazeera from the Belarusian border.
AU troops sentenced to death for civilian killings in Somalia
Two soldiers sentenced to death and three others given 39-year prison terms each for killing seven civilians.
US military hid air raids that killed dozens in Syria: Report
New York Times investigation finds that up to 64 women and children may have been killed in the March 2019 air raids.
Son of former Libyan leader Gaddafi to run for president
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi registered as a presidential candidate for the December 24 poll, the electoral commission says.
Tunisians protest against President Saied’s power grab
Thousands of people gather near Tunisia's suspended parliament to protest against President Saied's power grab.
Palestinian rights activists defiant over Israeli spyware hacks
Palestinian activists targeted by Israeli criminalisation and surveillance pledge to keep working amid threats.