UK warns Sally Rooney after novelist pledges to fund Palestine Action
PM’s office says it is a crime to fund a banned group after award-winning author promises to back pro-Palestine group.
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Russia pounds Ukraine, kills more civilians before White House meeting
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says attacks on civilians are 'demonstrative and cynical' before high-stakes talks.
Will Iraq integrate the Popular Mobilization Forces into the state?
Iraq is debating a new draft law that would give the PMF militias formal standing in state institutions.
‘Flames that consumed the hills’: Portugal, Spain reel from wildfires
Emergency services are under strain due to the 'worst' fires in Portugal in years, Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego says.
Hamas accepts Gaza truce proposal as Israel signals will continue war
Palestinian group tells mediators it approves latest Gaza ceasefire proposal and is ready to resume talks.
Greece’s Crete sees surge in boat arrivals despite harsher detention policy
Greece has suspended processing of asylum applications from people arriving by sea from North Africa since July.
Hopes for survivors fade as Pakistan rescuers search for 150 still missing
Flash floods killed more than 344 people and destroyed hundreds of homes in northern Pakistan.
Amnesty slams Israel for ‘deliberately starving’ Palestinians in Gaza
Rights group condemns Israel for 'systematically destroying the health, wellbeing, social fabric of Palestinian life'.
Israel starving Gaza: 263 dead from starvation, including 112 children
More and more people in Gaza are dying from a man-made famine caused by Israel’s blockade on essential food supplies.
Myanmar’s military government announces elections for December 28
Electoral commission announces date for first phase of elections widely seen as lacking credibility.
India’s purchase of Russian oil has to stop, says US trade adviser
The US official accuses India of cozying up to China and Russia, as Trump admin mounts further pressure on New Delhi.
Bolivia to hold presidential run-off between centrist and right-winger
Early results show centrist Rodrigo Paz in the lead, with 32.8 percent of the vote.
Trump says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy could end war ‘almost immediately’
US president ramps up pressure on Ukrainian leader to accept deal with Russia ahead of talks in Washington, DC.
More than 40 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria’s Sokoto
Officials say about 10 people rescued after accident in African country's northwestern region.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,271
Here are the key events on day 1,271 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Iraq starts mass grave excavation from ISIL (ISIS) carnage south of Mosul
The al-Khasfa site, near Iraq's second-largest city, could contain 4,000 remains and possibly thousands more.
Air Canada flight attendants to continue strike despite government order
Workers at Canada's flagship carrier defy back-to-work order as they stage first strike in 40 years.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists granted asylum in Australia and Britain
Dozens of activists are on the run from authorities in the China-ruled city after a crackdown on civil liberties.
Spain battles 20 big wildfires, deploys 500 more soldiers in searing heat
Authorities are awaiting the arrival of two Dutch water-dumping planes, expected to join other EU aircraft.
Kuwait arrests 67 over illegal alcohol production after 23 deaths
Kuwait bans the import of alcoholic beverages, but bootleg liquor is sold with no oversight or safety standards.