New videos show Wuhan during earliest days of COVID outbreak
Footage obtained by Al Jazeera shows the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak and Chinese government censorship attempts.
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Two of India’s richest men face farmers’ ire over new laws
Protestors allege, without evidence, that the new laws were framed to allow the tycoons to enter farming.
Ethical concerns raised as Israel to give Pfizer medical data
Israel’s decision to trade Pfizer doses for medical data criticised for possible privacy violations.
Tunisia: Protests over moribund economy spread to a dozen cities
Local media report Tunisian authorities saying some 600 people arrested after two days of clashes with police.
FBI vets troops amid fears of insider attack during inauguration
US officials say they are worried about a possible insider attack on day of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
B-52 US bombers fly over Middle East; Iran condemns intimidation
Iranian foreign minister says US would be better off spending its military billions 'on your taxpayers' health.
‘Appalling’: World leaders blast Russia over Navalny arrest
Western countries call on Russia to release the Kremlin critic, who was arrested upon arriving in Moscow.
Afghanistan launches year’s first polio vaccination drive
Nationwide campaign to vaccinate nearly 10 million children under the age of five has begun, say officials.
Samsung Electronics’s vice chairman Jay Y Lee sent back to prison
Verdict sidelines Jay Y Lee from key decisions at world's biggest electronics firm in a time of global uncertainties.
In Pictures: Guatemala forces battle desperate Honduran migrants
First migrant caravan of the year comes days before Joe Biden takes office, promising more humane migration policies.
Police detain Kremlin critic Navalny on return to Russia
Opposition figure arrested at passport control after flying home to Russia from Germany for first time since poisoning.
Hondurans remain hopeful despite Guatemala crackdown on caravan
Security forces are blocking thousands of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing hurricane destruction and unemployment.
Several dead as freight ship sinks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast
Three out of 13 crew members dead, six rescued after a Palau-flagged cargo ship sinks in bad weather in the Black Sea.
VP-elect Kamala Harris to resign US Senate seat on Monday
Harris will leave the Senate chamber two days before she is inaugurated as US vice president on January 20.
Israel to start vaccinating prisoners, including Palestinians
Announcement comes as Israel faces calls to provide jabs for millions of Palestinians in occupied West Bank and Gaza.
Kremlin critic Navalny heads home to Russia despite arrest risk
Alexey Navalny, who was in Germany for five months after he was poisoned, returns home despite threat of arrest.
UN troops recapture CAR city from armed groups
Fighters abandoned their positions in Bangassou, a town they captured on January 3, after ultimatum from peacekeepers.
What next for Uganda’s opposition after Museveni’s disputed win?
Opposition leaders reject election results as longtime President Museveni says government will not tolerate 'riots'.
Scores killed in Sudan’s Darfur clashes
Clashes initially pitting the Massalit tribe against Arab nomads in al-Geneina morph into broader conflict.
Uncertainty as Palestine’s Abbas announces elections
Important hurdles, including disagreement between Hamas and Fatah, threaten to derail the vote, the first since 2006.