Israeli attacks, forced starvation have killed 62,000 Palestinians in Gaza
Israel is intensifying its strikes on Gaza City, the territory's largest urban centre, as it plans to seize it.
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The children abandoned by South Korea’s adoption policy
The story of Simon, a bi-racial South Korean adoptee, reveals the hidden history behind South Korea’s adoption system.
Right-wing US network Newsmax to pay $67m over false 2020 election claims
Newsmax has paid $27m so far, and will pay $20m in 2026 and $20m in 2027 to technology firm Dominion Voting Systems.
Air Canada CEO says ‘amazed’ striking workers are disregarding work order
A leader for the striking union says he would risk jail time rather than allow crew to be forced back to work.
Texas Democrats ending two-week walkout over gerrymandered US GOP House map
California Democrats have advanced countereffort to redraw their congressional boundaries, against Trump's push.
Iran’s president visits Armenia for talks on US-backed Azerbaijan corridor
Iran rejects TRIPP, says the presence of American companies in the region would be 'worrying'.
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.
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.