Israel pounds eastern and southern Lebanon as truce talks continue
US mediator Amos Hochstein said a ceasefire was 'within our grasp' during a visit to Lebanon.
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US SEC chair Gensler to step down upon Trump takeover
US President-elect Donald Trump had said he would remove Gary Gensler as Securities and Exchange Commission chair.
Senegal’s ruling Pastef party secures large majority in parliament
Win grants President Bassirou Diomaye Faye a clear mandate to carry out ambitious reforms.
Trump loyalist Matt Gaetz withdraws from US attorney general consideration
The former congressman said he had become a 'distraction' following renewed scrutiny of sexual misconduct allegations.
Brazil police accuse ex-President Bolsonaro of involvement in coup attempt
Police accuse Jair Bolsonaro and several former officials of involvement in plot after 2022 election defeat.
Putin says Russia attacked Ukraine with new intermediate ballistic missile
President Vladimir Putin says Russia tested a hypersonic intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine.
Kenya cancels more than $2.5bn in deals with Adani after US indictment
The deals had been sharply criticised over lack of transparency and value for money.
UK imposes sanctions on Isabel dos Santos, Ukrainian oligarch Firtash
The measures are a part of the Labour government tightening Britain's anti-corruption sanctions regime.
World reacts to ICC arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant
ICC said it had found 'reasonable grounds' to believe that Israeli officials were responsible for starvation in Gaza.
UN’s Guterres pushes COP29 negotiators to seal deal after draft spurned
As Baku summit winds down, rich and poor countries at odds over how fight against climate change will be financed.
Ukraine fires UK-made Storm Shadow missiles at Russia: What we know
A day after Kyiv fires the Anglo-French missiles into Russia, Moscow hits Ukraine with an ICBM, reports say.
Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant issued ICC arrest warrants: What’s next?
This is the first time there has been an indictment for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu since Israel's war on Gaza began.
Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, US prosecutors argue
US Department of Justice says Google has 'deprived rivals' of opportunities to expand their search engine market share.
Australia proposes $32m fine for social media firms flouting under-16s ban
Under bill, platforms like Instagram and X would be given one year to find ways of restricting access to minors.
US House committee withholds report on Trump attorney general pick Gaetz
Matt Gaetz has faced allegations of sex trafficking a 17-year-old girl, drug use, and misappropriating campaign funds.
US ‘Secret War’ remembered as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits Laos
Al Jazeera looks back at the most devastating period in Laos's history, when the US waged a years-long 'Secret War'.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,001
These were the key developments on the 1,001st day of the Russia-Ukraine war.
US Senate votes down effort to withhold weapons to Israel amid Gaza war
The push led by Senator Bernie Sanders falls short, but advocates say it shows progress for Palestinian rights movement.
Archegos’s Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud
Hwang had been convicted in July on 10 criminal charges including wire and securities fraud, market manipulation.
At least 150 people killed over past week in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince: UN
UN official warns millions of Haitians 'being held hostage' amid surge in gang-related violence in Haitian capital.