Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region votes for new parliament
More than 1,000 candidates, including 368 women, are vying for election to the 100-seat regional parliament.
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Preliminary results in Moldova put anti-EU side ahead in referendum
As war in Ukraine rages, twin votes will determine if ex-Soviet republic leaves Russia's orbit and moves towards West.
At least 73 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya
Attack levels a multistorey residential building, with many people trapped under the rubble and rescue efforts hampered.
‘No other land’: Palestinian Bedouins forced out under cover of Gaza war
Bedouins lived in Wadi as-Seeq for 50 years. After October 7, they were forced out of their homes.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 968
As the war enters its 968th day, these are the main developments.
State of the race: Five takeaways 17 days out from the US election
What's the latest on the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump? Al Jazeera breaks down the week's election news.
Kamala Harris’s campaign flexes celebrity support in Detroit and Atlanta
As Harris continues her tour through US swing states, musicians Usher and Lizzo campaign on her behalf.
Cuba struggles to get energy grid back online after nationwide blackout
The faltering energy grid has left the island's 10 million residents without power, fuelling public discontent.
Germany says UK taking lead on possible Eurofighters for Turkey
Ankara said last year it was eager to acquire Eurofighter jets, but the talks have been slow to get off the ground.
In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion
Experts say the Republican candidate is trying to obscure his stance on abortion to bolster his support among women.
Russia, Ukraine each bring home 95 prisoners of war in UAE-mediated swap
The exchange was the 58th to take place since the beginning of the war, Ukraine says.
How Israel is trying to generate civil strife in Lebanon
Israel is hitting targets far from Hezbollah-controlled areas, spreading panic and fear across Lebanon.
Is Sudan’s army regaining ground lost in the civil war?
Sudan's army has launched a sweeping offensive to retake some major cities, but will it succeed?
Gunmen kill two Mozambique opposition officials before election protests
Podemos party's lawyer Elvino Dias and party representative Paulo Guambe killed before protests against disputed vote.
Middle East, Ukraine wars in focus as G7 defence ministers meet in Italy
Italian defence minister warns global security framework is increasingly precarious due to competing world visions.
Drone hits Netanyahu’s home as Hezbollah rockets target northern Israel
At least one confirmed killed, 13 injured as 'large volley of rockets' fired across Israel from Lebanon.
Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered
Why have Atlantic salmon populations dropped so dramatically in British rivers, and is fish farming to blame?
Fact check: Can Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations?
The law has been used three times in history - but only when the United States has been at war with a foreign nation.
Hospitals in northern Gaza under Israeli fire as Jabalia attack kills 33
Israeli forces move further into the centre of Jabalia as tanks surround hospitals, trapping patients, civilians.
‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast
Survivors and relatives try to find peace after 170 mostly young people died after a tanker exploded in Jigawa State.