UK general election 2024 results: Five key takeaways
Key takeaways, from Starmer's Labour Party win and the Conservative Party's fall, to Reform winning seats.
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‘At least it’s not the Tories’: Rain, apathy and surprises after UK vote
Pro-Palestine independent candidates, Farage's far-right party each win four seats as Labour achieves landslide victory.
‘Peace mission’: Hungary’s Orban meets Putin in Russia, defying EU leaders
Right-wing nationalist makes trip with no official mandate from the European bloc, causing outrage.
Sicily closes airport as Etna and Stromboli volcanoes erupt
Streets of Catania's city centre covered in black ash, slowing traffic, as residents try to clean up.
Pro-Palestine candidates, including Corbyn, secure wins in UK election
Former Labour Party leader and pro-Palestine activist Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected in Islington North as an independent.
World leaders congratulate Starmer after stunning election win
'Let's get to it, my friend': Canada’s Trudeau urges Starmer to work together to build 'progressive, fair future'.
Gas leak at Malaysia’s main international airport sickens 39
Authorities say leak traced to abandoned skid tank at aircraft engineering facility.
‘I’m not going anywhere’: Biden again slaps down calls to step aside
US president remains under pressure to assuage doubts about his fitness after dismal debate performance.
Senator Lindsey Graham slams Palestinians as ‘radicalised’ in social post
US lawmakers have leaned into anti-Palestinian rhetoric as Israel's war in Gaza continues and the death toll rises.
UK general election live results 2024: By the numbers
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has secured a landslide victory in the UK election.
Streaming giants challenge new Canadian revenue-sharing rules
National broadcasting regulator said major online streaming services must contribute 5% of their Canada revenues.
Photos: The dogs of UK election day
Dogs accompanied their owners to the polling stations as people went to cast their votes in the UK general election.
Israel approves three settlement outposts, thousands of homes in West Bank
Watchdog Peace Now says Israeli gov't approves settlement outposts of Givat Hanan, Kedem Arava, and Machane Gadi.
Where Biden’s potential Democratic replacements stand on the Gaza war
As the US president faces calls to drop out, Al Jazeera looks at what other possible candidates have said about Gaza.
Tunisia opposition leader Lotfi Mraihi arrested
Mraihi joins a growing list of President Saied's political opponents who are in jail or facing prosecution.
Hurricane Beryl heads for Mexico after sweeping through eastern Caribbean
The storm has left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean and is expected to hit Mexico's coast early on Friday.
Iranian-born Norwegian man gets 30 years for Oslo Pride shootings
Zaniar Matapour convicted on 'terrorism' and murder charges after attack that killed two people and wounded nine.
Russia poses as peacemaker, stepping up attacks on Ukraine’s east
Meanwhile, Ukraine rebuffs Hungary's ceasefire plan as an independent media outlet analyses Russian war-related deaths.
Southeast Asia armed group Jemaah Islamiyah to disband: Report
Al-Qaeda-linked group orchestrated some of the deadliest attacks in Indonesia, including the 2002 Bali bombings.
DRC tribunal sentences 25 soldiers to death for ‘fleeing the enemy’
Military court in Butembo set up as part of crackdown on soldiers fleeing M23 rebels as fighting rages in the east.