‘A disaster’: Homes lost, relatives missing in floods in northeast Nigeria
Floods have displaced 300,000 people and damaged thousands of buildings, affecting one million people in Maiduguri.
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Haiti sets up council to prepare for first elections since 2016
Country is mired in political strife with international peacekeepers drafted in to restore stability.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 937
As the war enters its 937th day, these are the main developments.
Battered by typhoons: Why aren’t Philippine flood control projects working?
Manila has spent billions of dollars on flood mitigation projects but few have been completed.
Germany has stopped approving war weapons exports to Israel: Report
Germany faces mounting pressure from legal cases arguing that German weapons exports to Israel breach humanitarian law.
Do Lebanon explosions violate the laws of war?
Experts say blasts potentially violate international humanitarian law, including ban on indiscriminate attacks.
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sexual assault charge
Prosecutors accuse disgraced former Hollywood mogul of sexually assaulting woman in Manhattan hotel in 2006.
More devices exploding across Lebanon: What’s happening?
A day after the explosion of thousands of pagers, the detonation of walkie-talkies and other devices kills 14 people.
Teamsters union says won’t endorse Harris or Trump in US election
Influential union backed every Democratic presidential candidate since 2000, but declines to make endorsement this year.
What we know about Trump assassination suspect Routh’s party affiliation
Ryan Wesley Routh lost his US voter registration in 2002 after being convicted of a felony.
US Fed cuts rates by larger than usual half-percentage point
Central bank's rate-setting committee says it has 'greater confidence' inflation is moving towards two-percent target.
Denied the Democratic convention stage, Ruwa Romman focuses on what’s next
Romman, the first Muslim woman in the Georgia State House, seeks to combat voter apathy ahead of the US elections.
‘Civilian objects should not be weaponised’: UN chief on Lebanon blasts
Devices belonging to Hezbollah explode in simultaneous waves, killing more than 20 and wounding hundreds in Lebanon.
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly calls for end of Israeli occupation
United Nations demands an end to Israel's illegal presence in the Palestinian territories within 12 months.
US Justice Dept seeks $100m for Baltimore Key bridge collapse
US sues Singapore-based owner and operator of cargo tanker that slammed into bridge in March, killing six.
Hezbollah pagers explode: Has Israel carried out such attacks before?
The method and scale of the latest Israeli killings may be new, but their idea of assassinating opponents goes far back.
Second wave of blasts hits Lebanon as Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war
Health Ministry says 20 people killed, 450 wounded in latest device explosions, which Hezbollah blames on Israel.
Fact check: Was Kamala Harris truthful in interview with Black journalists?
Harris spoke about the disadvantages Black Americans grapple with, and her opponent Donald Trump. We verify her claims.
How did Hezbollah get the pagers that exploded in Lebanon?
Al Jazeera traces a pager supply chain from Taiwan to Hungary to Lebanon — including a three-month port layover.
Escalation fears spike as Hezbollah vows retaliation for pager attack
World and regional leaders warn the Middle East is on the brink of all-out war.