Deadly Russian attack rocks Odesa; Ukraine vows to defeat ‘lunatic’ Putin
At least 21 people killed in one of the war's worst assaults on port city as Russia continues to make battlefield gains.
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With record of Gaza truce vetoes, US unveils new, ambiguous UN resolution
Eyeing a prospective Israel-Hamas truce deal in Qatar, the US draft resolution does not demand a ceasefire now.
Wave of Russian missiles strikes Ukraine’s Kyiv, wounds more than 10
Some 30 cruise and ballistic missiles shot down over Kyiv in the first large attack on Ukraine's capital in 44 days.
Israel’s war on Gaza will continue, Netanyahu tells US Republican senators
Israeli PM's comments follow mounting criticism from Democrats on the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Why are the US and Japan pushing to ban nuclear weapons in space?
Washington and Tokyo sponsor a UNSC resolution calling on countries not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space.
Russia launches missile attack on Ukraine’s capital
At least 10 people were injured after Kyiv came under heavy Russian bombardment for the first time in several weeks.
A Jordanian flight to airdrop aid over a Gaza ruined by Israel’s bombing
Al Jazeera joined a Royal Jordanian Air Force flight that dropped essential aid over Gaza City.
Nearly every country’s population will be shrinking by 2100, study warns
Sub-Saharan Africa to account for one in every two children born in 2100, Lancet study says.
Q&A: Taiwan whistleblower Rex How on the challenge of generational change
How exposed a secret China trade pact triggering 2014's Sunflower Movement. Ten years on, much has changed.
Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration
SB4 allows Texas to detain and deport migrants. Experts say it would beckon in new era of US policy if allowed to stand.
Blinken begins latest Middle East tour, set to meet Arab leaders in Cairo
US secretary of state is expected to discuss a truce deal, the exchange of hostages and prisoners, among other topics.
Fitch Ratings upgrades Qatar to third-highest on back of gas expansion
Revenues from Qatar's LNG fields will provide budget surpluses until the 2030s, Fitch said.
US releases ‘strongest ever’ car pollution rules in push for EV transition
The new environmental regulations fall short of more ambitious goals previously set by the Biden administration.
Why has UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda been delayed again?
House of Lords deals blow to ruling Conservatives’ ‘stop the boats’ policy.
Sudan one of the ‘worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory’, UN warns
The UN says a 'humanitarian travesty' is playing out in Sudan amid international inattention and inaction.
UN says e-waste is piling up worldwide as recycling rates remain low
The UN says about 62 million tonnes of e-waste was generated in 2022.
US sanctions shipping firm accused of links to Iran, Yemen’s Houthis
The measures come as Washington tries to curb the Yemeni group's attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes amid the war on Gaza.
Indonesia election commission confirms Prabowo Subianto as new president
Former general formally declared the winner of last month's presidential election.
Pakistan’s Gwadar port attacked, eight armed fighters killed
Security forces fought for two hours before the attackers were killed, at a facility that is a showpiece project.
Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anticorruption campaign
Governing party says that Thuong’s 'shortcomings' had negatively affected the reputation of the party and the state.