US mission to make first-ever private lunar landing suffers technical issue
The fate of the mission was in the balance as the lander failed to enter its correct orientation in space.
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Golden Globes 2024: List of major winners and nominees
The 81st Annual Golden Globe awards were held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
Sheikh Hasina: Once Bangladesh’s democracy icon, now its ‘authoritarian’ PM
The 76-year-old wins fourth straight term in controversial election boycotted by opposition and marked by low turnout.
China accuses UK of sending spy to access state secrets
China and the UK and its Western allies have traded barbs, accusing each other of espionage.
Australia outlaws Nazi salute and hate symbols
The law is introduced amid a surge in anti-Semitic and hate crimes.
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 94
Son of Al Jazeera journalist was killed by an Israeli missile and Al-Aqsa Hospital was evacuated. Here's the latest.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 684
As the war enters its 684th day, these are the main developments.
Sheikh Hasina wins fifth term in Bangladesh amid turnout controversy
Questions raised over official turnout of 40 percent after opposition boycott call and reports of empty polling centres.
A poll with outsize importance: What to know about Taiwan’s election
Taiwanese voters will choose their next president and legislature on January 13. China and the US will be watching.
Blinken says Palestinians displaced in Gaza must be able to return home
In Doha, the top US diplomat rejected Israeli officials' comments calling for mass displacement of Gaza residents.
Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM Modi
Three deputy ministers were disciplined over social media posts about India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II presses Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza
The top US diplomat is travelling across the Middle East amid growing calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Bangladesh holds election to keep PM Sheikh Hasina in power
Counting under way in polls held to pave way for PM Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League to seize fourth consecutive term.
Hamza, son of Al Jazeera’s Wael Dahdouh, killed in Israeli attack in Gaza
An Israeli attack targeted the car he was travelling in with two other journalists.
North Korea threatens Seoul as tension builds over military drills
Pyongyang conducts live-fire drills close to its coast for the third time in a row as it threatens Seoul.
Bangladesh counts votes in low-turnout election boycotted by opposition
Initial signs suggest a low turnout in controversial poll guaranteed to give a fourth straight term to PM Sheikh Hasina.
What happened to Alaska Airlines’s Boeing 737 Max 9 whose door blew off?
An order by US officials to ground 737 Max 9s for inspection will affect 171 aircraft worldwide.
Blaze at Bangladesh refugee camp leaves thousands of Rohingya homeless
Hundreds of shelters at the refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh were gutted with arson suspected.
Israel signals bombardment of northern Gaza set to end
The Israeli military has 'dismantled' Hamas in the north, but suggests the onslaught will continue in the rest of Gaza.
Bhutan holds general election as economic crisis hits ‘national happiness’
Both parties in fray committed to constitutionally enshrined philosophy of government measuring success by 'happiness'.