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Houthis say they will target Israel-bound ships anywhere within their range
The Yemeni group says it is expanding its attacks in response to the looming Israeli assault on Rafah in southern Gaza.
Germany accuses Russia of ‘intolerable’ cyberattack, warns of consequences
Foreign Minister Baerbock says group of hackers called APT28 is steered by Russia's military intelligence service.
Police remove pro-Palestinian students from Paris’s Sciences Po university
Students staging sit-in and hunger strike at the French university leave campus without incident.
China launches Chang’e-6 probe to study dark side of the moon
Unprecedented 53-day mission aims to retrieve lunar rocks and soil from far side that never faces Earth.
Doctor from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital dies in Israeli prison
Groups advocating for Palestinian prisoners say Adnan al-Barash, head of orthopaedics, died as a 'result of torture'.
UK has begun mass arrests of potential Rwanda deportees: What’s next?
The UK Home Office has lost contact with more than half the people it wants to deport, has vowed to find them.
Palestinian employee of German development agency ‘abused’ in Israeli jail
Baraa Odeh has told her lawyer from prison that she has been repeatedly strip-searched and physically assaulted.
Iran’s unravelling carpet sales
Sanctions and a hobbled economy pull the rug out from under Iran's traditional carpet weavers.
Kenya, Tanzania brace for Cyclone Hidaya as flood death toll rises
Kenyan government orders mandatory evacuations for residents near 178 dams and water reservoirs in 33 counties.
Palestinian journalists covering Gaza war win UNESCO press freedom prize
UN agency's chief calls award a tribute to courage of journalists facing 'difficult and dangerous' conditions in Gaza.
Rains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil’s ‘worst disaster’
Torrential rains wreak havoc with toll expected to rise as search continues for dozens of people reported missing.
World Press Freedom Day: Gaza conflict deadliest for journalists
As the war in Gaza becomes the deadliest conflict for journalists, Al Jazeera looks at press freedom in the past year.
Russian troops deploy to airbase housing US military in Niger: US official
US official says Russian and US troops do not mingle at Airbase 101 as Moscow's forces deployed to a separate hanger.
Australia’s Albanese declares ‘national crisis’ after killings of women
Government pledges action after tens of thousands of people rally over killings of women by their partners.
Five takeaways from day 10 of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial
The court heard a witness testify to secret recordings of Trump, in which he appears to negotiate the Daniels payment.
US acknowledges Syria air strike killed farmer rather than al-Qaeda leader
Botched strike is latest incident to raise questions about lack of accountability for civilian deaths from US strikes.
Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial
Three survivors sued the company CACI in civil court for abuses committed at the hands of US soldiers and contractors.
Gaza will need largest post-war reconstruction effort since 1945, UN says
UN Development Programme official estimates post-war reconstruction will cost between $40-50bn.
Turkey says it halts trade with Israel over Gaza aid access
Turkey's Ministry of Trade cites humanitarian crisis in Gaza for its decision to suspend imports and exports.