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Bangladesh reopens schools even as heatwave alert extended by three days
Average maximum temperatures in Dhaka over the past week have been 4-5 degrees Celsius higher than the 30-year average.
Gold pocket watch of richest Titanic passenger sells for record price
A US buyer wins the bidding war, exceeding - by more than 10 times - the auctioneer's presale estimate.
Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in hospital after conviction overturned
Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction was recently overturned, but the one-time movie mogul's troubles are far from over.
Hundreds of university students arrested in US as Gaza war protests spread
Police out in full force, using chemical irritants and Tasers to disperse students, as more universities join movement.
Chile declares national mourning after three police officers killed
It's the latest attack on security forces in a region where tensions have long simmered between locals and the state.
Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison
The law is backed mainly by Shia Muslim parties who form the largest coalition in Iraq's parliament.
Hamas releases video of two Israeli captives held in Gaza
The two men, identified as Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, send love to their families and ask to be released in the video.
Twenty Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion: PM
The blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred at an army base in Kampong Speu province, Hun Manet says.
Pro-Palestine student protests spread in second week of demonstrations
Large-scale demonstrations take place in US universities and on European streets amid arrests and clashes with police.
Ramaphosa hails ANC record as South Africa marks 30 years of democracy
President Ramaphosa lauds South Africa's achievements under his party's leadership since the end of apartheid in 1994.
From LA to NY, pro-Palestine college campus protests grow strong in US
Students keep protesting at universities across the US as law enforcement steps in to remove protesters from campuses.
‘Left to bleed out’: Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank
Two Palestinian youths shot dead and 20 arrested as Israeli forces continue deadly crackdown in the occupied West Bank.
The Abu Ghraib abuse scandal 20 years on: What redress for victims?
Two decades since images of Iraqi men being abused by US soldiers shocked the world, victims still seeking justice.
Russia and Ukraine target each other’s energy sectors
Moscow has renewed strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities, drawing retaliatory attacks on refineries by Kyiv.
Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad night attack
The influencer, who had hundreds of thousands of followers, had been sentenced to six months in prison last year.
‘Free at last’: When South Africa voted in democracy, kicked out apartheid
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reflects on April 27, 1994 and the lessons from the transition from apartheid to democracy.
Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone
MV Andromeda Star suffers damage and MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down in latest escalation by the Houthis.
‘Legitimate to fight occupiers’: Meeting a ‘terrorist’ fighting the US
Abu Ala al-Walai, leader of Iraqi armed group KSS, tells our correspondent that the Islamic Resistance will prevail.
US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of $6bn defence aid
New weapons seen as crucial as Kyiv faces dire battlefield conditions, ammunition shortage amid Russian military gains.