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The new EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum is the most sweeping overhaul of European asylum law in decades.

US markets stumbled as inflation data sparked fears of interest rate rises in the coming months.

Follow our live build-up, with full team news coverage, ahead of our text commentary stream of the World Cup warm-up.

A manhunt is underway for at least 10 suspects in a mass shooting that left 12 people dead near Johannesburg.

In a Salvadoran prison, young women from rival gangs learn to co-exist and prepare for life beyond penitentiary walls.

US president claims Iran is 'completely defeated' and renews threats to bomb the country's civilian infrastructure.

US State Department confirms the fatality, but refuses to provide more information about the person's death in Yangon.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates appeared before Congress to testify over Epstein files

Campaigners argue that sanctions reflect a need to manage public anger rather than a genuine shift in state policy.

Milei is deepening a state tradition that has equated whiteness with civilisation since its inception.

Lebanon's many powerful parties reflect the country's social, sectarian, and political divides.

Four Brazilian players and four members of their coaching staff were sent off during a dramatic encounter in Fortaleza.

The US struck several sites in Iran, saying it retaliated against the downing of a US helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz

As the tournament kicks off, cohosts Mexico face South Africa in a replay of the 2010 edition's opening game.

Israel uses war crimes to accelerate 'annexation agenda and settlement expansion' in occupied land, rights group says.

An Israeli soldier fired at a Palestinian family's car in Hebron, fatally shooting a sevenmonthold in the head.

Video shows a Ukrainian-made FP-5 Flamingo' cruise missile flying deep inside Russia.

There has been a heavy security presence in Muzaffarabad amid protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in recent days.

The Delhi High Court grants bail to Kashmiri rights activist Khurram Parvez, jailed in India for nearly five years.

The first Somali picked to referee a World Cup rose from Mogadishu's pitches, only to be barred at the US border.

As elections near, Israel's PM finds himself squeezed between his voters, his allies, and his opponents.

Analysts say Iran seeks to deter US patrols on the Strait of Hormuz by attacking its assets across the Gulf.

The biggest World Cup ever, with 48 teams and 104 matches, is expected to bring a record $13bn for FIFA.

Platner wins in Maine, Republican Nancy Mace loses in S Carolina. Results for Nevada and North Carolina also announced.

Four-year-old Malika was seriously wounded in an Israeli attack that killed her mother.

The 2026 World Cup is the first to be held in three different host nations - but why? Al Jazeera explains.

Iranian state media released video showing the launch of missiles towards US bases in the Middle East.

Hundreds 'pushed' to border and many others put in detention centres as part of a crackdown on undocumented migrants.

Messi is hoping to overcome injury to help Argentina become the first back-to-back World Cup champions since 1962.

Northern Ireland's political leaders call for calm after a knife attack led to anti-immigration protests in the capital.

Israel's war on Gaza has decimated the tech sector, killing experts and destroying incubators that offered opportunity.

A spider camera crashed near the touchline during a football friendly between Hungary and Kazakhstan.

Police say a manhunt is under way for more than 10 suspects after the attack on an informal settlement.

A spate of drone incursions fuels anxieties about a possible military conflict with Russia.

Qualified teams, groups, schedule and snapshot of stadiums that will host World Cup matches.

CCTV footage shows an explosion in Bahrain's capital Manama after what authorities say was an Iranian missile strike.

Prosecutors argued in court that the soldiers were motivated by anger over Yunus's activism.

Prediction platform says it will seek employment information for markets at 'heightened' risk of manipulation.

Platner wins Maine Senate primary despite controversies, setting up a key race against Republican Susan Collins.

Iran has abandoned strategic patience for a new doctrine: swift, severe retaliation against any US attack.

More than 100 members of the Castellers de Vilafranca built a 10-metre-high human tower to welcome Pope Leo

No immediate comment from Pakistan as Taliban says 11 children are among the dead in strikes on border provinces.

The UN says Israeli security forces routinely accompany settlers and act as a shield for their violence.

Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles over its airspace

Somalia's football federation says the US decision to deny entry to award-winning referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan

Former airline captain charged with fraud after allegedly commanding more than 900 flights without required credentials.

Bolivia approves military measures against nationwide protests.

Strikes come after US attacked Iranian ports and islands in the Strait of Hormuz over the downing of a helicopter.

Unrest comes after a Sudanese man was arrested over a stabbing attack in north Belfast, UK.

Al Jazeera's Milena Veselinovic reports from Belfast, where protests have escalated into violent riots.