Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera

Wednesday's launch comes about a week after Pyongyang test-fired its largest and most powerful missile, a Hwasong-17.

The North African neighbours have been locked in a bitter rivalry over the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin bid each other farewell after talks in Moscow.

A group of Ukrainian soldiers are taking a break from battle with a session of hippotherapy.

UN World Water Development Report 2023 paints a stark picture of billions of people facing potable water shortages.

Millions of vulnerable Yemenis are unlikely to get any aid at all this year.

Residents recall night of 'complete chaos' after magnitude 6.5 earthquake with epicentre in Afghanistan hits the region.

President Marcos Jr says US military base locations include northern Philippine province which faces South China Sea.

Sentencing the three YouTubers is part of a continuing crackdown on dissent by the Iran-aligned rebel group.

Leader of left-leaning Democratic Party faces charges including bribery, breach of duty and conflict of interest.

Cheaper meat and leftovers for iftar. No new clothes for kids. Yet the crisis could bring Muslim communities closer.

Seven out of the 10 most water-stressed nations are in the Middle East and North Africa.

The fungus, Candida auris, can be a deadly risk to fragile hospital and nursing home patients.

If approved, as expected, the Ukraine programme would be the IMF's biggest loan to a country involved in an active war.

Committee investigating whether Johnson misled parliament in a series of statements about COVID rule-breaking parties.

Ranil Wickremesinghe says his government will kick off next round of talks with creditors in the third week of April.

Syrian defence ministry said Aleppo airport was damaged by missiles in what is the third Israeli attack in six months.

Shou Zi Chew will testify that app is not an 'agent of China or any other country' amid national security risk claims.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 392nd day, we take a look at the main developments.

Law could be the first to criminalise identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ): Rights Watch

Approval for the Willow Project underscores US struggle to transition away from fossil fuels.

UK will send Ukraine armour-piercing shells, containing depleted uranium, for use with its Challenger 2 battle tanks.

Google chatbot is the latest AI app to churn out essays, poems and computer code on command.

The monuments, announced at a conservation summit, would protect the areas from development and advance Biden's goals.

International human rights experts denounce 'witch hunt' against Nobel Prize-winning group Memorial on Tuesday.

Tsai Ing-wen plans to visit allies in Central America at the end of the month, making two unofficial stops in the US.

The bankrupt nation faces a tough road ahead.

Washington also denounces comments by Israeli minister claiming Palestinian people are 'an invention' of past century.

Fumio Kishida visit to Ukraine comes as rival China is visiting Moscow for talks with Russia's president.

Xi signs an agreement with Russian president Vladimir Putin cementing their 'no limits' partnership.

A US lawsuit accuses the erstwhile mayor of a rural Haitian town of murder, attempted killings and torture.

Authorities in several Muslim-majority countries, including Saudi Arabia, declare Thursday as the first day of Ramadan.

Sanctions target firms and individuals accused of buying drone parts on behalf of the Iranian government.

The supreme leader accuses Washington of starting the war, saying it benefits US weapons manufacturers.

Irfan Mehraj, who worked with a prominent human rights organisation, was accused of funding 'terror' activities.

Two people died in Pakistan due to a 6.5 magnitude earthquake which was felt as far as the Indian capital New Delhi.

Workers in Los Angeles-area school district, second-largest in US, say wages are not enough to meet high living costs.

Families in flood-hit areas have 'no alternative but to drink and use potentially disease-ridden water', UNICEF says.

Riyadh and Tehran may have moved to bury some of their differences, but it is unclear whether same will happen in Yemen.

Dozens were killed when a passenger train collided with a freight train in Greece’s worst-ever train accident.

US treasury secretary hails government intervention to guarantee depositors' money and says banking system is 'sound'.

The protests are the first major outbreak of political violence in Kenya since Ruto became president in August 2022.

The chaos I feared a US-led invasion would unleash has destroyed the country I hail from.

Some 300 million people celebrate Nowruz, which has been observed for more than 3,000 years in different regions.

Mourning the people killed in February's massive earthquakes, the community gets together for a toned-down celebration.

Martin Yousif Zebari unveils his first play, a look at family dynamics in the aftermath of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.

We gain rare access inside the Jenin Battalion as they fight back against Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank.

Alfredo Cospito's hunger strike began last October in protest against a harsh and controversial regime known as 41-bis.

Notable quotes from before, during and after the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 that toppled Saddam Hussein.

The prime ministers of Mali and Burkina Faso say they will examine the idea of creating a federation.