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The bill is among numerous measures taken after a suspected Chinese spy balloon floated over the US.

China says US destroyer warned off for second day, US Navy said its ship successfully challenged China maritime claims.

Saudi state television reports that the two countries are in talks to resume consular services.

Netanyahu promises to press ahead with judicial changes, despite reports of defence minister's opposition.

Almost 500 Russians have been charged under wartime censorship laws. We look at 12 cases.

Formal disqualification order will have to be passed by secretariat of parliament's lower house of which he is a member.

Janet Yellen is the face of US govt on the issue and her public comments have sent markets on a roller-coaster ride.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 394th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Raid on the Mintz Group office in Beijing comes as China prepares to hold its annual economic forum.

Pentagon said air strikes were carried out in retaliation for drone attack on US base that killed one and injured five.

Ukraine president's comments on need for weapons represents an unusually open display of frustration with EU leaders.

Co-founder of Singapore-based Terraform Labs faces eight charges, including securities fraud and wire fraud.

Drone cruised underwater for 59 hours, then detonated in an exercise designed to deter S Korea and US forces: KCNA.

Paraguay's ex-president and current vice president are under investigation for alleged corruption – charges they deny.

Refugee groups condemn anticipated decision to expand Canada's ability to reject asylum seekers at the US border.

Satellite imagery shows facilities are still intact nearly four months after end of Beijing's draconian pandemic policy.

US prosecutors say Riley June Williams acted as an 'accelerant' who 'exacerbated the mayhem' on January 6, 2021.

Rights campaigners condemn ruling military's plan saying no word on Rohingya's rights and their safety in Myanmar.

Rape and murder of 16-year-old girl has fuelled a movement across Latin America demanding end to violence against women.

New rules will also make it difficult for athletes like two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya to compete.

Israel has scrapped parts of a law barring settlements from some areas of the occupied West Bank.

TikTok executive seeks to push back on legislators' claims that the Chinese-based app poses a national security threat.

The Russian Athletics Federation is still excluded from international competition due to a ban over the war in Ukraine.

Qatari businessman's offer reveals lofty ambitions for the club, including investment in the team and the city.

Brazil's president will seek to boost trade ties and secure greater Chinese investments during visit to China next week.

Putin strengthens his ties with China in 56th week of the war, but his forces seem to lose momentum on the battlefield.

The Corporate Europe Observatory is sounding the alarm on the hydrogen industry at the centre of the EU climate agenda.

A US court rules James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose son killed four in a school attack, can be tried for manslaughter.

Manhattan district attorney's office says congressional Republicans have no right to interfere in a local case.

With US and Canada promoting different approaches to worsening crisis in Haiti, experts say question is 'what's next?'

Bipartisan support to ban the app has grown over concerns of Chinese government influence, spread of 'harmful content'.

The UK's central bank announces 11th consecutive interest rate increase as it focuses on fighting inflation.

Since the Taliban's takeover in 2021, only girls aged 12 and under have been allowed to go to school.

Electric vehicles are critical to addressing the climate crisis but improvements are needed to their technology.

Senegalese communities battle with climate-driven rising sea levels that disrupt habitats and threaten livelihoods.

Conservative groups are trying to restrict availability or ban books covering topics such as race and gender identity.

Nnamdi Kanu's family argued in court that he was a victim of extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021.

French people are angry that the government is lifting the retirement age, and doing so without a parliamentary vote.

Nearly 100 applicants who applied for protective visas after working with US forces in Iraq remain in limbo.

The move comes a day after Ethiopia's parliament voted to remove the TPLF from a list of 'terrorist' organisations.

Using five hair locks, scientists found the composer was genetically predisposed to liver disease and had hepatitis B.

Ekweremadu, a former Nigerian deputy senate president, was pronounced guilty alongside his wife and a doctor.

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Amir Abu Khadijeh, 25, was shot in the head in the city of Tulkarem, says the Palestinian health ministry.

Wall Street Journal reports the move is part of a broader plan to retain modest forces in the Middle East.

A new law passed in Uganda appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as LGBTQ, a rights group says.

Uebert Angel, appointed by President Mnangagwa, offered undercover Al Jazeera reporters his diplomatic cover to launder.

Kamlesh Pattni, implicated in the Goldenberg scandal which almost bankrupted Kenya, is now smuggling gold from Zimbabwe.

A judge at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court also charged the two men with incitement to cause serious social unrest.

Gangs that smuggle gold and launder money, that is what the Gold Mafia investigation is about. But who are they exactly?