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Siamak Namazi has urged US President Biden to secure his release and that of two other Americans.

Space rock with an average diameter of 49 metres is expected to have 10 approaches to Earth, the closest in 2046.

Israeli military says Palestinian was armed, but the man's family don't believe he was affiliated with armed groups.

Russia bombarded Ukraine on Thursday with Kinzhal missiles, which fly many times faster than the speed of sound.

Gunman believed to be among the dead at the scene of the attack in Hamburg with an unknown number of wounded.

At least three million people have been displaced following the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last month.

The city's school board has become the first to recognise caste discrimination. All of Canada must follow.

David Panuelo says Beijing conducting 'political warfare' against his island nation as part of campaign to take Taiwan.

Ng was last year found guilty of helping his former boss Tim Leissner embezzle money from the sovereign wealth fund.

The cartel handed over five of its members suspected to be behind the abduction to authorities.

Amid threat of glacial lake floods, analysts rue a lack of information sharing among China, India and Nepal.

South Korean automaker says it is considering 'various options' for Saint Petersburg factory.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 380th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Xi has sidelined potential challengers and filled the party's top ranks with his supporters since taking power in 2012.

US Treasury Department says 39 entities granted Iran access to the international financial system.

Former leader faces trial on charges of money laundering and abuse of power over COVID-19 contracts.

Amid ethnic divisions, brain drain and censorship, Southeast Asian nation lags behind neighbours in cinematic success.

Former leader Muhyiddin Yassin has denied wrongdoing and described charges against him as a political witch hunt.

The former president will now serve 36 months as he awaits trial on charges including rebellion and organised crime.

North Korean leader makes call just days before US and South Korea are due to start their largest drills since 2018.

Toronto's school board, the largest in Canada, joins a push to ban discrimination based on caste in North America.

Already struggling under spiralling inflation, the South American country faces a decline in grain, its main export.

Norfolk Southern chief says he is 'terribly sorry' but stops short of fully backing Senate bill to boost safety rules.

Russia fires dozens of missiles targeting residential buildings and critical infrastructure across Ukraine.

A spokesperson said that the Senate Republican leader is under observation after suffering from a concussion.

Jenna Ellis admits she made 'misrepresentations' related to the vote, which Trump and allies falsely said was 'stolen'.

The word, which translates as 'martyr', accounts for more content removals on its platforms than any other word.

Doctors Without Borders says patients and staff at Cite Soleil hospital at risk as violence rages between armed groups.

Israeli police said the assailant has been 'neutralised' after he opened fire near a café on Dizengoff Street.

Biden's proposal will face stiff opposition in Congress and has 'little-to-no shot' at becoming law, experts say.

Russia launched a barrage of new air strikes on Thursday morning.

Human Rights Watch says Lebanon's electricity crisis has exacerbated poverty and inequality.

US-based group says despite overall global decline for 17th year in 2022, net improvement may be on the horizon.

Governor Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency in several counties as US state prepares for heavy rainfall.

Lopez Obrador denounces Republican-led push for US military intervention after fatal drug cartel abduction of Americans.

Analysts say Ukraine is bleeding Russia of men and ammunition in eastern city as it prepares to counterstrike elsewhere.

The government in Chișinău says it is investigating the alleged incident as Kyiv cites a Russian provocation.

Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Paudel elected third president since the country was declared a republic in 2008.

Tigers and rhinos were almost poached to extinction in Nepal - now their numbers are on the rise.

However imperfect, Nigeria's democratic and peaceful election was a breath of fresh air in a region crippled by coups.

People from sub-Saharan African countries die off Tunisian coast after rise in racist incidents against Black Africans.

Bangladesh beat England by six wickets to record their first-ever T20 win over the world champions.

Independent news has been transformed but is also facing a crisis in Ukraine, say reporters, as the invasion continues.

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

'We evolved to say to ourselves well, if we hear something often, it must be true … And this is the soul of propaganda.'

The missile was fired at about 6:20pm (09:20 GMT) from near the North Korean city of Nampo, officials said.

How musical rivalry in Lesotho gave birth to gang violence.

Lloyd Austin lands in Tel Aviv as protests swelled at Israel's main airport over controversial judicial reforms.

INEC says it needs more time to reconfigure BVAS machines at the centre of last month's disputed presidential vote.

For the sixth time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, Europe's largest nuclear plant knocked off grid.