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The armed group has emerged as a strong player as US-led foreign forces pull out of Afghanistan after 20 years.

With the threat of ISIL resurgence ever-present in Iraq, al-Kadhimi stressed Baghdad was not seeking a full withdrawal.

Meteorological Department warns of further downpours over the next few days as rescuers scour the mud for the missing.

More than 85 large wildfires were burning around the country, most of them in western states.

Alizadeh on the verge of winning taekwondo medal after shocking Jones before beating China's Lijun in quarter-finals.

As US and Chinese officials meet in China, Al Jazeera examines the nations' relationship over several decades.

Brazil's Italo Ferreira and the US's Carissa Moore emerge victorious in the first surfing heats at the Tokyo Games.

Some 132 people accredited to the Summer Games have tested positive for COVID since July 1.

Chinese commercial hub cancels all flights, slows trains and closes businesses ahead of Typhoon In-Fa's landfall.

Hundreds were arrested during protests this month and many face charges of contempt, public disorder and vandalism.

President Daniel Ortega faces international rebuke for cracking down on potential opponents ahead of November elections.

Iranian foreign ministry said comments by Michelle Bachelet are 'regrettable', as protests have left four dead.

Juan Francisco Sandoval fled early on Saturday after being dismissed in a move that sparked international condemnation.

A group of about 200 counter-demonstrators along the route held banners reading 'Stop LGBTQ paedophilia'.

US diplomatic trip comes 50 years after Kissinger's secret China visit initiating relations between the two countries.

Main opposition leader and Chadema party members arrested and accused of 'terrorism'.

President Jair Bolsonaro is under pressure to account for his govt's coronavirus policies and corruption allegations.

Each of the 529 lawmakers received $56,500 to get new vehicles, sparking outrage in the poor country.

The rights group warns of 'devastating impact of the poorly regulated spyware industry on human rights worldwide'.

‘We need to recognise that these are not unusual events any more,’ one climate scientist warns.

Far-right activists and members of the yellow vest movement were part of the rally in Paris against a health pass bill.

Environmental activists slam UNESCO decision not to classify the Barrier Reef as an endangered World Heritage Site.

Lebanon to pay for 1 million tonnes of fuel a year in goods and services, helping ease its power shortage.

Mustafa al-Kadhimi announces arrest of 'terror cell' behind deadly attack in Baghdad, which left 35 dead.

Mohammed Munir al-Tamimi, 17, who suffered gunshot wounds during Friday's protests, died in hospital.

If Kenya does not fix its electoral system, it is heading for another cycle of violence in the upcoming 2022 elections.

Thirty-one of the country's 34 provinces to be under 10pm to 4am curfew, interior ministry announces.

No casualties in attack days before meeting between Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi and US President Joe Biden in Washington.

Storm to hit Zhejiang province on Sunday, just as other parts of country struggle to recover from recent deadly floods.

Space tourism will be worth $8bn by 2030, but that's a fraction of today's $350bn space industry.

Bali and other regions are under tight COVID-19 restrictions as cases and deaths surge in the archipelago nation.

Lawmakers vote to repeal the death penalty more than 20 years after the country's last execution.

The global epidemic of surveillance using malicious spyware. Plus, Bild’s battle for political influence in Germany.

Fifteen-day lockdown order bans the gathering of more than two people in public in city of eight million.

The High Council for National Reconciliation’s chief discusses if trust has been built after months of negotiations.

Juan Francisco Sandoval dismissed as head of a special anti-corruption agency against impunity.

Thousands take to the streets of the Australian city to protest against lockdown restrictions amid a surge in cases.

Heavy rains in western Maharashtra state triggered landslides and flooding, killing dozens of people.

In some parts of the national capital region, home to more than 13 million people, flooding cut off roads to vehicles.

President Guillermo Lasso mobilises 'all necessary human and economic resources' to re-establish order.

FBI files motions in courts to dismiss charges in five cases of Chinese researchers arrested on visa fraud charges.

Anti-military chants heard from inside colonial-era prison, which is used to hold opponents of the February coup.

The US is preparing to evacuate thousands of Afghan special visa applicants who are at risk from the Taliban.

US indexes rallied to fresh record highs on Friday as the market left behind early-week jitters.

Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Beita in occupied West Bank to protest against illegal Israeli outpost nearby.

The blacklistings come in retaliation for the United States recently sanctioning Chinese officials in Hong Kong.

UNICEF estimates that most water pumping will gradually cease across Lebanon in the next four to six weeks.

UNESCO is considering 17 cultural and natural sites to add to its Heritage list.

The Olympics are held amid anger in much of the host country, Japan, with organisers hoping the mood will change.