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Israeli firefighters say they extinguished brush blazes in three points in a small area in the Eshkol region.

The environmental protection ministry says the risk assessment 'did not meet the conditions' stipulated by the ministry.

Adam Kinzinger will join committee investigating January's deadly US Capitol insurrection, House Speaker Pelosi says.

Translators and contractors in Afghanistan fear the resurgent Taliban as US and NATO troops leave.

Former PM Najib Mikati on course to become Lebanon’s prime minister-designate, but he faces Christian opposition.

Recent rise in infections is particularly among the unvaccinated, says Dr Anthony Fauci, who urged people to get jabs.

Iraqi PM will push for clearer timeline for removal of US 'combat' troops, Joe Biden seeks to stop armed group attacks.

France's 83-76 victory was the first Olympic men's basketball loss for Team USA since 2004.

War set to expand in Ethiopia as Amhara regional president calls on all people of age who are armed to mobilise.

The Somali women’s football team fights cultural barriers and funding problems in a bid to represent the country.

The attackers stormed Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna State on July 5, abducting 121 students from their dorms.

New infections and deaths skyrocket as volunteers fill gaps in medical care.

Protesters in Tunis threw stones and demanded Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi quit and parliament be dissolved.

Indonesia has become Asia's COVID-19 epicentre with hospitals overwhelmed, particularly in Java and Bali.

As Mexico’s reservoirs run dry, the people stuck on the drying lake beds wonder how they will survive.

Most of the stands at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics remain empty of fans due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Social movements and scientists are staying out of the UN summit because it represents big agribusiness interests.

The persistent violence against Palestinians in Jerusalem and an Israeli desire for a revanche may rekindle hostilities.

The teenager squeaked into the final by 14-hundredths of a second, landing him in the far outside lane.

Ali scores brace for Qatar while holders Mexico thrash Honduras to book their place in the last-four.

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.