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A young boy dreams of escaping to Mars as his parents tend to his two sisters, both diagnosed with resignation syndrome.

A bipartisan bid to block the $650m sale of missiles and missile launchers has failed in the US Senate.

Fourteen-year-old girl suspected of stabbing Israeli woman in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem.

Court grants bail in Bhima-Koregaon case more than three years after 60-year-old activist was arrested under the UAPA.

Abrar Fahad, 21, was beaten to death by fellow students at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

Angela Merkel steps down as chancellor after 16 years leading Europe's biggest economy.

Officials say the US could be unable to pay its creditors within days if the borrowing ceiling is not raised.

Al Jazeera speaks to Kayed Fasfous, a former Palestinian prisoner who recently ended a 131-day hunger strike.

Video leaked to British media appears to show prime minister's team joking about holding celebrations last year.

The social media giant is widely used by protesters against the military rule as well as soldiers.

Right-wing parties introduced the impeachment motion in Congress in October, citing corruption allegations.

Scholz will lead unprecedented three-way coalition with unlikely bedfellows - the Greens and Free Democrats.

Scars left by recent clashes remain in Guriel, but it is the severe drought that weighs heavily on people's minds.

Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International say detention of journalist Nada Homsi is arbitrary and call for her release.

At least four people reported dead as a helicopter carrying General Bipin Rawat crashes in Tamil Nadu.

While India remains on track for economic recovery, it is vulnerable to global spillovers, rises in cases from variants.

As Taliban controls neighbouring Afghanistan, Waziristan residents fear return to life under Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

South Korea's daily cases cross 7,000 for the first time as concerns mount over a nationwide shortage of hospital beds.

Reporters Without Borders says at least 127 journalists are detained in China, amid harsher line on media freedom.

Saudi officials say detention of a Saudi national at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport is a case of mistaken identity.

Supreme court sentences Premchai Karnasuta to two and a half years in prison without probation.

South Korea and New Zealand are expected to raise interest rates next year while emerging economies keep policy loose.

India's second largest car maker will launch six affordable and premium electric models, including SUVs and sedans.

The move is the latest effort by the country to rein in the power of technology companies.

CIVICUS report says 89 percent of the world's population now live in "closed, repressed or obstructed" countries.

Chinese property giant is headed for one of China’s largest debt restructurings.

Scientists move closer towards engineering a carbon-free, unlimited energy source.

Australia PM cited China's unwillingness to talk to government officials, alleged rights abuses for decision.

Najib Razak had appealed sentence claiming he did not know origin of money that ended up in his personal bank accounts.

The US blacklisted two Iranian government agencies and several officials on Tuesday, accusing them of rights abuses.

About 1,400 US cereal plant workers went on strike in October as their contracts expired and talks over payment stalled.

Group says meetings with Pope to discuss Catholic Church's role in residential school abuses delayed over Omicron fears.

Saule Omarova requested to no longer be the nominee to serve as Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Amazon said the outage was related to network devices and linked to an application programming interface.

Deadly US mass shooting last week has sparked a debate about gun safety regulations and minors' access to firearms.

Once valued at $9bn, the blood-testing startup Theranos collapsed after it was uncovered that its devices were flawed.

Advocates hope international summit will lead to reforms at home amid recent 'backslide' in US voting rights and access.

Mark Meadows's lawyer says it would be 'untenable' for his client to cooperate with congressional investigation.

Years in the making, the new law includes recognition of parental ties and adoption rights for married same-sex couples.

President Erdogan and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani did however sign 15 agreements to boost economic ties.

Vladimir Putin presents US president with demand for guarantees against NATO expansion eastward, Kremlin says.

Google claims the two Russian nationals silently infiltrated more than a million computers and devices around the world.

Observers hope the country’s incoming president will make a real effort to tackle corruption and socioeconomic crises.

Israeli defence minister says barrier includes hundreds of cameras, radar and other sensors over a stretch of 65km.

Prime Minister's spokesperson says accusations of illegal detentions by the government were 'misguided'.

The October deficit was 17.6 percent below the all-time peak in September of $81.4bn, according to US data.

The coalition conducts attacks in Yemen after Houthis launch ballistic missiles and drones into Saudi Arabia.

Saudi and US officials told the Wall Street Journal the kingdom is woefully low on missiles used to intercept attacks.

Risk assets are recovering this week after initial data showed the surge in omicron cases hasn’t overwhelmed hospitals.

The 3,500-year old clay tablet was looted from an Iraqi museum during the 1991 Gulf War.