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Iran's defence ministry spokesperson says blast happened at gas storage facility in a 'public area' of Parchin.

The UN Committee of World Food Security should lead the global response to the pandemic's impact on the food system.

Police fire at crowd of motorcycle taxi drivers protesting against arrest of colleague for flouting coronavirus laws.

Islamabad calls report 'self-contradictory and selective' as US singles out Pakistan for allegedly supporting Taliban.

Pandemic shines spotlight on the divide as care ranges from crowded public hospitals to spacious suites at private ones.

Lopez Obrador criticised after saying women caring for the elderly were key in fighting coronavirus pandemic.

Almost 2.4 million children could be malnourished by the end of the year, UNICEF warns, appealing for urgent aid.

The upcoming intra-Afghan dialogue is the first high-level meeting between the two after years of fighting.

Al Jazeera's sources say Iraqi forces stormed Kataib Hezbollah base to pre-empt rocket attack on US targets in Baghdad.

Aceh residents bring stranded Rohingya ashore themselves in defiance of authorities as rights groups urge ASEAN action.

India acknowledges for the first time it has matched China in massing troops at their contested Himalayan border.

Fans across the world celebrate the title, with thousands gathering outside the club's home ground in Anfield.

The sweet drink with its chewy tapioca pearls has become synonymous with Taiwan as its global popularity has grown.

Latest poll shows majority of people in the territory do not support the legislation that Beijing is imposing.

Trump threatens a veto as civil rights groups and police unions square-off over changing rules for use of force.

Saying 'I can't breathe', the 23-year-old unarmed Black man died after a scuffle with police in Colorado last year.

Education secretary says urgent action needed after dozens of private schools permanently closed because of pandemic.

As many as 20 million Americans may have contracted coronavirus rather than 2.3 million, health officials say.

Netanyahu says two countries will soon collaborate in different areas to improve region's health security.

Polls open in seven-day vote on constitutional reforms that would allow Russia's leader to seek re-election twice more.

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's government facing large protests amid growing insecurity and economic grievances.

Book said to detail events and family patterns that 'created the damaged man who currently occupies the Oval Office'.

A referendum on constitutional reforms could allow Vladimir Putin to be Russia's president until 2036.

Many infections were not caught in early testing when supplies were limited and testing was prioritised on symptoms.

Some 83 people killed in the state of Bihar after being struck by lightning, and another 24 died in Uttar Pradesh state.

Petition urging removal of names of British colonial figures from streets and landmarks to be taken to Parliament.

As the virus rises again in the US and other parts of the world, some governments are imposing new restrictions.

David Afanador was arrested on charges of strangulation and attempted strangulation over an altercation.

Native Americans criticise Trump's upcoming trip to Mount Rushmore which they see as a monument to desecration.

Tired of being failed by those they fight for, Black women are pledging to 'burn the cape'.

Government has yet to decide whether they can stay or will be forced back out to sea.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to begin the annexation process as soon as July 1.

NGO says its workers were distributing food when unidentified gunmen drove in and forced the victims to follow them.

Khartoum sends letter to UN Security Council after talks also including Addis Ababa and Cairo failed to produce a deal.

The US has never made much headway on whether or how to compensate Black Americans for more than 200 years of slavery.

An intimate portrait of life under lockdown in Iran during the coronavirus outbreak.

Michel Aoun was addressing the nation over the prolonged economic crisis, but the opposition boycotted the meeting.

In West Papua, Indonesia, we investigate allegations of fraud and human rights abuses in billion-dollar land deals.

A New York Times/Siena College survey shows diminishing support for Trump among white voters in some key swing states.

Move draws criticism from citizens of indebted African country who say their waters are already overfished.

Country's largest airline says it does not expect the nation's borders to open - at least for tourists – until next year.

Court ruling bolsters power of Trump's administration to quickly deport people seeking asylum without judicial review.

The illegal wildlife trade continues amid the pandemic, but a disharmonious relationship with nature will take its toll.

Pakistan's most notorious digital commander leads his cyber-army to the front line of a propaganda war.

Health experts warn Florida, with more than 100,000 cases, could become the next virus epicentre.

The Belarusian leader says external forces stand behind his opponents, disseminating information to discredit him.

Israel's land-grab will lead to a 'bottom-up approach' and transform struggle into a revolution, Palestinians say.

The two Koreas remain trapped in cycle of engagement and isolation, 70 years after war that has technically never ended.

The World Health Organization announces end of the outbreak after a two-year fight against the deadly epidemic.

Al-Manassa editor-in-chief Nora Younis arrested; family of US national who filed lawsuit against former PM harassed.