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While Taiwan's borders remains closed to most foreigners, organisers still expect to attract more than 100,000 people.

With sustained winds and gusts of up to 265 kph, Typhoon Goni is the strongest storm to hit the Philippines since 2013.

Panupong Jadnok fainted after being subjected to a 'chokehold' by plain-clothes police, who tried to rearrest him.

49-year-old journalist and TV host, Arturo Alba Medina, was assassinated a few minutes after the end of his show.

Iranian officials have denied hacking claims, saying it makes no difference whether Trump or Biden wins US elections.

Social media platform had blocked the newspaper's ability to tweet after it published articles about Joe Biden's son.

Communities in Malaysian Borneo say forest is being felled without their consent and still certified as sustainable.

The vice president's comments come a week after Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Brazilians are not 'guinea pigs'.

Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, has been charged in the fatal shooting of two anti-racism protesters in the US state of Wisconsin.

Journalist Glenn Greenwald resigned over The Intercept's handling of his story about the controversy this week.

President Magufuli received more than 12 million votes while top opposition figure had only two million.

Law enforcement officials are preparing for a wide variety of threats: Some real and some potentially overstated.

Al Jazeera asks the same key questions about the presidential election to voters across the United States.

China, Japan and South Korea have pledged to slash carbon emissions to net zero.

Palestinians have condemned the Trump administration's policy change as a violation of international law.

An uptick in cases and hospitalisations linked to COVID-19 is pushing US legislators to plead for people to be cautious.

Far-right leaders accused the Italian government of 'moral responsibility' for the knife attack in France.

Rallies come after a court ruled that law allowing abortion of damaged foetuses was incompatible with the constitution.

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says plan seeks to fill workforce shortages and boost Canada's economy.

Emergency crews are working to rescue any survivors after heavy rains cause mudslide near the capital, San Salvador.

The men were found guilty of supporting the gunmen behind Nairobi mall attack that killed 67 people.

The markets endured the fastest bear market on record, a spectacular rebound, and are now limping to the end of October.

Saudi ex-intel official Saad al-Jabri alleges MBS sent a hit squad to assassinate him in Canada.

Al-Khelaifi, also president of France's Paris Saint-Germain club, was cleared of charges involving sale of TV rights.

Mahathir, 95, sparked widespread outrage when he wrote on his blog that 'Muslims have a right to be angry'.

Venezuela is struggling with 2,400 percent inflation and US sanctions under Trump. Would Biden be different?

Biden lost badly in the first contest during the Democratic primaries but he returns to Iowa as his party's nominee.

A knife-wielding attacker killed three people in the French Riviera city in the country's third major attack in weeks.

A tech selloff, surging COVID infections and uncertainty over the election is the perfect storm for a market selloff.

Energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp is facing its biggest crisis since the 1970s as the pandemic guts oil and gas demand.

With four days left until election day, both campaigns are focusing on critical battleground states.

The eurozone economy surged 12.7 percent on a quarterly basis in Q3, but recovery could be imperilled by lockdowns.

Trump and Biden will campaign in Minnesota and Wisconsin today as a record number of Americans cast their votes early.

Al Jazeera asks the same key questions about the presidential election to voters across the United States.

People are concerned by renewed support in France for the right to show caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

A survey of 3,000 workers found 42 percent had considered quitting a job because of their co-workers' political views.

Iran official says international mediators have 'no real desire to establish peace' between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Head of political betting at GVC said the $1bn figure is double the amount placed in 2016.

Local media say some buildings collapsed but no immediate reports of casualties were available.

A new DNA study published in the Science journal reveals new information about the shared history of humans and dogs.

Arab American candidates compete for one of southern California’s last conservative strongholds.

On Saturday, the South Caucasian nation will hold its first election under a mixed party system.

Two Muslim women, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, are currently in Congress and seven others claim Arab descent.

Activists and rights groups condemn National Investigation Agency's raids in disputed Kashmir, New Delhi and Bengaluru.

Jeremy Corbyn was suspended following his response to a report into anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.

Prime minister issues 'sincerest apology' to female passengers who were subjected to invasive examinations.

Boy, 16, fatally shot after stabbing officer three times, authorities say.

President John Magufuli has 83 percent of votes with 60 percent of ballots counted, says Tanzania's electoral body.

The more you use a particular social media platform, the more addictive that platform becomes - for you, specifically.

Turkey supports Azerbaijan and wants a seat at the negotiating table, but Ankara's interest goes beyond brotherly love.