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Protests rage as the French leader bypasses opposition and uses special measure to raise the retirement age.

Treasury chief tells lawmakers customers 'can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them'.

Measures enjoy widespread support, but rights groups say they have led to arbitrary arrests and prison overcrowding.

Poland to become first NATO member to meet Ukraine's increasingly urgent requests for fighter jets.

Gustavo Petro says despite rescue efforts, 10 miners who had been trapped underground after an explosion have died.

Israel has now killed 83 Palestinians so far this year as it steps up raids in the occupied West Bank.

Riad Salameh had previously rejected the presence of European investigators at the hearing, causing it to be postponed.

Here's a round-up of Al Jazeera's Middle East coverage this week.

How the US invasion shaped Iraq.

Ousmane Sonko, widely supported by many Senegalese youth, is facing trial this week in a civil libel case.

The state has swung from Democrat to Republican in a matter of years. Is it a bellwether for the national stage in 2024?

Instead of curbing poverty, as its mission outlines, the bank entrenches inequality. Its US-led governance is to blame.

At a time when Syrians traditionally celebrate babies and their mothers, Afraa is embraced by her aunt's family's love.

We should recognise and praise the few border security officers who offer a helping hand to asylum seekers.

Comments come after reports the US government threatened to ban the popular app unless its owners divested.

The surge in executions for drug-related offences came despite a global shift towards abolition.

Russia says the West wants to turn Moldova against Moscow as Ukraine claims the Kremlin wants to control it.

As protests rage in France over pension reforms, we examine retirement ages and life expectancy around the world.

How a battle over mineral resources in Argentina could determine the fight against global warming.

The death toll after Cyclone Freddy is rising, even as hundreds remain missing and rescue services are slow to come.

Pentagon says footage shows Russian Su-27 approaching the back of MQ-9 drone and beginning to release fuel as it passes.

Infantino is confirmed in office by acclamation at the congress of world football's ruling body in Kigali, Rwanda.

The outspoken army general seems intent on replacing his father, who has ruled Uganda for 37 years, as president.

The Syrian leader made the comments during a visit to Moscow, adding that Russia's presence should become permanent.

Russian troops must go through Bakhmut to push deeper into eastern Donetsk, which Moscow seeks to control fully.

101 East investigates the battle to rein in Australia’s addiction to poker machines.

Key growing states in central, northern and western regions likely to receive more rain and hailstorms in next 10 days.

Investors give cool response to pre-recorded event showing off AI chatbot's capabilities.

Moscow says American drone downing highlights increasing intelligence gathering off the annexed Crimea peninsula.

PM Netanyahu rejected a proposal from President Herzog that had attempted to diffuse the country's judicial crisis.

Lahore court's order defuses a surge in violence that saw supporters of ex-PM clashing with security forces.

Ramadan is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar, which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon.

People fleeing violence are being driven into extreme poverty by escalating prices — but there is hope.

Source says Taiwan firm will invest more than $200m in the new AirPod plant in the southern Indian state of Telangana.

Verdicts likely to add to anguish of the victims' families who had already questioned the fairness of court proceedings.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 386th day, we take a look at the main developments.

NASA's new spacesuits will be worn during the Artemis mission, which plans to return humans to the Moon by late 2025.

US General Mark Milley said the MQ-9 Reaper drone sank in an area of the Black Sea where depths are up to 1,500 metres.

Chinese billionaire and CCP critic is accused of pocketing investment funds from his thousands of followers online.

S Korea, Japan face need to cooperate on challenges posed by N Korea and China, but history keeps getting in the way.

UN nuclear agency IAEA says missing uranium stockpile poses possible radiological risk and security concerns.

The third missile test this week comes as leaders of Japan and South Korea prepare to hold their first summit in years.

Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, ex-governor of Tamaulipas, is accused of using $3.5m in bribes to buy property in the US.

The former president faces scrutiny for reports that his administration attempted to bring $3.2m in jewellery to Brazil.

Minister says the decision to sever ties with Taiwan is rooted in 'pragmatism, not ideology' amid economic hardships.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says US 'will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows'.

Banking stocks on global markets are volatile after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures.

Shares of Swiss bank lose more than a quarter of their value in one day, dragging down European and US markets.

Blinken to be first US secretary of state to visit country amid concerns over Sahel security, growing Russian influence.

Anti-abortion groups are pushing to revoke or suspend approval of pill used in more than half of all US abortions.