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Ihsane El Kadi, who owns a media group and is a vocal critic of the government, has been placed in pretrial detention.

Pele, who had a tumour removed from his colon last year, passed away in a Sao Paolo hospital, his agent said.

After weeks of protests, ethnic Serbs in Kosovo have agreed to take down the barricades amid hopes of tensions easing.

The Lula government has promised to tackle deforestation, which reached record highs under the Bolsonaro administration.

The Guanabara Bay by Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi, once a haven for wildlife, is now a cemetery for abandoned ships.

Minsk says it downed a Ukrainian S-300 air defence missile amid a wave of Russian attacks on cities across Ukraine.

Top ministers in Israel's new right-wing, religiously conservative cabinet headed by Netanyahu include illegal settlers.

Russian envoy summoned as PM calls targeting of investigative reporter Christo Grozev 'an attack on freedom of speech'.

Analysts say heightened friction in the Balkans may serve the Kremlin's interests but cast doubt over a show of force.

Among the world's biggest rug exporters, India is investigating the firm whose cough syrup has been linked to the deaths

The year saw the former president face damaging political and legal crises as he announced his 2024 presidential run.

Italy imposes mandatory testing for air passengers from China, but other EU countries seem reluctant to follow suit.

New measures could see charities who rescue asylum seekers at sea fined and their ships impounded.

Russia and Ukraine will soon have to make awkward compromises if they don’t want their conflict to become a forever war.

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

Israel's longest-serving premier has ushered in the country's most religious and hardline government in history.

Explosions rock Kyiv as Moscow launches wave of attacks stretching from Kharkiv in the east to Lviv in the west.

Instead of disregarding child rights and international law, Israel is using them to perfect and justify its violence.

The blaze broke out after a freight truck collided with a bus on a highway near Seoul, injuring 37.

Taiwan says the sale will boost the island's capacity for 'asymmetric warfare' amid escalating tensions with China.

The US, Italy and other countries introduce restrictions after surge in infections in China.

Israel's incoming government has raised fears among Palestinians and liberal Israelis.

Zelenskyy's 10-point peace plan envisages Russia restoring Ukraine's territorial integrity.

Burgeoning volunteer movement has taken on increasingly prominent role in supplying Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.

Hong Kong travellers will be able to fly into three more Japanese airports than previously as measures eased.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 309th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said 'railway lines, bridges and tunnels' considered targets in stopping arms shipments.

Moves mark latest easing of rigid curbs that have hammered China's gaming industry since August last year.

Sexual blackmail schemes are spreading from the upper echelons of Indian society to the poor and working class.

The blaze started on the first floor and spread quickly along carpets before engulfing the multi-storey complex.

'Female staff are key to every aspect of the humanitarian response in Afghanistan,' UN agencies and aid groups said.

Former US pilot faces charges of conspiracy to export defence services to China over training of military pilots.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the dismantling of barricades that have blocked roads will begin on Thursday.

Users attempting to log on to the microblogging site on Wednesday were greeted with error message.

The confirmation is the second to occur in less than a week, bringing the total number of identified children to 132.

The recently elected Republican representative fabricated key info about his employment, education and family history.

David DePape reportedly told police he planned to break the US House Speaker's kneecaps but found her husband instead.

Governor of the Santa Cruz region, Luis Fernando Camacho, was detained following weeks of protests in the region.

Restrictions come in response to surge of infections across China after Beijing lifted strict policies to contain virus.

Putin signals willingness for peace but makes clear he means peace on Russia's terms.

A storm driven by an Arctic blast brought freezing temperatures as far south as the Mexican border, leaving many dead.

Incident follows deaths of at least 70 children in The Gambia after they took cough and cold syrups made by Indian firm.

Some supporters of outgoing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro have called for a coup to prevent a transition of power.

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigeig says mass flight cancellations are not merely a 'weather-driven issue'.

The men were convicted of abetting an armed group's attack on a beach resort that killed 19 people in Grand-Bassam.

Opposition rejects the Western choice for president, Juan Guaido, leaving Nicolas Maduro firmly in power.

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr for his involvement in a plot to kidnap the Michigan governor.

The former US marine is serving a 16-year sentence for alleged espionage, though his family maintains his innocence.

Rising number of migrant and refugee arrivals is problem decades in the making and made worse by US policy, experts say.

A shutdown of flights and communications for much of the two-year conflict kept many Tigrayans away from their families.