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Those who break the law - which forbids publicly burning, tearing or defiling holy texts - risk a fine or imprisonment.

The family of a Palestinian street vendor in Hebron say he was shot, point blank, by Israeli forces

18 members of one family were killed in Israeli air attacks in the southern city of Rafah.

Middle East expert Steven Cook says US President Joe Biden made a mistake with his bear hug' embrace of Israel.

A gunman roamed the floors of a University of Nevada, Las Vegas building, killing three people.

In the face of Israel's war on Gaza, communities globally have been rallying in support of the Palestinian cause.

Turkish president hopes the NATO allies and neighbours will mend relations despite deep-rooted differences.

Harvard's Claudine Gay and Penn's Elizabeth Magill released statements a day after their heated Congress hearing.

Rights groups say attack that killed Reuters journalist and injured six others 'likely a direct attack on civilians'.

The president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has ordered elections to be held earlier than scheduled.

Investigators say 14-year-old wounded five children using a pump-action shotgun as interior ministry probes motive.

The UN agency's decision comes amid a funding shortage as northwest Syria faces increasing food insecurity.

The war has cleaved the world between those calling for a ceasefire, those backing Israel and some sitting on the fence.

The floods are the latest in a series of climate shocks recorded this year across East Africa.

Italy, the only major Western power to have joined China's global infrastructure initiative, is exiting in 2024.

The rarely used rule will allow the US secretary-general to make an appeal for peace to the Security Council.

Ukrainian media cited Ukrainian intelligence services claiming responsibility for the bombings of two fuel trains.

Fighting rages as Israeli troops press further south with 'carpet bombardment of entire neighbourhoods'.

As the mineral-rich DR Congo prepares to vote for a new president this December, opponents are already crying foul.

With two wars and tense trade relations, EU and Chinese officials open talks hoping for 'mutually beneficial' ties.

Vladimir Putin is widely expected to run again after constitutional reforms he orchestrated in 2020 to help extend term.

The UN chief's invocation of a rare power and a warning from the ICC chief prosecutor - here are major updates.

In the ancient port of Jaffa, peaceful coexistence between Palestinians and Israelis is threatened by war.

Top US diplomat Blinken reaffirms support for Guyana's sovereignty as Venezuela threatens to annex its Essequibo region.

Rubiales 'seemingly forcefully kissed Lucy Bronze on her face' after the final, English FA's Debbie Hewitt told FIFA.

East Africa imports about an eighth of the world's used clothing, providing jobs for some 355,000 people.

At least four Palestinians, including three teenagers, were killed in 24 hours, while 60 people were arrested.

Manager Guardiola admits Man City are struggling, a day after claiming they would win the Premier League.

Cholera and gastroenteritis are rapidly spreading due to the congested conditions in southern Gaza.

Four candidates spar at debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama - the final one of the year, six weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses.

Canberra will provide assistance for PNG's police and judiciary in deal underlining two countries' close ties.

US President warned not passing the measure would 'kneecap' Ukraine on the battlefield and be a 'gift' to Putin.

Antonio Guterres warned of a deepening 'catastrophe' as he called on the Security Council to act.

Divisive former president who ruled from 1990-2000 and is now 85 freed from jail on humanitarian grounds.

As the war enters its 652nd day, these are the main developments.

Pacific islands are looking to tradition to help address the climate crisis that threatens their existence.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the military and rival paramilitary RSF to 'stop this conflict now'.

Dodik called the envoy a 'stinker' as he demanded the trial be relocated to the capital of Bosnia's Serbia entity.

Illia Kyva, declared a traitor by Ukraine, has been shot dead in a park in the Odintsovo region southwest of Moscow.

Relatives of captives have reacted with fury and demanded PM Benjamin Netanyahu step down over the crisis.

Al Jazeera's correspondent in Gaza, Moamen Al Sharafi has found out his family members were killed in an Israeli attack

The UK's immigration minister has resigned after the government published a bill declaring Rwanda a safe country.

Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are racing to establish themselves as the obvious alternative to Donald Trump.

Family members of Momin Alshrafi, correspondent for Al Jazeera Arabic, have been killed at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza.

The Russian leader has been bolstering his partnerships with Gulf nations as Moscow faces growing isolation by the West.

Boris Johnson apologises for 'the pain and the loss and the suffering' caused to the families of COVID victims.

Queiroz has been replaced by Spanish coach Marques Lopez a month ahead of the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.

Landlords, including a federal pension fund, are trying to push up rents by nearly 10 percent, aiming to push them out.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Greece and sign a series of agreements, but differences remain.

An environmental prosecutor in Peru tries to disrupt the illegal trade of shark fins that's harming the world's oceans.