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Activists accuse ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of tampering with police records to hamper inquiry into mass killings.

The al-Jouri matriarch says demolition of their home of 16 years is an attempt to 'destroy' their memories.

Benchmark interest rate hiked to a 15-year high, raising fears that the UK is headed for a recession.

The former right-wing president is accused of spreading false claims about Brazil's election system.

EU's Josep Borrell has summoned Kosovo's Kurti and Serbia's Vucic for urgent talks in Brussels amid soaring tensions.

At least six people are injured in attack on village of Kafr Nouran, according to the Syrian Civil Defence volunteers.

A coalition of Malian rebels warned that the departure of MINUSMA, the peacekeeping force, could hurt a peace deal.

Indigenous community had sought to assess water needs amid historic drought in the Colorado River Basin.

US president calls ties with India 'defining' relationship, and array of groups call for rights abuses to be addressed.

Vatican reopens case employee's daughter that disappeared 40 years ago after denying any involvement.

A hurricane watch was issued as Tropical Storm Bret threatens to rip through Caribbean islands.

New settler outpost appeared just days after Netanyahu ordered construction of 1,000 new homes in an illegal settlement.

Cozzolino is third lawmaker to be charged with corruption after allegations that Qatar and Morocco bribed politicians.

Philosopher and activist Cornel West says Americans need a third option, other than 'neo-fascism' and 'neoliberalism'.

Global leaders seek financial solutions to tackling poverty, curbing planet-heating emissions and protecting nature.

Baseless charges of anti-Semitism directed at pro-Palestine voices are hindering the struggle to end anti-Semitic hate.

Hope is running thin to find survivors on the Titan as oxygen is expected to run out on Thursday.

Witness accounts suggested that between 400 and 750 crammed onto the fishing vessel.

A Saudi benefactor has been sponsoring the Hajj pilgrimage for some 500 Syrians injured in the war.

The Chonhar road bridge is damaged but there are no casualties, Russian-appointed officials in Kherson and Crimea say.

Al Jazeera speaks to the families of three Syrian fathers assumed dead after an overloaded trawler sank off Greece.

Beijing doesn't have the tools that worked with Iran and Saudi Arabia. But failure could still be a win for China.

Noureddine Bedoui and former Health Minister Abdelmalek Boudiaf were charged in a corruption case.

Al Jazeera spoke to the families of the Palestinians killed by the Israeli army during a huge raid in Jenin on Monday.

Grigory Klinishov, who was in his 90s, has reportedly died by suicide in Moscow.

It's time to reclaim yoga from the Indian PM, who is using it to mask an agenda of ethno-nationalist state violence.

Barcelona has condemned racist insults hurled at their first-team player James Nnaji before final against Real Madrid.

Arrests made after suspected leak of liquified petroleum gas used for cooking triggered blast in northwestern Yinchuan.

Dustin Passarelli shot dead Afghan-American Mustafa Ayoubi by the side of the road after hurling racist abuse at him.

Afghanistan UN envoy Roza Otunbayeva tells security council that Taliban seek recognition but reject key UN values.

Residents in East Palestine urge more support from leaders as rail freight safety questions linger.

One in three complaints about online hate in Australia are about the platform.

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy said vast minefields laid by Russian forces have slowed his country's counteroffensive.

As the war enters it 484th day, these are the main developments.

Self-ruled island's reckoning with sexual harassment and assault has been a long time coming.

Daniel Rodriguez made a dramatic exit from court after receiving one of the longest sentences for the January 6 riots.

A test known as the 'nation's report card' shows sliding academic performances for US students after the COVID pandemic.

Former National Guardsman faces allegations that he leaked numerous classified national security documents online.

Calls mount for Biden to address human rights concerns during the Indian prime minister's Washington, DC, visit.

An investigative story by a US news outlet is latest to raise questions about improper conduct by conservative justices.

Ukraine sought to allay any disillusionment over small gains during the second week of its counteroffensive.

Unemployment, poverty and a stagnant economy among the main issues for voters in Zimbabwe.

US Coast Guard official stresses 'hope' in multinational effort to find the five people on board of the missing vessel.

Military has used foreign sources, including Russian entities under sanctions, to purchase and import arms, US says.

The United States becomes the second country in the world, behind Singapore, to allow sales of lab-grown meat.

Three killed after Israeli military targets 'a terrorist cell inside a suspicious vehicle' in Jenin with a drone attack.

The Global South remains the most threated by climate disasters fueled by human-induced global warming.

Police say four people are in critical condition after the blast started a fire in the French capital.

Inter Miami supporters say football culture is burgeoning in South Florida and will 'explode' with Messi's arrival.

'Process of getting inflation back down to 2% has long way to go,' central bank chief Powell tells congressional panel.