Conflict & War
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Australia raises interest rates to 15-year high
Reserve Bank of Australia lifts benchmark rate to 4.6 percent amid stubborn inflation.…
OpenAI delays latest model over security concerns, as industry faces pressure
OpenAI's decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, comes amid a broader push within the industry to slow the development of increasingly …
Lives 'will be lost' unless UK does more to combat wildfires, committee chairwoman says
Baroness Brown says there must be better training and planning, after a record year for wildfires in England and Wales.…
Does Horner have a chance of Ferrari job? F1 Q&A
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.…
Tuesday briefing: Inside the suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford
In today’s newsletter: New details suggest there is a counter-narrative to how events unfolded at the airbase used by the USGood morning. Vehicles sus…
Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years
One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee. If carried out as scheduled Wednesday, it would be Tennessee's first e…
More than 80 reported abducted in Nigeria as police find human remains
Farmers and women abducted in northern Niger and Zamfara states as police find human remains at suspected gang camps.…
Public transport drivers strike in Manila over soaring fuel prices
Public transport drivers in Manila begin a three-day strike over soaring fuel prices.…
The Frenemy: How Australia navigates superpower rivalry
Australia is increasingly concerned about China's military might - but Beijing is also its biggest trade partner.…
Evicted Spanish pensioner can move back home, lawyer says
The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, 87, prompted large-scale protests across Spain.…
Lost songs from iconic Australian rockstar found in garage
Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett recorded the songs with Split Enz's Tim Finn in 1998.…
Ethiopian army claims to have taken Tigrayan stronghold
The Ethiopian military and allied militia claim to have overtaken the town of Alamata in the Tigray region.…
Family of British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes say they don't know where he is
It has been alleged that Sir Ranulph has been admitted to a number of care homes under assumed names.…
Rubio, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister hold talks on Yemen, Hormuz Strait
Top US and Saudi diplomats discuss cooperation on security challenges, including hostilities with Yemen's Houthis.…
Pope Leo says AI risk concerns not ‘fake news’
Leader of the Catholic Church says AI safety issues should be taken seriously and acted on.…
Tennessee governor declines to halt execution of state's lone woman on death row
If the execution proceeds, Pike would be the first woman put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years.…
Russia pounds Ukraine’s Kyiv after deadly strike on Academy of Sciences
Footage of attack on Academy shows people leaning out of windows as bright flames engulf part of the historic building.…
Argentina threatens legal action against UK over Falkland Islands oil exploration
President Javier Milei set a two-week deadline for the Sea Lion oilfield project to be scrapped.…
Fighter jets escort Pope Leo on final day of his France tour
Pope Leo XIV was escorted by fighter jets to Metz, the final stop of his four-day France tour.…
Blue Lights: The police drama hitting home in Northern Ireland
As the award winning series returns, it highlights tensions between police and communities in Northern Ireland.…
Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot
The US secretary of state offered no evidence for his claims, and also said many people were ‘disturbed’ that the five suspects had been released on b…
Iran’s Araghchi meets Qatari mediators as US calls for nuclear talks
Tehran awaits reply on Hormuz plan as a US official says there will be no deal unless nuclear issues are addressed.…
UK: ‘Too soon’ to blame airbase plot on foreign state
UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting said it was ‘too soon’ to blame a foreign state for a suspected plot near RAF Fairford…
Fiery end for SpaceX Starship mission
Elon Musk’s SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time despite an engine shutdown.…
Iran war live: Trump says he did not offer Tehran sanctions relief
US President Trump rejects a news report claiming his administration offered Iran sanctions relief and frozen funds.…
Inside Al Jazeera’s UNGA coverage
Here’s a look at what it was like behind the scenes of the coverage you saw online and on TV.…
Gaza’s young inventors build robots with what they have
At a youth hackathon in Gaza City, young inventors are developing robots.…
Slovenia’s U-turn towards Israel
Slovenia’s policy towards Palestine has changed sharply following a UNGA sideline meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu.…
South Sudan calls for sanctions to be lifted at UNGA
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, South Sudan’s UN envoy Cecilia Adeng called for sanctions to be lifted…
French far-right leader Bardella refutes anti-Semitism allegations
Mediapart's explosive report comes a day after France's National Rally party secures a record number of Senate seats.…