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Indonesia vice president resigns amid dispute over eligibility | Government News | Al Jazeera

Gibran Rakabuming Raka, son of former President Joko Widodo, resigns as court questions his overseas education.
Indonesia’s vice president has resigned in the midst of a scandal over his high school diploma…
Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted his resignation to President Prabowo Subianto and parliament on Thursday…

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Fighting intensifies in Yemen as Houthis deny targeting Mecca | News | Al Jazeera

World Health Organization says more than 320,000 people have been displaced in Yemen fighting since August 1.
Yemen’s Houthis have rejected Saudi claims that they targeted Islam’s holiest city, Mecca…
A Houthi spokesperson on Wednesday denied what he called Saudi “lies” that the Iran-allied group had launched a drone towards…

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Bolivia arrests former judge on suspicion of drug trafficking | News | Al Jazeera

Arrests in Bolivia linked to a US-backed security alliance crackdown on drug cartels in Latin America.
Bolivian authorities say they have arrested a former senior judge on suspicion of drug trafficking…
Prosecutor Marcelo Inchausti told reporters that Aldo Quezada was arrested at his home in Santa Cruz in eastern Bolivia…

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Amnesty says UN, South Sudan officials failed to prevent village massacre | United Nations News | Al Jazeera

Peacekeepers knew of likely raid on Abiemnom, where more than 200 people were killed, according to rights group report.
United Nations peacekeepers and authorities in South Sudan failed to act on warnings before armed men attacked a village…
In the report, published on Thursday, the rights group said the UN mission, known as UNMISS…

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Iran warns of expanded retaliation as Israel reportedly readies to attack | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Israeli security cabinet orders military to step up preparations for a possible attack on Iran, Israeli media reports.
Israel has reportedly ordered its military to step up readiness for possible strikes on Iran as Tehran warned it would…
Israel’s security cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

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Building collapse in Brooklyn kills two, injures more than a dozen | Construction News | Al Jazeera

Rescue crews search for victims as Mayor Mamdani says first responders arrived one minute after emergency call.
A building collapse in New York City’s borough of Brooklyn has killed at least two people…
The collapse of the three-storey mixed-use building occurred in a Flatbush area neighbourhood…

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What could Chinese intelligence have learned from Nvidia CEO’s affair? | Cybersecurity News | Al Jazeera

Nvidia says no secrets were compromised, but experts question what sensitive information may have been exposed.
United States lawmakers are pushing for answers from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid growing concerns over whether an affair he…
Huang, 63, has admitted to having extramarital relations during his time leading Nvidia, a major US tech firm.

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Former Italian Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina | Crime News | Al Jazeera

Bertulazzi used a rope and harness to climb down from a fifth-floor apartment and evade authorities in Argentina.
A 74-year-old former member of Italy’s far-left Red Brigades has escaped from house arrest in Argentina by climbing down…
Leonardo Bertulazzi, who faces extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year prison sentence…

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Hegseth entourage reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | Military News | Al Jazeera

Guard at memorial site can be heard yelling at group to ‘maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all…
Hegseth scolded by security at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier A video has spread online showing a military guard scolding…
On Wednesday, Hegseth and members of his staff visited the memorial site at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Why the US, Mexico and Guatemala may lose their measles-free status | World Health Organization News | Al Jazeera

An independent commission is reviewing whether countries in the Americas still meet measles elimination criteria.
International health experts are meeting in Washington, DC…
The outcome could decide whether the United States, Mexico and Guatemala retain their “measles elimination status”…

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Iran war live: Houthis say attacked Saudi energy, military infrastructure | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Houthis claim attacks on Aramco in Riyadh, Khamis Mushait airbase, East-West pipeline; Saudi Arabia yet to comment.
Al Jazeera Originals News Live updates Live updates, Iran war live: Houthis say attacked Saudi energy…
Senior spokesman for Iran’s armed forces has warned that the response to any new attack by the United States would…

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Democrat Scott Colom wins closely watched US Senate race in Mississippi | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera

The historic victory flips an eighth US Senate seat for Democrats after last week’s pivotal midterm election.
Democrat Scott Colom has won Mississippi’s closely watched United States Senate race…
Colom, a prosecutor, will become the state’s first Black senator in more than 140 years.

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Israeli strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital kills surgeon, five others | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Strike on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis kills six as UN appeals for urgent aid to deal with heavy…
Israeli attacks have killed at least 13 Palestinians across Gaza…
At least six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on the Nasser Medical Complex west of Khan Younis…

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Iran designates Argentinian navy, air force as ‘terrorist organisations’ | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

The move comes months after the government of Javier Milei designated Iran’s IRGC as a ‘terrorist organisation’.
The government of Iran has announced it will designate the naval and air forces of Argentina as “terrorist organisations”…
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday that it considers the two branches of the Argentinian…

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Judge rules Trump’s $10bn BBC defamation suit can proceed | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera

The BBC denies defamation charge as Trump celebrates “huge victory” in court decision.
A United States judge has allowed President Donald Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC to move forward…
The US president’s civil case alleges that the United Kingdom broadcaster deceptively edited a January 6 documentary…

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Hormuz Strait will ‘never return’ to pre-war status, Iran’s Ghalibaf says | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Iran’s parliament speaker and top negotiator says Tehran is waiting for an official US response to its seven conditions.
Iran’s Ghalibaf tells Al Jazeera the ball is in US’s court on talks to end war Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf…
In an exclusive interview published on Wednesday, Ghalibaf said Iran and Oman reached an understanding to oversee the critical waterway…

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Trump’s White House calls Democratic plans for congressional probes ‘abuse’ | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera

Democratic lawmaker Robert Garcia denounced a White House letter as an unconstitutional attack on legislative branch.
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has issued a letter to a leading Democratic lawmaker…
The letter, sent on Monday and released to the public on Wednesday…

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F1 champion Lewis Hamilton calls on Israel to open Gaza’s Rafah border | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Hamilton visited the Egypt-Gaza border as conditions worsened for Palestinians in Gaza after heavy rains.
Lewis Hamilton visits Rafah crossing to witness Gaza aid efforts Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has called on Israel…
The remarks came on Wednesday, a day after the British F1 driver visited Egypt’s northern city of el-Arish…

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Which key races remain undecided one week after the US midterms? | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Democrats hope several races that are still too close to call will further expand their majorities in the US Congress.
It has been more than a week since voters in the United States cast ballots in the midterm elections.
But the size of Democrats’ majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate remained undetermined.

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More than one million people in Lebanon face acute food shortages, UN says | Hunger News | Al Jazeera

UN warns hunger crisis affecting almost quarter of Lebanon’s population could escalate without ‘urgent action’.
Nearly a quarter of Lebanon’s population, or more than one million people…
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme (WFP) and Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture warned in a joint…

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Russia’s ambassador to US, Alexander Darchiev, dies at 66 | Obituaries News | Al Jazeera

Moscow announces the veteran diplomat’s sudden passing without further details.
Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, has died at the age of 66…
The ministry said in a statement that he “passed away suddenly” on Wednesday…

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Portugal cancels more than 300 flights, shuts schools due to Storm Charles | Weather News | Al Jazeera

Authorities spared no effort in preparation for the Atlantic storm after criticism following January’s Storm Kristin.
More than 300 flights in and out of Portugal have been cancelled…
Operations shut down on Wednesday across four different international airports…

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Tens of thousands join Poland’s nationalist Independence Day march | The Far Right News | Al Jazeera

Polish PM Donald Tusk calls for restraint, urging unity after deadly Krakow attack linked to far-right ideology.
Tens of thousands of nationalist sympathisers have gathered in Poland’s capital, Warsaw, for an Independence Day march…
Participants carrying Polish flags assembled in central Warsaw on Wednesday…

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John Thune re-elected as US Senate Republican leader after midterm losses | Politics News | Al Jazeera

The Republican ran unopposed, despite some GOP lawmaker demands to evaluate the party’s stinging midterm losses to Democ
As they prepare to lose power, Republicans in the United States Senate have re-elected John Thune to lead their party…
At a closed-door meeting at the US Capitol on Tuesday…

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