Indian MMA fighter refuses handshake after Asian Games ‘defeat’
India’s first MMA medal at the Asian Games was overshadowed by controversy over the result.
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Lula warns against foreign interference, defends Brazil’s sovereignty at UN
Lula’s remarks come as Trump asserts US power in Latin America in his own UN address.
Sudan’s historical famine echoes through latest hunger crisis
Sudan’s war-driven famine revives memories of past famines as war drives displacement and food shortages.
ECHR hears how 10 children went missing after Russia annexed Crimea
Ukrainians aged between one and five were taken from childcare institutions and put up for adoption, court hears.
Texas ICE shooting leaves Venezuelan DoorDash driver with bullet in his back, says lawyer
The delivery driver was transferred from a hospital to a detention centre, his lawyer tells US media.
Turkiye school shooting leaves 11 pupils wounded
Eleven pupils were wounded after a student opened fire near a secondary school in Manisa, western Turkiye
Cyclist who dressed as man to avoid Taliban wins silver medal
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi wins silver in the women's road race at the Asian Games, having fled oppression in her home country to pursue a sporting dream.
Erdogan slams Israel’s ‘genocidal mindset’ in blistering UN address
Turkish leader says UN has been forced into 'dysfunction' and was 'bleeding out' in Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan.
Top South African policeman charged with sexual offences
Shadrack Sibiya, who has made no comment, is alleged to have groomed a 16-year-old and raped an 18-year-old.
'I have never felt heat like that' - a survivor on watching 33 cellmates die in Nigeria
The BBC goes inside the prison where prisoners were trapped in stifling, cramped conditions.
‘War crime’: Jordan’s king slams Israeli West Bank expansion
Jordan's King Abdullah II decried Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as a strategy of ‘forced displacement.'
Fifteen guilty in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: What the verdict says
The suicide bombings were the deadliest attacks in the country since the end of its civil war in 2009.
Trump: ‘My honour to settle eight wars’ including ‘war in Gaza’
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, US President Donald Trump claimed he helped end the war in Gaza.
Father admits causing death of his son in Cyprus hotel fall
The two-year-old boy fell from the window of a hotel in Cyprus in July, a Paphos court hears.
UNGA 2026: Can the UN stop wars?
Al Jazeera asked people in Bangladesh, Gaza and Nigeria what they think of the UN’s role in resolving conflicts.
Trump follows in Hugo Chavez’s footsteps to launch his own TV channel
Trump has launched his own channel amid an ongoing rift with the White House press pool.
The return of Palestinian football: ‘We are a people who must live’
The Martyrs’ World Cup brings Palestinian football back after nearly three years, despite military restrictions.
Rubio defends Trump’s White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The White House launched 'Trump TV' as major networks suspended the television pool covering the US president.
Dozens of people sue GLP-1 drug companies over alleged vision loss
More than 90 lawsuits against GLP-1 companies claim rare eye condition resulted from diabetes and weight loss drugs.
Trump to UN: do I ‘annihilate’ Iran or ‘make a deal?’
US President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly that he has a ‘big decision to make’ on Iran.
Autopsy shows Hayden Panettiere died from a drug overdose
The death of the child star - who had fentanyl, Xanax, a muscle relaxant and antipsychotic medication in her system - was ruled an accident.
What’s behind French protests against a new police bill?
Critics say controversial law will give police officers a 'licence to kill'.
Call of Duty's Activision to make next Halo game as Xbox cuts more jobs
The news comes as part of a "reset" announced by Xbox in July, with 3,600 planned job losses overall.
Why are the Houthis fighting for Yemen’s Kahboub Mountains?
Kahboub could help the Houthis consolidate control near one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.