A coup that never was: Why UK’s Starmer faced major leadership challenge

Senior colleague tried to topple British PM, and top aides resign as Epstein files have ripple effects far beyond US.

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Why did Pakistan end its India boycott at T20 World Cup?

Al Jazeera explains how one player's removal from a franchise led to the biggest cricket crisis in recent years.

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Heavy gunfire heard in Guinea’s capital, Conakry: Reports

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Anticorruption efforts declining in democracies around the world: Watchdog

Transparency International says the average global score in its report is at its lowest level in more than a decade.

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Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate

US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera Investigation finds.

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LIVE: Pakistan vs USA – T20 World Cup

Follow our live build-up, with toss and teams, ahead of our full text commentary stream of the group stage game.

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People displaced by South Sudan fighting wait for aid at remote camp

Displaced civilians in South Sudan have fled heavy fighting between government forces and opposition fighters.

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Humanitarian crisis deepens as South Sudan violence surges

Humanitarian operations have been impeded by attacks, looting and restrictions on movement.

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US strikes civil nuclear agreement with Armenia, Russia’s former close ally

Visiting US Vice President JD Vance pledges as much as $9bn in potential investment in Armenia.

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The UK’s shrinking centre is Keir Starmer’s real crisis

The political settlement underpinning Labour’s governing model is starting to fracture.

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More than two million people face hunger as drought grips Kenya

Drought-hit counties face alarming malnutrition and water shortages as livestock perish and hunger intensifies.

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How does the cutoff of Starlink terminals affect Russia’s moves in Ukraine?

Russian drone operators have been dealt a blow, but experts say the shut-off is unlikely to change the course of war.

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Vonn reflects on Winter Olympics downhill crash and tibia injury

Despite undergoing surgery for a fractured left leg, ski icon Lindsey Vonn defended her decision to compete at Games.

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Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to answer questions from US Congress

Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right and refused to testify before a US congressional committee.

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In Ukraine, deaths from hypothermia rise as Russia attacks energy system

At least 10 Ukrainians have died from cold-related illness as Moscow's assaults cut heat to thousands.

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UN spokesman pressed on ‘de facto annexation’ of occupied West Bank

As Israel faces criticism over West Bank annexation measures, Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo asks the UN what it will do.

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‘Evil deeds’: Hong Kong leader praises lengthy jail sentence for Jimmy Lai

US, UK officials call for Jimmy Lai's release on 'humanitarian' grounds due to his age and health.

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Iran’s top security official in Oman following nuclear talks with US

The trip by Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, comes amid diplomatic efforts to avert war.

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Palestinian citizens of Israel demand government do more to stop crime

Palestinians in Israel are reaching breaking point in the face of endemic crime and government neglect.

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More Australia protests over police crackdown on rally against Herzog visit

Civic groups denounce use of 'excessive' force as police chief refers to protesters as 'angry and violent mob'.

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