Qatar’s Akram Afif, Japan’s Kiko Seike win AFC Player of the Year awards | Football News
Al Sadd forward Afif won the award for the second time after leading Qatar to the AFC Asian Cup title at home in 2023.Qatar’s Akram…
Iran plans to increase military budget by 200 percent | Military News
Defence spending boost needs parliament nod, comes as Iran and Israel exchanged tit-for-tat missile strikes in October.Iran plans to triple its military budget, a government…
The Sports Report: Dodgers move one step away from World Series title
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as new chief | Hezbollah News
Deputy leader promoted after Israeli assassinations left the Lebanon-based group in a leadership vacuum.Hezbollah has announced Naim Qassem as its new head. Qassem, whose promotion…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 977 | Russia-Ukraine war News
As the war enters its 977th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Tuesday, October 29, 2024: Fighting At least four people…
US election: 7 days left – What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to | US Election 2024 News
A week before election day, Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to “turn the page on fear and divisiveness” at a campaign rally in the battleground…
Malaysia’s ex-leader Mahathir, 99, discharged from hospital | Politics News
Southeast Asian country’s longest-serving prime minister had been hospitalised for a respiratory infection.Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad has been discharged from hospital after being admitted…
Tehran executes German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd over ‘terror’ conviction | News
Sharmahd, a German citizen who holds US residency, was sentenced to death in 2023 for ‘leading terror operations’.A German citizen of Iranian descent, who was…
Washington Post owner defends decision to end presidential endorsements | Al Jazeera News
Jeff Bezos claims giving such support can ‘create a perception of bias’.The owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, is defending his newspaper’s decision not…
‘Intolerable’, ‘dangerous precedent’: World condemns Israel’s UNRWA ban | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The United Nations and countries across the globe have denounced Israel after its parliament passed two laws that brands the UN agency for Palestinian refugees…
Pentagon says North Korea sent 10,000 troops to join Russian war in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
US increases estimated number of North Korean troops sent to Russia amid fears Moscow’s war on Ukraine could expand.An estimated 10,000 North Korean troops have…
Sudanese people living through ‘nightmare of violence, hunger’: UN chief | Sudan war News
The Sudanese people are living through a “nightmare of violence, hunger and displacement”, and countless others are facing “unspeakable atrocities”, including widespread rapes, United Nations…
Hundreds of US ballots destroyed after drop boxes targeted by fire | US Election 2024 News
Hundreds of United States election ballots have been ruined after two drop boxes were destroyed – one in Oregon and one in Washington state –…
In swing state Michigan, Harris promises to rethink education for jobs | Al Jazeera News
The vice president reaches out to non-college-educated voters in battleground stops.Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris is promising to reassess which federal jobs require a college…
Bolivian government accuses Morales of staging assassination attempt | Politics News
Two very different versions have emerged of Sunday’s incident when Morales says his car was hit by bullets.The Bolivian government has disputed claims by former…
More than one in three tree species at risk of extinction: Report | Environment News
The International Union for Conservation of Nature says tree species are at risk of extinction in 192 countries.More than one in three species of trees…
Georgians protest to denounce ruling party win in elections | Elections News
Thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets to protest against the disputed parliamentary election after the pro-Western opposition and president called for mass protests…
France’s hijab bans in sports ‘discriminatory’: UN experts | Women News
‘Muslim women and girls who wear the hijab must have equal rights to participate in cultural and sporting life,’ UN experts say.United Nations rights experts…
Israeli air strikes pummel Lebanese historic city of Tyre | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Successive Israeli air strikes have pummeled the southern port city of Tyre in Lebanon following an evacuation warning from the Israeli military for parts of…
Erik ten Hag sacked as Manchester United manager | Football News
The Dutchman was informed of his dismissal on Monday and he leaves Old Trafford after two and a half years in charge.Manchester United has sacked…