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Why are French protesters chanting ‘Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres’? 

21 October 2026

As violent protests roil France, bringing together students demanding better educational conditions and groups rejecting...

Drone attack in disputed Sudan-South Sudan border region kills at least 153 

21 October 2026

News|Sudan war A drone attack on a market in Abyei, a border region disputed by South Sudan and Sudan, has killed at lea...

Australian MP loses both legs in vehicle attack as suspect appears in court 

21 October 2026

Australian independent lawmaker Helen Haines has had both of her legs amputated after being rammed by a car outside her ...

Attack on Australian MP Haines: How threats against legislators have soared 

21 October 2026

An Australian independent lawmaker, Helen Haines, has had both legs amputated after ⁠being struck by a car outside her...

Blast heard in Yemen’s Aden as Houthis claim attack on military camp 

21 October 2026

BREAKINGBREAKING, A powerful explosion has been heard in the city of Aden in southern Yemen, an Al Jazeera journalist an...

Anthropic posts $80bn loss in first half of 2026: WSJ 

21 October 2026

News|Technology Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) company known for creating the chatbot Claude, recorded a ne...

Witkoff in Russia for Putin meeting after ‘positive’ talks with Zelenskyy 

21 October 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in St Petersburg for talks with Russian le...

‘I am still traumatised’: French police accused of brutalising minors 

21 October 2026

Paris, France — Enzo, 17, said a police officer grabbed his arm as another struck him from behind with a baton. With h...

Lula, Bolsonaro seek to disqualify each other ahead of Brazil runoff 

21 October 2026

Both candidates for the Brazilian presidency have called for the disqualification of their rivals over allegations of so...

Far from fringe: How Israel’s mainstream parties vote with the far right 

21 October 2026

Israelis head to the polls on October 27 in the first election since the genocide in Gaza and the wars on Lebanon and Ir...