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Guatemalan lawmaker and three police officers killed in armed attack
It happened in a region of the country known to have drug trafficking activity.
Hundreds march in Pau, France against high living costs
Five killed and at least 10 injured in Krakow shooting
Five people have been killed and at least 10 injured in a shooting near the main market square in Krakow, Poland.
Iran’s IRGC says building underground sites for weapons production, storage
IRGC says underground military complexes allow missile production to continue even under heavy bombardment.
Trump’s new chief of staff Stephen Miller says he ‘saved America’
Stephen Miller, US President Donald Trump’s incoming chief of staff praises him.
Casualties reported after shooting in Poland’s Krakow
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says police are investigating after 'tragic shooting' in second-largest city.
UK cannot 'cherry pick' EU single market deal, Barnier tells BBC
The former Brexit negotiator says EU countries would reject any British attempts to follow economic rules "a la carte".
No clear winner after tight New Zealand general election
Weeks of coalition talks could follow after preliminary results pointed to a highly divided national parliament.
A promising new medicine against heart disease fails unexpectedly
Doctors expected an experimental drug that lowers a common risk factor for heart attacks would save patients' lives. The medicine made no difference.
The Lions by the River Tigris: Restoring Mosul’s artefacts
When the ancient Iraqi city of Mosul is devastated after liberation from ISIL, three men strive to revive its beauty.
Iraq’s FM says external parties using Iraqi soil to attack neighbours
Iraqi foreign minister tells Al Jazeera that Baghdad is investigating attacks on Gulf launched from its territory.
New Zealand’s prime minister says election is ‘too close to call’
New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon says he has a pathway to form the next government.
Who is Hakeem Jeffries, the Democrat poised to become House speaker?
Likely to become the first Black House speaker, Jeffries faces pressure from progressives over Trump and Israel.
‘Radical’ or ‘hero’?: France debates leftist candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon
The hard-left leader has transformed into a real contender in next year presidential elections.
‘They started bombing us with drones’: Russian attacks unnerve Zaporizhzhia
A region once offering refuge becomes increasingly dangerous, as 50 people are killed in a single attack.
Democrats plan to widen their probes of fatal ICE shootings
The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during the ICE surge in Minneapolis last winter was a pivotal moment for the country. After Democrats' sweeping wins this week, their deaths at the hands of
Gaza displacement camps collapse under rainwater
Rainwater is inundating displacement camps across Gaza as makeshift shelters collapse. Al Jazeera’s Nour Khaled reports.
Buildings damaged in Israeli bombings risk collapse as rain inundates Gaza
Floods have swept through Gaza after heavy rain, endangering families and putting war-damaged buildings at risk.