Independent law professor Kais Saied looked set ot win Tunisia’s presidential runoff, as exit polls forecast an overwhelming victory against his rival. Polls carried in Tunisian media on Sunday projected that Saied would win with between 72 and 77 percent of…
Imran Khan and Hassan Rouhani have held talks in the Iranian capital, Tehran, as part of an initiative by Pakistan to defuse rising tensions in the Gulf and mediate between regional foes, Iran and Saudi Arabia. Khan, the Pakistani prime minister, arrived in…
At least 18 people have been killed and more than a dozen missing after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades paralysed the capital, Tokyo, and surrounding areas, causing rivers to overflow and leaving almost half a million homes without power, pu…
Tunis, Tunisia – Polls have opened in Tunisia’s runoff presidential election between media magnate Nabil Karoui and conservative lawyer Kais Saied. The two self-styled “outsider” candidates delivered a shock to the Tunisian political establishment when they …
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has imposed a curfew on the capital, Quito, as 10 days of protests continue to rock the city, paralysing the centre and forcing the government to flee. In a post on Twitter on Saturday, Moreno said he had arranged the curfew…
Semyon Kislin, a business associate of Donald Trump who is due to give evidence at the US president’s impeachment inquiry on October 14, tried to obtain millions of dollars that Ukrainian prosecutors deemed stolen, Al Jazeera can reveal. Kislin is a long-tim…
Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has established a commission to investigate the deaths of more than 100 people in recent anti-government protests. In a statement on Saturday, Abdul Mahdi said the inquiry panel will investigate and bring to justice so…
Two men have been killed and more than six million people advised to evacuate as a powerful typhoon bore down on the Japanese capital, Tokyo, bringing with it the heaviest rain and winds in 60 years. Typhoon Hagibis, which means “speed” in the Philippine lan…
Eliud Kipchoge has made history as he becomes the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours, although the feat will not count as a world record, according to the world athletics body. The Kenyan Olympic marathon champion and world record holder …
A heavy downpour and strong winds are pounding Tokyo and surrounding areas as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall. Japanese weather authorities on Saturday issued a top-level emergency rain warning and millions were is…
After the second day of high-level trade talks, United States President Donald Trump has announced that the US and China reached a “very substantial phase one deal”. US officials had signalled good news was coming on Friday after the discussions ended, boost…
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