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Fierce ground fighting is ongoing in the centre of Khan Younis, reports Al Jazeera’s Wael Dahdouh, as Palestinians start 2024 sheltering from Israeli shelling. Israel says it will withdraw reservists from its Gaza ground invasion so troops…

The world welcomed 2024 with a mix of celebration and sombre reflection. Sydney sparkled under a shower of silver and gold fireworks commemorating the 50th anniversary of its iconic Opera House, while the mood in Gaza remained bleak, with…

A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit central Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate. A tsunami around 1 metre high struck parts of the coast along the Sea of Japan…

Taiwan's relations with China must be decided by the will of the people and peace must be based on "dignity", President Tsai Ing-wen has said on Monday after China's leader, Xi Jinping, said "reunification" with the island is inevitable.…

Russia says it has targeted Ukrainian military sites in the capital Kyiv and Kharkiv in a new wave of drone and missile attacks in days, in retaliation for a deadly attack a day earlier on the city of Belgorod. The Russian Defence Ministry…

Parts of Asia are now ringing in the new year with Japan and North and South Korea among the latest countries to reach midnight. Sydney in Australia ran a huge display of fireworks launched from the iconic Harbour Bridge and the Opera…

Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza for nearly three months has destroyed 70 percent of the homes in the besieged Palestinian enclave, according to the Government Media Office. No further details were provided but an earlier report…

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a California law that bans the carrying of guns in most public places to take effect at the start of 2024, as the panel put on hold a judge's ruling declaring the measure unconstitutional.…

North Korea has vowed to launch three new spy satellites, build military drones, and boost its nuclear arsenal in 2024 as leader Kim Jong Un said U.S. policy is making war inevitable, state media reported on Sunday. Kim lashed out at…

Russia has pounded the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with missiles and drones in the hours leading into New Year's Eve, Ukrainian officials  have said, hours after Moscow accused Kyiv of carrying out a deadly air assault just across the border…