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Al Jazeera English · News · 2:30 AM
UK Conservatives attempt recovery at conference as Reform UK threat looms

Britain's Conservative Party is holding its annual conference in Birmingham, fighting to be the main voice of the Right. Not long ago it looked close to collapse, but some projections now have it level with the anti-i…

Al Jazeera English · News · 2:18 AM
Explosion shutters Venezuela’s second-largest oil refinery | AJ #shorts

An explosion has ripped through Venezuela's second-largest oil refinery, causing it to suspend activities. Reuters reports that the fire at the Cardon facility in Punto Fijo, Falcón state, started in a gas line. The f…

Al Jazeera English · News · 2:00 AM
French police fire tear gas as students and parents protest school funding

French police fired tear gas at protesters after more than 250,000 people, according to officials, rallied across the country demanding more school funding. Student unions put the figure above 450,000.

Al Jazeera English · News · 1:58 AM
Two Houthi missiles target Yemen’s Aden International Airport | AJ #shorts

Video shows explosions near Aden International Airport after Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said two missiles were fired by Houthi forces. No casualties were reported.

Al Jazeera English · News · 1:16 AM
Syrian embassy returns seized passport after 43 years | AJ #shorts

The Syrian embassy in Berlin has returned the passport of a citizen that the former Assad government seized 43 years ago. Adnan Wahoud says his passport was confiscated because he refused to cooperate with the former…

Al Jazeera English · News · 1:00 AM
UK police arrest seventh man over suspected terror incident near RAF Fairford

British counter-terror police have arrested a seventh man in connection with the suspected terror incident near RAF Fairford in late September, and he faces potential charges of preparing an act of terror.

Al Jazeera English · News · 12:56 AM
What’s behind Israel’s growing shift to the right? | AJ #shorts

Three years after the October 7 attacks, the politics of Israeli society has shifted further right, sidelining voices calling for a political settlement with Palestinians. But as Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh explains, the s…

Al Jazeera English · News · 12:06 AM
French mayor tear-gassed after shielding protesters from police | AJ #shorts

Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko was tear-gassed after shielding student protesters from riot police. Police used water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators in Paris and Lyon, which drew tens of thousands of peop…

Al Jazeera English · News · 12:00 AM
Qatar and India among seven countries bidding to host the 2036 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that Qatar and India are among seven countries bidding to host the 2036 Olympics.