Iraq says September 30 withdrawal deadline for US-led coalition ‘final’
Published: August 12, 2026 19:11
A US official confirmed that the United States expects to complete its pullout by September 30.
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Thousands flee drought in Somalia amid sharp aid decline
Published: August 12, 2026 19:06
Thousands of hunger-stricken families have lost their livestock and farms due to a yearslong drought in Somalia.
Paramount Skydance mulls CNN sale amid antitrust merger challenge
Published: August 12, 2026 18:23
Paramount’s legal officer hints at CNN sale as 12 states, led by California, file lawsuit to block merger with WBD.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns
Published: August 12, 2026 18:23
Outbreak to eclipse West Africa's Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016 if it continues at current pace, WHO chief says.
Lebanese families demand release of detainees held by Israel
Published: August 12, 2026 18:15
Lebanese families rallied in Beirut demanding answers about relatives detained by Israel.
Mount Etna eruption disrupts travel at Italy’s Catania airport
Published: August 12, 2026 18:13
Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded at Italy’s Catania airport after Mount Etna erupted.
White House construction project to cost almost $1bn
Published: August 12, 2026 17:23
The White House defended reports it planned to spend nearly $1bn on controversial construction projects.
Drought exposes Nazi-era warship wrecks beneath the Danube
Published: August 12, 2026 16:58
Record-low water levels on the Danube near Prahovo, Serbia, have exposed the wrecks of dozens of Nazi-era vessels
Trump remarks on diminishing impact of pro-Israel groups in Congress
Published: August 12, 2026 16:23
Trump claims pro-Israel lobbying no longer wields the power it had decades ago, reflecting changes in US politics.
PSG vs Aston Villa LIVE: UEFA Super Cup 2026
Published: August 12, 2026 16:00
Live coverage and text updates from our commentary stream as PSG's Dembele, Doue and Barcola target more trophies.
Europe prepares for first total solar eclipse in 27 years
Published: August 12, 2026 15:40
Europe is gearing up for its first total solar eclipse in 27 years.
Colombia declares three days of mourning after deadly earthquake
Published: August 12, 2026 15:39
Hundreds are dead as rescuers race to find survivors of the magnitude 7.4 quake.
Is Russia’s economy cracking despite the Iran war windfall?
Published: August 12, 2026 15:36
A widening deficit and Ukrainian strikes are testing Russia's economy, even as war in the Middle East lifts oil revenue.
WHO chief says Trump vaccine push goes against ‘decades of evidence’
Published: August 12, 2026 15:30
The US health secretary has spent years saying the MMR vaccine caused autism despite no medical evidence.
Iran remains defiant as it vows to fight US until demands met
Published: August 12, 2026 15:29
IRGC advisers say Iran has replaced more missiles and drones than it used, and cite falling US munition stocks.
US consumer inflation slows in July as energy prices briefly retreat
Published: August 12, 2026 15:08
Energy prices declined 1.5 percent in July but remain 14.7 percent higher compared with a year ago.
As Strait of Hormuz transit drops, Trump again says US has ‘control’
Published: August 12, 2026 15:07
Just eight vessels crossed strait on Tuesday, down from 130 to 140 prior to the war as peace talks stall.
Lebanon passes long-sought amnesty law, a day after death penalty repeal
Published: August 12, 2026 14:26
The legislation will 'exceptionally' reduce certain prison terms, says Lebanon's parliament speaker.
Why the UK faces a prisons crisis amid row over release of cop killers
Published: August 12, 2026 14:23
The killers of PC Andrew Harper had been set to partake in early release scheme as prison system on verge of collapse.
Iran is not anti-imperialist. It is a state calculating survival
Published: August 12, 2026 14:23
Regardless of its current hostile rhetoric, the Islamic Republic will likely reach a settlement with the US and Israel.
Argentina star Messi not certain to play ‘much longer’ after father’s death
Published: August 12, 2026 13:59
Former Barcelona and PSG star Lionel Messi, who won the 2022 World Cup, hints at retirement from football.
‘Burn in hell’: Israeli settlers spread hate through graffiti, attacks
Published: August 12, 2026 13:58
Racist settler graffiti on West Bank homes and schools reveals a brazen ideological drive for Palestinian displacement.
Sudanese army intercepts RSF drones over el-Obeid
Published: August 12, 2026 13:29
Sudanese army air defenses reportedly intercepted drones launched by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over el-Obeid.
Why has North Korea fired a missile ahead of US-South Korea drills?
Published: August 12, 2026 13:10
Pyongyang has repeatedly condemned US–South Korea military drills, claiming they are a 'rehearsal for invasion'.
Egyptian student livestreams his kidnapping
Published: August 12, 2026 12:36
Egyptian student livestreams his kidnapping
Top Iranian commander visited Iraq to discuss disarmament plan: Source
Published: August 12, 2026 12:34
Esmail Qaani held meetings over Iraqi government's plan to disarm armed groups and bring weapons under state control.
Rare solar eclipse to sweep across Europe and the Arctic
Published: August 12, 2026 12:33
Rare solar eclipse to sweep across Europe and the Arctic
Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels
Published: August 12, 2026 11:11
If European states seize vessels with Russian cargo, Moscow will respond in kind 'wherever necessary', says Putin.
Lebanon ends executions: Where does the death penalty still exist in 2026?
Published: August 12, 2026 10:40
Three-quarters of the world has abolished the death penalty in law or in practice, according to Amnesty International.
Woman rescued after 36 hours under rubble in Colombia
Published: August 12, 2026 10:37
A 32-year-old woman was rescued after 36 hours under rubble following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia.
Iran refutes Trump’s claim to ‘control’ Hormuz: What’s the latest in talks?
Published: August 12, 2026 10:27
Iran says Hormuz stays closed until US meets its demands and changes its 'behaviour' as global energy prices rise.
‘The hardest mission of my life’: A rescuer’s loss in the Lebanon War
Published: August 12, 2026 10:02
A Lebanon rescuer’s work is shaped by the daughter he lost in an Israeli attack on his station.
More than 100 passengers rescued after Indonesia ferry fire
Published: August 12, 2026 09:26
More than 100 passengers rescued after Indonesia ferry fire
Pogba suffers new injury setback with Monaco future now in doubt
Published: August 12, 2026 09:24
Former France and Manchester United star Paul Pogba suffers latest injury setback, sparking rumours about Monaco future.
Zambia’s president rallies for second term ahead of election
Published: August 12, 2026 09:16
Zambia's president rallies for second term ahead of election
A hydrogen-powered vehicle sets new land speed record
Published: August 12, 2026 09:10
A hydrogen-powered vehicle sets new land speed record
Rybakina defeats Osaka, advances to Canadian Open semifinals to play Gauff
Published: August 12, 2026 08:45
Elena Rybakina stages a huge comeback to beat Naomi Osaka and will now play Coco Gauff for a place in the final.
Wisconsin race tight: Key takeaways from US primary election results
Published: August 12, 2026 08:45
Trump-backed candidates both win and lose: Results from Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Carolina and Alabama.
Wildberries under fire: Why is Ukraine targeting a Russian retail giant?
Published: August 12, 2026 08:19
The company akin to Amazon has come under heavy attacks in Russia as Kyiv tries to bring the sense of war home.
Clacton by-election: Farage may win the town, but can he win the country?
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Published: August 12, 2026 08:14
Reform UK leader is set to claim victory over the seaside town that adores him, but the party's popularity is in doubt.
Taiwan’s Foxconn reports 35 percent rise in profit on AI demand
Published: August 12, 2026 07:58
World's largest contract electronics maker forecasts strong growth in 2026 amid AI boom.
Three killed in overnight attacks on Russian, Ukrainian port cities
Published: August 12, 2026 07:49
Russia's Novorossiysk 'endured a horrific night', with a child killed and dozens of buildings damaged, says local mayor.
Trump says his decoy plane faced ‘greater risk’ in secret flight change
Published: August 12, 2026 07:31
Air Force One was still carrying journalists and top aides, who remained at apparent risk of an Iranian strike.
Israeli government accused of complicity as settlers demolish Jericho homes
Published: August 12, 2026 07:28
Israeli settlers demolish homes in village, leaving rubble and fear among displaced Palestinian families in Jericho.
Autism and war: Gaza families grapple with destruction and loss
Published: August 12, 2026 07:27
Continuous bombing disrupts routines, causing sensory shocks and behavioural relapses in Gaza's autistic children.
Cristiano Ronaldo announces marriage to Georgina Rodriguez in Portugal
Published: August 12, 2026 07:11
Football's most famous current player wed his long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez after a decade together.
At least 15 dead, dozens missing as ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe
Published: August 12, 2026 06:29
Zimbabwe’s Civil Protection Unit says the ferry was carrying more than its capacity of 90 people when it capsized.
Why have several nations raised red flags over Indian farm exports?
Published: August 12, 2026 05:34
As Tokyo turns back mangoes, Beijing blocks rice, and European inspectors flag spices, Indian growers ask what's wrong.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has sent proposals to US to end war with Russia
Published: August 12, 2026 05:26
Ukraine's president also says Russia will use its election next month as a pretext to declare a new mobilisation.
Can Trump keep his ‘irritation’ with Netanyahu in check?
Published: August 12, 2026 05:01
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan which has exposed tensions between the two.
Israeli raids, demolitions continue as UN warns West Bank at breaking point
Published: August 12, 2026 04:59
Israeli forces arrest 23 Palestinians and demolish home of man killed in confrontation with Israeli settlers in July.
Did Trump flee an Iranian assassination plot on a catering truck?
Published: August 12, 2026 04:52
New reports reveal the US President hid in a catering truck to switch planes over an alleged bomb plot in July.
Trump says secret plane switch ‘up to the Secret Service’
Published: August 12, 2026 04:15
US President Donald Trump says the decision to make a plane switch in Turkiye after the NATO summit.
Drone strikes power station near Libya’s largest oil refinery
Published: August 12, 2026 04:13
A drone has struck a power station in Libya’s western city of Zawiya
Russia frees ex-US marine Gilman jailed since 2022
Published: August 12, 2026 03:57
Russia has released former US marine Robert Gilman, who had been jailed since 2022 for attacking a police officer.
Oil prices rise as attacks dent hopes for Strait of Hormuz reopening
Published: August 12, 2026 03:41
Brent crude climbs as renewed violence dampens hopes for a return to stability in energy markets.
Six killed in Houthi attack on Bab al-Mandeb ship, Yemen’s government says
Published: August 12, 2026 03:09
Deaths on Egyptian-owned Tihamah mark first shipping deaths linked to Houthis since the US-Israel war on Iran began.
Dozens dead and missing after ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe
Published: August 12, 2026 02:47
An overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 missing.
Iran holds firm on Hormuz conditions as Pakistan’s Naqvi visits Tehran
Published: August 12, 2026 02:29
Iran's top security official says the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen unless the US meets its conditions.
Stronghold of Syrian revolution celebrates Assad’s death sentence
Published: August 12, 2026 02:21
Syrians in Idlib gathered in celebration after a court sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad
On the ground in Cali, Colombia’s worst-hit city after the quake
Published: August 12, 2026 01:40
Reporting from the rubble of an apartment building, Al Jazeera’s Latin America Editor Lucia Newman describes the scene.
Zambia to vote as economic hardship tests government reforms
Published: August 12, 2026 01:18
Debt restructuring, inflation and copper revenues are emerging as key issues in the vote.
N Korea launches ballistic missile as S Korea, US plan military drills
Published: August 12, 2026 00:39
Pyongyang conducts second weapons test in less than a week as Seoul, Washington gear up for annual military exercises.
Iran war live: US fires missiles at cargo ship violating Iran blockade
Published: August 12, 2026 00:00
US forces disable a Panama-flagged cargo ship attempting to sail towards an Iranian port.
Cargo ship in flames after Houthi attack in Bab al-Mandeb strait
Published: August 11, 2026 23:57
Footage shows an Egyptian-owned cargo vessel in flames in the Bab al-Mandeb strait after a suspected Houthi attack.
Colombia scrambles to find survivors after deadly earthquake
Published: August 11, 2026 23:39
At least 254 deaths have been reported so far, as rescue workers continue to sift through collapsed buildings.
Father and sons forced to manually clear rubble in Gaza
Published: August 11, 2026 21:24
Forced to rely on basic tools, a father and his sons are clearing the rubble of their destroyed home in Gaza.
Relatives mourn victims of Pakistan avalanche
Published: August 11, 2026 20:56
Relatives gathered to mourn the three Nepali mountaineers, Kili Pemba Sherpa, Gyalu Sherpa, and Nima Sherpa.
Pakistan interior minister in Tehran amid talks to reopen Hormuz
Published: August 11, 2026 20:35
Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi has held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran.
In Gaza’s tents, widows face war’s harshest realities alone
Published: August 11, 2026 20:30
Widows in Gaza struggle alone under displacement, burdened by loss, insecurity, and daily battles for survival.
Fishermen face deadly dangers as Yemen’s Red Sea becomes a warzone
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Published: August 11, 2026 20:29
Many Yemeni fishermen have abandoned the trade, seeking safer livelihoods as Red Sea becomes too dangerous.
Israel demolishes home of Palestinian killed during settler attack
Published: August 11, 2026 20:18
Video shows the moment Israeli forces blow up the home of Farouk Ramadan, a Palestinian man who was killed in July.
DR Congo Ebola death toll surpasses 2,000
Published: August 11, 2026 20:15
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly, with the death toll surpassing 2,000.
Trump warns of ‘jihadists’ ruling in Washington as Democrats show momentum
Published: August 11, 2026 20:11
Donald Trump labels US Democratic nominees 'jihadists' in inflammatory remarks made in the Oval Office.
Search for survivors underway in Colombia’s earthquake aftermath
Published: August 11, 2026 20:06
Rescuers search for survivors in western Colombia in what is called the country’s strongest earthquake this century.
US military fires on cargo vessel it said sought to break Iran blockade
Published: August 11, 2026 19:58
CENTCOM says helicopter fired at engine room of Panama-flagged Vela Nova as US-Iran diplomacy remains stalled.
Truck crash in Egypt kills 18, many of them child labourers
Published: August 11, 2026 19:21
Two pick-up trucks collide in Ismailia, Egypt, leaving 18 dead, mostly children working as agricultural labourers.
UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls denied access to further education
Published: August 11, 2026 18:59
UNESCO says the figure could reach four million by 2030 unless Taliban reverses policy.
Venezuela and Israel restore consular ties as relations warm
Published: August 11, 2026 18:58
Despite cutting diplomatic ties with Israel in 2009, Caracas has shifted alignment in wake of Maduro abduction.
Tightened blockade on Gaza causes prices to soar
Published: August 11, 2026 18:45
As Israel tightens its blockade on Gaza, both lighters and fans have become the backbone of energy in the strip.
Paramount CEO may remove operations from California over stalled merger
Published: August 11, 2026 18:34
Paramount's CEO David Ellison warns of a California exit if the US state does not agree to talks, according to reports.
‘Justice at last’: Syrians react to Assad death sentence
Published: August 11, 2026 18:32
Syrians gathered to celebrate after a court sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia.
South Africa mine collapse kills 14 suspected illegal miners
Published: August 11, 2026 18:31
At least 14 suspected illegal miners were killed and eight injured when a mine dump collapsed in South Africa.
Tourists rush to Iceland to witness rare total solar eclipse
Published: August 11, 2026 18:22
Iceland is preparing for a total solar eclipse with hundreds of visitors expected in the country.
Rights groups launch new legal challenge to Trump campaign against ICC
Published: August 11, 2026 18:18
Prominent organisation charge sanctions against international tribunal trample consitutional rights, hinder their work.
Brazil’s Supreme Court to weigh cases that could weaken Amazon protections
Published: August 11, 2026 18:00
The rulings could affect Indigenous land rights, soya farming and environmental safeguards across the Amazon rainforest.
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib to death
Published: August 11, 2026 17:59
Syria’s ex-president Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and cousin Atef Najib have been sentenced to death
US jury in Luigi Mangione murder trial to remain anonymous
Published: August 11, 2026 17:36
The closely watched state trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set to begin next month.
Russia frees ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention
Published: August 11, 2026 17:09
The US government had recently designated Gilman as wrongfully detained.
Poland says Women’s World Cup plan on course despite UEFA boycott of FIFA
Published: August 11, 2026 17:04
Poland says their preparations to host the Women's Under-20 World Cup remain on schedule, despite UEFA-FIFA fallout.
PSG vs Aston Villa: UEFA Super Cup – prediction, lineups, teams
Published: August 11, 2026 16:55
The traditional curtain raiser for Europe's football league season pits Paris Saint-Germain against Aston Villa.
Trump faces lawsuit over push to limit birthright citizenship
Published: August 11, 2026 16:53
Despite previous Supreme Court ruling, Trump has sought new approach to limit the longstanding practice.
Hungary elects supreme court judge ousted by Orban as new president
Published: August 11, 2026 15:50
Baka replaces Orban appointee Tamas Sulyok, ousted weeks ago during Tisza’s campaign against Orban-era power structures.
Rwanda: The genocide against the Tutsi
Published: August 11, 2026 15:49
How colonial identity, extremist politics and 'hate radio' helped turn Rwanda’s genocide into organised mass murder.
Lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do so
Published: August 11, 2026 15:20
Death sentences will be replaced with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour.
DC residents debate safety gains a year into Trump’s Guard deployment
Published: August 11, 2026 15:07
Mixed reactions persist in Washington, DC, a year after Trump deployed the National Guard to address crime concerns.
Total solar eclipse 2026: Where, when and how to watch on Wednesday?
Published: August 11, 2026 14:56
Millions will see the sun disappear as the eclipse sweeps from the Arctic to Europe, bringing two minutes of totality.
Ten police and 17 “bandits” killed in firefight in northwestern Nigeria
Published: August 11, 2026 14:44
Police say 17 suspected gang members and two civilians were also killed in Kebbi State.
War on Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei is in ‘perfect health’, Iran says
Published: August 11, 2026 14:30
President Masoud Pezeshkian says Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in ‘perfect health’.
‘Only job I know’: Philippine sailors return to sea despite wartime risks
Published: August 11, 2026 14:06
Despite risks in the Strait of Hormuz and Black Sea, seafarers from the Philippines are still competing for jobs.
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