Hundreds turned out for a Zohran Mamdani lookalike contest in New York, where nine contestants competed for the crowd’s vote. Part-time actor and Mamdani impersonator Amadeo Fusca won the contest and took home a prize of $100.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Share Mamdani lookalike contest draws hundreds of
Footage shows Israeli military vehicles and personnel deployed across Nablus city in the occupied West Bank. Two Palestinians are reported to have been killed and one detained, according to Israeli media.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Share Two Palestinians reported dead as Israeli forces raid Nablus on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd
The US has launched its first strikes on Iran in a month, hitting sites on Larak Island. Iran hit back targeting bases hosting US forces in Jordan. As Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo reports from Washington DC the US says those missiles were shot down.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug
Niger’s military government has contained an attempted mutiny in the capital, but the uprising has exposed tensions inside an army struggling to contain persistent attacks by armed groups.It has also highlighted the changing nature of Niger’s security partnerships, with Russian personnel helping government forces contain the unrest.The mutiny began on
Tunisia is facing another spell of extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 49.8 degrees Celsius (121.6 Fahrenheit) in the central city of Kairouan on August 27.The heat has coincided with electricity cuts and water shortages in parts of the country, while doctors have warned of mounting pressure on emergency departments.The electricity
Washington has recently stepped up efforts to economically pressure Tehran amid the deadlocked truce talks.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Washington plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week as it steps up its campaign to economically isolate Tehran amid the deadlocked truce talks, the US Treasury
Abducted Venezuelan leader’s post appears to show him in US detention, published two days after US-Venezuela oil deal.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has posted two photographs that appear to show him in a United States detention centre, where he has been held
Opposition in Venezuela as interim leader insists the deal with Washington will help with the country’s recovery.A new deal between Caracas and Washington would give US companies access to more than a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.But there’s opposition in Venezuela, as well as debate about whether the
More than 60 people have been evacuated after flooding swept large boulders and other debris into the Colorado River.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026At least 15 people are feared missing after major flash flooding hit the Grand Canyon in the US state of Arizona, the National Park
A search is under way for more than 20 people who may be missing after flash floods tore through Arizona’s Grand Canyon. More than sixty people were airlifted to safety. Heavy rains sent water surging down the steep, rocky terrain.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Share Flash flooding in
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, US Central Command says its forces bombed two rocket launchers of the IRGC on Larak Island.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Share IRGC attacks US bases in Jordan after US strikes Iran’s Larak Island on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
Every year in London, the Jab Jab masquerade sees hundreds don devil horns, cover their skin in motor oil and parade at dawn to celebrate the start of Notting Hill Carnival. Participants told Al Jazeera about the importance of continuing the Grenadian tradition.Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026Share
Hundreds turned out for a Zohran Mamdani lookalike contest in New York, where nine contestants competed for the crowd’s vote. Part-time actor and Mamdani impersonator Amadeo Fusca won the contest and took home a prize of $100.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Share Mamdani lookalike contest draws hundreds of
Footage shows Israeli military vehicles and personnel deployed across Nablus city in the occupied West Bank. Two Palestinians are reported to have been killed and one detained, according to Israeli media.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Share Two Palestinians reported dead as Israeli forces raid Nablus on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd
The US has launched its first strikes on Iran in a month, hitting sites on Larak Island. Iran hit back targeting bases hosting US forces in Jordan. As Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo reports from Washington DC the US says those missiles were shot down.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug
Niger’s military government has contained an attempted mutiny in the capital, but the uprising has exposed tensions inside an army struggling to contain persistent attacks by armed groups.It has also highlighted the changing nature of Niger’s security partnerships, with Russian personnel helping government forces contain the unrest.The mutiny began on
Tunisia is facing another spell of extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 49.8 degrees Celsius (121.6 Fahrenheit) in the central city of Kairouan on August 27.The heat has coincided with electricity cuts and water shortages in parts of the country, while doctors have warned of mounting pressure on emergency departments.The electricity
Washington has recently stepped up efforts to economically pressure Tehran amid the deadlocked truce talks.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Washington plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week as it steps up its campaign to economically isolate Tehran amid the deadlocked truce talks, the US Treasury
Abducted Venezuelan leader’s post appears to show him in US detention, published two days after US-Venezuela oil deal.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has posted two photographs that appear to show him in a United States detention centre, where he has been held
Opposition in Venezuela as interim leader insists the deal with Washington will help with the country’s recovery.A new deal between Caracas and Washington would give US companies access to more than a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.But there’s opposition in Venezuela, as well as debate about whether the
More than 60 people have been evacuated after flooding swept large boulders and other debris into the Colorado River.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026At least 15 people are feared missing after major flash flooding hit the Grand Canyon in the US state of Arizona, the National Park
A search is under way for more than 20 people who may be missing after flash floods tore through Arizona’s Grand Canyon. More than sixty people were airlifted to safety. Heavy rains sent water surging down the steep, rocky terrain.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Share Flash flooding in
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, US Central Command says its forces bombed two rocket launchers of the IRGC on Larak Island.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Share IRGC attacks US bases in Jordan after US strikes Iran’s Larak Island on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
Every year in London, the Jab Jab masquerade sees hundreds don devil horns, cover their skin in motor oil and parade at dawn to celebrate the start of Notting Hill Carnival. Participants told Al Jazeera about the importance of continuing the Grenadian tradition.Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026Share