As President Trump announces a ‘crushing economic operation’ against Iran, many people there are already struggling to make ends meet due to soaring prices and a weakening currency. Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi has been to a market in Tehran.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Click here to share on
Human Rights Watch calls for sanctions and the suspension of military aid to Israel, as dozens of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank are at risk of erasure.Dozens of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank are at risk of erasure due to escalating attacks by Israeli settlers,
United States President Donald Trump has insisted that his military remains in control of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and suggested this past week that the US might even seek to take charge of the territory.On Tuesday, he also claimed that the strait was open for vessels to pass
Four-time F1 World Drivers’ Champion’s new deal puts to rest rumours that he would exit the team at the end of 2028 season.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Multiple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull Racing until the end of
Heatwaves are squeezing growth and productivity while the Iran war drives up Europe’s energy costs.Wildfires are burning, crops are failing and rivers are running dry.Europe is baking under its fifth heatwave of the year. Economists warn extreme heat is becoming an economic risk – hitting output, tourism, food prices,
Ukrainian officials say at least 12 people were killed and dozens more injured after Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv early on Thursday. Officials say civilian infrastructure, including a children’s hospital, was targeted.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has praised the destruction of 10,000 Palestinian homes in Israel. At a demolition site in Ramla, he described the sound as ‘wonderful’. The demolitions are carried out under the pretext of lacking permits.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Click here to share on social
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not tolerate a Turkish military presence expanding southward in Syria. In an interview following Israeli attacks on a Syrian military base, Netanyahu said his government had passed a ‘message’ to Turkiye as a warning.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Click here
Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz nearly tripled while the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran was in effect, though it remained far below pre-war levels, according to ship tracking data.Some 374 million barrels of oil exited the Gulf during the 60-day window covered by
The wreck of a steam tugboat from the early 1900s has emerged from shrinking waters in Serbia
Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev crashed out of the Cincinnati Open in a matter of hours on a rainy fourth-round day of action.American Tommy Paul saved a match point on the way to a 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 upset of
UN warns of surging displacement in Kordofan as power and water infrastructure come under attack in El Obeid.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026More than 200,000 people have been newly displaced across Sudan’s Kordofan region due to intensified fighting since late last year, the United Nations has said,
As President Trump announces a ‘crushing economic operation’ against Iran, many people there are already struggling to make ends meet due to soaring prices and a weakening currency. Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi has been to a market in Tehran.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Click here to share on
Human Rights Watch calls for sanctions and the suspension of military aid to Israel, as dozens of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank are at risk of erasure.Dozens of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank are at risk of erasure due to escalating attacks by Israeli settlers,
United States President Donald Trump has insisted that his military remains in control of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and suggested this past week that the US might even seek to take charge of the territory.On Tuesday, he also claimed that the strait was open for vessels to pass
Four-time F1 World Drivers’ Champion’s new deal puts to rest rumours that he would exit the team at the end of 2028 season.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Multiple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull Racing until the end of
Heatwaves are squeezing growth and productivity while the Iran war drives up Europe’s energy costs.Wildfires are burning, crops are failing and rivers are running dry.Europe is baking under its fifth heatwave of the year. Economists warn extreme heat is becoming an economic risk – hitting output, tourism, food prices,
Ukrainian officials say at least 12 people were killed and dozens more injured after Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv early on Thursday. Officials say civilian infrastructure, including a children’s hospital, was targeted.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has praised the destruction of 10,000 Palestinian homes in Israel. At a demolition site in Ramla, he described the sound as ‘wonderful’. The demolitions are carried out under the pretext of lacking permits.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Click here to share on social
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not tolerate a Turkish military presence expanding southward in Syria. In an interview following Israeli attacks on a Syrian military base, Netanyahu said his government had passed a ‘message’ to Turkiye as a warning.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Click here
Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz nearly tripled while the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran was in effect, though it remained far below pre-war levels, according to ship tracking data.Some 374 million barrels of oil exited the Gulf during the 60-day window covered by
The wreck of a steam tugboat from the early 1900s has emerged from shrinking waters in Serbia
Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev crashed out of the Cincinnati Open in a matter of hours on a rainy fourth-round day of action.American Tommy Paul saved a match point on the way to a 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 upset of
UN warns of surging displacement in Kordofan as power and water infrastructure come under attack in El Obeid.Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026More than 200,000 people have been newly displaced across Sudan’s Kordofan region due to intensified fighting since late last year, the United Nations has said,