Utah wildfire response continues despite loss of helicopter crew, with containment standing at 24 percent.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026A pilot and one crew member have been confirmed dead after their firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a massive wildfire in central Utah.The Sikorsky S-64 ‘Skycrane’, operated by
Artisans at a weaving cooperative in Tibet are working to preserve Pulu, a traditional wool fabric that has been used on the Tibetan plateau for centuries
In briefShips anchored in the Strait of Hormuz during the war in the Middle East may become home to biofouling species on their hulls.Experts worry if departing ships are not carefully prepared, it could result in a major biosecurity problem.The economic ramifications of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
NewsFeedPalestinians near Bethlehem describe daily settler attacks as violence rises across the West Bank. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports that with elections looming, Israel’s right-wing government has an incentive to keep settlers happy, with their votes crucial to its re-election.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026Click here to share
Andras Baka, a strong advocate for judicial independence, becomes Tisza’s pick for Hungary’s next president.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026Hungary’s governing Tisza party has nominated Andras Baka, a former Supreme Court chief removed from his post by Viktor Orban’s government in 2012, as its candidate for the
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, IRGC sets terms to reopen Hormuz as US seeks commitments to end attacks on ships in the waterway.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
The pact includes an Article 5-style mutual-defence clause, but questions remain over how it would operate in practice and how Tehran will respond.Turkish leaders have insisted that the new trilateral defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not directed at Iran.Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday
A spokesman for the former US president said in October he was undergoing radiation treatment and hormone therapy.Former US President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden, said in an interview with the BBC."The cancer has spread, metastasised into his
In briefNew allegations emerged against FIFA president Gianni Infantino.The allegations are the latest in a string of controversies that have engulfed Infantino's leadership since the World Cup.FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who has endured a week of scathing criticism revolving around the now-shelved private investment plan, has been accused by a
NewsFeedUS Vice President JD Vance claims Washington has “destroyed” Iran’s nuclear programme and degraded its military, as Tehran demands US compensation and an end to the naval blockade before reopening the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on
Three Colombian tourists from same family are among the victims of Saturday’s crash on mountainside forest of Tijuca National Park.Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026At least four people have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, according to a statement
More than 8,000 people remain missing amid rubble in Gaza, with recovery efforts hindered by lack of heavy machinery.Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026Nineteen bodies, most of them women and children, have been recovered from under the rubble of a destroyed residential building in Gaza City, Gaza’s
Utah wildfire response continues despite loss of helicopter crew, with containment standing at 24 percent.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026A pilot and one crew member have been confirmed dead after their firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a massive wildfire in central Utah.The Sikorsky S-64 ‘Skycrane’, operated by
Artisans at a weaving cooperative in Tibet are working to preserve Pulu, a traditional wool fabric that has been used on the Tibetan plateau for centuries
In briefShips anchored in the Strait of Hormuz during the war in the Middle East may become home to biofouling species on their hulls.Experts worry if departing ships are not carefully prepared, it could result in a major biosecurity problem.The economic ramifications of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
NewsFeedPalestinians near Bethlehem describe daily settler attacks as violence rises across the West Bank. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports that with elections looming, Israel’s right-wing government has an incentive to keep settlers happy, with their votes crucial to its re-election.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026Click here to share
Andras Baka, a strong advocate for judicial independence, becomes Tisza’s pick for Hungary’s next president.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026Hungary’s governing Tisza party has nominated Andras Baka, a former Supreme Court chief removed from his post by Viktor Orban’s government in 2012, as its candidate for the
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, IRGC sets terms to reopen Hormuz as US seeks commitments to end attacks on ships in the waterway.Published On 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Google
The pact includes an Article 5-style mutual-defence clause, but questions remain over how it would operate in practice and how Tehran will respond.Turkish leaders have insisted that the new trilateral defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not directed at Iran.Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday
A spokesman for the former US president said in October he was undergoing radiation treatment and hormone therapy.Former US President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden, said in an interview with the BBC."The cancer has spread, metastasised into his
In briefNew allegations emerged against FIFA president Gianni Infantino.The allegations are the latest in a string of controversies that have engulfed Infantino's leadership since the World Cup.FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who has endured a week of scathing criticism revolving around the now-shelved private investment plan, has been accused by a
NewsFeedUS Vice President JD Vance claims Washington has “destroyed” Iran’s nuclear programme and degraded its military, as Tehran demands US compensation and an end to the naval blockade before reopening the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on
Three Colombian tourists from same family are among the victims of Saturday’s crash on mountainside forest of Tijuca National Park.Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026At least four people have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, according to a statement
More than 8,000 people remain missing amid rubble in Gaza, with recovery efforts hindered by lack of heavy machinery.Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026Nineteen bodies, most of them women and children, have been recovered from under the rubble of a destroyed residential building in Gaza City, Gaza’s