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Credit: Depositphotos When Singapore gained independence in 1965, it had no army, few resources, and limited room for error. Other countries turned down its requests for military assistance. Israel did not. That history still has relevance as Singapore’s leaders have repeatedly recognized the contribution Israel made at a time when its existence was in jeopardy. […]

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ListenListen (5 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Qusra Mayor Abdulatheem Wadi points his mobile phone at Palestinian houses which were besieged by Israeli settlers in Qusra village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank [Ali Sawafta/Reuters] By Simon Speakman Cordall Published On 14 Aug 202614 […]

ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Luzviminda Siapo (L), whose son Raymart is believed to have been a victim of an extrajudicial killing in March 2017 during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-illegal drugs campaign, reacts at the close of a Truth Commission […]

ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Opponents of end-of-life assistance gather during a vote by parliament on a bill establishing the right to medical aid in dying in Paris, France, July 15, 2026 [Noemie Olive/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and The […]

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo FIFA president Gianni Infantino, left, has received the backing of the President of the Qatar Football Association, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Than, right [File: Dylan Martinez/Reuters] By Reuters Published On 14 Aug 202614 […]

‘Party of the Cubans’: How Republicans court South Florida’s vote Polls suggest Cuban American voters in Florida remain largely Republican ahead of the 2026 midterm election, despite frustration over immigration. A box of voter guides rests on a picnic table at a Miami-Dade Democratic Party canvassing event in Miami [Yasmeen Altaji/Al Jazeera] A box of […]

Zambia’s electoral commission on Friday suspended vote counting nationwide.

Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Luigi Mangione is seen in court in New York in August [David Dee Delgado/AFP] Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026 Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. […]

play videoplay video Video Duration 46 minutes 56 seconds play-arrow46:56 An exclusive Al Jazeera interview with the man who took over as president of Syria in January 2025 about his vision for the long-term future of his country. Read more From opposition figure to Head of State – how Ahmed al Sharaa plans to transform […]