The women India’s biggest river project forgot As the Ken-Betwa dam displaces thousands, legal protections on compensation are being ignored. Protesters gather beside the Barna River near Kupi village in Madhya Pradesh [Chandra Pratap Tiwari/Al Jazeera] Protesters gather beside the Barna River near Kupi village in Madhya Pradesh [Chandra Pratap Tiwari/Al Jazeera] By Diwash Gahatraj […]
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ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo World Athletics President Sebastian Coe won two Olympic gold medals in his running career [Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters] By The Associated Press Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 Sebastian Coe has a simple approach to avoiding political […]
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has proposed talks with North Korea to formally end the Korean War.
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Israeli forces stormed a wedding hall in al-Eizariya town in the occupied West Bank and assaulted Palestinian attendees.
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ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Nabatieh shows smoke from the site of Israeli strikes on the mountainous area of the strategic Ali al-Taher Ridge on August 14, 2026 [AFP] By Al Jazeera […]
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