ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A journalist browses the Messina museum website showing a picture of the Early Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina’s artwork, which has been stolen [Gregorio Borgia/AP] By Heba Habib and AP Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug […]
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Advertisement SCMP Highlights World China embraces ‘Grandpa Cute’; policewoman probed over uniform dance: 5 weekend reads you missed From Chinese billionaire buying a Shanghai hotel to Southeast Asia’s monarchies, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend 1-MIN READ1-MIN Listen SCMP Published: 12:15pm, 17 Aug 2026 We have put together stories from […]
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Advertisement Israel-Gaza war WorldMiddle East Far-right Ben-Gvir urges Israel to kill ‘30 to 40 every night’ in Gaza The national security minister does not have power to order strikes but is one of the most influential people in Israel 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Associated Press Published: 12:21pm, 17 Aug 2026 An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime […]
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ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Supporters of Zambian incumbent President and United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate Hakainde Hichilema hold his portrait as they cheer during an election campaign rally in Lusaka on August 11, 2026 [AFP] By Al Jazeera […]
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Footage shows a rare sighting of one of Iran’s most elusive wild felines.
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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Food courts and hawker centres are common dining spots in Singapore ByKoh Ewe Published 1 hour ago Police in Singapore are investigating the assault of an elderly man after he patted a young girl on the head at a food court. A man believed to be the father of the […]
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Advertisement Crime in Hong Kong Hong KongLaw and Crime Hong Kong maid cafe operator arrested for allegedly molesting staff, 14 Operator of Mong Kok cafe, a 35-year-old man, allegedly touched employee multiple times, beginning on her first day at work 1-MIN READ1-MIN Listen Leopold Chen Published: 11:20am, 17 Aug 2026 The operator of a Hong […]
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