Advertisement China’s military weapons ChinaMilitary From cargo to combat: China urged to prepare civilian ships for wartime use Defence researcher at top planning agency says Beijing should draw lessons from the Falklands conflict to commandeer commercial vessels 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Liu Zhen Published: 8:00pm, 16 Aug 2026 China should speed up plans to commandeer civilian […]
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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 Mohamed Salah made his Trabzonspor debut on August 15, 2026, playing as a second-half substitute [Murad Sezer/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026 Ex-Liverpool star Mohamed Salah made his […]
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By Rafael Shikhani Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026 ListenListen (9 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A drone view of an oil tanker ship anchored on Lagos Lagoon in Lagos, Nigeria on December 2, 2025 [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters] As the disruption of traffic […]
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Advertisement Crime in Hong Kong Hong KongLaw and Crime 17 arrested, HK$3.67m seized in crackdown on scam group using Malaysian ‘runners’ Police say arrests connected to phone scams that targeted 22 people and resulted in losses of HK$2.5 million between June and August 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Emily Hung Published: 6:03pm, 16 Aug 2026Updated: 6:06pm, 16 […]
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Advertisement European Union WorldEurope Belgium battles worst wildfire on record, EU allies come to aid Helicopters from the Czech Republic and Swedish water-bombing aircraft were due to arrive under the European Union civil protection mechanism 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Agence France-Presse Published: 6:09pm, 16 Aug 2026 Firefighters battling Belgium’s largest modern-day wildfire were counting on crucial […]
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Advertisement China’s Communist Party ChinaPolitics China to fly flags at half-mast for former premier Zhu Rongji’s funeral The late statesman, known for his pivotal role in transitioning China towards a market economy, will be cremated in Beijing on Tuesday 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Amber Wangin Beijing Published: 6:37pm, 16 Aug 2026Updated: 6:38pm, 16 Aug 2026 Former […]
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Advertisement Bangladesh AsiaSouth Asia Rahman will not visit India until Hasina extradited to Bangladesh Foreign ministry officials played down media speculation about a possible trip to India next week by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman 1-MIN READ1-MIN Listen Agence France-Presse Published: 6:44pm, 16 Aug 2026 Bangladesh said on Sunday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would not […]
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