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U.S. Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby speaks at the Ananta Centre in New Delhi, India, Mar. 24, 2026. Credit: X/Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby The United States remains strongly committed to Asia but wants its partners to bear more of the burden for their own defense, a senior Pentagon official said in the […]

Buildings in the center of Jakarta, Indonesia. Credit: ID 96707010 © Rex Wholster | Dreamstime.com Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has nominated Destry Damayanti, a long-time central bank deputy, as the next governor of the institution, an official announced yesterday. State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi confirmed that the nomination was submitted to the House of Representatives through […]

Anti-junta graffiti seen during anti-coup protests in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb.9, 2021. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Kantabon Across Southeast Asia, artists and cultural rights defenders are increasingly being cast as threats – to public morality, political order and dominant narratives about gender, sexuality, identity, and belonging. This is especially true for queer and trans artists, whose bodies, stories, […]

Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Anjali says she started out as a Modi fan, but crossed over to the other end of the political spectrum in 2018 [Courtesy of Anjali] By Arshia Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026 New Delhi, India – When […]

In Pictures Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A rescue worker searches for survivors after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia [Santiago Saldarriaga/AP Photo] By AFP, AP and Reuters Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026 Search and rescue teams are racing against time across western […]

ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Iga Swiatek, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 10, 2026, is a six-time Grand Slam champion [Matthew Stockman/Getty via AFP] By Reuters Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026 Iga Swiatek swept past Diana Shnaider 6-2, […]

ListenListen (6 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont after delivering his State of the State address, February 7, 2024 [Jessica Hill/AP] By Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026 The United States midterm primaries […]

Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib [AFP and Getty Images] Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026 Syria’s ex-president Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib, the former head of political security in southern Syria’s Deraa province, have been sentenced to death […]

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Firefighters attempt to extinguish wildfire near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia, August 10, 2026 [Trisnadi/AP Photo] By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026 Authorities in Indonesia are […]

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