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A women holding the flag of East Turkestan in Ankara, Turkiye, Oct. 1, 2023. Credit: Shutterstock At 10:15 p.m. on July 29, Shukur Aikebaer was abducted and murdered outside his residence in Chino County, California, by two individuals, reportedly named Zhengfeng Bo and Jianquan Bo. Aikebaer’s death sent shock waves through Uyghur communities worldwide.  Investigators […]

Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers conducted operations as U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began setting conditions for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, April 11, 2026. Credit: U.S. Central Command Photo) Following the outbreak of the Iran-U.S. conflict on February 28, a prevailing view emerged in international discourse that China was the primary beneficiary […]

The border gate between Vietnam and Laos at Lao Bao, Vietnam. Credit: Depositphotos Vietnamese investment in Laos didn’t just grow in the first half of 2026. It nearly quadrupled. Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs put first-quarter investment at $582 million, up 4.2 times year-on-year, with cumulative Vietnamese investment reaching $6.6 billion across 289 projects. Lao […]

Credit: Depositphotos Myanmar’s military-backed government has again rejected the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s call for the release of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi and dismissed the need for an ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar. The statement came on Saturday, after the 11-nation Southeast Asian bloc renewed its call for the “unconditional release” […]

Image source, Reuters ByThanyarat Doksone, Reporting fromBangkok and Joel Guinto, Reporting fromSingapore Published 8 minutes ago A former Thai MP allegedly shot dead a local official in the southern province of Nonthaburi, then dialled into a YouTube livestream to inform the host – a political pundit – of what he had done. Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Reawraeng told the […]

Credit: Depositphotos A U.S. federal judge has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary protected status (TPS) for nearly 4,000 people from Myanmar, presaging their possible arrest and deportation. In a ruling on Friday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly of the Northern District of Illinois rejected last-minute efforts by immigrant rights […]

China evacuates a million from homes as Typhoon Dolphin arrives

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Nigeria national team players Ngozi Okobi, left, and Rinsola Babajide in a pre-WAFCON 2026 friendly match against Senegal at Remo Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria, on June 5, 2026 [Adekunle Ajayi/NurPhoto via Getty] By AFP […]

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the second phase of elections for the regional Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on August 2, 2026 [Amiruddin Mughal/EPA] By Abid Hussain Published On 10 […]

ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Don Nelson coached 31 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) [Kyle Phillips/AP] By Reuters Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026 Hall of Famer Don Nelson, the coach with the second-most wins in NBA ‌history, […]