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Credit: Depositphotos Since the COVID-19 border closures sealed North Korea off from the world, and as the China-Russia-North Korea axis has deepened, the North Korean people have become more isolated and vulnerable than at any point in recent memory. In this grim period, one piece of encouraging news stands out: last month, U.S. Senators Tim […]

Right-wing politician Abelardo De La Espriella takes office after narrowly winning June’s presidential runoff.

ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella waves after receiving the presidential sash from Senate President Honorio Henriquez during his inauguration in Cali, Colombia [AP Photo/Matias Delacroix] By AFP, AP and Reuters Published On 8 Aug 20268 […]

ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A young Sudanese child collects water in Adre, Chad, with the country hosting 1.4 million refugees, more than 900,000 of whom have fled the conflict in Sudan, February 19, 2026 [Dan Kitwood/Getty] By Al Jazeera Staff […]

Republican senators are using the summer recess to avoid politically difficult votes.

Saudi crown prince, Turkish president and Pakistani prime minister sign a joint defence agreement in Mecca.

Puerto Rico is beginning 48-hour water rationing for more than 180,000 households as severe drought depletes reservoirs.

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Senator Lindsey Graham, who had lobbied for the sanctions bill, before his death, in Washington, DC [File: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo] By AFP and Reuters Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026 The United States Senate […]

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook participates in a board meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 19, 2026 [AFP] By Catherine Nouhan and Reuters Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026 The White House has […]

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A bystander photographs the ICC logo outside the court’s headquarters in The Hague [File: John Thys/AFP] By AFP and Reuters Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026 The body that oversees the International Criminal Court has […]