Kim Min-seok speaks at a joint campaign event event for Democratic Party chair and Supreme Council candidates in Naju Sports Park, Naju, South Korea, Aug. 15, 2026. Credit: Democratic Party Former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok was elected as the leader of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), closing out a six-week race that exposed deep rifts […]
Continue Reading
Credit: Eepositphotos On August 23, Kazakh citizens will head to the polls to cast votes for the country’s new legislative body, the 145-seat unicameral Kurultai. The Kurultai – not to be confused with the National Kurultai, a government-civil society consultative body formed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2022 after the Qandy Qantar events and […]
Continue Reading
Soldiers assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced install and inspect communications equipment in support of Ulchi Freedom Shield at CP Tango in South Korea, Aug. 11, 2026. Credit: U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Shin Haegyeom How can allies using different AI systems on the same battlefield trust one another? While current discussions about military […]
Continue Reading
Advertisement Ukraine war WorldRussia & Central Asia Kremlin critic jailed in Russia for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine Lev Shlosberg is a senior member of the Yabloko party which Russia has barred from the ballot in next month’s parliamentary election 4-MIN READ4-MIN Listen Associated Press Published: 1:01am, 18 Aug 2026 A Russian […]
Continue Reading
Advertisement Artificial intelligence TechBig Tech Nvidia to provide up to US$105 billion guarantee for OpenAI’s Ohio data centre Leading technology firms are increasingly tying together chips, power and data centre development as they race to meet soaring AI demand 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Reuters Published: 1:30am, 18 Aug 2026 Nvidia has agreed to guarantee as much […]
Continue Reading
Advertisement Crime WorldEurope Mafia link feared in theft of grand master paintings from Sicily museum The robbery of 4 works by Antonello da Messina has revived memories of the 1969 mafia-associated disappearance of a Caravaggio in Palermo 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Reuters Published: 1:53am, 18 Aug 2026 The theft of four paintings by Renaissance master Antonello […]
Continue Reading
ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Tensions between Iran and the US remain high as opposing claims persist over the MoU and shipping control in the Strait of Hormuz (File: EPA) By Al Jazeera Staff and AFP Published On 17 Aug 202617 […]
Continue Reading
Video footage released by police on Sunday shows Slovak bomb disposal experts executing a mine detonation.
Continue Reading
ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo FIFA President Gianni Infantino during his visit to the new Concentration Hotel of the Colombian Football Federation in Barranquilla, Colombia, on February 24, 2026 [File: AFP] By Reuters Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 Human […]
Continue Reading
By Arshak Makichyan Russian-Armenian climate activist and political scientist. Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 ListenListen (6 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Anti-war demonstrators holding signs take part in a “Russians against the war” rally, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Duesseldorf, […]
Continue Reading
