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This undated photo, released by China’s military, shows the Honghe, the frigate that took part in the passex with Indonesia on Aug. 12, 2026. Credit: X/ China Military Bugle In a rare moment of diplomatic friction, Taiwan has called on the Indonesian government to clarify joint naval exercises with China that took place in waters […]

A helicopter carries the Indian flag while passing over India’s Maitri research station in Antarctica, Feb. 2, 2005. Credit: Indian Ministry of Science and Technology For generations, India’s strategic policies have been anchored by two geographical features: the Himalayas guarding its northern boundaries and the Indian Ocean protecting its maritime boundaries. However, amid renewed scientific […]

Credit: Depositphotos When Singapore gained independence in 1965, it had no army, few resources, and limited room for error. Other countries turned down its requests for military assistance. Israel did not. That history still has relevance as Singapore’s leaders have repeatedly recognized the contribution Israel made at a time when its existence was in jeopardy. […]

What’s next for far-right Reform UK after Farage’s by-election win?

ListenListen (5 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Qusra Mayor Abdulatheem Wadi points his mobile phone at Palestinian houses which were besieged by Israeli settlers in Qusra village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank [Ali Sawafta/Reuters] By Simon Speakman Cordall Published On 14 Aug 202614 […]

ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Luzviminda Siapo (L), whose son Raymart is believed to have been a victim of an extrajudicial killing in March 2017 during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-illegal drugs campaign, reacts at the close of a Truth Commission […]

ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Opponents of end-of-life assistance gather during a vote by parliament on a bill establishing the right to medical aid in dying in Paris, France, July 15, 2026 [Noemie Olive/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and The […]

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, left, has received the backing of the President of the Qatar Football Association, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Than, right [File: Dylan Martinez/Reuters] By Reuters Published On 14 Aug 202614 […]

‘Party of the Cubans’: How Republicans court South Florida’s vote Polls suggest Cuban American voters in Florida remain largely Republican ahead of the 2026 midterm election, despite frustration over immigration. A box of voter guides rests on a picnic table at a Miami-Dade Democratic Party canvassing event in Miami [Yasmeen Altaji/Al Jazeera] A box of […]

Zambia’s electoral commission on Friday suspended vote counting nationwide.