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Credit: Depositphotos Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the two largest global memory chipmakers, have spent roughly two years testing chipmaking equipment from the Chinese firm Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (AMEC), according to local news reports. The trials, first reported by Reuters on August 5, amount to a hedge against tightening U.S. export controls that could […]

A file photo of then-Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during her visit to New Delhi, India, weeks before her ouster from power in 2024. Credit: Facebook/Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India New Delhi’s decision to allow deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to hold a press conference on […]

Credit: ID 329431713 © Tomasragina | Dreamstime.com China’s reported sale of shoulder-launched missile systems to Iran should be concerning not just to the United States but also to Australia and other major powers in the Indo-Pacific.  It demonstrates a deeper strategic partnership between Beijing and Tehran – one with destabilizing consequences for the Middle East […]

Credit: Facebook / Shehbaz Sharif At the time of their exploratory trilateral talks in February, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan had no formal defense commitment. It was unclear whether the discussions would produce much beyond political coordination. That has now changed. On August 7, the three governments signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. Its main […]

Credit: Pixabay / Catherine Putz A criminal court in Vienna on August 5 refused Tajikistan’s request to extradite Shavkat Muhammad, a member of the banned National Alliance of Tajikistan, along with his 77-year-old mother, Sharofat Sharifova, and his brother Bilolidin Sharifov. Tajik authorities accuse the three of extremism; the family calls the prosecution political.  No […]

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had a message of “unity and cohesion”

Officials say at least 69 people have been killed in the quake, with some still trapped under rubble.

ListenListen (5 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Palestinians in Gaza are facing growing frustration and a loss of hope for the next phase, amid fears of renewed escalation [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera] By Maram Humaid Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026 Gaza […]

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Workers with UNICEF’s ‘U-Report’ group raise Ebola awareness at a market in Goma, DRC, June 24, 2026 [Daniel Buuma/Getty Images] By AP and Reuters Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026 The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on […]

In Pictures Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo People walk through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia. [Ernesto Guzman Jr/EPA] By News Agencies Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026 At least 47 people have been killed and dozens […]