Advertisement South China Sea ChinaDiplomacy Beijing issues ecological report to solidify South China Sea claims amid US row In new assessment, China blames Philippines for environmental harm and coral loss at disputed Sandy Cay and Second Thomas Shoal 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Dannie Pengin Beijing Published: 7:45pm, 15 Aug 2026 China has published ecological assessment reports […]
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Advertisement US-China relations ChinaDiplomacy Why US Indo-Pacific ‘burden sharing’ risks deepening polarisation and big power rivalry Washington may be ‘toning down’ its China rhetoric and seeking deterrence via allied capacity, but observers warn of deeper polarisation 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Fan Chen Published: 8:00pm, 15 Aug 2026 The US push to promote “burden sharing” among its […]
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An overnight Israeli strike on a family home in Ansar, southern Lebanon, killed at least seven people.
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ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Torres celebrates scoring his team’s only goal during the 2026 World Cup final [AFP] By AFP and Reuters Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 Spain international Ferran Torres, who scored the only goal in last […]
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By Obaidullah Baheer Lecturer of Transitional Justice at the American University in Afghanistan. Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 ListenListen (7 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Taliban fighters display their flag on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 19, 2021 [Rahmat Gul/AP] […]
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ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine, in Tokyo, Japan, on August 15, 2026 [Kyodo/via Reuters] By AFP and Reuters Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has visited a […]
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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said talks could yield “peaceful coexistence” ByAleks Phillips Published 1 hour ago South Korea’s president has proposed talks with its northern neighbour on officially ending the war between the two that is technically still active. Lee Jae Myung suggested a “multi-layered security system” to […]
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Advertisement Social media ChinaDiplomacy Why Chinese youth are turning to an 84-year-old Cambridge professor for support To some of his 2.4 million followers, he is Grandpa Cute. Meet Alan Macfarlane, the gentle academic soothing China’s anxious generation 5-MIN READ5-MIN Listen Caroline Lin Published: 6:26pm, 15 Aug 2026 Wearing a black mariner’s cap and with a […]
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