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How state neglect compounded Colombia’s earthquake crisis In the port city of Buenaventura, residents say the government’s lapses after the deadly earthquake speak to a broader trend of mismanagement. From her kitchen counter, Lorena Hipis observes the damage to her home after the August 10 earthquake [Euan Wallace/Al Jazeera] From her kitchen counter, Lorena Hipis […]

Credit: Depositphotos On the morning of August 12, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and an Indonesian Navy warship conducted a joint navigation exercise in the waters east of Taiwan. It was the first time China had exercised with a foreign military in these geopolitically sensitive waters. The announcement a day earlier had drawn a […]

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo An Afghan woman walks past a mural commemorating the fifth anniversary marking the Taliban’s return to power, in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province on August 13, 2026 [AFP] By Chris Hamill-Stewart and AFP Published On 15 Aug 202615 […]

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Brazilian President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva speaks at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 5, 2026 [Andre Borges/EPA] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 Brazilian President […]

Families are demanding answers over loved ones buried under rubble in Cali, Colombia after Monday’s 7.4 magnitude quake.

US President Trump says that ‘pretty soon’ he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory once Iran is defeated.

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Israeli military vehicle stationed between houses in the village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh in southern Lebanon on August 13, 2026 [Ammar Ammar/AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026 Lebanese […]

Six Houthi ballistic missiles struck Yemen’s government-held al-Makha port, killing at least four.

How is parkour helping these seniors avoid injuries? To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played How is parkour helping these seniors avoid injuries?Close Singapore is one of the world’s fastest aging countries and its seniors are embracing the challenge of staying healthy creatively. One […]

ByLyse Doucet Chief international correspondent In a whitewashed basement in a village south of Kabul, a dozen young women bustle about, stirring cauldrons of bubbling cherries and plums, and sticking labels on glass jam jars. Ventures like this are one of the rare spaces where women are still able to gain skills and employment in […]