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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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Watch: Moment family rescued after 16 hours floating on jet ski off Thailand ByJacob Phillips Published 33 minutes ago A French family was left stranded at sea for more than 16 hours overnight after their […]
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Image source, Bloomberg via Getty ImagesImage caption, An Airbus A320 operated by Air India prepares to land in Delhi By Soutik Biswas India correspondent Published 9 hours ago Reports that an Air India pilot tested positive for cannabis after a flight sound like the sort of finding that should make an aviation investigator sit up. […]
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ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Mehidy Hasan Miraz of Bangladesh celebrates after taking the wicket of Steve Smith of Australia during Day Three of the first Test match in the series in Australia [Robert Cianflone/Getty Images] By AFP Published On 15 […]
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Watch: Buildings partially collapse in Indonesia after 7.7 earthquake ByFarida Susanty, BBC Indonesia, and Helen Sullivan Published 15 August 2026, 03:30 BST Updated 1 hour ago At least 38 people have been killed after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck […]
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