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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 Former political prisoner Angela Vasquez embraces her brother after her release outside El Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Miranda state, Venezuela, on August 14, 2026 [AFP] By AFP and Anadolu Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug […]

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, damaging buildings and sending residents to higher ground.

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Damaged houses are seen following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia, on August 15, 2026 [AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck […]

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges over the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024.

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.