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Republican senators are using the summer recess to avoid politically difficult votes.

Saudi crown prince, Turkish president and Pakistani prime minister sign a joint defence agreement in Mecca.

Puerto Rico is beginning 48-hour water rationing for more than 180,000 households as severe drought depletes reservoirs.

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Senator Lindsey Graham, who had lobbied for the sanctions bill, before his death, in Washington, DC [File: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo] By AFP and Reuters Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026 The United States Senate […]

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook participates in a board meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 19, 2026 [AFP] By Catherine Nouhan and Reuters Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026 The White House has […]

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A bystander photographs the ICC logo outside the court’s headquarters in The Hague [File: John Thys/AFP] By AFP and Reuters Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026 The body that oversees the International Criminal Court has […]

ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Israeli forces raid Qalandiya refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank, August 6, 2026 [Ammar Awad/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff and Anadolu Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026 Israeli forces and settlers have injured six […]

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ListenListen (5 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico leads Republican Ken Paxton in a recent Texas Pulse Survey poll [File: Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters] By Andy Hirschfeld Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026 A spate of recent polls signals […]

play videoplay video Video Duration 27 minutes 58 seconds play-arrow27:58 Country has been divided since 2014, with rival governments in the east and west. Read more For more than a decade, Libya has been struggling with both conflict and deep political divisions. A number of international diplomatic initiatives have failed to end the impasse. It […]