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Kyiv is experiencing more daily air raid alerts than at any point since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, according to a BBC Verify analysis of government data. Russia's new tactic of striking Ukraine's capital around the clock — including during daytime — has forced residents to shelter as many as 13 times a day, with alerts lasting from minutes to over four hours.
A leaked text message from Australia's High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Jeffrey Roach, has revealed the federal government has promised more than $980 million in additional funding under a landmark new treaty, as Canberra moves to lock in the agreement before the Pacific nation's November budget session.
Israeli air strikes on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Roummane have killed at least 12 people, including two children and four women, the Lebanese health ministry says, as Israel steps up attacks after capturing a strategic ridge last week. The rising death toll has sparked warnings from Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that the June ceasefire is in jeopardy.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin before travelling to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has said he expects the war to continue into the European winter despite the latest diplomatic efforts.
Iran is set to announce a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz, while an eight-year-old girl in Gaza was killed by Israeli fire on the first day of school, according to Al Jazeera's video newsfeed. In other developments, Adidas faces a boycott over an amputee campaign featuring an Israeli soldier, an Amazon Prime plane overran a runway at Miami Airport, and Germany's far-right AfD party is poised to potentially form its first state government since World War II.
Iran's top security chief has announced plans to establish a 'prohibited zone' near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, while the country's lead negotiator warned that any further US aggression will be met with a faster and more intense response — as fierce fighting in Yemen between government forces and Houthi rebels killed more than 140 combatants in a single day.
As the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, analysis from Deakin University's Greg Barton contends the assaults were foreseeable and preventable, and that the subsequent US-led response led to even greater mistakes, reshaping global order for decades.
Al Jazeera's Inside Story program has this week released a series of in-depth episodes covering a range of geopolitical and environmental issues, including Argentina's renewed claims over the Falkland Islands, the question of Europe paying the US for military aid to Ukraine, and the European Union's potential actions against Israel, alongside a look at Nepal's role in climate justice advocacy and a new defence deal between Israel and Greece.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Saturday for peace talks that were heavy on symbolism but yielded no immediate breakthrough, just hours after the same officials had sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. The envoys were forced to travel by train to Kyiv due to the risk of Russian drone attacks, and the meeting took place at Saint Sophia Cathedral, near the site of a Russian drone strike on Ukraine's security service headquarters on Friday.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the Trump administration may not be able to secure a nuclear agreement with Iran and that the alternative could be destroying the country's nuclear capabilities, signaling a potential shift toward military action as negotiations remain stalled amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering officially declaring the war against Iran over, even as US forces remain engaged and key war aims—preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, achieving regime change, and reopening the Strait of Hormuz—remain unmet, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal cited by ABC News.
Iran's top negotiator has warned of "a faster, heavier, and more painful response" to US attacks, as hostilities between the two sides escalate nearly a week into renewed fighting following the expiration of a 60-day ceasefire.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called Germany's accusations that Moscow was behind a drone attack at Leipzig airport 'by and large, the start of a real war,' as Berlin announces a suite of defensive measures including a national 'cyberdome' anti-sabotage shield.
Israeli air strikes on a residential building in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Reman killed nine people, while a separate drone strike killed two medics, Al Jazeera has reported. The attacks on September 7 come as violence continues in Gaza, where at least four Palestinians were killed in northern Gaza on September 10, including children, despite a United States-brokered ceasefire announced in October.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Kyiv as part of a renewed push to revive peace talks in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday.
The U.S. military has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Gulf, U.S. Central Command announced Tuesday, marking a significant escalation after American warships came under missile attack in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada have collapsed, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ending comprehensive talks a fortnight ago amid what observers describe as the frostiest atmosphere in memory. The breakdown threatens a $1.2 trillion annual trade relationship already strained by US tariffs on Canadian steel, lumber and automobiles, with President Donald Trump threatening even steeper levies next year.
A senior adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the war with Russia is escalating into a dangerous cycle of long-range strikes, placing civilians and infrastructure at growing risk, with neither side able to achieve outright victory.
The US military has struck three Iranian oil tankers, permanently disabling two and destroying a third, after ballistic missiles were launched towards two American warships in the Gulf region, US Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day halt to strikes against Kyiv as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to revive stalled peace negotiations, the Kremlin confirmed. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his forces would also halt air strikes during the visit, but accused Russia of striking Kyiv and Boryspil airports overnight in what he called a deliberate reaction to the planned diplomatic mission.
Taiwan is intensifying enforcement against Chinese-owned technology businesses operating on the island without proper authorization, according to a report from Rest of World cited by Tom's Hardware. Since 2020, authorities have launched 166 investigations and obtained at least 36 convictions under the Cross-Strait Act and related investment rules, which require Chinese entities to apply for government permits before conducting business in Taiwan. The crackdown targets companies that conceal their ownership through shell companies registered elsewhere or by using non-Chinese nationals as frontmen.
At least 12 people were killed and dozens more injured in Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, as strikes in the Odesa region left thousands without electricity. The attacks came as EU defence ministers gathered in Wicklow, Ireland, with a British warship and submarine-hunter helicopter deployed to support security, and as US envoys were set to visit Moscow and Kyiv.
U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are set to land in Kyiv on Sunday for their first visit to the Ukrainian capital, following three hours of closed-door talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow that both sides described as constructive. The White House says the envoys discussed "substantive plans for next steps" and that an announcement on ending the war is expected in the coming weeks.
Germany has called on its European Union partners to impose tighter restrictions on Russian citizens entering the bloc on tourist visas, following a series of sabotage attacks that Berlin has attributed to Moscow. The call comes as German authorities investigate a Belarusian national who also holds a Russian passport over an alleged attempt to attack Leipzig airport using drones and explosives.
As the trade war between the United States and Canada escalates, new analysis suggests Canada may have more leverage than it appears, even as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly dismisses the country's ability to fight back. Bessent, speaking at a gathering of G20 finance ministers, accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of starting a 'political shouting match' over US trade policies. But a BBC News analysis published Friday highlights that Canada is the top export customer for 26 US states and ranks in the top three for 45 of the 50 American states, indicating significant room for Carney to manoeuvre.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff said American negotiators achieved "substantive progress" in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war after completing a rare shuttle between Moscow and Kyiv, with both sides honoring a three-day halt in strikes during the diplomatic push.
The Trump administration has pressured major US space companies to withdraw from a high-profile space summit organised by French President Emmanuel Macron, prompting SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke Space, K2 and Starcloud to pull out of the Paris event scheduled for next week. Politico first reported the diplomatic turmoil, and multiple sources confirmed to Ars Technica that a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy official led a call with industry representatives late last week.
Russia has deployed a new generation of jet-powered drones in Ukraine that are faster, more destructive, and harder to shoot down than the propeller-driven models previously used, according to press reports from the New York Times and Al Jazeera. The drones have killed dozens of civilians, though Russian ground forces continue to struggle to advance.
A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) in central Kyiv on Friday, directly targeting the office of SBU chief Oleksandr Poklad, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. At least five people were wounded in the attack, which came as Kyiv endured a tenth consecutive day of drone assaults and as reports emerged that US peace envoys are expected in Moscow and Kyiv this weekend.
A surge in Russian and Ukrainian attacks on vessels and port infrastructure in the Black Sea has made it the world's most dangerous waterway for commercial shipping, killing more crew in July than during the entirety of the war before that month and jeopardising vital grain exports that could push global food prices higher.
Yemen's Houthi forces have killed at least 100 people as they push toward a key maritime strait, according to video footage published by Al Jazeera on September 4, 2026. The 39-second clip shows the latest casualties in an escalation that threatens one of the world's most important shipping lanes.
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, kicking off a weekend of shuttle diplomacy aimed at reviving peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, according to reports.
US Vice-President JD Vance has drawn sharp criticism after responding to claims that an American strike killed four people, including a child, at a wedding celebration in southern Iran by saying “sometimes things happen” and asserting that the US-Iran conflict is not a war. The remarks, made at a White House press briefing, were labelled as “gaslighting” by Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna.
Funerals have taken place for two Palestinian teenagers shot dead this week when settlers and soldiers entered the village of al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, as the father of one victim told the BBC his family lives in constant fear of losing their children. The Israeli military said it fired on 'instigators of a violent riot' and that the incident is under review.
Germany's interior minister has declared Russia responsible for the drone attack at Leipzig's airport last month, as European officials report a wave of suspicious fires at defence facilities across the continent that they attribute to an escalating Russian sabotage campaign targeting military and defence sector sites.
President Donald Trump has indicated he would not come to the United Kingdom's aid in the event of a renewed Falklands conflict, linking the issue to former British prime minister Keir Starmer's decision to deny military support for operations in the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war.
The UK has insisted its support for the Falkland Islands is 'unwavering' after Argentina’s President Javier Milei delivered a televised address renewing his country's sovereignty claim, threatening sanctions on oil companies operating near the islands, and citing US President Donald Trump's suggestion that Washington may reconsider its neutral stance on the dispute.
European governments are grappling with how to effectively respond to Russia's intensifying hybrid warfare campaign, which has included an explosives-laden drone discovered at Leipzig airport near a Ukrainian cargo plane, suspected sabotage in Poland, and a series of unexplained fires and explosions at defense facilities across Europe that supply Ukraine.
Argentine President Javier Milei has escalated tensions with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, announcing plans to impose economic sanctions on energy companies preparing to drill for oil in the Sea Lion field, which he described as a 'clear and present danger' to Argentina's sovereignty claims.
German authorities are investigating a suspected arson attack outside a defence firm in Munich, days after two sabotage attempts on the country's power grid and a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport that Berlin has blamed on Russia, prompting European allies to summon Russian diplomats and express solidarity.
Kazakhstan has arrested Dr. Ikboljon Qoraboyev, a 46-year-old Uzbek international relations professor at Maksut Narikbayev University in Astana, on espionage charges under Article 176 of the country's criminal code, prompting concerns among academics about the erosion of academic freedom in Central Asia. The arrest occurred on July 3, 2026, when plainclothes officers took Qoraboyev from his home in front of his family; he has been held since without public comment from Kazakh or Uzbek authorities.
US President Donald Trump has called the deal granting American control of strategic Venezuelan oil fields 'the biggest in history,' but the agreement has raised eyebrows owing to the figure at its center: Alejandro Betancourt López, a 46-year-old Venezuelan oil baron with a history of government business stretching back to the Hugo Chávez era and investigations in five countries.
A new video analysis from Al Jazeera's Counting the Cost program examines the intensifying US-China competition for AI supremacy, exploring whether American export restrictions can meaningfully slow Beijing's technological rise in robotics and artificial intelligence.
A new report from Save the Children reveals that Israel is killing or injuring an average of seven children per day in its invasion of Lebanon, despite a government agreement between the two countries to cease fighting.
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) meeting in Palau is highlighting deep divisions among Pacific nations over China's recent ballistic missile test and Beijing's warning of 'consequences' for countries hosting Taiwan at the summit, as Australia and Palau push for a united front against China's actions.
Defence Minister Richard Marles has met his American counterpart Pete Hegseth in Washington, after which the Pentagon announced both leaders had agreed to accelerate force posture initiatives at Australian bases, signalling an expansion of the US military presence in Australia.
Iran has accused the United States of committing a war crime after a US missile strike reportedly hit a family wedding in southern Iran, killing four people including two children, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society. The US military said it never targets civilians and was responding to recent attacks by Iran's Revolutionary Guard on American forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States and Iran are assessing the aftermath of a night of intense military strikes, with the American military characterizing the barrage as retaliation for recent attacks on U.S. forces and marine traffic, while Iranian officials report that a wedding was hit and civilians were killed.