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Senators are renewing calls for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign or be removed from office, and at least one is demanding a criminal investigation, after the release of documents they say prove Kennedy lied under oath during his confirmation hearings last year.
Board of Peace envoy Nicolay Mladenov has warned that the ceasefire in Gaza is at risk of collapse, saying a return to war would be 'devastating' and that Gaza could be 'gone for good' if hostilities resume.
Holly Ratchford, the former manager of a San Diego apartment complex who once hosted two of the 9/11 hijackers, has spoken publicly for the first time about Omar al-Bayoumi — the man who introduced them to her and who now stands at the centre of a $1 trillion lawsuit brought by thousands of victims' families and survivors against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
President Donald Trump has announced a new agreement with Venezuela that grants the United States majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of the country's proven oil reserves, in what he called 'the biggest oil deal in world history.' The announcement comes six months after the start of the Iran war sent global energy prices soaring, and as the Trump administration faces domestic pressure to tame petrol costs. Few specifics have been released, and analysts have expressed scepticism about whether the deal can overcome the long-standing obstacles that have deterred investment in Venezuela's oil industry.
A 97-year-old woman pulled from the rubble of her care home after devastating flash floods hit Nepal is recovering in hospital, after a four-hour rescue effort that her family likened to a warrior's return from battle.
An Israeli airstrike has killed a three-year-old child in Gaza, as celebrity chef Jose Andres renewed his call for an independent investigation into the deaths of World Central Kitchen (WCK) staff in the enclave. The latest casualties come amid a wave of Israeli strikes that have also killed at least five people in Gaza City on Monday and left Palestinians across the strip grappling with severe food shortages.
China has confirmed that 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries remain missing following catastrophic flash floods in Tibet, one of the clearest official disclosures yet from authorities who have otherwise released few details about the disaster that struck the Himalayan border region on Wednesday.
The number of Australians unaccounted for in Nepal’s catastrophic floods has risen to 43, Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Sunday, as the confirmed death toll climbed to at least 810. Australia is sending an additional $3 million in aid, bringing the total package to $8 million, but access to the disaster zone remains severely limited.
Survivors of the historic January 2025 Los Angeles firestorm have set a modern record for the longest delay in receiving federal disaster recovery aid, with the Trump administration still yet to appropriate more than $15bn in long-term rebuilding funds nearly 600 days after the fires destroyed more than 16,000 structures.
Norway's Crown Prince Haakon has become King Haakon VIII following the death of his father, King Harald V, on Friday at the age of 89. The 53-year-old monarch takes the throne at a time when the royal family’s popularity has been dented by controversy surrounding his wife’s past contacts with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his stepson’s rape conviction. Haakon adopted the motto 'All for Norway,' dating back to his great-grandfather, and his wife Mette-Marit becomes queen, while their oldest child Ingrid Alexandra is now crown princess and heir to the throne.
The Trump administration is planning to cut off military aid to the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq, ending a long-standing security partnership that was critical in defeating the Islamic State group, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
A month after tens of thousands of migrants entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, violence has broken out as anti-migrant demonstrators set fire to makeshift camps and clashed with police, while locals accuse the government of failing to manage the crisis effectively.
Greenland's justice minister has said the government cannot conclude whether genocide was committed against the Inuit community, after expert reports examined the use of forced contraception on thousands of women and girls in the 1960s and 1970s.
Australians can expect chicken prices to increase in the near future, according to Ingham's Group chief executive Edward Alexander, who told investors last week that the industry faces a 'real and significant risk' from H5N1 bird flu alongside broader cost pressures – even if the virus does not spread to commercial poultry flocks.
A former Paralympic silver medallist is among a number of injured workers who have told the ABC that Gallagher Bassett, one of Australia's largest claims management agents, has failed to provide adequate care. Shane Walsh, who worked as a senior men's health coordinator for the Northern Territory government, says the company repeatedly delayed his urgent spinal surgery, leaving him with permanent complications including cauda equina syndrome.
Kenyan police fired teargas at traders protesting the government's recent increase in taxes on imported goods, according to reports from the scene.
Senior Western officials say Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to avoid a direct military confrontation with NATO, even as his government escalates hostile rhetoric aimed at the UK and other allies over their support for Ukraine, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The world's youngest reigning traditional monarch, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro kingdom in western Uganda, has died at age 34, his prime minister announced on Friday. He became king at just three years old in 1995 after the death of his father and ruled over more than two million people, though Uganda's traditional kingdoms hold cultural rather than political power.
White House border czar Tom Homan has denied that the deportation of British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was politically motivated, insisting it was a standard immigration enforcement action following a visa overstay and a missed court hearing.
Al Jazeera published several video newsfeeds on August 28, 2026, covering police firing teargas at Kenyan traders protesting higher import taxes, deadly Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine, allegations of terrorist connections in damage to a Trump golf course in Scotland, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) event in New York, analysis of Israeli settlers, and reports on six months of war on Iran.
An international manhunt is under way for two men who stole a necklace decorated with more than 600 diamonds from the Vienna Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) on Thursday afternoon, after purchasing tickets to the exhibition in which it was being displayed. The platinum and diamond necklace, designed for the former Egyptian royal family and valued at over $4 million (£3m; €3.5m), was taken when the suspects smashed a glass display case before fleeing towards the Vienna Stadtpark, according to police.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow this week to hold talks with Russian intelligence officials, a visit that has generated sharply conflicting reports about its purpose amid escalating tensions over the war in Ukraine.
Al Jazeera has reported that deadly Russian strikes hit civilian targets in Ukraine, but the provided excerpt contains no further details on casualties, locations, or timing. The same feed includes video reports on unrelated stories ranging from Kenyan tax protests to the war on Iran.
Mongolia hosted the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) from August 17 to 28 in Ulaanbaatar, bringing together 196 country representatives plus the European Union. While parties agreed on a new initiative backed by $1.3 billion in financing, they failed to approve a new financial mechanism to combat drought, yielding mixed results for the host nation’s stated goal of shifting from talk to action.
India’s deployment of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on its naval platforms is prompting fresh analysis of its implications for South Asian stability, as the weapon system’s reach and precision add a new dimension to maritime security in the region.
Oslo's Mayor Anne Lindboe has postponed her wedding ceremony, originally scheduled for Friday, following the death of King Harald V of Norway on the same day. The mayor's political adviser confirmed the cancellation to the BBC, noting that no new date has been arranged.
Sudan's military-led government has lifted a curfew and state of emergency in Khartoum that were imposed more than two years ago, state media announced on Friday, marking a significant step toward restoring normal life in the capital after the army seized back control from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) 18 months ago.
President Donald Trump has pledged to allow cattle ranchers and farmers to process their own food, responding to mounting backlash over his decision to temporarily import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher tariffs in an effort to bring down prices.
An autopsy report obtained by the Associated Press reveals that Tyrin Johnson, a 20-year-old man shot and killed by Tennessee National Guard members in Memphis, was struck in the back — contradicting earlier police accounts that said he was facing the troops when he was fatally wounded.
The US Environmental Protection Agency plans to scrap a federal rule that requires public notice and an opportunity to comment when certain industrial sites, including data centers, apply for air permits. Advocates warn the move would allow developers to break ground without giving nearby residents a say or even a warning that construction is planned.
Norway has entered a period of national mourning following the death of King Harald V, with crowds gathering at the royal palace in Oslo to lay flowers and flags as his son formally assumed the throne as King Haakon VIII. The 53-year-old new monarch led an extraordinary council of state meeting hours after his father's death, announcing he would adopt the royal motto "All for Norway" — mirroring his father's "Everything for Norway."
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has suggested that two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania, including at least one newborn, may have been 'fabricated,' prompting a sharp rebuke from Governor Josh Shapiro and fueling anti-vaccine conspiracy theories. Activists are reportedly attempting to track down the families of the deceased.
The United Kingdom has imposed a ban on imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the most far-reaching international sanctions on settlement products to date, as settler attacks on Palestinians reach record levels, according to human rights groups and the BBC.
A surge in drug-related shootings has turned Brussels into a city under siege, with over 100 incidents last year and more than 65 so far in 2026, according to local reports. The latest attack occurred Monday night at Salvatore's pizzeria in the St Gilles district, near the international Midi station, where gunfire sent diners diving for cover.
Charles Perrottet, brother of the former NSW premier, has become a central figure in a long-running Independent Commission against Corruption (Icac) inquiry over alleged hidden payments totalling $2 million from fugitive developer Jean Nassif.
Desperate relatives are racing to Nepal to search for 33 British nationals still missing after catastrophic flash floods swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday, killing at least 538 people and leaving more than 1,500 unaccounted for, as authorities warn of a possible second wave of flooding.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has reported that at least 93,000 people may be in urgent need of assistance following catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, which have killed more than 540 and left another 1,500 missing, as rescue teams struggle to reach isolated communities cut off by destroyed roads and bridges.
A Dutch court has sentenced a 66-year-old Dutch-Rwandan man to life imprisonment for his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, convicting him of war crimes and crimes of genocide for orchestrating attacks on Tutsis sheltering at a stadium in Mbazi, southern Rwanda.
A new report from the Center for Biological Diversity warns that the Trump administration's decision to rescind the Clinton-era 'roadless rule' could accelerate the extinction of more than 400 endangered animal and plant species across the United States.
China has warned that a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border poses a 'high risk' of breaching its banks, potentially causing a second flood downstream, days after a deadly flash flood in the same area was triggered by a glacier collapse.
A BBC journalist traveling from Kathmandu to Trishuli, one of the areas worst-hit by flooding on Nepal's Tibetan border, has reported scenes of widespread devastation, including blocked roads, hearses, and ambulances, with rescuers saying entire villages have been washed away.
NHS leaders in England have warned that soaring demand for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism services is pushing costs to unsustainable levels, with spending in some areas rising tenfold in a single year, according to the NHS Alliance, the body representing health managers.
Under Taliban rule, Afghan girls are officially barred from receiving an education beyond the sixth grade, but clandestine classrooms have emerged across the country as students, teachers, and parents continue to resist by defying the rules, according to reporting from the region.
At least 290 Indians are reported missing after deadly flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border region, with many of the unaccounted for pilgrims travelling to Mount Kailash. Among them is Subhrasree Chakraborty, a 43-year-old medical technologist who sent her husband a final WhatsApp message on Wednesday morning before her communications ceased.
The Treasury has confirmed that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will postpone setting a timeline for the UK to meet the target of allocating 3% of GDP to defence until next year’s spending review, deferring a key milestone amid ongoing tensions over military funding.
Organ transplant recipients are preparing for a competitive event that goes far beyond sport—a gathering designed to foster community among survivors and give hope to those still waiting for a life-saving donation.
Two 17-year-old boys have been granted bail over allegations they participated in a gang-rape of a teenage girl in Sydney, with a court hearing that one of the accused messaged two others to join the 'degrading' and 'humiliating' assault.
A serious flaw in the Albanese government’s capital gains tax reforms means investors with diversified portfolios will still be taxed on inflationary gains, according to a report in the Australian Financial Review.