Board of Peace envoy Mladenov warns Gaza ceasefire risks ‘collapse’
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
The failure of both sides to adhere to the roadmap for peace “threatens a collapse of the ceasefire in Gaza”, Nikolay Mladenov, the high representative for the Board of Peace, has warned in an...
Gaza forced to use unreliable online payments amid ‘cash famine’
Al Jazeeraby Nour Abo Aisha·28 Aug 2026
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – In a clothing shop in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Firas Zaqloul stands helplessly as he tries to pay for his purchases.
Ukraine reinforces Donetsk as it seeks to disrupt Russia’s weapons flow
Al Jazeeraby John T Psaropoulos·28 Aug 2026
Ukraine has reinforced the defence of its eastern Donetsk region as Russia mounted renewed efforts to seize Sloviansk, a key part of Ukraine’s “fortress belt” of cities that include Kramatorsk...
Israeli strikes kill five people, including three from one family, in Gaza
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
Israeli attacks have killed at least five Palestinians in multiple strikes across the Gaza Strip, including three members of the same family.
Kenyan police fire tear gas at Nairobi protest against import duty hike
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
Police in Kenya have fired tear gas at small-scale traders who are protesting against a hike in import duties, as hundreds of businesses closed in central Nairobi.
Nepali families pray for miracles with relatives missing after flood
Al Jazeeraby Smita Sharma·28 Aug 2026
Kathmandu/Nuwakot/Trishuli, Nepal – Loknath Chaulagain is looking for his 23-year-old nephew Sudarshan at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital.
Can Trump really rename Lake Ontario, ‘Lake America’?
Al Jazeeraby Sarah Shamim·28 Aug 2026
‘Typical Trump, silly joke’: ‘Lake America’ has Canadians laughing United States President Donald Trump’s war on geography has opened up a new front – this time on the Canadian border.
Oneness or Hindu supremacy? RSS chief Bhagwat’s secretive New York hosts
Al Jazeeraby Priyanka Shankar·28 Aug 2026
A visit by India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat to the United States this week is being opposed by many activists, politicians and human rights groups in New York.
UK has billions in contracts with firms tied to illegal Israeli settlements
Al Jazeeraby Caolán Magee·28 Aug 2026
At least 17 companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank hold United Kingdom public-sector contracts worth more than 2.1 billion pounds ($2.85bn), an Al Jazeera...
Bournemouth and Sunderland get glamour ties with AC Milan in Europa League
Al Jazeeraby AFP·28 Aug 2026
English duo Bournemouth and Sunderland have both been handed glamour ties against AC Milan among their eight matches in the Europa League as the draw for this season’s league phase took place on...
Qatar pledges support for efforts to end Libya’s political division
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
Qatar’s minister of state has pledged his country’s commitment to ending longstanding political division in Libya during a visit to Benghazi.
Dutch court hands life sentence to Rwandan man for genocide role
Al Jazeeraby AFP; AP; Reuters·28 Aug 2026
A Dutch court has sentenced a Rwandan man to life in prison for his role in the murder of thousands during the 1994 genocide in the Central African country.
US ICE agency to spend $16.7m on electric shock gloves
Al Jazeeraby AP·28 Aug 2026
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is to spend $16.7m on 6,000 pairs of electric-shock gloves.
After six months of war, what have US, Iran gained and lost?
Al Jazeeraby Shola Lawal·28 Aug 2026
It has been six months since February 28, when the US and Israel shocked the world by launching missile strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian...
US Open 2026: All to know about the schedule, top seeds and favourites
Al Jazeeraby Anushe Engineer·28 Aug 2026
The season of Honey Deuce cocktails at Flushing Meadows is upon us as the 2026 US Open main draw gets under way in New York this Sunday.
US-Israel war on Iran, six months down the line: In numbers
Al Jazeeraby Marium Ali; Hanna Duggal·28 Aug 2026
Six months ago today, the United States and Israel launched their first strikes of on Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran and hitting nuclear and military sites around the...
With Kuwait deal, Pakistan expands defence umbrella across Middle East
Al Jazeeraby Abid Hussain·28 Aug 2026
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan and Kuwait signed a new defence agreement on Thursday, with Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence saying it significantly enhances a military cooperation framework in place...
PA activists face ‘terror’ charges over Trump golf resort protest: Report
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
Palestine Action activists accused of vandalising a Scottish golf course owned by United States President Donald Trump have been accused of “terrorism” offences, according to reports.
Is Nepal facing another devastating flood from a new lake?
Al Jazeeraby Sarah Shamim·28 Aug 2026
Two days after a glacier collapse sent a catastrophic flood roaring through parts of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, a newly formed river has broken the banks, and a renewed flood threat is looming.
US judge repeats block on Trump’s bid to limit voting by mail
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
A United States federal judge has for a second time blocked the Trump administration’s overhaul of election rules aimed at limiting voting by mail.
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