FIFA president Infantino ‘must go’, says former UEFA boss Platini
Al Jazeeraby AFP·31 Aug 2026
French football great Michel Platini says FIFA president Gianni Infantino “must go” following the scandals that have surrounded football’s governing body and rocked the sport globally.
All-change Villa face Arsenal, hoping for much of same in EPL – all to know
Al Jazeeraby Kevin Hand·31 Aug 2026
Who: Aston Villa vs Arsenal What: English Premier League Where: Villa Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom When: Monday, August 30, at 8pm (19:00 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all...
Djokovic suffers shock first round exit at US Open amid tears and pain
Al Jazeeraby The Associated Press·31 Aug 2026
Novak Djokovic, grinding through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the...
Global coral reef coverage risks irreversible decline, new report warns
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
Coral reefs are experiencing bleaching events so frequently that they no longer have time to recover before the next one strikes, scientists have warned.
Russia, China leaders to meet at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
Al Jazeeraby AFP·31 Aug 2026
Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and more than a dozen other leaders are set to gather in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Niger mutiny puts Russia’s expanding role in the Sahel to the test
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera staff·31 Aug 2026
Niger’s military government has contained an attempted mutiny in the capital, but the uprising has exposed tensions inside an army struggling to contain persistent attacks by armed groups.
Tunisia swelters as power cuts disrupt water supplies
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera staff·31 Aug 2026
Tunisia is facing another spell of extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 49.8 degrees Celsius (121.6 Fahrenheit) in the central city of Kairouan on August 27.
US plans to sanction another bank to keep economic pressure on Iran
Al Jazeeraby Adam Hancock·31 Aug 2026
Washington plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week as it steps up its campaign to economically isolate Tehran amid the deadlocked truce talks, the US Treasury chief has said.
Venezuela’s Maduro shares first photos from US detention
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has posted two photographs that appear to show him in a United States detention centre, where he has been held since his January abduction.
Dozens evacuated and about 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flood
Al Jazeeraby Adam Hancock·31 Aug 2026
At least 15 people are feared missing after major flash flooding hit the Grand Canyon in the US state of Arizona, the National Park Service has said.
Vote count starts in Guinea-Bissau referendum on strengthening presidency
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·30 Aug 2026
Ballot counting is under way in a referendum in Guinea-Bissau that could significantly boost the presidency’s power.
Lamine Yamal getting back to ‘top level’, Barcelona coach Flick says
Al Jazeeraby AFP·30 Aug 2026
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has indicated that teenage star Lamine Yamal is finding his way back to his “top level” before Monday’s La Liga clash against Rayo Vallecano.
‘Opening a new chapter’: Syria reopens embassy in Libya after talks
Al Jazeeraby Anadolu·30 Aug 2026
Syria and Libya have agreed to reopen Syria’s embassy in Tripoli, which has been closed for 14 years, and reactivate a committee for coordinating bilateral ties during talks between Prime Minister...
US strikes Iran’s Larak Island in first attack in weeks
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·30 Aug 2026
The United States has struck Larak Island in southern Iran in the first attack against the country since late July, a US official has confirmed to Al Jazeera.
Real Madrid cruise past Malaga 4-0 to maintain Mourinho’s perfect start
Al Jazeeraby Reuters·30 Aug 2026
Real Madrid maintained their perfect start to La Liga’s season with a comfortable 4-0 home win over promoted Malaga, scoring three times inside 30 minutes before adding a late fourth goal.
NASA launches $4.3bn Roman Telescope to uncover universe’s hidden secrets
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·30 Aug 2026
NASA’s newest flagship astronomical observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, has been launched on a quest to solve some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics and cosmology, including...
Trump threatens to report journalist Kristen Welker to broadcast regulator
Al Jazeeraby Umar Farooq·30 Aug 2026
United States President Donald Trump says he will report a prominent NBC television journalist to the federal agency in charge of regulating broadcast news outlets for “rebuke or punishment”.
Death toll nears 800 after Himalayan glacier collapse
Al Jazeeraby AFP; Reuters·30 Aug 2026
At least 797 people have been killed and 3,048 others remain missing after a glacier collapsed in the Himalayas, sending water and debris tearing through several villages.
Google Maps renames Lake Ontario after Trump’s decree on ‘Lake America’
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·30 Aug 2026
Google has changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America on its maps in the United States after an order by US President Donald Trump to rename the body of water as trade tensions escalate with...
Rival Libya factions sign deal to hold national elections within two years
Al Jazeeraby Reuters·30 Aug 2026
Representatives of Libya’s rival governments have signed a deal to hold national elections within two years after years of political divisions.
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