Arsenal edge past troubled Aston Villa 1-0 as Saka scores only goal
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
Arsenal extended their flawless start to the Premier League season as Bukayo Saka sealed the champions’ 1-0 win against troubled Aston Villa.
Putin and Xi affirm strategic alliance amid ‘unpredictable’ world
Al Jazeeraby AFP·31 Aug 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have reaffirmed their strategic alliance amid growing global uncertainty, as they met on the sidelines of the Shanghai...
Lebanese president calls on Greece for help pushing Israel on ceasefire
Al Jazeeraby AFP; AP·31 Aug 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has called for Greek help in enforcing the United States-brokered framework agreement with Israel designed to put an end to hostilities.
What to know: US court hearing held for alleged Lockerbie bombmaker
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
A United States judge has scheduled a hearing in Washington, DC, to discuss the case against a former Libyan intelligence official accused of participating in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, an attack...
Israel’s Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, performing prayers and appearing to call for a Jewish temple to be located on...
Top US general says no plans to send troops to polls for November elections
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
The chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, the country’s highest ranking military officer, has assured an opposition lawmaker that there are no plans to deploy troops to polling...
‘Let Data Reign’: Trump decries opposition to data centres in US
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
Despite bipartisan pushback against data centres in the United States, President Donald Trump has urged communities across the country to embrace the tech facilities, promising that they would...
Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic, saying it pirated songs to train its AI
Al Jazeeraby Reuters·31 Aug 2026
The music publishing branches of Sony Music and Warner Music have sued Anthropic in United States federal court in California for allegedly misusing their copyrighted song compositions to train its...
Palestinian farmers rebuild what Israeli settlers destroy in West Bank
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
Burin, occupied West Bank – Ghassan Najjar’s phone starts ringing the moment the Israeli army rolls into Burin.
Western Balkans truck drivers threaten EU border blockade
Al Jazeeraby Reporting; Bosnia; Herzegovina·31 Aug 2026
Truck drivers from the Western Balkans have protested European Union rules on entry and exit, and threatened to block regional border points next month unless their grievances are heard.
Vance says Trump ‘sending a message’ to Iran with AI-generated video
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
An AI-generated video depicting missiles raining down on a key Iranian island to destroy what appears to be oil-processing infrastructure is meant as a warning to Iran, United States Vice President...
Iran could face economic collapse in months, US Treasury’s Bessent warns
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Iran is taking the US’s newly imposed sanctions seriously as tensions between the US and Iran reach the six-month mark.
India rejects Hague court order to restore Indus waters pact with Pakistan
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff; Reuters·31 Aug 2026
India has rejected a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ordering it to uphold the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, saying the tribunal has no jurisdiction over the...
Israeli air strikes on Gaza kill at least five people: Report
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least five people, according to health officials. Medics said on Monday that two people were killed when an Israeli air strike hit a crowd near a...
Trump says Iran is ‘dead’, vows to respond after renewed clashes
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump has once again declared that Iran is “dead”, calling for the country’s leaders to be tried for what he described as “war crimes against humanity”.
Why has Greece signed a $3.5bn missile deal with Israel?
Al Jazeeraby Shola Lawal·31 Aug 2026
Greece has inked a weapons deal with Israel that will see a $3.5bn multi-layered air defence system delivered to Athens in what is the largest defence agreement ever between the two countries.
War and heat: Why are wheat prices soaring?
Al Jazeeraby Edna Mohamed·31 Aug 2026
Wheat prices have risen sharply amid disruptions to Black Sea exports as the Russia-Ukraine war continues and as changing weather patterns cause droughts that have sharply reduced production.
Sleeping in on weekends is good for the heart: What research has shown
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
Sleeping an extra hour or two on the weekends can reduce the risk of high blood pressure, a study shows.
Greece signs $3.5bn air defence deal with Israel
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·31 Aug 2026
Greece has signed a $3.5bn defence deal with Israel to provide its first integrated “multi-layered” air defence network.
Why is piracy picking up off Somalia’s coast again?
Al Jazeeraby Faisal Ali·31 Aug 2026
The Federal Government of Somalia announced on August 29 that the Turkish navy, working with Somali forces, had freed the cargo ship MV Lutuf after a 10-day pursuit, killing 14 pirates and...
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