UN votes to adopt new world map that reflects Africa’s true size
Al Jazeeraby Mariamne Everett·4 Sept 2026
The United Nations has voted to adopt a new world map that more accurately reflects countries’ true sizes, a resolution sponsored by African states to right a centuries-old wrong.
Five EU nations inch towards deal on migrant ‘return hubs’ by 2027
Al Jazeeraby Reuters·4 Sept 2026
Five European nations have agreed on concrete steps towards a deal with an unspecified non-European Union country to host migrant return facilities, senior officials said, in a sign of mounting...
Brazilian Supreme Court roiled by dispute between justices
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·4 Sept 2026
Brazil’s Supreme Court has found itself at the centre of a corruption scandal roiling the country, with the body considering investigations into two justices who have accused each other of...
Villagers vow to rebuild despite devastating mass demolition in West Bank
Al Jazeeraby Mosab Shawer·4 Sept 2026
Khirbet al-Tabban, occupied West Bank – The signs of the mass demolition were visible everywhere in Khirbet al-Tabban: destroyed homes, scattered rubble, empty animal pens, and water tanks and...
Yemen’s army says recaptured key territory as clashes with Houthis continue
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·4 Sept 2026
Yemen’s army say they have recaptured strategically important territory, as heavy clashes with Houthi rebels continue in the southwest of the country.
US adds 162,000 jobs in August, raising Fed rate hike expectations
Al Jazeeraby Andy Hirschfeld·4 Sept 2026
The United States economy has added 162,000 jobs in August, with large gains in local government education and food services.
The number 10 shirt must not retire with Messi
Al Jazeeraby Ezequiel Fernández Moores·4 Sept 2026
When Lionel Messi announced his retirement from the Argentina national team last Monday, the reaction bordered on national mourning.
October 7 attack shapes Israel’s elections and fuels political blame
Al Jazeeraby Simon Speakman Cordall·4 Sept 2026
The three-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attack is approaching in Israel, and despite everything that has happened since – including wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran – the memory of the...
‘Winds of change’: How Milei is stirring Falklands claim amid Trump-UK spat
Al Jazeeraby Caolán Magee·4 Sept 2026
Argentina’s President Javier Milei is capitalising on his country’s long-running claim to the Falkland Islands by coupling threats of sanctions over a major offshore oil project with lavish praise...
Russia’s jet-powered drones overwhelm Ukraine, killing dozens
Al Jazeeraby John T Psaropoulos·4 Sept 2026
As the war drags on in Ukraine, its civilians suffer the most. Thirty-eight people were killed in the village of Myla on August 29, when a Russian drone attack struck an ammunition depot.
UN raises ‘ethnic cleansing’ concerns over Israeli West Bank operation
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·4 Sept 2026
Israel’s military actions resulting in the displacement of entire Palestinian populations in three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank “appear to amount to collective punishment and raise...
Diesel price hits all-time high in US amid Iran war woes
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·4 Sept 2026
The price of diesel in the United States has reached a record high of $5.85 per gallon (3.9 liters) amid the war with Iran, despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claim that the US is in control...
US rejects Israeli suggestions of removing Palestinians from Gaza
Al Jazeeraby Ali Harb·4 Sept 2026
In a rare public display of disagreement with Israel, the United States has rejected calls by top Israeli officials that the Palestinian population should be removed from Gaza.
Israel frees four more Lebanese prisoners in Red Cross-mediated handover
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·4 Sept 2026
Four Lebanese citizens who were held in Israel have been released and handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the day after a first prisoner was freed.
Why is Farage’s Reform accused of violating the UK’s foreign funding rules?
Al Jazeeraby Stephen Quillen·4 Sept 2026
The anti-immigration Reform UK party said two of its senior officials had stepped down on Friday, following allegations that they were secretly filmed appearing to discuss ways to circumvent UK...
Can the Green Party’s Polanski take on Labour and win Starmer’s old seat?
Al Jazeera·4 Sept 2026
When Britain’s former Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood down as the member of parliament for Holborn and St Pancras this week, he ended more than a decade representing a seat that has never elected...
Philippine court orders arrest of VP Duterte over President Marcos threats
Al Jazeeraby AFP; Reuters·4 Sept 2026
A Philippine court has ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte over allegations that she arranged the assassination of the president.
Ireland’s Katie Taylor eyes fairytale finish to trailblazing boxing career
Al Jazeeraby AFP·4 Sept 2026
When Katie Taylor began boxing, she sometimes entered junior contests as “K Taylor”, her hair tucked beneath her headguard so nobody would realise she was a girl.
Conflicts and extreme weather pushing global food prices higher, warns UN
Al Jazeeraby Reuters·4 Sept 2026
Global food prices have hit a four-year high, the United Nations has warned. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday that its Food Price Index climbed for a third...
‘Things happen’: How Vance’s comment on Iran wedding strike fits US pattern
Al Jazeeraby Stephen Quillen·4 Sept 2026
United States Vice President JD Vance has expressed scepticism about reports of a deadly US attack on a wedding party in the Iranian town of Kuhestak on Tuesday this week, saying he does not trust...
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