US records hottest summer in 132 years
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff9 Sept 2026
The United States just had its hottest summer on record, with extreme heat and drought gripping large parts of the country.
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top 89%Breathing depends on a cylinder: Gaza faces medical oxygen crisis
Al Jazeeraby Enas Abu Ghayad9 Sept 2026
Az-Zuwayda, Gaza Strip – Ali Humaida’s heart rate quickens as he watches the gauge on the oxygen cylinder sitting in the corner of his tent.
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia could activate defence pact, Pakistan says
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff9 Sept 2026
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said any attack on Saudi Arabia could activate the recently signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, days after Yemen’s Houthis launched a barrage of missiles...
Back to work, not school: Yemen’s crisis forces children to drop out
Al Jazeeraby Nasser Al-Sakkaf9 Sept 2026
Taiz, Yemen – It was around the middle of the morning, and children at a nearby school were preparing for their break.
Last dance? Inside Lula’s strategy to win a fourth presidency in Brazil
Al Jazeeraby Euan Marshall9 Sept 2026
Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil – By mid-morning, the bright August sun emerged from the clouds and illuminated the May 1 Stadium in the industrial city of Sao Bernardo do Campo, on the outskirts of...
Bombardier looks to hire 500 new workers in US, despite Trump threat
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff9 Sept 2026
Canada-based aircraft manufacturer Bombardier said it is hiring 500 new workers in the United States, even as US President Donald Trump threatens to place restrictions on the company, claiming it...
Inside Israel’s prisons, where Ben-Gvir’s cruelty is policy
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff9 Sept 2026
When Palestinian photojournalist and former prisoner Muath Amarneh saw Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s videos gloating over the decrepit conditions endured by imprisoned...
As the UK sanctions Israeli settlements, is the two-state solution dead?
Al Jazeeraby Stephen Quillen9 Sept 2026
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said the United Kingdom will sanction illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, describing the move as “overdue” and necessary to “salvage” a...
Bangladesh measles deaths surpass 1,000 after vaccination drive falls short
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff9 Sept 2026
At least 1,002 children have died from measles in Bangladesh, according to the country’s health officials, amid the world’s worst ongoing outbreak.
Gaza students with overseas university offers, scholarships remain trapped
Al Jazeeraby Caolán Magee9 Sept 2026
Electricity was scarce and the bombs kept falling, but each evening, Mahmoud Aldaya left his family’s tent in a displacement camp in southern Gaza, in search of enough internet signal to submit his...
Torrential rains, winds from Hurricane Lowell leaves 30,000 without power
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff9 Sept 2026
Catastrophic winds and torrential rains from Hurricane Lowell have pelted Hawaii’s western island of Kauai, knocking out power to at least 30,000 residents and ripping up tracts of beachside roads.
Hutu and Tutsi: The history behind the divide
Al Jazeeraby Layth Mushtaq9 Sept 2026
For more than a century, Hutu and Tutsi in Africa’s Great Lakes region have been described as two distinct ethnic groups, and sometimes even as separate races. But the history is more complicated.
What is Jordan’s Al-Azraq base and why is Iran targeting it?
Al Jazeeraby Yashraj Sharma9 Sept 2026
As the United States and Iran trade strikes on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz this week, Iran has also launched several ballistic missiles towards Jordan’s Al-Azraq airbase, which hosts US...
Nigeria, Boko Haram reportedly reach secret three-month ceasefire
Al Jazeera9 Sept 2026
The Nigerian government has been involved in a secret ceasefire with Boko Haram for the past three months, according to an investigation by The New Humanitarian, in a development that could mark a...
Brent crude surpasses $100 a barrel as Iran, US escalate attacks
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff9 Sept 2026
Global stocks have come under pressure and Brent crude oil surpassed $100 a barrel as escalating fighting across the Middle East stokes fears of energy-driven inflation.
How has Israel hit back against sanctions by the UK, others?
Al Jazeeraby Edna Mohamed9 Sept 2026
Israel has announced four retaliatory measures against the UK in response to its decision to ban the import of all goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, calling...
What to know about US Republican ‘midterm convention’ in Dallas, Texas
Al Jazeera9 Sept 2026
The United States Republican Party – and its talisman President Donald Trump – is descending on Dallas, Texas, to host a rare convention before the midterm elections in November.
Troubled league LIV Golf files for bankruptcy protection in US
Al Jazeeraby Reuters; The Associated Press9 Sept 2026
Less than five years after it held its first event and created a schism in professional golf, LIV Golf has filed for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey, United States.
What are the holes in the UK’s ban on imports from Israeli settlements?
Al Jazeeraby Caolán Magee9 Sept 2026
Britain has announced a ban on imports of goods produced in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank as part of a wider package of measures targeting expanding Israeli settlements and...
Has Iran captured an unmanned US submarine? What we know
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff9 Sept 2026
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its naval forces have captured an unmanned United States submarine near the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran and Washington continue to exchange...