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August 2026
JERUSALEM DAILY: JOURNALISTS ATTACKED
Ben-Gvir releases an AI video depicting Palestinian detainees
White House construction on $400m ballroom can go on, says US Supreme Court
The apparent 5-4 decision replaces a temporary order that allowed construction earlier this month, shortly before a court-ordered halt would have gone into effect
Today’s decision is no victory for the separation of powers.”
This case involves an extraordinary and unlawful injunction that will halt the ongoing construction of the integrated military complex, including a totally secure ballroom space, at the East Wing of the White House, which is vitally required by national security,
Poland opens terror probe into fire at drone factory
While no details were offered, Russia is widely suspected of running sabotage operations across Europe against facilities supplying Ukraine as it defends itself against Moscow’s invasion
Arsenal edge past troubled Aston Villa 1-0 as Saka scores only goal
Arteta had picked the same starting lineup that cruised to a 3-0 win against Coventry in their season opener 10 days earlier
Putin and Xi affirm strategic alliance amid ‘unpredictable’ world
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 Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan
We continue to strive for a path of agreement and understanding, and we believe that continuing the war is neither in our interest, nor in the interest of the region,
Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi announces his retirement
Israeli outposts expand as Palestinian homes are demolished
‘Nothing is usable’: Nepal residents return to flood-ravaged homes
More than 900 people have died, while around 4,200 remain missing across Nepal and Tibet
Lebanon asks Greece to help enforce agreement with Israel
We request Greece’s assistance as much as possible to help Lebanon
Solving the problem by military force will not succeed,
Ukrainians mourn community leader killed in Russian strike on Myla
Far-right Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir and settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israel’s Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem
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 the site
When I was 14 years old, prayer was forbidden, and anyone who murmured was arrested. Today we see redemption. It is very moving to be with you today, and you are right, we must blow the shofar and bring the prayer incantations, and there must be a temple… a temple… a temple… but little by little
I am very moved… and you say that we must bring the prayer incantations and blow the shofar [ram’s horn],
Top US general says no plans to send troops to polls for November elections
I have neither received nor anticipate receiving any unlawful order concerning the role of the Joint Force in the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections.”
I believe deeply in the principle of an apolitical U.S. military,
The Joint Force has no plans to send Federal military personnel or Federalized members of the National Guard to polling places during the 2026 elections,
The nonpartisan tradition of military service and the constitutional guardrails that prevent our military from becoming a domestic police force for one political party are essential to maintaining our democracy,
Firecracker factory blast in India kills 8 children
‘Let Data Reign’: Trump decries opposition to data centres in US
The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor,
If you build a data centre, you should be putting power back into the grid, not taking it out,
Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic, saying it pirated songs to train its AI
Anthropic clearly considers that to be just the cost of doing business given that its entire business model continues to be built on copyright theft,
This is the third lawsuit from the same lawyers, recycling allegations from cases already before the courts,
Palestinian farmers rebuild what Israeli settlers destroy in West Bank
We’re not just a cooperative that plants vegetables and sells them,
We’re talking about 25 families working inside the cooperative,
We prefer to die on our land rather than accept another Nakba,
We work as a family, we work as comrades and we work for freedom.... We’re not working just for economic reasons or for ‘peace’,
The real occupation is not when they create the checkpoint and invade the village,
Even if we don’t have planting or harvesting to do on the land, we [go to] drink coffee — to tell the settlers and the army that this is our land and we’re not going to leave it,
In isolation, I thought a lot about the cooperative because, to be honest, it gives you the time to think,
India’s PM Modi urges end to Ukraine war in talks with Russia’s Putin
She is still in the sea, mother describes losing daughter in ferry disaster
Parents recount desperate attempts to save their children after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus on 30 August
War on Iran: US bombs Iran
US strikes hit Larak Island and Iran retaliated by launching missiles across Jordan and the UAE
Nepal FM speaks to Al Jazeera on devastating floods
Principal who saved 900 students recalls Nepal’s devastating flood
The floods have killed more than 900 people, with nearly 5,000 still missing
Vance says Trump ‘sending a message’ to Iran with AI-generated video
We know that they continue to shoot at commercial shipping. We continue to have a lot of tools at our disposal to prevent them from doing so or at least cut down on them from doing so, and that’s what the president is saying,
Photos: Nearly 1,000 dead, thousands missing in Nepal–China border floods
Iran could face economic collapse in months, US Treasury’s Bessent warns
You're going to see a lot more of these every week,
The EU welcomes efforts at ensuring that Iran ceases its destabilising activities and engages in peace negotiations with good faith, also through additional economic pressure, including through the US-led Operation Economic Outcast,
I would think that they are lashing out kinetically because they are losing economically,
We just have to have the regime come to their senses,