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Nigel Farage heckled as he denies Reform UK took illegal funding

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was heckled by protesters on Friday, as he addressed the party’s conference in Birmingham.

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Will Europe pay the US to provide military aid to Ukraine?

US President Donald Trump laments past financial support for Ukraine's war effort and has vowed to claw the money back.

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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El-Sayed split Michigan Democrats. Whether they unify could decide Senate control

After a bruising Senate primary, Michigan Democrats are trying to unify to hold onto a must-win seat. But healing those fissures is proving not so simple.

NPR News · 4 Sept 2026
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Mexico seizes 17 tonnes of meth in $347 million drug bust

Mexican authorities seized nearly 17 tonnes of methamphetamine from three clandestine laboratories in Sinaloa

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Watchdog report alleges misconduct by Trump’s former labour secretary

Lori Chavez-DeRemer reportedly used staff for personal tasks, drank at work and violated ethics regulations.

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war

US President Donald Trump called the Iran war small potatoes, saying only 18 Americans had been killed.

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Trump's arch may break ground without final approval. Veterans are trying to stop it

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then.

NPR News · 4 Sept 2026
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Israeli drones drop bombs on southern Lebanon’s Mansouri

Several explosions rocked the southern Lebanese town of Mansouri after Israeli military drones dropped explosives in the

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Israeli strike kills two in southern Lebanon amid ongoing escalation

Israeli attacks against villages and towns in southern Lebanon continue despite truce agreements and diplomacy.

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Andrew Tate indicted in Romania for trafficking minors, money laundering

The influencer and his brother are in a Miami prison pending potential extradition to the UK on rape charges

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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UN votes to adopt new world map that reflects Africa’s true size

The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Five EU nations inch towards deal on migrant ‘return hubs’ by 2027

Germany, Austria, ⁠Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands did not outline where the centres would be located.

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Brazilian Supreme Court roiled by dispute between justices

The country's highest court is considering investigations into two judges who have accused each other of wrongdoing.

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Villagers vow to rebuild despite devastating mass demolition in West Bank

Israeli forces' demolition of 12 homes in Khirbet al-Tabban leaves villagers determined to stand firm on their land.

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Moment two workers are pulled alive from Nepal tunnel

Rescuers pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Indonesia wildfires send toxic haze across Southeast Asia

Indonesia’s Kalimantan province, sending smoke and toxic haze across Southeast Asia.

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Yemen’s army says recaptured key territory as clashes with Houthis continue

Two days of fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters has left dozens dead on both sides, sources say.

Al Jazeera · 4 Sept 2026
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Whatever happened to the U.S. campaign to ban child marriage?

The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a day dedicated to ending the practice.

NPR News · 4 Sept 2026
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