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Tropical Storm Moke advances towards Hawaii with heavy rain, strong winds

For the second week in a row, Hawaii Island, also known as the Big Island, faces threats from an intensifying storm.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-1 in Jose Mourinho’s first game on return

Carlos Espi scores late to snatch a win for Real Madrid after Alex Calatrava had levelled Jude Bellingham's opener.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Open-air cinema brings movie nights back to Khartoum

Families are returning to the movies at an open-air cinema in Khartoum, offering residents a brief escape from war.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Israeli army and settlers injure several Palestinians across West Bank

Palestinians face attacks and forced displacement as settlers expand control, backed by military raids and inaction.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Trump administration's 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules

The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality.

NPR News · 22 Aug 2026
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US Postal Service shares mail-in ballot restrictions despite court ruling

US President Donald Trump has called for restrictions on mail-in voting as part of bid to exert control over elections.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz

Iraqi President Nizar Amidi says his country's territory will not be used to launch attacks against any other state.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Why is Israel building new illegal settlements?

Israel opens construction bids for new illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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More than 200,000 newly displaced in Sudan’s Kordofan region

Intensified fighting in Sudan has displaced at least 200,000 people in the Kordofan region since late last year.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Israeli strikes kill two and injure others as Gaza attacks continue

Israeli drone attack targeted a family in the central city of Deir el-Balah, killing one person and wounding others.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Putin warns Ukraine has opened ‘Pandora’s box’, rejects peace proposals

In an interview with the Russian channel Vesti, Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine's 'most vulnerable' economic sectors.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Envoy says Israel did not give the US notice before strikes on Syrian base

US official Tom Barrack has criticised Israel for failing to give his country adequate warning, a claim Tel Aviv denies.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Canada to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar,” PM Carney says

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match new US tariffs “dollar for dollar."

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Carney: Canada will enact retaliatory US tariffs starting September 8

The prime minister spoke hours after the US imposed 50 percent tariffs on nearly $20bn worth of Canadian goods.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Israel, Turkiye and the new regional reordering

In Syria, Israel is not only at odds with Turkiye but also with the regional and international consensus.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Swedish police identify 17-year-old girl as victim in school sword attack

Brinell School's principal says 18-year-old suspected of carrying out Friday's deadly sword attack was a student there.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Armed men kidnap dozens in attacks on Nigerian villages

Police say three villages and a mosque were attacked, and worshippers kidnapped in central Niger State.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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Israel’s Chief Rabbi says Palestinians are not a people and have no rights

Israel’s Chief Rabbi denied Palestinians are a people, claimed Gaza for Jews and called for its destruction and return.

Al Jazeera · 22 Aug 2026
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