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Trump vows ‘economic warfare’ on countries helping Iran

US President Donald Trump has threatened ‘economic D-Day’ on any countries that help or do business with Iran.

Al Jazeera · 20 Aug 2026
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Russian strike kills 3 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy faces pressure at home

At least 14 of the 20 people wounded in the strike on Kyiv have been hospitalised, officials say.

Al Jazeera · 20 Aug 2026
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Fears grow in Amazon village as Brazilian drug gangs push into Bolivia

Fears are growing in a remote Bolivian village as Brazilian drug gangs fight for control of trafficking routes.

Al Jazeera · 20 Aug 2026
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Alarm in South Korea as Iran dispute with Trump shakes a 72-year alliance

Trump's order to scale back military drills rattles Seoul, reviving doubts over US security guarantees.

Al Jazeera · 20 Aug 2026
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Bodycam captures police team falling when deck collapses in Missouri

Recently released body camera footage shows a deck collapsing during a warrant operation in Huntsville, Missouri.

Al Jazeera · 20 Aug 2026
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Publisher of US military newspaper resigns over differences with government

Retirement of longtime Stars and Stripes publisher comes amid the Trump administration's push for editorial control.

Al Jazeera · 20 Aug 2026
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‘Tsunami’ of emigration reshapes Israel’s future, experts warn

Nearly 270,000 Israelis have left the country over three years, citing political uncertainty and security concerns.

Al Jazeera · 20 Aug 2026
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Harry Kane scores goal by winning Golden Shoe for the second time

English footballer Harry Kane won the title of ‘Europe’s best goalscorer’, awarded the Golden Shoe for the second time.

Al Jazeera · 20 Aug 2026
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Nigeria’s election campaign begins with Tinubu facing a reform test

Rising costs fuel anger, but President Bola Tinubu’s machinery and opposition divisions may shape the race.

Al Jazeera · 20 Aug 2026
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Iran war live: Trump announces ‘most crushing’ Iran sanctions

Trump says Washington may resume talks with Tehran 'at some point'.

Al Jazeera · 20 Aug 2026
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US national debt passes record $40 trillion

The amount has doubled in the last decade, from Trump's first term through the Biden administration.

Al Jazeera · 19 Aug 2026
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‘We do not trust Israeli judiciary’ says Hind Rajab’s grandmother

The grandmother of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in her family’s car by Israeli forces in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · 19 Aug 2026
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Kosovo finds remains of at least 23 people in suspected mass graves

The discovery is part of Kosovo’s long-running effort to find people who disappeared during a brutal war in the 1990s.

Al Jazeera · 19 Aug 2026
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South Korea’s rookie investors lose small fortunes amid AI stocks frenzy

South Korea's stock market has attracted a wave of novice investors amid booming demand for chips used in AI.

Al Jazeera · 19 Aug 2026
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International body votes to convene emergency meeting over Nicaragua

Nicaragua's move to extend Ortega's rule and bar rivals from elections triggers a near-unanimous OAS rebuke.

Al Jazeera · 19 Aug 2026
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Pentagon quizzes NATO allies on political loyalty, documents reveal

NATO allies probed on loyalty to US policies in Pentagon questionnaire obtained exclusively by Al Jazeera.

Al Jazeera · 19 Aug 2026
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Lebanon hands former Syrian army general to Damascus after arrest warrant

The transfer is the first from Lebanon involving a Syrian military officer who fled after al-Assad's government fell.

Al Jazeera · 19 Aug 2026
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California passes toughest wildfire rules in the U.S. for home landscaping

California has adopted the toughest new rules in the country that require homeowners to manage the plants around their houses. Fire experts say it helps protect houses from burning, but public pushbac

NPR News · 19 Aug 2026
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