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Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt to push Trump’s Gaza plan

Trump envoy has pushed for disarmament to end any future Hamas role in running Gaza, diplomatic sources tell AFP.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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Erdogan calls for Strait of Hormuz reopening amid oil disruption

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dies at 83

The left-handed MLB pitcher was 31 years old when he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow in 1974, an injury that had been a death knell for pitchers' careers up to that point.

NPR News · 16 Aug 2026
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Former Israeli captive asks Ben-Gvir to let him execute Palestinian prisone

Former Israeli captive Rom Braslavski asked Ben Gvir to allow him to execute Palestinian prisoners by hanging.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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Israeli army besieges Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank

Israeli troops have raided the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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Why are sandwiches more regulated than AI?

Futurist Max Tegmark wonders why sandwiches are more regulated than artificial intelligence in the US.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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‘Water and salt’: Qusra residents trapped in Israeli settler siege

Israeli settlers and soldiers besiege Qusra families for eight days, blocking water and aid.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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Cristiano Ronaldo hints at retirement at end of season

Superstar forward gave his clearest indication yet that he might end his playing career after the current season.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security

On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.

NPR News · 16 Aug 2026
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Arsenal cruise to 3-0 win over Manchester City in Community Shield

Premier League champions hand new ​City boss Enzo Maresca a humbling defeat ⁠in his first football game in ​charge.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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Moroccan migrants stage sit-in as thousands remain stranded in Ceuta

Moroccan migrants are protesting in Ceuta, demanding asylum two weeks after more than a massive migrant surge.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and winds across Hawaii

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn't done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts.

NPR News · 16 Aug 2026
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What really happened in Ceuta? Why we may never find out

Hundreds of migrants have again attempted to cross from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. This time, Moroccan officials fended them off, raising new questions about the crossing of July 30.

NPR News · 16 Aug 2026
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Largest Ukrainian drone attack on Russia, Moscow says 822 drones shot down

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia, killing at least six people and striking a Wildberries logistics hub.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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Hurricane Lala weakens to a tropical storm, but flooding persists in Hawaii

The devastating hurricane grazes the Big Island in Hawaii in the US, but avoids making landfall.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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‘The Mediterranean is a bridge, not a border’

Chris Fearne says Europe must look beyond its borders to solve its migration problem.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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Ben-Gvir calls for nightly killings of Palestinians in Gaza

Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for nightly killings in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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What is Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, linked to Japan’s wartime atrocities?

About 2.5 million people, including Japanese war criminals who fought for the country, are enshrined at Yasukuni.

Al Jazeera · 16 Aug 2026
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