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Polls open in Zambia presidential election as economic reforms tested

The vote will test if incumbent Hakainde Hichilema's reforms are enough to overcome widespread economic frustration.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Millions crowd cities to see Spain's first total solar eclipse in over a century

As the sky darkened, gradually at first and then quickly, people broke into applause and cheered. It was the Spain's first total solar eclipse in more than a century.

NPR News · 13 Aug 2026
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Nearly 4 million Afghan children ‘acutely malnourished’

One in 10 children in Afghanistan are suffering as healthcare funding plummets, Save the Children says.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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3 men set for lethal injection on same day in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma

Three men in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma are scheduled for lethal injection Thursday in a rare convergence of executions on the same day in the U.S.

NPR News · 13 Aug 2026
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Russian strike sparks fire at Ukraine port; Zelenskyy seeks interceptors

Ukraine has reported an acute shortage of Patriot interceptors since the US went to war with Iran in February.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Why tariffs are not the right tool to bolster US production

Donald Trump’s second term has been defined by tariffs, but experts question whether they actually work.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Leavitt to leave as White House press secretary

Karoline Leavitt has announced that she will be stepping down from her position as White House press secretary.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Three Palestinian families besieged in their homes by Israeli settlers

Three Palestinian families in Qusra, occupied West Bank, are being besieged inside their homes.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Search efforts in Colombia enter ‘final phase’ as quake toll reaches 265

President de La Espriella promises to set up an emergency fund to help rebuild destroyed hospitals and schools.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Oman says oil spill from stricken tanker has reached its coast

Up to 40km of coastline affected by oil pollution, Omani environmental authority says.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Israeli settlers besiege Palestinian families in West Bank’s Qusra

Dozens of settlers besiege Palestinian families in Qusra, cutting off water, power and essential supplies.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Solar eclipse carves Eiffel Tower’s silhouette in Paris sky

A partial solar eclipse illuminated Paris’s sky over the city’s iconic Eiffel Tower.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Olympic skateboarder times epic stunt with solar eclipse

Spanish Olympic skateboarder Danny León timed a jump with the moon passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Zimbabwe’s land reform enters a new chapter

A new land policy is reopening disputes over farms seized during Zimbabwe’s land reform after 2000.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Photos: See the best photos from the solar eclipse

Millions of people in Europe stepped outside this evening to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse. The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland and Spain,

NPR News · 13 Aug 2026
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Half a tonne of Erling Haaland branded cocaine seized in Ecuador

Erling Haaland’s name and image turned up on hundreds of cocaine bricks seized by Ecuadorian police.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Iran war live: US, Tehran exchange opposing claims over Hormuz control

President Trump again insists US has 'total control' of strait, while Tehran resolute that the US must meet its demands.

Al Jazeera · 13 Aug 2026
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Trump administration arrests Southern Poverty Law Center expert for fraud

Heidi Beirich, an expert on far-right extremism, has been charged over alleged misuse of donor funds to pay informants.

Al Jazeera · 12 Aug 2026
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