Tuesday, 26 Aug, 2025

International

Israel steps up Gaza assault, dozens killed in a single day

Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday left at least 51 people dead, including 27 in Gaza City, according to local authorities. Among those killed were 24 people who had been seeking aid. The Israeli military intensified attacks on the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods of Gaza City, as

Nigerian air strikes kill 35 fighters near Cameroon border

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that at least 35 fighters were killed in a series of air strikes near the border with Cameroon, following intelligence that an attack on ground forces was being prepared. NAF spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame said the strikes were carried out on

Israeli strikes kill 63 as forces advance further into Gaza city

At least 63 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza City in their ongoing offensive, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Footage obtained by Al Jazeera Arabic on Saturday showed Israeli tanks advancing into the Sabra

Turkey’s first lady urges Melania Trump to speak out for Gaza’s children

Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan has called on Melania Trump to speak out on behalf of children suffering in Gaza, urging the former US First Lady to extend the advocacy she showed for Ukrainian children to Palestinians enduring Israel’s war in the territory. In a letter

Famine engulfs Gaza amid aid blockade, UN declares crisis 'man-made'

Famine is unfolding in Gaza, just a short distance from hundreds of trucks laden with food aid stranded outside its borders.  The latest assessment by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) – the UN-backed authority on global hunger – paints a dire

Five killed in tour bus crash on New York highway

Five people have died following a tour bus crash on the New York State Thruway in western New York, state police confirmed. The passengers, believed to be tourists from India, China, and the Philippines, were en route to New York City after visiting Niagara Falls when the vehicle

Palestinians flee Gaza city as Israel pushes ahead with offensive

Palestinians are fleeing districts of Gaza City after the Israeli military announced the initial stages of its planned ground assault, city officials reported. Israeli troops have secured positions on the outskirts of the city — home to more than one million people —

Nicest judge Frank Caprio no more 

Frank Caprio, the US judge whose compassion and humour in the courtroom made him a global social media star, has died at 88, his family announced. Caprio, who was battling pancreatic cancer, was remembered in a statement posted to his official Instagram account, where he had more than

Russia launches massive strikes on Western Ukraine

Russia unleashed one of its most intense barrages in recent weeks against western Ukraine overnight, firing hundreds of drones and missiles, according to Ukrainian officials. The strikes hit Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv, leaving one person dead and several others injured.

Trump rules out US troop deployment in Ukraine peace deal

United States President Donald Trump has said American troops will not be deployed to Ukraine as part of any agreement to end Russia’s war, ruling out a direct US military presence in the country’s post-war security arrangements. In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday,

China to unveil advanced weapons at WWII anniversary military parade

China will hold a large-scale military parade in central Beijing next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, an event set to unveil new weaponry “displayed to the outside world for the first time,” according to state media. Hundreds of People’s

Nearly 19,000 children killed in Gaza as Israel expands strikes

Almost 19,000 children are among more than 62,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since the war began nearly two years ago, according to figures released by Gaza’s Government Media Office. The devastating toll comes as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency

73 Afghan deportees from Iran killed in bus crash

A devastating traffic accident in western Afghanistan has claimed the lives of 73 people, including 17 children, most of them Afghan migrants recently deported from Iran, a Taliban official confirmed to BBC Pashto. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday night in Herat province, when a bus

Trump rules out NATO membership & Crimea return ahead of Zelensky talks

US President Donald Trump has said Ukraine will not be able to join NATO or reclaim Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, as part of any potential peace settlement with Moscow. Speaking ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s arrival in Washington for

3 killed, 8 injured in NYC's Brooklyn nightclub shooting 

Three men were killed and at least eight others injured in a shooting at a packed nightclub in Brooklyn, New York City, early Sunday morning, police said. The incident occurred just before 3:30 am (07:30 GMT) at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights, following what authorities

Over 300 dead in Pakistan’s northwest due to monsoon floods

The death toll from torrential rains and floods in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in the last 48 hours has risen to 307, the KP Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Saturday, with at least 23 people injured in various incidents. The

At least 1,760 Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza since May: UN

The United Nations human rights office has reported that at least 1,760 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza while attempting to access humanitarian aid since late May, marking a sharp increase from figures published earlier this month. Hospital sources told Al Jazeera that Israeli

Trump-Putin Alaska summit ends without breakthrough on Ukraine war

United States President Donald Trump appeared subdued after his highly anticipated summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska ended without achieving its central aim – securing a ceasefire in Ukraine. Before the meeting, held on Friday in Anchorage, Trump had voiced

Libya to hold rare local vote in test for divided nation

Libya is set to hold rare municipal elections on Saturday, in a ballot seen as a test of democracy in a nation still plagued by division and instability. Key eastern cities — including Benghazi, Sirte and Tobruk — have rejected the vote, highlighting the deep rifts between

Israeli strikes leave 123 dead in Gaza City

Over 120 people were killed as Israel’s military pounded Gaza City on Wednesday prior to a planned takeover, while Hamas held further talks with Egyptian mediators. The death toll was the worst in a week and added to the massive fatalities from the nearly two-year conflict that