Far-right UK provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE in US
Al Jazeeraby Evan Semones·28 Aug 2026
Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right British commentator known for previously being a vocal supporter of United States President Donald Trump, has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Walmart settles US government’s opioid lawsuit
Al Jazeeraby Reuters·28 Aug 2026
Walmart has settled a United States government lawsuit accusing the largest US retailer of fueling a nationwide opioid epidemic by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its pharmacies.
Thousands take part in March on Washington to promote voting rights
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff; Reuters·28 Aug 2026
In Pictures Thousands of demonstrators have converged on the United States capital of Washington, DC, to warn of threats to voting rights ahead of November’s midterm elections.
Ebola spreads to two new zones in DRC; 60 areas now affected
Al Jazeeraby AFP; AP·28 Aug 2026
The fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history has reached two new health zones in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a total of 60 areas now affected, according to the latest...
With the US and Canada locked in a trade war, fears of a recession lurk
Al Jazeeraby Megha Bahree·28 Aug 2026
The trade war that United States President Donald Trump has triggered with Canada is expected to hurt businesses in both countries.
Forced birth control violated Greenlandic women’s rights, experts find
Al Jazeeraby AFP; Reuters·28 Aug 2026
Greenland is establishing a truth and reconciliation commission surrounding a decades-long forced contraceptive scheme against Indigenous girls and women, after two expert reports failed to agree...
Haaland and Cherki doubles send Man City to win at Crystal Palace
Al Jazeeraby Kevin Hand·28 Aug 2026
Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki both scored twice as Manchester City stormed to a 4-1 win at Crystal Palace in the English Premier League on Friday.
Timeline: Life of Ratko Mladic, general turned ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
Al Jazeeraby Alex Milan Durie·28 Aug 2026
Ratko Mladic, a war criminal convicted for his role in orchestrating the Srebrenica Genocide in 1995 – the first genocide on European soil since the second world war – died in prison in The Hague...
Colombia’s new president faces backlash over ‘inhumane’ deportation policy
Al Jazeeraby Alfie Pannell·28 Aug 2026
Bogota, Colombia – Opposition politicians and migrant communities in Colombia have decried President Abelardo de la Espriella’s plan to launch a deportation campaign against foreign nationals...
President Donald Trump signs order creating US Space Academy
Al Jazeeraby Evan Semones·28 Aug 2026
United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing the country’s first-ever Space Academy.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy plans to hit Russia with ‘1,000 drones’ a day
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on his military to increase its long-range drone strikes against Russia as Moscow continues to carry out deadly attacks across Ukraine.
Yemen’s divided education system leaves students’ futures in limbo
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
Sanaa, Yemen – Bashar Mohammed has enrolled in multiple English-language courses since he finished high school last year.
Israeli strike kills three Palestinians in West Bank’s Jenin
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
The Israeli army has killed three Palestinians in Jenin in a rare air strike in the occupied West Bank, amid growing tensions in the territory.
US judge denies injunction against Trump’s new birthright citizenship order
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
A United States judge has rejected, for the time being, a request for a temporary restraining order to block President Donald Trump’s second executive order restricting birthright citizenship.
US Fed chair warns inflation progress insufficient, hints at rate hikes
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
United States Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said the US central bank will “have work to do” if policymakers are not confident that underlying inflation is returning to its 2 percent target.
Canadian economy recovers sharply in Q2 but shadow of US tariffs in future
Al Jazeeraby Reuters·28 Aug 2026
Canada’s economy has rebounded sharply in the second quarter after six months of virtually no growth, aided by a strong jump in exports and solid domestic demand, though a new round of tariffs from...
Board of Peace envoy Mladenov warns Gaza ceasefire risks ‘collapse’
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
The failure of both sides to adhere to the roadmap for peace “threatens a collapse of the ceasefire in Gaza”, Nikolay Mladenov, the high representative for the Board of Peace, has warned in an...
Gaza forced to use unreliable online payments amid ‘cash famine’
Al Jazeeraby Nour Abo Aisha·28 Aug 2026
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – In a clothing shop in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Firas Zaqloul stands helplessly as he tries to pay for his purchases.
Ukraine reinforces Donetsk as it seeks to disrupt Russia’s weapons flow
Al Jazeeraby John T Psaropoulos·28 Aug 2026
Ukraine has reinforced the defence of its eastern Donetsk region as Russia mounted renewed efforts to seize Sloviansk, a key part of Ukraine’s “fortress belt” of cities that include Kramatorsk...
Israeli strikes kill five people, including three from one family, in Gaza
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·28 Aug 2026
Israeli attacks have killed at least five Palestinians in multiple strikes across the Gaza Strip, including three members of the same family.
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