Days before Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica in October 2025, it was still just a Category 1 storm. But inside the National Hurricane Center, forecasters were watching something unusual. Model after model, including a new artificial intelligence system from Google DeepMind, arrived at the same alarming conclusion: this stormContinue Reading
Doctors are testing new vaccines that represent a promising new step in the fight against cancer. They’re hoping the shots could stop colon cancer before it ever develops in people at very high risk. The focus is on Lynch syndrome, an inherited genetic condition that greatly increases the risk ofContinue Reading
The focus of the GOP’s first ever midterm convention in September won’t be The Traitor’s dismal approval rating, how to end the war on Iran, or the stagnant economy. They will be spending their time, resources, and funds focusing on democratic socialism.Axios reported Friday that the GOP has spent months pulling together an “endless” video troveContinue Reading
Israel is trapped in a cycle it created., NewsFeed Israel is trapped in a cycle it created. Occupation fuels resistance, and resistance is used to justify more occupation. Near Nablus, that cycle turned deadly yet again: five Palestinians killed as four new outposts were erected. Al Jazeera’s Leila Warah reports.Continue Reading
Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti says Netanyahu’s rejection of the US-backed Gaza plan is no surprise., Quotable Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of the US-backed Gaza plan is no surprise, arguing Israel has repeatedly violated past agreements. He says the real test is whether the USContinue Reading
commentary The anti-trans movement in sports needed a face. It found one in the WNBA player Nights and Weekends Editor Published August 9, 2026 9:00AM (EDT) In a recent interview WNBA player Sophie Cunningham said she opposed trans women in sports (David Berding/Getty Images) Indiana is in many ways aContinue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first official visit to Serbia, meeting Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade on 8 August 2026, according to Ukraine’s Presidential Office. The two agreed to deepen trade and energy cooperation, and Serbia pledged fresh humanitarian aid and help rebuilding a war-hit Ukrainian city. The visit drew attentionContinue Reading
Satellite imagery has confirmed that Ukraine’s Defense Forces destroyed a Russian electronic-warfare system built to jam Starlink at Gelendzhik in southern Russia, the Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi reported. Ukrainian drones hit the machine on the grounds of a Russian border-guard base during their sweep of the Black Sea coast. It is oneContinue Reading
On the second episode of Deja Vu, we look at Iran and the great powers that have tried to shape it., Deja Vu In the second episode of a new series from Al Jazeera Podcasts, Deja Vu looks at Iran and the great powers that tried to shape it. WhyContinue Reading
Barzani says Iraqi Kurdistan wants peace as regional tensions rise, Barzani says Iraqi Kurdistan wants peace as regional tensions rise NewsFeed The prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq says he’s consistently sought to stay out of conflicts erupting across the Middle East. Speaking to Al Jazeera,Continue Reading
There are no ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday, after Tehran set out a steep series of demands for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Nagasaki marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons “absolute evil,” denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence, and called on the Japanese government to adhere to its three postwar non-nuclear principles.Continue Reading
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 9th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.Continue Reading