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Where water conflicts pose the biggest threat in 2026
Water-related conflicts have nearly quadrupled since 2020. As World Water Week 2026 begins, Al Jazeera unpacks the data.
Israeli wounded in occupied West Bank stabbing
Israeli forces launch wide search in Jordan Valley after a stabbing incident in the occupied West Bank village of al-Auja.
Flooding across Caracas, Venezuela, after heavy rains
Flooding across Caracas, Venezuela, after heavy rains
Photos: Russia celebrates National Flag Day amid war and tensions with the West
Participants in St Petersburg honour Russia’s tricolour with patriotic events and ribbon distributions across the city.
DR Congo, M23 rebels agree on roadmap for peace talks
Roadmap follows a week of talks in Switzerland aimed at making progress on a framework agreement they signed last year.
Israeli politicians focus on foreign threats, ignoring spiralling debt
Israel faces mounting debt pressures as wars and declining tax revenues collide and more top earners leave the country.
Kazakhstan holds parliamentary election expected to cement president’s grip
Only state-approved parties loyal to President Tokayev permitted to take part amid a sweeping constitutional overhaul.
Kazakhstan parliamentary elections begin: What’s at stake?
The Central Asian country heads to the polls on August 23.
In rural Chad, solar kiosks bring healthcare closer
Solar-powered telemedicine is helping rural Chadians overcome distance and limited access to doctors.
Canada to hit US with retaliatory tariffs as trade war escalates
Mark Carney says Canada will impose tariffs starting September 8 on imports of US steel, electronics and other products.