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Wednesday, 19 August 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 13:25 CST
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South Africa to Australia: Why coal profits are surging during Iran war

Coal companies are reporting a huge rise in profits, but analysts say global clean energy transition is still on track.

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Scaling back US-South Korea drills may fail to woo Kim away from China

Trump is scaling back US-South Korea military exercises as he signals interest in renewed talks with Kim Jong Un.

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Ukraine’s ousted defence minister calls for elections during war

Mykhailo Fedorov's call is first such demand by a major Ukrainian political figure since Russia's full-scale invasion.

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Trump pauses 50 percent tariffs on Canada in last-minute deal

Washington and Ottawa announce agreement to delay new tariffs on Canadian exports shortly before midnight deadline.

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Iran war live: Rubio discusses Hormuz security with UAE official

Trump says no talks with Tehran scheduled; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claims US 'begging' for negotiations.

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Israel strikes an air base in Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying

Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria's military.

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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.

The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, with the first batch of 20 expected on Thursday.

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Lebanon no longer a safe haven for former Syrian regime officials

Figures connected to the former Syrian regime are still in Lebanon but risk being returned.

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Former US official calls shift in relations with Syria ‘surreal’

A former US State Department advisor on Syria tells Al Jazeera’s ‘This is America’ the improved relationship

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South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order

Seoul says the duration of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise has been reduced from 11 days to five.

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Attackers go ‘house to house’ killing 25 villagers in central Nigeria

An attack on a village in Nigeria’s central Plateau state has killed at least 25 people.

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Trump pauses 50-percent tariff on Canada in last-minute deal

Washington and Ottawa announce agreement to delay new tariffs on Canadian exports shortly before midnight deadline.

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Bali gym owner kicks out three Israeli tourists for links to ‘IDF’

A gym owner in Indonesia has posted a video on social media explaining why he refused service to three Israeli tourists.

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US unions sue over new visa rule for foreign students, journalists

New rule caps student and exchange visas to four years, while most journalist visas will be limited to 240 days.

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UAE imposes indefinite trade embargo on Iran over alleged missile attacks

Iran denies launching missiles at the UAE, suggesting the incident was a 'false flag operation'.

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