The battle for Taiwan is anything but a game
China, US deploy warships over Taiwan and South China Sea in what risks a military confrontation.
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‘A sacred place’: Humpback whales draw visitors to Colombia’s coast
Thousands of tourists descend on a small port on Colombia's Pacific coast annually to sight massive marine mammals.
Syria’s ancient adobe houses threatened by war, displacement
Also knowns as 'beehive houses, the conical structures are designed to keep cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Acai berry craze boosts incomes in the Brazilian Amazon, but at a cost
Acai cultivation has boosted local economy but critics say expansion of acai palms causing a loss of biodiversity.
How Martin Luther King’s ‘Dream’ speech almost didn’t happen
Prompted by an audience member, the civil rights leader improvised the most famous part of his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Kenya’s young Maasai reconnect with their culture at Eunoto ceremony
The five-day coming-of-age ritual features traditional chants, dances and the famous Maasai jump.
Who stole the Mona Lisa?
In what would come to be known as the 'art heist of the century', the plan was as audacious as it was simple.
Photos: Meet the research team working to save Gaza’s history, heritage
The Eyes on Heritage institute aims to digitally archive thousands of rare books and manuscripts that date back hundreds
Kenyan designers make fashion statement against textile waste
Nairobi's fashion community uses secondhand clothing market as their inspiration and backdrop.
A bit of splashy summer fun for Gaza’s amputee children
The kids at al-Qudra summer camp in Gaza bonded with each other as they splashed away the summer heat.
At Iowa’s state fair, presidential hopefuls make a bid for the US heartland
Republicans Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are expected to make appearances at the fair, a traditional campaign stop.
The Mumbai residents risking safety for affordable housing
Residents in one of the city's prime locations are determined to stay put in a government-owned, dilapidated building.
How toys comforted children fleeing Turkey-Syria earthquake
Children displaced by the February disaster told Al Jazeera about the toys they brought with them.
Photos: Hundreds protest as Lebanon marks third anniversary of Beirut blast
Three years on, investigation is virtually at a standstill, leaving survivors still yearning for answers.
Photos: The fight to save ‘sacred’ Carpathian forests from loggers
The forests house bison, lynx, wolves and wildcats, along with many bird species.
Photos: US researchers, conservationists clash over horseshoe crabs
Blue blood from the crabs is used in medicine, but their eggs are a critical food source for threatened bird subspecies.
Beauty salons in Afghanistan are closing – on Taliban orders
The closure of salons is the latest in a series of curbs on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women under the Taliban.
Photos: Ukrainian surgeons on their own front line
Surge of wounded soldiers coincides with major counteroffensive Ukraine launched against Russia in June.
Panama’s Darien Gap a magnet for tourists, ‘hell’ for migrants
Panama's Darien Gap is the only missing section on the Pan-American Highway that stretches from Alaska to Argentina.
Biden picks woman to lead Navy in possible history-making move
If confirmed by the Senate, Admiral Lisa Franchetti would become first woman to lead Navy branch of the US military.