US President Donald Trump has jokingly asked Republican voters to ‘cheat like hell’ in the midterms, ‘like Democrats’. He made the comments at the RNC midterm convention in Dallas.
Fighting has reignited in Yemen as Houthi forces push south towards the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, raising fears of a wider confrontation with the Saudi-backed government.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammad Saleh has the latest.
At least 25 people were killed after a fire broke out aboard a Liberia-flagged ship while it was undergoing repairs at a shipyard in Qingdao, China. President Xi Jinping ordered a swift investigation and accountability.
US President Trump is headlining both nights of the Republicans’ first ever midterm convention. Even though delegates aren’t voting on anything, the RNC midterm convention serves as a rallying cry for Republicans attempting to keep the majority in Congress. Al Jazeera’s Emma Withrow has the highlights from the first day.
The US has evolved its method of criminal executions, but drug shortages and protests over medical ethics have made lethal injections increasingly difficult to carry out. John Malcolm of the Meese Institute tells Al Jazeera that the US should ‘go back to a firing squad’.
A suspected-Houthi roadside ambush of Yemeni government forces has been captured on camera. The convoy was driving through the Hodeidah governorate when gunmen opened fire, killing one person and wounding several others.
Witnesses have captured the moment Jordanian air defence systems intercepted a barrage of ballistic missiles fired from Iran. Jordan says it intercepted 18 of 20 missiles, with no injuries reported. The interceptions could be seen from across the border in Syria’s Daraa.
Bodycam video has captured the moment a Russian missile struck near police in Ukraine’s capital during Monday’s overnight attack. The strikes came as the US renewed efforts to bring Moscow and Kyiv back to direct talks.
Jamaica petitions the British monarch over questions about the legality of the transatlantic slave trade.
Jamaica’s campaign for reparations from the United Kingdom is part of a broader push for countries to pay for their roles in the transatlantic slave trade and hundreds of years of slavery.
Momentum is building. In March, a United Nations resolution said the claims represent a step towards a remedy for the descendants of enslaved people. Most Western countries abstained from the vote, and the United States opposed it.
In June, African and Caribbean nations met in Ghana – where hundreds of thousands of people were forced onto slave ships. They put together a plan for reparatory justice, which would include debt relief and other support for African nations.
Last month, a UN committee said governments are obliged by law to consider paying damages.
So, will the legal argument boost the case for reparations?
Presenter: Dareen Abughaida
Guests:
Hilary Beckles – vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies and chairman of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) Reparations Commission
Lawrence Goldman – emeritus fellow in history at St Peter’s College, University of Oxford, and former editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Patrick Vernon – British historian and social commentator knighted in 2026 for his services to racial equality and social justice
About 2,300 women and children from dozens of countries are being held at Roj camp in Syria, many of them linked to ISIL. The Syrian government wants to close the camp, but there are currently no formal plans for what will happen to those being held there. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith has an exclusive report from inside the camp.
Saudi Arabia says a wave of Houthi attacks on the country’s south have injured 73 people, including women and children. The strikes reportedly hit civilian and economic sites, as fighting intensifies in Yemen.
Reports are emerging from the powerful explosion at a military barracks in Bolivia that killed at least nine people. President Rodrigo Paz declared a period of national mourning, with the initial investigation suggesting the blast was an accident.
Brazil has marked Independence Day with the two main candidates for October’s presidential election holding events. The latest poll shows current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s lead narrowing against his main rival Flavio Bolsonaro.
Massive forest fires have broken out in Turkiye’s popular tourist province of Antalya. Hundreds of firefighters are battling the blazes which can be seen from as far away as 70 kilometres.
The Eiffel Tower was shut on Monday after staff went on strike claiming women were asked to step out of sight during a visit by a Hindu group. Around 100 people from the BAPS Hindu movement were among the delegation as France inaugurated its first major Hindu temple.
A temple collapsed into the Ganges River in India’s West Bengal after severe erosion breached protective barriers around the building, which dated back to 1954. The dramatic collapse shocked locals and raised fresh concerns over the vulnerability of heritage sites.
The funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic has been held in Serbia’s capital with state honours, and attended by thousands. The former Bosnian Serb commander was found guilty of genocide against Bosniak Muslims in the 1990s. He died serving a life sentence at the ICC in The Hague.