New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says more people have now died from 9/11-related illnesses than were killed on the day itself. Mamdani was speaking days ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
Published On 8 Sep 2026
Tag: Al Jazeera
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US won’t join UK ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington will ‘obviously not’ follow the UK in sanctioning illegal Israeli settlements. France and Canada are also taking action, as the UK says Palestinians face ethnic cleansing by Israeli settlers in parts of the occupied West Bank.
Published On 8 Sep 2026
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Macklemore defends ‘Free Palestine’ call after Ed Sheeran concert backlash
US rapper Macklemore is facing backlash from pro-Israel groups after saying ‘Free Palestine’ while opening for Ed Sheeran at a concert in New Jersey. The Israeli-American Council is petitioning for him to be dropped from the rest of the tour.
Published On 8 Sep 2026
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Board of Peace touts progress as Palestinians’ situation worsens
Humanitarian official Athena Rayburn dissects the Israeli tactics making life ‘untenable’ for millions of Palestinians.
In this episode, Athena Rayburn, the executive director of the Association of International Development Agencies, describes what daily life has become in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
In Gaza, more than two million Palestinians have been corralled into about 104sq km (40sq miles), where Israeli forces consistently bomb them. Basic human requirements like clean water, food, electricity, medicine and durable shelter are hard to come by, with Israel imposing severe restrictions on humanitarian aid and groups. The United States-backed Board of Peace touts progress, but Rayburn tells host Steve Clemons that the situation on the ground has become “untenable and catastrophic”.
Published On 7 Sep 2026
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Moment Amazon plane crash lands in Miami
Video captured the moment an Amazon Prime plane overran a runway in Miami and crash landed, skidding into a carpark at the airport. At least five people were killed.
Published On 7 Sep 2026
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US says it hit three Iranian oil tankers after attacks on warships
US Central Command says its forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers on Saturday, in retaliation for Iranian forces firing ballistic missiles towards two US warships ‘patrolling regional waters’.
Published On 5 Sep 2026
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Trump sends envoys to Russia, Ukraine with new peace plan
Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reports that US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The plan could include security guarantees for Ukraine and an initial ceasefire.
Published On 5 Sep 2026
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US regulator opens safety investigation as Tesla launches driverless taxis
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened up an investigation into whether Tesla’s new self-driving Cybercab meets federal safety standards. The company launched the service in Austin, Texas on Thursday.
Published On 4 Sep 2026
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Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war
US President Donald Trump called the war with Iran ‘small potatoes’, saying just 18 Americans had been killed compared with 100,000 in Vietnam. He called US strikes ‘intermittent’ and threatened to attack Pickaxe Mountain, whose tunnels are said to hold Iran’s enriched uranium.
Published On 4 Sep 2026
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Why are people calling Venezuela oil deal a new form of US colonialism?
Critics call the US multi-billion-dollar oil deal in Venezuela modern-day colonialism. The agreement reportedly gives the US control of 20% of Venezuela’s oil reserves for decades, all without the country’s legislature’s approval.
Al Jazeera’s Nour Hegazy explains.
Published On 3 Sep 2026