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Orangutan mother and infant rescued from wildfire-hit forest in Indonesia
A mother orangutan and her infant have been rescued from a shrinking patch of forest threatened by wildfires.
![A helicopter conducts water bombing to extinguish a fire at the Putri Cempo landfill in Solo, Central Java, on September 4, 2026. [Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/image-1788543450.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Wildfires on Indonesia’s Borneo island turn the air toxic
Locals on Indonesia’s Borneo Island are struggling to breathe as the smoke from wildfires is turning the air toxic.
Published On 27 Aug 2026
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‘We can’t breathe’: Indonesians battle wildfire haze
Wildfires are raging across Indonesia, affecting at least 10 provinces and blanketing communities in hazardous haze.
Published On 25 Aug 2026
A firefighter attempts to extinguish a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia [Andri Rizky Agustian/AP Photo]
Indonesian Muslims attend a prayer for rain following wildfires that burn through peatland in several regions in Sumatra and Kalimantan Island, in Palembang, South Sumatra. [Muhammad Fajri/AP Photo]
A helicopter conducts a water bombing to extinguish a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Danau Lamo, Jambi province, Indonesia. [BPBD Jambi via AP Photo]
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra. [Muhammad Hatta/AP Photo]
A woman prays during a prayer for rain following wildfires that burn through peatland in several regions in Sumatra and Kalimantan Island, in Palembang, South Sumatra. [Muhammad Fajri/AP Photo]
People walk along the Ampera Bridge as haze from wildfires blankets the city of Palembang, in South Sumatra, Indonesia. [Muhammad Fajri/AP Photo]
A volunteer sprays water in an attempt to extinguish a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra. [Muhammad Hatta/AP Photo]
A man stands among houses as haze from wildfires blankets the city of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. [Muhammad Hatta/AP Photo]
Firetrucks parked near a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. [Andri Rizky Agustian/AP Photo]
Indonesian Muslims perform a prayer for rain as wildfires burn through peatland in several regions in Sumatra and Kalimantan Island, in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. [Muhammad Fajri/AP Photo]
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Indonesia bolsters troop numbers to combat Borneo wildfires
Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land, says the government.
Governments brace for historic El Nino impacts on global weather extremes
Sri Lanka earmarks $14m to fight severe drought, offering families 75 litres of water every two-three days.
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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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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.
Published On 19 Aug 2026
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Al Jazeera reports from Indonesia’s quake zone, desperate for help
Thousands are still displaced on Indonesia’s Flores Island after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 70 people.
Published On 18 Aug 2026
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Police attack Indonesian student protesters, arresting at least 21
Hundreds of university students in Indonesia took to the streets of Jakarta on Tuesday.
Published On 18 Aug 2026
A man walks past a building that collapsed during an earthquake in Reok, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. [Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo]
An emergency worker surveys a mosque that collapsed following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Satar Kampas village, East Manggarai, Indonesia. [Handout/Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency via AFP]
Rescuers search through damaged buildings for those believed to be trapped beneath the rubble, in Satar Kampas. [Handout/Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency via AFP]
Collapsed houses in Satar Kampas. [Handout/Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency via AFP]
A man sits near a collapsed building in Reok, East Nusa Tenggara. [Aquila Handayani Abbas/AP Photo]
The aftermath of a tsunami triggered by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Flores Island. [Ignasius Kunda/Anadolu]
Patients receive treatment in an emergency tent at the Santo Gabriel Kewapante Hospital in Sikka. [Arnold Welianyo/AFP]
The 7.7-magnitude quake early on Saturday killed 68 people, according to an updated toll, and injured more than 200. [Arnold Welianyo/AFP]
Thousands have been evacuated following the earthquake. [Ignasius Kunda/Anadolu]
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