Pakistan national day: Military display amid standoff

The president said the country desired peace in the region but warned the quest for peace is not a sign of weakness.

Pakistan has been showing off its military might as part of national day celebrations.

Regional tensions between India and Pakistan remain high following last month’s suicide attack in disputed Kashmir that left dozens of Indian soldiers dead and escalated into a major standoff between the two nuclear-armed powers.

Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder reports from Islamabad.

'Super bloom' phenomenon draws sightseers to California city

Southern California’s hillsides have put on their most gorgeous garment, a robe composed of countless golden poppies.

A spectacular natural phenomenon is drawing crowds of sightseers to spots in California. Masses of flowers, known as a “super bloom”, have sprung from the arid soil, in some cases drawing such large crowds that local officials have had to temporarily turn people away.

Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Lake Elsinore, California.

Regret for backing Brexit in Birmingham South-Asian community

They thought Brexit could protect them from new waves of immigration, but now, want to change their minds.

The UK’s second largest city voted to leave the EU by a tiny margin and remains divided over Brexit.

Now, people on both sides of the debate say they’re disappointed with the country’s politicians.

Al Jazeera’s Neave Barker reports from Birmingham, where many from the large South-Asian community that initially backed Brexit are now changing their minds.

Cyclone Idai: Death toll rises to 200 in Mozambique

The number of people killed when cyclone Idai hit Mozambique has doubled and is expected to rise further.

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi has confirmed that more than 200 people died and close to 350,000 are “at risk” after cyclone Idai.

The United Nations says Idai could be one of the worst weather disasters to hit the southern hemisphere.

Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from Beira, where she met victims struggling to cope with the storm’s impact.

Israel election committee bans Arab-Israeli coalition

The election committee of the Israeli parliament has banned an Arab party and a left-wing Jewish candidate from standing in April’s general election.

Israel’s Central Elections Committee has disqualified an alliance of Palestinian-Israeli parties from running in next month’s election.

It follows a petition filed by the prime minister’s Likud party and two others, accusing the-now banned parties of supporting violent Palestinian resistance and Hezbollah.

Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from West Jerusalem.

Thailand offers rubber farmers subsidy amid falling latex prices

Critics say the government’s subsidy programme is too little too late.

Thailand is the world’s largest exporter of raw rubber. However, as its global price is plummeting, the country’s farmers are suffering.

The government has launched a subsidy programme. But critics say it’s too little too late, and just an attempt to win votes ahead of elections.

Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports from Krabi province in southern Thailand.

Deal allows US to use Alcantara for space launches from Brazil

Local reactions is mixed, with some excited about potential investment while others remember the displacement when the base was built in the 1980s.

Brazil and the United States have signed a deal that will allow the US to launch its satellites from Brazil.

However, some locals worry that the deal will mean an expansion of the Alcantara base near the Equator, which already pushed them from their homes in the 1980s.

Al Jazeera’s Daniel Schweimler reports from Alcantara.

Hong Kong: World's largest contemporary art fair opens

The fair showcases 242 galleries from 35 countries under one roof.

It’s a moment art lovers have been waiting for – the world’s largest contemporary art fair opens in Hong Kong.

Organisers said that the global art landscape is changing, with Chinnese paintings emerging as new favourites for investors.

A growning number of Chinese artists are driving a more mature market and attracting greater investment from the West.

Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke has gone there to find out why a new wave of Chinese artists are shifting the buying power to Asia.

Comoros election: Opposition members say polls unfair and rigged

Incumbent President Azali Assoumani tipped to win election as opposition calls for more transparency.

The 12 opposition candidates challenging President Azali Assoumani are already crying foul, even before polls have closed.

They say there has been widespread cheating but that is no surprise given the republic’s long history of opaque elections and many coups.

Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow has more from the capital Moroni.

Cameroon separatists to face treason charges

Leaders of so-called Ambazonia Freedom Fighters to appear in court over several attacks in surge of violence.

An armed separatist group in Cameroon’s southwest wants the government to be give official status to a state called Ambazonia.

The so-called Ambazonia Freedom Fighters have attacked villages, schools and businesses over the past year.

Their aim is to pressure the government into establishing an English-speaking state, in what is a mostly French-speaking nation.

Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports on the effect this has had.

Red dresses highlight violence against indigenous women

The REDress Project by Jaime Black opened this month at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

An exhibition of 35 red dresses at a museum in Washington, DC, is highlighting crimes against Native American women.

They are 10 times more likely to be murdered than the United States national average.

The artist, Jaime Black, hopes the new exhibit at the Smithsonian prevents more women from going missing.