Nils Adler

Nils Adler is a reporter at aljazeera.com.

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He writes news, features and analysis from the field with a focus on war and conflict. Nils has reported extensively on the war in Ukraine for Al Jazeera, including during the build-up to and onset of the war. He is also a photographer and his work focuses on the human cost of conflict, unrest and natural disasters. In 2016, he reported from Iraq during ISIL’s control of significant territories, including from Mosul. He has also previously reported from Turkey, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Jordan, Belarus, Israel, Palestine and Syria. He has also covered Nigeria’s mental health crisis. In 2021, he was shortlisted for the Fetisov Journalism Awards for his story about honour-based violence in Iraq, the UK and Sweden. In 2023, he received a gold medal from the Anthem Awards, alongside co-author Dallia M Abdelmoniem, for an Al Jazeera article on the use of rape as a weapon of war in Sudan.

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[Nils Adler/Al Jazeera]

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski is seen during an interview as the count begins after voting ends in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Manchester, England, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

The Sweden Democrats also posted advertisements on buses suggesting Swedes with Somali heritage apply for repatriation.

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QASMIYEH, LEBANON - APRIL 18: A UNIFIL unit patrols near a bridge which citizens from the south of the country are using to cross on April 18, 2026 in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon. At 00:00 on April 17, a 10-day ceasefire took effect that is meant to pause fighting between Israeli forces and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The agreement was announced the night before by U.S. President Donald Trump and described as a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon; Hezbollah acknowledged the ceasefire but did not directly confirm it would abide by it. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images)

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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 27, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

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This photograph shows an exterior view of the Israel Products Center (IPC) in Nijkerk on August 26, 2026. (Photo by Sem van der Wal / ANP / AFP) / NETHERLANDS OUT

Experts say Japanese lawmakers’ visit to Beijing signals an attempt by Japan to defrost its worst China rift in decades.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on August 25, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

These were the updates on 22 August 2026.

epa13165937 Iranian women walk next to an anti-US billboard at the Enghelab square in central Tehran, Iran, 13 August 2026. Tensions between Iran and the US remain high as opposing claims persist over shipping control in the Strait of Hormuz. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV. (As mandated by Iran's Directorate General for Foreign Media) --

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Soldiers practise military skills at a training ground near the front line in the Zaporizhia region, Ukraine

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - AUGUST 10: Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. In a recent statement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the vital waterway would not reopen until the United States corrects its behavior, demanding that the U.S. end its war on Iran and compensate the country for war damage, among other conditions. Iran has largely halted vessel traffic through the strait with the threat of strikes; meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports. (Photo by Ali Saeedi/Getty Images)

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