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Ukraines drones hit a major Russian oil refinery, sparking fire

Ukraines General Staff said that its forces struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refining and petrochemical complex in Russias republic of Bashkortostan overnight, causing a fire at the facility

13 Aug 2026 10:11 pm
Body of Pakistani climber recovered from Broad Peak 2 weeks after avalanche killed 10

The body of Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi had been missing since July 30, when a 10-member international expedition led by renowned climber Nirmal Purja lost contact with base camp

13 Aug 2026 7:06 pm
Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing protest from Tokyo

Putin visited a fish plant, a hospital and a school on Iturup, one of the chain's southernmost islands

13 Aug 2026 4:13 pm
Who is Karoline Leavitt, Trumpsmosttrusted aideset to step down fromWhiteHouse?

Karoline Leavitt, 28, became the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary when she assumed office last year

13 Aug 2026 3:12 pm
U.S. ambassador to Israel denounces settler siege on Palestinians as terror

The remarks are especially striking from Huckabee, an evangelical Christian pastor who in the past has embraced Jewish settlement in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, and rejected the idea of a Palestinian state.

13 Aug 2026 1:12 pm
Agoda Launches AI-Powered Room Grid Bot to Help Travelers Decide Which Room to Book

Agoda Launches AI-Powered Room Grid Bot to Help Travelers Decide Which Room to Book

13 Aug 2026 10:30 am
Morocco beefs up security at Ceuta and Melilla borders after online calls for new crossings

Spains Defense Minister Margarita Robles said it was everyone's responsibility to deal with those who are directing these movements, including through social media

13 Aug 2026 8:06 am
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji dies of illness at 98

Building on former leader Deng Xiaoping's 1979 reforms, Zhu Rongji is credited with supplying the resourcefulness and tenacity to push through history-making changes such as China's WTO membership

12 Aug 2026 5:04 pm
Capsized ferry in Zimbabwe leaves at least 15 dead, 27 missing: rescue services

The boat, which provides transport between the northern town of Kariba and several islands and fishing camps, overturned on August 11 after hitting strong waves

12 Aug 2026 1:11 pm
U.S. bars federal funding of gender transitions for low-income minors

Funding for minors' gender treatment blocked effective October; Democrats argue overreach, challenge cuts in court

12 Aug 2026 11:05 am
North Korea launches another missile towards sea ahead of U.S.-South Korean military drills

The latest launch came two days after South Korea and the United States announced they will kick off their annual large-scale military drills on August 17 to beef up readiness against North Korean threats

12 Aug 2026 10:10 am
Colombia earthquake death toll tops 200 as rescuers race to find survivors

In the hardest-hit cities, rescuers worked through the night with cranes, excavators and, at times, their bare hands, cutting through twisted steel and passing buckets of debris in desperate searches for those still trapped.

11 Aug 2026 11:17 pm
Latin Americas 10 deadliest earthquakes

From Haiti to Colombia, a look at Latin Americas deadliest earthquakes and the devastation they caused.

11 Aug 2026 4:04 pm
Ebola deaths cross 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo

Confirmed Ebola cases reached 4,381 across five provinces as current outbreak is spreading faster than previous ones in DRC

11 Aug 2026 2:52 pm
Trump secretly flew out of Turkiye after NATO summit because of Iran threat: report

The ruse was carried out as journalists and some White House staff members were led to believe they were on the same plane as the President as he began his journey back to Washington

11 Aug 2026 1:12 pm
U.S. prosecutors want Tate brothers to remain in custody as they fight extradition to the U.K.

Prosecutors want social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to remain in federal custody

11 Aug 2026 10:11 am
Former Air Force Secretary says hell sue Trump administration to restore his security clearance

As my mother taught me years ago, you stand up to bullies, said Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall adding that hell sue the administration, noting it has a history of retaliating against critics by stripping their clearances

11 Aug 2026 9:07 am
Iran says Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey deal shows 'change in perception' towards U.S.

The countries of the region have realised that security is not a commodity that can be bought from false brokers, says Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei

10 Aug 2026 11:03 pm
Imran Khans supporters to protest across Pakistan if he is not allowed to meet party colleagues

Sohail Afridi, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province governed by Khans party, said in a press conference that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and key ministers in his cabinet will be held responsible if anything happens to 73-year-old Khan in prison

10 Aug 2026 8:06 pm
Former Thai MP accused of shooting local official and driver: police

The alleged attack in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok came days after a school shooting in the same region that raised questions over gun control in Thailand

10 Aug 2026 3:01 pm
Traditional Martial Arts Showdown: Kungfu Elite from Home and Abroad Converge on Yongchun

Traditional Martial Arts Showdown: Kungfu Elite from Home and Abroad Converge on Yongchun

10 Aug 2026 12:30 pm