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Iran refutes Trump’s claim to ‘control’ Hormuz: What’s the latest in talks? 

12 August 2026

Iran has refuted President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz, sayin...

Lebanon ends executions: Where does the death penalty still exist in 2026? 

12 August 2026

News|Death Penalty Lebanon has become the first country in the Middle East to abolish the death penalty. On Tuesday, a m...

Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels 

12 August 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has threatened to seize European vessels if European states ...

DRC’s Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared, says WHO 

10 August 2026

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, s...

Photos: 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocks western Colombia 

10 August 2026

At least 47 people have been killed and dozens of buildings have collapsed in cities across western Colombia after a pow...

Colombia earthquake live: Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes near Bogota, 47 dead 

10 August 2026

Residents and emergency personnel dig through the debris of a partially collapsed building after an earthquake, in Perei...

‘Long-range sanctions’: Ukraine hopes strikes cause Russia fear and losses 

10 August 2026

Eastern Ukraine – In a farm field in eastern Ukraine, a choking engine interrupts the sound of crickets and nightingal...

Has the army turned the page on control of western Sudan? 

10 August 2026

Khartoum, Sudan – A Sudanese army-led counteroffensive in the western region of Darfur has led to a series of gains fo...

One million evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin pummels east China: What we know 

10 August 2026

Provinces in eastern China have been inundated with heavy rain and flooding caused by Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest sto...

Why choosing low-fat dairy is not necessarily better for your health 

10 August 2026

Low-fat dairy products may not be healthier than full-fat, researchers say, challenging decades of common knowledge link...