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Mount Etna ash suspends arrivals at Italy’s Catania airport
08 August 2026News|Volcanoes Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption, fo...
Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan, heads towards China
08 August 2026Typhoon Dolphin has hit Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, injuring five people and cutting power to 14,000 buildings...
Iran war live: Trilateral Mecca defence pact signed, as Hormuz deal looms
08 August 2026The Turkish president, Saudi crown prince and Pakistani prime minister signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca. [Hando...
Donald Trump renews effort to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
08 August 2026The White House has revived its efforts to remove Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve as a governor at the Federal...
Sudan’s war threatens an ‘entire generation’s’ future, UN warns
08 August 2026News|Child Rights More than 8 million school-age children in Sudan remain out of the classroom because of the ongoing ci...
De la Espriella sworn in as Colombia leader, vows crackdown on armed groups
08 August 2026Right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella has been sworn in as Colombia’s president after winning a run-off election ...
What could the Mecca defence pact mean for the US role in the Middle East?
08 August 2026A new mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan has raised questions about the shifting geopolitica...
US courts clear way for deportations of South Sudan, Myanmar nationals
08 August 2026News|Courts Two federal judges have cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary prote...
Saudi intelligence chief meets Iraqi PM, renews Riyadh visit invitation
08 August 2026News|Conflict Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Saudi Arabian Intelligence chief Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan have ...
Russian strikes near Ukrainian capital kill three, including child
08 August 2026Russian strikes have killed three people, including a child, in the region surrounding Kyiv, according to a Ukrainian of...