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Aug 06, 2026
Leipzig [Germany], August 6: German police specialists defused a drone carrying an explosive device after it was found overnight at Leipzig airport, as terrorism investigators launched an inquiry into what authorities said on Wednesday could have been a politically motivated incident.
Ebola outbreak in east of DR Congo more critical than ever, says MSF
President Zelensky hosts new British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting in Kiev
Dutch nature reserve fire under control as new coastal blaze erupts
Turkiye unveils legal framework for Kurdistan Workers Party peace process
Ex-PM Hasina plans Bangladesh return despite death penalty
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Iran, Oman agree on Hormuz shipping route coordinates
Tehran [Iran], August 6: Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, and...
Israeli official rejects Gaza troop withdrawal and end to attacks
Aug 04, 2026
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 4: Israel remains opposed to withdrawing its troops from the Gaza Strip and halting attacks in the Palestinian territory, a senior...
Iraqi Kurdish regional leader meets Syrian president
Damascus [Syria], August 4: Nechirvan Barzani, president of Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region, has held talks with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, in the first visit by...
Iran, Oman plan new Hormuz route
Tehran [Iran], August 4: Iran is negotiating with Oman over a joint temporary shipping corridor in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Ministry spokesman...
Romania blasts Danube rock to boost water for nuclear plant
Bucharest [Romania], August 4: Romania's army blasted a rock in a branch of the Danube river in an effort to increase the flow of cooling...
Pressure on Moscow will bring peace in autumn, hopes Zelensky
Moscow [Russia], August 4: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes to put Russia under such pressure by autumn that it will agree to an end to...
Russian embassy in Italy blames Kiev for Moscow restaurant bombing
Moscow [Russia], August 4: Russia's embassy in Italy on Monday accused Ukraine of carrying out the deadly bombing at a Moscow restaurant over the weekend,...
Thousands ordered to evacuate as wildfires threaten US city of Spokane
Washington [US], August 4: Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate parts of Spokane in the eastern US state of Washington as firefighters battle...
Blazes near Athens still raging as firefighters tackle two big fronts
Athens [Greece], August 4: Wildfires burning in areas west of the Athens remained out of control on Monday, with firefighters battling two major fire fronts...
Myanmar releases footage of Suu Kyi meeting Red Cross representative
Bangkok [Thailand], August 4: Myanmar's military-led government on Monday released footage of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meeting an outside representative for the first time since the 2021 coup.
French forest fire reveals dozens of unexploded WWII grenades
Israel kills 17 in Gaza as attacks escalate despite Trump plan
Aug 03, 2026
No Hormuz breakthrough as Trump halts attack on Iran
Hungary shuts down only nuclear power plant amid drought
S Korea has hottest day on record amid extreme global weather
Venezuela government and part of opposition to launch US-backed talks
Saudi urges Trump to prioritise dialogue
Death toll from Ceuta crisis rises to 72
Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout
Aug 01, 2026
Thousands of children, sponsors arrested by ICE after tips from US child migrant agency
