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Aug 18, 2026
Messina [Italy], August 18: Thieves have stolen four Renaissance masterworks by Antonello da Messina valued at up to 80 million euros ($93mn) from the MuMe Regional Interdisciplinary Museum in the Sicilian city of Messina in Italy.
Democrats rebuke Trump over scaling back military drills with South Korea
Zambia's president extends election lead as contested vote count continues
Four European countries help Belgium contain wildfire near German border
British PM exchanges messages with Trump chief of staff impersonator
Houthis launch five ballistic missiles towards Bab Al-Mandeb: Sources
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Disgruntled Taliban commander in Afghanistan surrenders after clashes
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 18: A disgruntled local Taliban commander in Afghanistan's north-eastern Badakhshan Province, Juma Khan Fateh, has laid down his arms, ending days of...
Drones target Kurdistan PM's office, senior security official's home
Erbil [Iraq], August 18: Drones targeted the private office of Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the residence of a senior security official near...
Over 2,300 dead in Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak
Cape Town [South Africa], August 18: The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 2,325, making...
At least 7 killed in Ukrainian air attacks on Russia
Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], August 18: At least seven people have been killed and four wounded in Ukrainian missile and drone attacks on Russia.
Pregnant woman among three killed in suspected drug gang shooting in Spain
Madrid [Spain], August 18: Three people have been shot dead in a suspected revenge attack linked to the drug trade in south-western Spain, the authorities...
Russia's top court confirms exclusion of anti-war party from election
Moscow [Russia], August 18: Russia's Supreme Court on Monday upheld a decision barring the anti-war Yabloko party from parliamentary elections in September. The court, presided...
UAE shifts healthcare from traditional prevention to early risk detection
Aug 17, 2026
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 17: The UAE healthcare system is moving towards a more proactive model in which prevention, early detection and health risk sensing...
Hawaii's Big Island faces first direct hurricane strike in 155 years
Washington [US], August 17: Hawaii's Big Island faced the threat of its first direct hurricane strike in 155 years as Hurricane Lala moved across the...
Zimbabwe ferry disaster death toll rises to 84
Harare [Zimbabwe], August 17: The death toll from the sinking of an overcrowded ferry on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to more than 84.
Shifting winds hamper efforts to contain wildfire in eastern Belgium
Brussels [Belgium], August 17: Firefighting teams continued battling a major wildfire in eastern Belgium on Sunday evening after it burned around 3,000 hectares of land in a nature reserve.
Qatari Prime Minister, Syrian Foreign Minister discuss regional developments
Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain's Ceuta
Aug 16, 2026
Earthquake hits Spanish city of Granada
Israeli strikes in south of the country kill at least 11
Funeral held for Australian Indigenous girl whose death sparked outback riots
Australia gun buyback to start in November
GCC Secretary General condemns repeated hostile Iranian attacks on ADNOC tankers
MBZUAI develops landmark benchmark to bridge cultural, dialect gap in Arabic AI
UAE Team Emirates targets podium finish at Cyclassics Hamburg
UN warns Ebola claiming one life every 30 minutes in DRC
