Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
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Asia
August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor
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Environment
Trump promises each American $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress in midterms
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United States
15 tankers, ships attacked near Hormuz strait
10 September 2026
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World
US war on Iran: Oil tops $100 a barrel for first time since July
10 September 2026
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Europe
US strikes five Iranian oil tankers
10 September 2026
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Middle East
RUSSIA’S BLACK SEA PORT CITY / Ukraine strikes oil terminal, naval base
10 September 2026
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World
OCCUPIED WEST BANK / Close Jerusalem consulate within 30 days, Israel tells UK
10 September 2026
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World
AIR TRAFFIC GLITCH / Cyberattack ruled out as more UK flights axed
10 September 2026
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World
Influencer Tate, brother arrested in US
Radical social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were in custody in the US, officials said yesterday, as Britain seeks their extradition to face new charges of rape, sex trafficking and assault.
20 July 2026
Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 5,119
The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes last month has risen to 5,119, according to an official tally released Saturday.
20 July 2026
India court declines Wangchuk’s discharge
Indian authorities were right to move hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to a government hospital because he had not admitted himself despite his deteriorating health, a court said yesterday, declining to order his immediate discharge.
20 July 2026
Rubio, Lebanese president hold talks in Washington
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington yesterday, a State Department official told AFP, after the latest round of Lebanon-Israel talks wrapped up in Italy.
20 July 2026
11 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
Gaza’s civil defence and hospitals said Israeli attacks on Saturday killed 11 people across the territory, among them three children and their parents.
20 July 2026
Guyana coast: 53 rescued from capsized ferry
At least 53 people have been rescued after a ferry carrying more than one hundred people capsized overnight off the coast of Guyana, Prime Minister Mark Phillips told AFP yesterday.
20 July 2026
US strike cuts water to 10,000 in Iran’s Hormozgan
A US strike on a water desalination plant in Iran’s southeastern coastal village of Bunji, in Hormozgan province, has left around 10,000 without water, a provincial official said.
20 July 2026
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait, where power, water plant is alight
Third attack in as many days on a power and water facility in Kuwait
19 July 2026
Ferry carrying 116 people capsizes off coast of South America's Guyana: minister
A ferry carrying 116 passengers capsized off the coast of Guyana overnight, government minister Juan Edghill said today.
19 July 2026
Russia launches deadly strikes on Kyiv after attack on Moscow warehouses
13 wounded in Kyiv after missile attack; Ukrainian drones target logistics hubs near Moscow and Tambov as wartime protests over defence shakeup enter third day
19 July 2026
Influencer Andrew Tate and brother arrested in Miami
'We have decided to prosecute Andrew and Tristan Tate for further offences including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and offences relating to indecent images of a child,' Malcolm McHaffie, head of CPS's Special Crime Division, said in the statement
19 July 2026
Japan's superstitions make some homes hard to sell or rent
Many Japanese people are reluctant to buy or rent homes where a sudden or violent death has occurred. To reassure prospective buyers and tenants, property owners are calling in "ghost investigators."
19 July 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader says US breaches show Trump's signature is 'worthless'
Washington and Tehran have exchanged strikes after a ceasefire agreement fell apart last week, raising fears of a return to all-out war
19 July 2026
US launches new airstrikes to 'punish' Iran after two troops killed
A month after the foes signed a now-abandoned preliminary deal aimed at ending their war, Iran hit an oil facility in Kuwait as well as a power and water plant, authorities in the Gulf state said, while in Bahrain the army said air defences repelled a wave of Iranian attacks
19 July 2026
New monkey species found in Congo’s rainforest
Scientists have identified a new species of monkey in Democratic Republic of Congo’s rainforest, distinguished by patches of light-colored skin around its mouth, Florida Atlantic University said in a statement.
19 July 2026
Civilian targets hit as war in ME flares
The US military yesterday said two of its personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing after an Iranian attack, while Iran’s supreme leader said Washington would pay for “seeking to incite war” after a seventh straight night of US strikes.
19 July 2026
US-Iran fighting escalates with infrastructure targeted
Kuwait and Bahrain report attacks on critical infrastructure as Tehran vows to escalate if US bombing continues
18 July 2026
Iran renews attacks on Gulf states after another night of US strikes
Oil prices remain elevated as renewed fighting threatens Gulf shipping and regional stability
18 July 2026
Iranian army says struck US targets in Kuwait, Jordan: state TV
In Kuwait, Iranian forces targeted an ammunition depot at the Al-Adiri camp, the headquarters buildings and ammunition depots at the Ali Al-Salem base and several communication bridges
18 July 2026
How conflict in Congo, Sudan and Yemen is fueling disease
Whether fast-spreading cholera in Sudan and Yemen or the Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), outbreaks of disease tend to be especially deadly when they take hold amid armed conflict
18 July 2026