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Firefighter work to extinguish wildfires at Hautes Fagnes near Waimes, Belgium
World / 16 August 2026
World in Brief August 16 2026
16 August 2026
A motorist fills up their car at a petrol station in Colorado, August 12, 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 16 August 2026
US oil reserves sink to 40-year low
16 August 2026
Hezbollah scouts carry the coffins of a Hezbollah member Ali al-Haj Hassan, his wife and his four children, who were killed on Saturday by an Israeli airstrike, during their funeral procession in the southern suburb of Beirut
World / 16 August 2026
Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon kill at least 11
16 August 2026
From left: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sign a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026
Middle East / 16 August 2026
Erdogan says Egypt could soon join the ‘Mecca Pact’
16 August 2026
Taliban government supporters attend celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban's return to power, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2026
Central Asia / 16 August 2026
UN warns of rights crisis as Taliban marks 5 years of power in Afghanistan
16 August 2026
An election worker holds a ballot as counting starts in Lusaka, Zambia, August 13, 2026
Southern Africa / 16 August 2026
Observers report intimidation and violence during Zambian elections
16 August 2026
A rescuer inspects earthquake damage at a neighborhood in Mbay, Nagekeo regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, August 16, 2026
Southeast Asia / 16 August 2026
Rescue teams dig through rubble and debris after quake kills more than 50 in Indonesia
16 August 2026
Cars make their way through flooded road after heavy rain in Oamishirasato, Chiba prefecture, Japan, August 14, 2026
Round-up / 14 August 2026
World in brief: August 14, 2026
14 August 2026
Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego, January 3, 2021
Middle East / 14 August 2026
US threatens ‘indefinite’ blockade of Iran
14 August 2026
An explosion at the Sanaa International Airport compound during what the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said were several Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, July 13, 2026
Middle East / 14 August 2026
Yemen at highest risk of returning to war since 2022 truce, UN says
14 August 2026
Sweden Tesla
Workers' Rights / 14 August 2026
Swedish union ends dispute with Tesla
14 August 2026
A shepherd tends to his flock as they graze on a rubbish dump near a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, August 14, 2026
Middle East / 14 August 2026
Rights groups accuse Israel of attempting to hide Gaza genocide with rubble clear-up plan
14 August 2026
A shepherd tends to his flock as they graze on a rubbish dump near a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, August 14, 2026
East Asia / 14 August 2026
North Korea hits out at the latest US war games
14 August 2026
Cuban leader Raul Castro speaks during a gala commemorating the 100th anniversary of his brother Fidel Castro’s birth at the Karl Marx theater in Havana, Cuba, August 13, 2026
Latin America / 14 August 2026
Cuba slams expulsion of its diplomats from the Dominican Republic
14 August 2026
An injured person is moved for treatment at a hospital after the collapse of an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India, August 13, 2026
Disaster / 14 August 2026
Tunnel collapse in India kills at least 7
14 August 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, interacts with local residents in Kurilsk on the Iturup Island, the largest of the Kuril Islands of Russia's far-east, August 13, 2026
Round-up / 13 August 2026
World in brief: August 13, 2026
13 August 2026
Street vendors push their cart of vegetables past a mural of Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, August 12, 2026
Latin America / 13 August 2026
Cuba marks the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth
13 August 2026
Residents swim as cargo and commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 6, 2026
Middle East / 13 August 2026
Iran’s top diplomat accuses US of miscalculating its war due to poor intelligence
13 August 2026
A Palestinian child pushes a wheelchair carrying empty water jerrycans at a camp for displaced people in Gaza City, August 13, 2026
Palestine / 13 August 2026
More than half of Gazans lack access to water, says UN
13 August 2026
A health worker sprays disinfectant in a freshly dug grave for the body of Jacques Lobo Dhena, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, August 12, 2026
DR Congo / 13 August 2026
Ebola outbreak on track to be the deadliest ever, UN says
13 August 2026
Australian dollars [Pic: Joshua Hoehne / Creative Commons]
Equality / 13 August 2026
Australia’s gender pay gap is at its lowest on record
13 August 2026
International Diplomacy / 13 August 2026
French ambassador to the Central African Republic faces charges of sexual misconduct
13 August 2026
Fidel Castro stage
Cuba / 12 August 2026
A hundred years of solidarity — Fidel Castro’s centenary celebrated from Havana to London
12 August 2026

On its revolutionary founder’s 100th birthday, Cuba remains the revolution that ‘does not give up’ and socialism humanity’s only hope of avoiding the abyss

A man carries schoolgirls outside the site of a school shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, August 7, 2026
Round-up / 12 August 2026
World in brief: August 12, 2026
12 August 2026
President Donald Trump attends the Patriot Games at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, August 11, 2026
ICC / 12 August 2026
Human Rights Watch leads lawsuit against Trump’s attacks on International Criminal Court
12 August 2026
Australian dollars [Pic: Debora Cardenas / Creative Commons]
Workers' Rights / 12 August 2026
Australian food delivery drivers to get £16.40 minimum hourly rate
12 August 2026
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji speaks during a news conference in Beijing, Wednesday, March 15, 2000
China / 12 August 2026
Former Chinese prime minister Zhu Rongji dies at 97
12 August 2026
Iranian Presidency Office, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, greets Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran
Middle East / 12 August 2026
Pakistan ‘trying to get US and Iran back around table’ as ship attacks rise
12 August 2026
Ukrainian soldiers walk along the street in the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 10, 2026
Eastern Europe / 12 August 2026
Ukraine bombs Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk despite US warnings
12 August 2026
A gate is shown at a mining site where at least 14 artisanal miners died near Rustenburg, South Africa, August 11, 2026
Round-up / 11 August 2026
World in brief: August 11, 2026
11 August 2026
Vehicles drive past a statue of a swinging boy at a square in Tehran, Iran, August 10, 2026
Middle East / 11 August 2026
Trump demands compensation from Iran
11 August 2026
Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, August 10, 2026
Latin America / 11 August 2026
Colombia continues the search for its missing after powerful quake kills at least 169
11 August 2026
Residents pass by vehicles damaged by a fallen wall in the aftermath of Typhoon Dolphin in Wenzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, August 10, 2026
East Asia / 11 August 2026
Tropical Storm Dolphin causes major flooding in eastern China
11 August 2026
Then Syria President Bashar al-Assad arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris for his meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, December 9, 2010
Middle East / 11 August 2026
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
11 August 2026
Health workers in protective gear wave inside an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Congo, August 10, 2026
Central Africa / 11 August 2026
At least 2,000 people have died in Congo Ebola outbreak
11 August 2026
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters stand to attention during a ceremony in the Qandil area of northern Iraq, October 26, 2025
Southeast Europe / 11 August 2026
Turkey approves law to pardon thousands of PKK fighters
11 August 2026
Yabloko party leader Nikolai Rybakov stands after a hearing on a lawsuit to bar the party from the upcoming parliamentary elections, at the Russia's Supreme Court, in Moscow, August 10, 2026
Eastern Europe / 11 August 2026
Russia bars anti-Ukraine war party from parliamentary election
11 August 2026
Rescue workers try to put out a fire of a residential building and cars burning after a Russian air guided bomb strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, August 10, 2026
Round-up / 10 August 2026
World in brief: August 10, 2026
10 August 2026
Young men ride motorcycles along the shore as a tractor pulls equipment from the water and commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27, 2026
Middle East / 10 August 2026
Iran refuses to reopen Hormuz without US concessions
10 August 2026
From left: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026
South Asia / 10 August 2026
Pakistan claims new military pact with Saudi and Turkey is ‘defensive’
10 August 2026
In this photo released by the East Java Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency, firefighters attempt to extinguish a wildfire that razes through Mount Bromo National Park in Probolinggo, Indonesia, August 8, 2026
Southeast Asia / 10 August 2026
Indonesia continues battle against growing wildfires
10 August 2026
Protesters celebrate after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest movement in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2026
India / 10 August 2026
Protest in Jharkhand intensifies over alleged job exams corruption
10 August 2026
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a man walks against strong wind and rain as Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall at Dongsha community in Yuhuan, Taizhou, eastern China's Zhejiang Province, August 9, 2026
Typhoon Dolphin / 10 August 2026
China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm hits
10 August 2026
Palestinian children play in an open area at a makeshift camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, August 7, 2026
West Bank / 10 August 2026
Union reports 108 attacks on Palestinian journalists in July
10 August 2026
Storm Dolphin
News snippets / 9 August 2026
World in Brief
9 August 2026
East Java Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency, firefighters attempt to extinguish a wildfire that razes through Mount Bromo National Park in Probolinggo, Indonesia
Environment / 9 August 2026
Wildfires devastate across the world as weather conditions worsen battles
9 August 2026
strait of hormuz
Middle East war / 9 August 2026
Efforts are underway for negotiations with the US, Iran FM says
9 August 2026
Rescuers evacuate an injured civilian after a residential building was hit following Russia's drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine
War / 9 August 2026
Russia and Ukraine exchange overnight strikes, killing seven
9 August 2026
Much of Gaza has been demolished by Israel
Gaza genocide / 9 August 2026
Israel rejects 15-point peace plan as near-daily attacks continue in Gaza
9 August 2026
car bomb in Colombia
Pan-American Highway / 9 August 2026
Car bomb targets south-west Colombia a day after right-wing president takes office
9 August 2026
People observe a minute of silence during a ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki
Nuclear bomb attack / 9 August 2026
Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases risk
9 August 2026
Earh
World / 7 August 2026
World in Brief
7 August 2026
A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 11, 2026
Middle East war / 7 August 2026
Iran and Oman agree terms of deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
7 August 2026
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian child Azzam Abu Al-Teif, who was killed in an Israeli air strike alongside his father, Abdullah Abu Al-Teif, during their funeral in Gaza City
Palestine / 7 August 2026
One child killed by the Israelis every day in Gaza since ceasefire, says UN
7 August 2026
From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca
Mecca deal / 7 August 2026
Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign key military pact
7 August 2026
Farm workers harvest sugar cane on the property of Charles Senekal near the South African town of Mkuze, Kwazulu-Natal
Climate / 7 August 2026
One of the strongest weather systems on record poses huge threat to Africa, say experts
7 August 2026
Middle East war / 7 August 2026
Saudi say Yemeni attacks killed at least 11 civilians
7 August 2026
2024 plane crash / 7 August 2026
Brazil accuses 16 of causing 2024 plane crash that killed 62
7 August 2026
Thailand shooting
Thailand shooting / 7 August 2026
At least six shot dead at Bangkok high school
7 August 2026
Planet Earth
World / 6 August 2026
World in Brief August 7 2026
6 August 2026
Iranians on the beach
World / 6 August 2026
Iran and Oman ‘close to deal’ over reopening Hormuz
6 August 2026
Members of Israeli defense forces carry the coffin of reservist Major Harel Birenstock, who was killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon, during his funeral at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem
World / 6 August 2026
Two Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon
6 August 2026
The aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing
World / 6 August 2026
Hiroshima marks 81st anniversary of US dropping the atomic bomb
6 August 2026
Accused: Yinon Levi
World / 6 August 2026
Israeli prosecutors charge a settler for killing Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen
6 August 2026
In this photo provided by the South African Government Communications and Information Services (GCIS), Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola speaks during a media briefing in Pretoria
World / 6 August 2026
South Africa pushes for Africa-wide migration talks
6 August 2026
Health workers at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak protest over unpaid wages at the provincial governor's office in Ituri, eastern Congo
World / 6 August 2026
Dozens of health workers in Congo protest over lack of payment during Ebola crisis
6 August 2026
Sheikh Hasina
World / 6 August 2026
Ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina vows December return from exile
6 August 2026
Planet earth by Kevin M Gill/CC
World / 5 August 2026
World in Brief: August 5 2026
5 August 2026
A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 2, 2026
World / 5 August 2026
Strait of Hormuz agreement could be made by Friday
5 August 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, speaks with Vladimir Tkachuk, front, the head of the Uraldronzavod, during his visit to the Special Technology Centre in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
World / 5 August 2026
Russian drone factory director wounded in car explosion as 17 killed in Ukraine
5 August 2026
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off
World / 5 August 2026
Scientists warn of debris dangers as SpaceX part crashes into moon
5 August 2026
Israeli security forces take positions on the rooftop of a building during an army operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp, in the West Bank, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
World / 5 August 2026
Israeli forces detain Palestinians during raid as minister announces new seizure plans
5 August 2026
A Canadian Indigenous flag flies on a property on Okanagan Indian Band land that was destroyed by the Bradley Creek wildfire, in Vernon, B.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
World / 5 August 2026
Wildfire destroys around 230 homes in western Canadian Indigenous community, officials say
5 August 2026
Afghan women care for their children in the malnutrition ward at Indira Gandhi Children's Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai, File)
World / 5 August 2026
Afghanistan’s child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, UN says
5 August 2026
Greece firefighters battle a blaze near Athens
News round-up / 4 August 2026
World in Brief, August 4
4 August 2026

Snippets of news from around the globe

Ceuta
Ceuta / 4 August 2026
Sanchez hits back at EU over migration criticism
4 August 2026
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026
Middle East war / 4 August 2026
Trump says new talks are Iran’s ‘last chance’ for a deal
4 August 2026
Funeral for the Palestinians who died in an Israeli strike in 2023
Israeli war on Palestine / 4 August 2026
Board of Peace appears to change Hamas disarmament deal after Netanyahu meeting
4 August 2026
Sri Lanka flood
Climate / 4 August 2026
Heavy rains and flooding in Sri Lanka leave at least five dead
4 August 2026
Protesters outside Delaney Hall
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo death / 4 August 2026
Another man dies in Ice custody in New Jersey
4 August 2026
A Ukrainian firefighter puts out a fire following a Russian missile attack in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine,
Eastern Europe / 4 August 2026
Ukrainian drone targets Russian beach, killing 7
4 August 2026
Global news / 3 August 2026
World in Brief
3 August 2026
the Strait of Hormuz
Middle East war / 3 August 2026
Iran and the US edge towards a peace deal
3 August 2026
greece wildfire
Environment / 3 August 2026
Huge Greek wildfire halted
3 August 2026
gaza
Middle East / 3 August 2026
Israel says it has serious ‘concerns’ over Hamas disarmament deal
3 August 2026
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama
Economy / 3 August 2026
Trump causes dollar to plunge against the Japanese Yen
3 August 2026
World / 3 August 2026
F 150 Power grid failure plunges Cuba into a nationwide blackout
3 August 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, second right
Elections / 3 August 2026
F 150 Lula adopted as Brazilian Workers’ Party presidential candidate
3 August 2026
Partners in crime: The Israeli and US flags projected onto the wall of the Old City in Jerusalem
Britain / 2 August 2026
No lasting peace in Middle East unless US withdraws, activists warn
2 August 2026
Earth
World / 2 August 2026
World in Brief August 2 2026
2 August 2026
Civil Guard boats patrol alongside floating barriers off the coast of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta
World / 2 August 2026
Spain erects sea barrier on Ceuta’s border with Morocco
2 August 2026
Firefighters operate during a wildfire near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens
World / 2 August 2026
Europe’s wildfire crisis spreads to Greece
2 August 2026
World / 2 August 2026
Fighting breaks out in western Tigray
2 August 2026
amazon logo
World / 2 August 2026
Italian unions reach world’s first ever national deal with Amazon
2 August 2026
Earth
World / 31 July 2026
World in Brief
31 July 2026
A Palestinian walks through the devastation of Gaza
World / 31 July 2026
Hamas reaches Gaza disarmament deal
31 July 2026
Migrants run from Spanish police officers after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta
World / 31 July 2026
Spain’s PM blames trafficking gangs as 60,000 cross into Ceuta from Morocco
31 July 2026
The casket of fallen U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Rampersad, who was killed in the ongoing war between the US and Iran
World / 31 July 2026
Most Americans say the war in Iran is not worth fighting
31 July 2026
A French firefighter deployed to the blaze near Blagon
World / 31 July 2026
Human-caused climate change caused French and Spanish fires, say scientists
31 July 2026
UN
World / 31 July 2026
UN demands end to Ugandan clampdown on dissent
31 July 2026
People wait as rescue workers prepare to start a search operation after an explosion inside a coal mine on the outskirts of Quetta
World / 31 July 2026
At least 34 miners killed in Pakistan coal mine blast
31 July 2026
Turkish actor Erdal Besikcioglu poses at a photo call for the film 'Honey' at the International Film Festival Berlinale inBerlin, Germany, February 16, 2010
Round-up / 30 July 2026
World in brief: July 30, 2026
30 July 2026
A man sits on a surfboard as a container ship and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27, 2026
Middle East / 30 July 2026
Iran and the US resume attacks as hopes for peace fade
30 July 2026
A firefighter creates a controlled burn to contain a fire area near Lege-Cap-Ferret, during wildfires in southwestern France, July 30, 2026
Cimate Crisis / 30 July 2026
Tens of thousands return home after being forced to flee by French wildfire
30 July 2026
An image of Fidel Castro hangs on the wall of a state-run pharmacy where a woman asks for medication in Havana, Cuba, July 29, 2026
Latin America / 30 July 2026
Cuba implements economic reforms amid crippling US siege
30 July 2026
Health workers disinfects an ambulance at Ebola Treatment Center at Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, Congo, July 22, 2026
Central Africa / 30 July 2026
Congo Ebola outbreak worsening hunger says UN
30 July 2026
In this aerial image taken with a drone, responders work outside a mall after an explosion occurred following an earthquake, in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, July 30, 2026
East Asia / 30 July 2026
Hope dwindles for rescue of Japan quake victims as death toll reaches 30
30 July 2026
People transport a man, who was inured in the militant attack on a police post in Hangu district, upon arrival at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, July 30, 2026
Central Asia / 30 July 2026
Raid on Pakistani police post leaves 11 officers and 15 attackers dead
30 July 2026
A collapsed building is seen in Yatsushiro, southwestern Japan, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, the day after an earthquake hit the area
Round-up / 29 July 2026
World in brief: July 29, 2026
29 July 2026
Iranian missiles in a temporary exhibition in front of the Azadi (Freedom) monument in Tehran, Iran, July 29, 2026
Middle East / 29 July 2026
Iran resumes missile attacks a US forces in Middle East
29 July 2026
Firefighters battle a blaze outside Lanton, during wildfires in southwestern France, July 28, 2026
Climate Crisis / 29 July 2026
French crews continue battle against mega fire as new heatwave hits
29 July 2026
Communist Party of India (Marxist) supporters wearing masks
South Asia / 29 July 2026
Raid on Indian Communist HQ thwarted
29 July 2026
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, July 27, 2026
International Diplomacy / 29 July 2026
Japan urged to uphold its pacifist constitution
29 July 2026
Central Asia / 29 July 2026
Outlawed group accused of sabotaging Pakistan-Kashmir elections
29 July 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky stands with a bipartisan group of US Senators in the US Capitol building in Washington, July 28, 2026
Ukraine / 29 July 2026
Zelensky has a ‘good meeting’ with Trump over ongoing Russian invasion
29 July 2026
A health worker, wearing protective gear, stands outside the Ebola Treatment Center at the Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, Congo, July 22, 2026
Round-up / 28 July 2026
World in brief: July 28, 2026
28 July 2026
US President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025
Iran War / 28 July 2026
Trump frustrated at Netanyahu over Pickaxe Mountain
28 July 2026
Firefighters use controlled burning to halt a wildfire that continues to spread near Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, July 28, 2026
Climate Crisis / 28 July 2026
Thousands evacuated in France and Spain as wildfires continue to rage
28 July 2026
This aerial image shows A section of the Kyushu Expressway damaged by the earthquake is seen in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, July 28, 2026
East Asia / 28 July 2026
7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan
28 July 2026
Palestinians inspect destroyed buildings at the site of an Israeli air strike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, Gaza, July 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 July 2026
Sixty Palestinian detainees return to Gaza describe human rights abuses
28 July 2026
Protesters celebrate after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest movement in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2026
South Asia / 28 July 2026
India’s Cockroach movement threatens to restart protests after mass student arrests
28 July 2026
An Israeli soldier interrogates a Palestinian resident during an army operation in the West Bank village of Tell, near Nablus, July 25, 2026
Middle East / 28 July 2026
Former Israeli officials call on Trump to push Netanyahu on ‘settler terror’
28 July 2026
A woman heads back to her home after receiving food provided by rescue workers at a flooded area near Lahore, Pakistan, June 27, 2026
Round-up / 27 July 2026
World in brief: July 27, 2026
27 July 2026
Motorcyclists ride past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump with hands around his neck alongside the message ‘Revenge is inevitable’ in English and Farsi, in Tehran, Iran, July 27, 2026
Middle East / 27 July 2026
Mediators claim progress in talks to halt Iran war
27 July 2026
A pyrocumulonimbus, a giant cloud created by a large wildfire is seen in the Fontainebleau forest region, about 37 miles south of Paris, France, July 13, 2026
France / 27 July 2026
Macron holds crisis meeting over massive wildfires
27 July 2026
A billboard depicting the late leader Fidel Castro and reading
Latin America / 27 July 2026
Cuban president slams US blockade during rally marking key revolutionary battle
27 July 2026
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro (right) accompanied by Argentina's President Javier Milei during the Liberal Party convention where Mr Bolsonaro was confirmed as the party's presidential candidate, in Sao Paulo, July 25, 2026
Latin America / 27 July 2026
Brazil recalls ambassador after insults by Argentina’s president
27 July 2026
Flowers and rainbow flags placed at a tree in the Tiergarten Park near the scene where a car rammed into people after Saturday's Pride March in Berlin, Germany, July 27, 2026
Germany / 27 July 2026
Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack killed by the police
27 July 2026
A woman walks along a street in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, April 17, 2026
Northeast Africa / 27 July 2026
Sudan’s army claims control of major road from the capital
27 July 2026
Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 12, 2026
Middle East / 26 July 2026
US and Iran air strikes paused as diplomacy continues
26 July 2026
People gather outside the Brandenburg Gate for a demonstration in support of LGBTQ+ after a car rammed into a crowd at the Pride March in Berlin, July 26, 2026
Terrorism / 26 July 2026
Germany says Islamic extremist carried out fatal Berlin Pride attack
26 July 2026
Firefighters battle a wildfire near Marcheprime, outside, Bordeaux, France, July 26, 2026
Environment / 26 July 2026
Hundreds of thousands flee as wildfires rage in south-west France
26 July 2026
Protesters celebrate after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest movement in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2026
Activism / 26 July 2026
India's Cockroach movement ends protests after education minister resigns
26 July 2026
Rubble set on fire as health and frontline workers protest at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, Congo, July 25, 2026
Central Africa / 26 July 2026
Health workers strike in Congo as Ebola death toll continues to rise
26 July 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, July 22, 2026
Latin America / 26 July 2026
Brazil's government denies visas to US officials, fearing election interference
26 July 2026
Flood affected villagers wait to cross the flood water in Sivsager, upper Assam, India, July 24, 2026
Round-up / 24 July 2026
World in brief: July 24, 2026
24 July 2026
Black smoke rises following explosions near a military base hosting US forces in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, July 24, 2026
Middle East / 24 July 2026
Iranians target northern Iraqi US bases as fighting escalates
24 July 2026
Wildfires advance near Le Proge region, western France, July 23, 2026
Climate Crisis / 24 July 2026
Tens of thousands evacuated in western France as a wildfire spreads
24 July 2026
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, drinks water as he sits by a portrait of hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk during a protest in New Delhi, India, July 21, 2026
South Asia / 24 July 2026
Indian activist Wangchuk ends hunger strike but ‘Cockroach’ protests continue
24 July 2026
People load pallets containing food and hygiene kits for a humanitarian assistance flight to Cuba organised by the Trump administration as the US continues to put strangle the island, July 21, 2026, in Miami
Latin America / 24 July 2026
Caritas starts distributing US humanitarian aid in Cuba
24 July 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on before his meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 23, 2026
Eastern Europe / 24 July 2026
Ukraine’s sacked defence minister rejects new job offer from Zelensky
24 July 2026
Ghanaian nationals repatriated from South Africa following concerns about unrest wait at the Accra International Airport upon their arrival in Accra, Ghana, May 27, 2026
West Africa / 24 July 2026
Ghana calls for ICC probe into South Africa anti-migrant violence
24 July 2026
Omar Ghabin, 14, looks at the camera as he carries a bag after sorting through trash at a landfill in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 23, 2026
Round-up / 23 July 2026
World in brief: July 23, 2026
23 July 2026
An oil tanker approaches the new Jetty during the launch of the new oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, September 21, 2016
Middle East / 23 July 2026
Yemen's Houthi rebels attack two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea as US bombs Iran for 12th night
23 July 2026
Residents and rescue workers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026
South Asia / 23 July 2026
Pakistan rejects Amnesty's call for investigation into air strike on Kabul rehabilitation centre
23 July 2026
Smoke rises as a water bomber flies over wildfires in the Lege-Cap-Ferret region, western France, July 23, 2026
Climate Crisis / 23 July 2026
Over 10,000 evacuated from wildfires in southern France
23 July 2026
Protestors carry placards during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement in New Delhi, India, July 23, 2026
India / 23 July 2026
Thousands defy restrictions to join ‘Cockroach’ movement's sit-in protest in Delhi
23 July 2026
F2nd: Venezuela's kidnapped former president Maduro to stand trial on drug trafficking charges next June
US / 23 July 2026
Venezuela's kidnapped former president Maduro to stand trial on drug trafficking charges next June
23 July 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines July 23, 2026
International Diplomacy / 23 July 2026
US poised to help end ‘senseless war’ in Ukraine, Rubio claims
23 July 2026
A health worker stands at an ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Congo, Monday, July 20, 2026
Round-up / 23 July 2026
World in brief: July 22, 2026
23 July 2026
People stand on a bridge destroyed after a strike in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, July 18, 2026
Middle East / 22 July 2026
US and Iran trade attacks as prospects for diplomacy recede
22 July 2026
Martha Waema, stands on her farm after it was submerged by weeks of rainfall in Machakos, Kenya, May 8, 2024
War / 22 July 2026
Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger
22 July 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni holds her annual start-of-the-year press conference in the press room at the Lower Chamber, in Rome, January 9, 2026
Policing / 22 July 2026
Italy's Meloni order probe into death of African man that sparked protests
22 July 2026
US President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office at the White House, July 21, 2026
United States / 22 July 2026
Lebanon's Aoun meets Trump in the White House
22 July 2026
The United Nations at the General Assembly hall at UN headquarters
Northwest Africa / 22 July 2026
Nearly 150 people feared dead off the coast of Mauritania, UN warns
22 July 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (centre) shakes hands with new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 20, 2026
Russian Invasion / 22 July 2026
Zelensky sacks Ukraine's top army chief after days of protests
22 July 2026
Deposed leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Ozgur Ozel arrives for a rally in Izmir, Turkey, May 26, 2026
Rond-up / 21 July 2026
World in brief: July 21, 2026
21 July 2026
A woman walks past a mural depicting a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2026
Middle East / 21 July 2026
Iranian officials meet mediators as Iran and US trade attacks
21 July 2026
An ambulance drives past an ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Congo, July 20, 2026
East Africa / 21 July 2026
Ebola quarantine centre for Americans up in Kenya despite court ban
21 July 2026
President Gustavo Petro addresses supporters, flanked by Vice President Francia Marquez, (left), and Senator Maria Jose Pizarro (right), after a military parade marking Colombia's Independence Day in Bogota, Colombia, July 20, 2026
Latin America / 21 July 2026
Colombia's Petro calls on supporters to defend economic reforms
21 July 2026
Tobias Korenke (centre), grandnephew of Dietrich and Klaus Bonhoeffer and grandson of Ruediger Schleicher, try to remove a wreath of Germany's far right AFD party during a memorial event in Berlin, July 20, 2026
Germany / 21 July 2026
Descendant of Nazi opponent slams far-right party’s wreath at Hitler plot memorial event
21 July 2026
A Sudanese soldier from the Rapid Support Forces or RSF, stands on his vehicle during a military-backed tribe's rally, in the East Nile province, Sudan, June 22, 2019
Northeast Africa / 21 July 2026
Sudan rejects US chemical weapons sanctions
21 July 2026
Latin America / 21 July 2026
Guyana launches criminal probe after ferry capsize
21 July 2026
Residents look at their ruined home following a Russian air guided bomb strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, July 19, 2026
Round-up / 20 July 2026
World in brief: July 20, 2026
20 July 2026
People stand on a bridge destroyed after a strike in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, July 18, 2026
Middle East / 20 July 2026
US and Iran intensify attacks as prospects for resumption of all out war grows
20 July 2026
Demonstrators rally against the opening of ICE headquarters in Washington, July 18, 2026
ICE / 20 July 2026
Protests rage in Houston over latest killing by US immigration officials
20 July 2026
Police hit supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party as they attempt to march toward India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2026
South Asia / 20 July 2026
Indian authorities clampdown on Cockroach Party protesters
20 July 2026
A Palestinian woman inspects a destroyed building following an Israeli air strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2026
Middle East / 20 July 2026
Far-right Israeli ministers join march to Gaza demanding return of settlements
20 July 2026
A health worker prepares a patient's blood sample for testing at Bunia General Hospital in Bunia, Congo, June 11, 2026
Central Africa / 20 July 2026
At least 930 people have died in Congo from Ebola outbreak
20 July 2026
People sit on the seawall as the sun sets in Georgetown, Guyana, November 19, 2024
South America / 20 July 2026
Ferry carrying 133 people capsizes off Guyana coast, dozens missing
20 July 2026
Snippets of news / 19 July 2026
World in Brief: July 19, 2026
19 July 2026

News from around the globe

Shiite Muslims hold portraits of schoolchildren killed in a strike on a school in the southern Iranian town of Minab on Feb. 28 as they express solidarity with Iran in Magam, north of Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Middle East war / 19 July 2026
US targets civilian infrastructure as they trade attacks with Iran
19 July 2026
Lebanese army soldiers stand at a checkpoint in Froun village, southern Lebanon
Middle East war / 19 July 2026
Lebanon’s Aoun heads to Washington for talks over Israeli peace deal
19 July 2026
A Palestinian woman inspects a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Sunday
Palestinian genocide / 19 July 2026
Israeli forces kill three children and six adults in Gaza
19 July 2026
A doctor, right, examines educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk
Sonam Wangchuk / 19 July 2026
Indian police forcibly hospitalise hunger-striking Cockroach Party activist
19 July 2026
Rubble set on fire as health workers involved in Congo's Ebola response go on strike as they protest over payment issues in Bunia, Congo
Health centre attacks / 19 July 2026
Safety fears limit Ebola response in Congo
19 July 2026
the aftermath of an attack by FLA separatist and jihadist militants in Gao, northern Mali
Sahara Desert attack / 19 July 2026
Mali rebels ambush army convoy
19 July 2026
Uganda bus crash
Global news / 17 July 2026
World in Brief
17 July 2026

Snippets of news from around the world

President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, May 18, 2026, in Washington
World / 17 July 2026
Iran and US trade attacks amid heightened regional tensions
17 July 2026
From left, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrive for a group photo before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai
China / 17 July 2026
Xi calls for AI not to be a ‘solo’ performance by a single country
17 July 2026
Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in Maghazi refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip
United Nations report / 17 July 2026
Africa among hardest hit as Middle East conflict pushes more children into poverty
17 July 2026
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks to journalists during a joint press conference with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 23, 2025
Tariff row / 17 July 2026
Brazil vows to hit US with tariffs
17 July 2026
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, June 11, 2026, in Washington
US 2020 elections / 17 July 2026
China rejects Trump’s ‘groundless’ interference claim
17 July 2026
People gather to denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to dismiss Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in the post
Mykhailo Fedorov sacking / 17 July 2026
Ukrainians protest against Zelensky sacking of defence minister
17 July 2026
ryan Pérez hauls a five-gallon water jug to his apartment in the Villa Kennedy public housing complex in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Climate / 17 July 2026
Puerto Rico announces emergency water rationing as drought worsens
17 July 2026
A taxi in front of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, March 26, 2018
Eastern Europe / 16 July 2026
Poland charges Ukrainian man with sabotage on behalf of Russian spooks
16 July 2026
A vehicle sits short of a section of the Morandi highway bridge that collapsed on Aug. 15, 2018, in Genoa, northern Italy
Round-up / 16 July 2026
World in brief: July 16, 2026
16 July 2026
A man waves an Iranian flag beneath a billboard reading in English,
Middle East / 16 July 2026
US accused of carrying out ‘barbaric attack’ that forced the evacuation of a nearby children's cancer hospital
16 July 2026
An aerial view of a Rohingya refugee camp, home to over a million of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, November 25, 2025
South Asia / 16 July 2026
Over 500 people feared dead after two Rohingya refugee boats reportedly capsize in Bay of Bengal
16 July 2026
A Palestinian woman saves belongings from her home which was destroyed by an Israeli air strike last night, at al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, July 16, 2026
Middle East / 16 July 2026
More than half House Democrats vote to strip Israel of $3.3bn in US aid
16 July 2026
Ukrainians gather to denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in the post, Kyiv, Ukraine, July 16, 2026
Eastern Europe / 16 July 2026
Protesters rally in Kiev as Zelensky ousts Ukraine's defence minister
16 July 2026
lleged gang members take part in a mass trial at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador, April 23, 2026
Latin America / 16 July 2026
Mass trial of alleged MS-13 members wraps up in El Salvador
16 July 2026
Vehicles drive past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump lying on what appears to be a coffin and bearing anti-Trump messages, including the phrase ‘We Kill Trump,’ at Islamic Revolution Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, July 15, 2026
Middle East / 15 July 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatens to halt all energy exports from Middle East
15 July 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech on the end-of-life options at the Elysee Palace in Paris, April 3, 2023
Western Europe / 15 July 2026
French MPs set to back legislation allowing assisted dying
15 July 2026
Workers wait for customers at a souvenir shop as foreign tourists walk by Wangfujing shopping street in Beijing, China, July 15, 2026
Round-up / 15 July 2026
World in brief: July 15, 2026
15 July 2026
A vandalised statue of Christopher Columbus towers over Columbus Square in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, August 28, 2024
Church of England / 15 July 2026
Caribbean leaders meet top Anglican clergy to discuss slavery reparations
15 July 2026
A man repairs a guitar string by the light of a flashlight on the Malecon seawall during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026
Latin America / 15 July 2026
Cuba suffers another nationwide power cut due to US oil embargo
15 July 2026
Israeli army units block the road and prevent Palestinian villagers, supported by foreign and Israeli peace activists, from reaching their lands where Israeli settlers established a new outpost, at the occupied West Bank town of Qabalan, Nablus, July 4, 2026
West Bank / 15 July 2026
European Trade Union Confederation urges EU to ban trade with Israeli settlements
15 July 2026
Protesters gather near a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility in Scarborough, Maine, one day after the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, July 14, 2026
United States / 15 July 2026
Trump calls for Ice vehicle stops to continue despite killings
15 July 2026
This image from video released by US Central Command, shows a US attack on Bandar Abbas Naval Base, Iran, July 12, 2026
Middle East / 14 July 2026
US attacks hit Iran after Trump vows to charge ships for using Strait of Hormuz
14 July 2026
The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 75 crew members: NASA astronaut Anil Menon, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina onboard, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Round-up / 14 July 2026
World in brief: July 14, 2026
14 July 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron (right) speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky after the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, July 14, 2026
Eastern Europe / 14 July 2026
Ukrainian air defences intercept five Russian ballistic missiles
14 July 2026
People gather around the site of an Israeli military drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood killing at least four Palestinians and wounded another, July 12, 2026
Middle East / 14 July 2026
EU gathers €900 million in aid pledges for Gaza’s recovery
14 July 2026
Ma Xingrui, Party Secretary of Xinjiang, speaks during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 7, 2025
East Asia / 14 July 2026
China’s Communist Party expels senior member in corruption crackdown
14 July 2026
From left: US Representatives Delia C Ramirez of Illinois, Maxine Dexter of Oregon, Teresa Leger Fernandez of New Mexico and Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, all Democrats, hold a news conference in Havana, Cuba, July 12, 2026
Latin America / 14 July 2026
US energy blockade turning Cuba into ‘silent Gaza,’ say US legislators after visit
14 July 2026
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks at the National Palace as he hosts a meeting with US congresspeople in San Salvador, El Salvador, January 19, 2026
El Salvador / 14 July 2026
Bukele’s party backs his bid for third consecutive presidential term
14 July 2026
A motorist tries to ride past waves crashing on the shore ahead of Typhoon Bavi in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province, July 12, 2026
Round-up / 13 July 2026
World in brief: July 13, 2026
13 July 2026
strait
Middle East / 13 July 2026
Both US and Iran claim to control key strait after another exchange of strikes
13 July 2026
Zelensky/macron
Ukraine / 13 July 2026
Zelensky in Paris to seek European help against Russian missiles
13 July 2026
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas rings a bell to signify the start of a round table meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, July 13, 2026
Cyberespionage / 13 July 2026
EU sanctions Russian intelligence officers over ‘cyberspying campaign’
13 July 2026
Paris wildfire
France / 13 July 2026
Wildfire rages in Fontainebleau forest south of Paris
13 July 2026
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Thailand fire tragedy / 13 July 2026
At least 27 killed in fire at Bangkok music bar
13 July 2026
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Lindsey Graham / 13 July 2026
US Senate Republicans hit hard by Trump ally's sudden death
13 July 2026
An Iranian pro-government demonstrator holds an anti-Trump placard in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 11, 2026
Middle East / 12 July 2026
US attacks Iran after Tehran strikes container ship in Strait of Hormuz
12 July 2026

Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers kill at least five Palestinians, including a nine-year-old girl, in Gaza

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Round-up / 12 July 2026
World in brief: July 12, 2026
12 July 2026
Colombia's Environmental Minister Irene Vélez Torres talks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Botanical Garden Jose Celestino Mutis in Bogota, Colombia, April 16, 2026
Latin America / 12 July 2026
Colombia’s outgoing environment minister warns new government could reverse climate and conservation gains
12 July 2026