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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

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

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World / 7 August 2026

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

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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

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