8.7m customers’ data stolen in cyberattack on three UK airports
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New barrier lake in Nepal raises fresh flood threat, China warns
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How the Nepal flood unfolded over 10 hours
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Iran unable to import petrol amid US blockade: official
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Dalai Lama prays 'for all' killed in Tibet-Nepal floods
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What scientists say about the cause of deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
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Nepal-Tibet floods: The devastation in pictures
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Nearly 1,500 missing after Nepal-Tibet flood kills more than 165
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Pakistan says any attack under new tri-party defence pact is attack on all
Agreement commits three countries to collective deterrence against armed aggression
7 August 2026
Spain hopes to transfer migrant minors to mainland within weeks
Government prioritises younger children as reception centres remain overcrowded
7 August 2026
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact amid regional war
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Jeddah
7 August 2026
Meta ordered to pay US state $567 mn to abate 'public nuisance' and child harm
Meta was previously ordered to pay $375mn in damages to New Mexico in March when a jury found the company liable for making children vulnerable to predators on its platforms
7 August 2026
Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: medical sources
Attacks mark one of the deadliest clashes since 2022, officials say
7 August 2026
Hackers targeted US private equity, other firms including Blackstone, CME, data shows
Campaign used fake help desk calls and phishing sites to steal employee credentials
7 August 2026
38 Yemeni troops killed in Houthi attacks: sources
Houthi missile and drone attacks in Yemen yesterday killed at least 38 government troops and injured 29, two medical sources told AFP, in one of the deadliest days between the two sides in years.
7 August 2026
Tell Trump to desist or we hit you hard
Iran has launched a diplomatic offensive across the Gulf, warning regional governments that Tehran will strike their oil, power and water facilities unless they persuade Donald Trump to halt US attacks and seek a negotiated end to the war.
7 August 2026
India court jails ex-top editor for 10 years
An Indian court yesterday sentenced former news magazine editor Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison after convicting him of raping a junior colleague, in a case that drew nationwide attention.
7 August 2026
UK sees record radicalisation referrals
A record number of people were reported last year to the UK’s anti-radicalisation Prevent programme, the interior ministry said yesterday, with “extreme right-wing” concerns accounting for the most referrals related to an ideology.
7 August 2026
Italy on red alert, Hungary turns off lights to save energy
Italy took the unprecedented step of placing all its major cities on the highest level of health alert due to high temperatures yesterday while Hungary turned off the lights at some of its best-known buildings to save energy as a heatwave maintained its grip on large parts of Europe.
7 August 2026
AIPAC looks to back Republican against El-Sayed
After spending more than $30m on a candidate who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary on Wednesday, the leading pro-Israel lobbying group in the US has now indicated it will pivot to the Republican in that race come November.
7 August 2026
Ukraine hits Russian refineries
Ukraine struck two Russian oil refineries hundreds of kilometres from the border in an overnight attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday, as Russia hit a train station and commercial ship in Ukraine.
7 August 2026
US has ‘massive amounts’ of arms
President Donald Trump said yesterday the United States has a vast supply of munitions and threatened those who suggested otherwise with jail terms as his frustration with the Iran war boiled over.
7 August 2026
Israel charges settler in killing of Palestinian activist in West Bank
It was the first such indictment since the outbreak of the Gaza war in 2023
6 August 2026
Pakistan hopes Hormuz agreement will lead to resumption of Iran-US talks
Pakistan hopes an agreement over the Strait of Hormuz will lead to the United States and Iran resuming talks
6 August 2026
Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes
Iran warns Gulf states US strikes will trigger attacks on them
6 August 2026
India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media
The hostility underscored a widening gulf between legacy networks and a growing ecosystem of independent digital outlets that many young Indians increasingly turn to for news
6 August 2026
Rukhsar Ahmed, rape accused in UK, wins Pakistan-occupied Kashmir election on bail
Rukhsar Ahmed is reportedly affiliated to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the party of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He served as minister in various governments from 2006 until he lost his seat in 2021
6 August 2026
Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
Any control over strait would be major concession to Iran
6 August 2026