Bus accident kills at least eight in Brazil

A bus overturned in a steep, mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, killing at least eight people, firefighters said in a statement
17 August 2026

Trump welcomes defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan
17 August 2026

Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea hours before start

US President Donald Trump said "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea designed to prepare for a possible attack by the North would be scaled back hours before they started on Monday
17 August 2026

Thousands await aid as death toll rises to 48

Thousands of evacuees yesterday waited for help on Indonesia’s Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings.
17 August 2026

Egypt spy chief, Hamas hold talks

A Hamas delegation began a meeting with Egypt’s spy chief yesterday to discuss ways to advance the implementation of a post-war plan for Gaza, an official from the Palestinian group said.
17 August 2026

Morocco arrests 111 headed for Spain’s Ceuta

Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday as they tried to enter Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing.
17 August 2026

Chinese ship halves travel time via Arctic

A Chinese container vessel has set sail for Europe through the Arctic, part of new weekly service on a route that cuts shipment times in half but which environmental groups warn could speed up the melting of polar ice.
17 August 2026

Belgium’s record wildfire nears Germany

Firefighters worked through the night to battle Belgium’s biggest wildfire on record, which by yesterday morning had burned 3,000 hectares of land and was heading towards the German border, local authorities said.
17 August 2026

Iran disputes Qatar, Kuwait accounts

An Iranian military official said yesterday that Qatar should allow an Iranian team to enter the country to investigate the fate of pilots whom Tehran says were captured by Qatari forces, Iranian media reported.
17 August 2026

Russia, Ukraine trade massive strikes

Overnight strikes killed 12 people in Russia and Ukraine, authorities said yesterday, as waves of drones and missiles pummelled civilian infrastructure on both sides.
17 August 2026

Hurricane Lala pulls away from Hawaii’s Big Island

Hurricane Lala was pulling away from Hawaii’s Big Island yesterday, as heavy rain and strong winds struck the US Pacific state and officials warned of potentially dangerous flooding.
17 August 2026

Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin he was “proud” of their countries’ strong ties, state media reported yesterday, after providing military support for Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
17 August 2026

Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing, capturing US soldiers

Reward to be doubled if carried out by a woman
16 August 2026

Colombia leader asks Trump to suspend tariffs over quake

Colombia's new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake
16 August 2026

Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 80: police

Authorities retrieved 25 bodies from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Saturday to take the death toll from last week's ferry capsizing to 72
16 August 2026

North Korea's Kim tells Putin he is 'proud' of strong ties: state media

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin he was "proud" of their countries' strong ties, state media reported Sunday, after providing military support for Moscow's war against Ukraine
16 August 2026

Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier

President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran, while confirming the ship would soon rotate out.
16 August 2026

US states seek $200b penalty in blockbuster Meta lawsuit

A coalition of US states will seek around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children, when a landmark trial kicks off on Tuesday.
16 August 2026

Trump says he’ll declare Hormuz US territory

Iran yesterday fired back at US President Donald Trump’s claim that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, saying the crucial energy waterway it has blockaded “will remain Iranian”.
16 August 2026

Five killed in Michigan shooting

A man suspected of shooting and killing five people in northern ​Michigan on Friday was found dead ‌after a manhunt, Michigan State Police said in a statement on social media.
16 August 2026