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Yemen’s government says Houthi strikes hit residential areas in Marib 

15 August 2026

News|Conflict Yemen’s Houthis have launched several strikes on the government-held city of Marib, also hitting residen...

Iran war live: Talks on Hormuz Strait continue; Israel kills 11 in Lebanon 

15 August 2026

Video Duration 03 minutes 09 seconds play-arrow03:09 Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon: Attack among the worst since t...

US Democrats finalise major shakeup to 2028 presidential primary calendar 

15 August 2026

Democrats in the United States have approved a shakeup to their 2028 presidential primary calendar as the party looks to...

California tackles multiple wildfires as firefighter workforce faces strain 

15 August 2026

Firefighters in the western United States and Canada are working to contain multiple wildfires, including one that erupt...

Qatar denies it is detaining three Iranian bomber pilots 

15 August 2026

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has denied Iran’s claims that three Iranian pilots are being held in secret detention follo...

Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry disaster rises to 69 

15 August 2026

Twenty-three more bodies have been recovered from the ferry that capsized on a lake in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, increasing t...

Moroccan police arrest over 100 migrants trying to reach Spanish enclave 

15 August 2026

News|Migration Moroccan police have arrested more than a hundred people trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Fo...

Canadian petition to expel US ambassador gains over 170,000 signatures 

15 August 2026

An official petition before Canada’s House of Commons has gained thousands of signatures in support of the expulsion o...

UK PM Burnham reacts to death of former Cambridge professor 

15 August 2026

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the death of a high-profile Black academic accused of plagiarism and falsifying ...

Tropical Storm Lala expected to strengthen as it nears Hawaii 

15 August 2026

News|Weather The Big Island of Hawaii is facing a deluge of heavy rain as Tropical Storm Lala approaches with hurricane-...