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Photos: IndyCars speed past Washington landmarks as part of Freedom 250
23 August 2026Race cars have roared through the streets of Washington, DC, in the shadow of its landmarks as the Freedom 250 Grand Pri...
Thousands displaced as wildfire threatens homes in US state of Nevada
23 August 2026A burgeoning wildfire caused by humans has forced tens of thousands to evacuate as it spreads from the foothills of the ...
Trump has ‘run out of options’ in Iran war: Stephen Walt
23 August 2026United States President Donald Trump’s unpredictability isn’t strengthening the US position in the Iran war, as “t...
Iran war: Top US lawmaker says Republicans can ‘absolutely’ win midterms
23 August 2026Mike Johnson, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, says he is confident that his Republican Party will...
Landfill collapse in Guinea kills at least 22 people
23 August 2026DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, News|Weather A mountainous heap of refuse has collapsed at the largest landfill in Gui...
Canada, US and tit-for-tat tariffs: How will they impact their economies?
23 August 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced retaliatory tariffs that will “match Washington’s new tariffs doll...
Zelenskyy says wartime elections could ‘destroy’ Ukraine
23 August 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected his ex-defence chief’s calls for a wartime election, calling the ...
Dozens of attacks in southern Thailand wound three people
23 August 2026Dozens of coordinated arson and incendiary attacks across Thailand’s south left at least three people wounded and gove...
Can Iran retaliate against countries that join US ‘economic war’?
23 August 2026Iran has threatened to retaliate against any country that joins the United States’ “economic war” against it, as d...
Israeli politicians focus on foreign threats, ignoring spiralling debt
23 August 2026Israel’s parliamentary election campaign is in full swing, with politicians talking up their ability to defeat the cou...
