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Missile and drone attacks hit Marib and al-Makha Middle East
16.08.2026

Missile and drone attacks hit Marib and al-Makha

Houthi forces launched missiles and drones at Yemen’s Marib city and the Red Sea port city of al-Makha overnight, killing…

Firefighters battle Belgium’s largest recorded wildfire Climate
16.08.2026

Firefighters battle Belgium’s largest recorded wildfire

Firefighters are battling Belgium’s largest wildfire on record in the High Fens nature reserve near the German border. The blaze,…

Women report severe pain during routine hysteroscopies as reform stalls Health
16.08.2026

Women report severe pain during routine hysteroscopies as reform stalls

Women’s groups are pressing the NHS to improve pain relief and informed consent for hysteroscopies after patients described severe pain…

AI, leaked papers and marking errors fuel global exam unrest Analysis
16.08.2026

AI, leaked papers and marking errors fuel global exam unrest

Exam-related unrest has spread across India, Portugal and Mexico as suspected cheating, leaked papers, marking failures and pressure for high…

Why Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Threat Faces Legal Barriers Middle East
16.08.2026

Why Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Threat Faces Legal Barriers

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory “pretty soon”…

What Israel’s West Bank policing plan would change Middle East
16.08.2026

What Israel’s West Bank policing plan would change

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to prepare a plan transferring civilian law enforcement in the occupied…

Why Israeli attacks have intensified in southern Lebanon Middle East
16.08.2026

Why Israeli attacks have intensified in southern Lebanon

At least 11 people, including several children, were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s southern Nabatieh district on Saturday, according…

Iranians face rising food costs and shrinking job options Middle East
16.08.2026

Iranians face rising food costs and shrinking job options

Millions of Iranians are struggling to cover basic expenses after more than five months of war with the United States,…

Nine dead as unprecedented rain floods eastern Japan Asia-Pacific
16.08.2026

Nine dead as unprecedented rain floods eastern Japan

Nine people have died after torrential rain battered eastern Japan, NHK reported on Sunday, with more than 1,000 households flooded…

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