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Met Office warns of wetter UK autumn as El Niño strengthens Climate
21.08.2026

Met Office warns of wetter UK autumn as El Niño strengthens

The El Niño developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest for more than 100 years, the…

Dual Russian-Australian citizen charged over alleged Ukraine intelligence transfer Security
21.08.2026

Dual Russian-Australian citizen charged over alleged Ukraine intelligence transfer

Australian police have charged a 27-year-old dual Russian-Australian citizen with foreign interference, alleging he tried to pass Ukrainian military information…

Five Palestine Action activists await UK ruling on terrorist sentencing Europe
21.08.2026

Five Palestine Action activists await UK ruling on terrorist sentencing

Preston Crown Court is expected to decide on Friday whether a “terrorist connection” can be considered when five Palestine Action…

Can Egypt shape Ethiopia’s next Blue Nile hydropower projects? Africa
21.08.2026

Can Egypt shape Ethiopia’s next Blue Nile hydropower projects?

Egypt is responding to Ethiopia’s reported plans to advance three proposed Blue Nile hydropower projects through diplomacy, international pressure and…

Russia holds live-fire missile drills as island dispute deepens Asia-Pacific
21.08.2026

Russia holds live-fire missile drills as island dispute deepens

Japan has criticised Russia’s navy for conducting live-fire missile tests around the disputed islands claimed by both countries. Russia’s Pacific…

Two Hong Kong activists found guilty over Tiananmen vigils Asia-Pacific
21.08.2026

Two Hong Kong activists found guilty over Tiananmen vigils

A Hong Kong court found pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung guilty of “incitement to subversion” on Friday over…

Panama Canal sets new shipping limits as El Niño threatens water levels Climate
21.08.2026

Panama Canal sets new shipping limits as El Niño threatens water levels

The Panama Canal Authority will limit traffic to 34 vessels a day from September 4 and reduce the cap to…

Pakistan’s former prime minister transferred to Shifa International Hospital Politics
21.08.2026

Pakistan’s former prime minister transferred to Shifa International Hospital

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was transferred late Thursday from Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad,…

Why 70,000 Ervebo doses are being sent to the DRC Africa
21.08.2026

Why 70,000 Ervebo doses are being sent to the DRC

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is set to receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine from the global Ebola…

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