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Cristiano Ronaldo says upcoming year will probably be his final season Sports
17.08.2026

Cristiano Ronaldo says upcoming year will probably be his final season

Cristiano Ronaldo has said the upcoming year will probably be the last of his playing career, offering his clearest indication…

Israeli minister urges killing 30 to 40 Palestinians nightly in Gaza Middle East
17.08.2026

Israeli minister urges killing 30 to 40 Palestinians nightly in Gaza

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Israeli forces should kill 30 to 40 people in Gaza every night,…

AI film studios promise cheaper, faster movie-making Culture
17.08.2026

AI film studios promise cheaper, faster movie-making

AI film studios are emerging in Hollywood with tools that can generate backgrounds, special effects and synthetic performers alongside human…

Hawaii faces flooding and damaging winds as Lala passes south Americas
17.08.2026

Hawaii faces flooding and damaging winds as Lala passes south

Hurricane Lala weakened from a Category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm after passing south of Hawaii, but the islands…

Moscow region warehouse fire follows one of Ukraine’s largest drone waves World
16.08.2026

Moscow region warehouse fire follows one of Ukraine’s largest drone waves

At least six people were killed overnight in Russia after Ukrainian drones struck several areas, Russian authorities said. A fire…

Brazil’s Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro launch rival presidential campaigns Politics
16.08.2026

Brazil’s Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro launch rival presidential campaigns

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro have inaugurated their presidential campaigns ahead of Brazil’s October…

What the US-Iran agreement’s expiry means for the conflict Middle East
16.08.2026

What the US-Iran agreement’s expiry means for the conflict

The Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran is set to expire on Monday, with little indication that…

Kushner presses Hamas on disarmament during Egypt talks Middle East
16.08.2026

Kushner presses Hamas on disarmament during Egypt talks

Hamas leaders met in Egypt on Sunday with Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East envoy, as…

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…

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