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Yemen says Houthi attack on Tihamah killed six Middle East
12.08.2026

Yemen says Houthi attack on Tihamah killed six

Yemen’s internationally recognised government says at least six people were killed and 10 wounded when Houthi rebels carried out a…

Iran links Strait of Hormuz reopening to US concessions Middle East
12.08.2026

Iran links Strait of Hormuz reopening to US concessions

Iran says it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States ends its military campaign and naval…

Deadly Russian attack hits Zaporizhzhia steel plant World
12.08.2026

Deadly Russian attack hits Zaporizhzhia steel plant

Russian forces used ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea in an attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said. Metinvest…

North Korea launches missile before US-South Korea drills Asia-Pacific
12.08.2026

North Korea launches missile before US-South Korea drills

North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, according to South Korea and Japan, in…

CENTCOM says Vela Nova targeted in Gulf of Oman Middle East
12.08.2026

CENTCOM says Vela Nova targeted in Gulf of Oman

The United States military says it fired on the Panama-flagged Vela Nova cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after…

Belgium warns Airbnb-type rentals are being used by gangs Security
12.08.2026

Belgium warns Airbnb-type rentals are being used by gangs

Criminal gangs in Belgium are using Airbnb-type short-term rentals to store and pack drugs, weapons and cash, as well as…

Why Trump’s Air Force One flight is facing scrutiny Security
11.08.2026

Why Trump’s Air Force One flight is facing scrutiny

Democrats are seeking a congressional briefing into an operation in which Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One…

PSG and Aston Villa meet in Salzburg for UEFA Super Cup Sports
11.08.2026

PSG and Aston Villa meet in Salzburg for UEFA Super Cup

Paris Saint-Germain will face Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup at Salzburg Stadium in Austria on Wednesday, August 12,…

Rights groups challenge Trump administration’s ICC sanctions Politics
11.08.2026

Rights groups challenge Trump administration’s ICC sanctions

Four US-based human rights groups filed a new lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration’s campaign against the International Criminal…

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