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Published on 09/08/2026 – 11:28 GMT+2•Updated 11:30 Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said on Sunday they had struck an oil facility on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast after the Gulf kingdom said it had extinguished a fire at the site. The group’s military spokesman Yahya Saree said the Houthis had “succeeded…

Authorities say they broke up one of the largest criminal networks running migrant smuggling in the Western Mediterranean.Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026Spanish authorities, working with Europol and police in France, Portugal and Poland, have dismantled what they say is one of the largest criminal networks for migrant smuggling,…

Seven healthcare professionals have been on trial since mid-April in Argentina for potential negligence.Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026Diego Maradona was bedridden, suffering from excess body fluid and appeared resigned to his fate in his final days, according to the testimony of the Argentinian football legend’s masseur at the…

Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.RCMP say an emergency alert covering the Halifax Regional Municipality has ended after a shooting suspect was taken into…

Merz hosts Macron in Cologne for key defence talks after FCAS collapse Macron and Merz are holding the critical talks in a symbolic setting where President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer previously met and agreed on establishing friendly Franco-German ties. 17/07/2026 Read the full article here

Ukraine denied on Saturday targeting Bulgaria after a drone exploded close to the strategic Trans-Balkan gas pipeline linking Turkey to Ukraine near the Romanian border. Bulgaria’s defence ministry said the drone was of a type “widely used by the Ukrainian military”, and the foreign minister summoned the Ukrainian ambassador for…

International court’s oversight body warns exits threaten global justice, as US intensifies campaign against tribunal.Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026The body that oversees the International Criminal Court has called on Chad and Venezuela to abandon their withdrawals from the institution, warning that their departure risks weakening the global fight…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open five city-owned grocery stores is being misrepresented online in posts that claim identification will be required to shop there. The claims are juxtaposed against Democratic resistance to nationwide voter ID requirements.Republican officials and other major public figures, as well as conservative…

Remaining group schedule, teams, as well as the best third-round group fixtures at the tournament in North America.After 48 matches in North America, it’s time for the final round of games in the group stage at World Cup 2026.Sixteen teams will be eliminated after these fixtures, with 32 nations heading…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave the Medal of Honor to three veterans on Thursday, honoring acts of heroism that saved lives and repelled enemy forces in Vietnam and Afghanistan.Trump bestowed the military’s highest honor on Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr. and Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery. He also…