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Europe basks in total solar eclipse, the biggest of its kind since 1999

NBC News - 1 minute ago

Wildfire descends on Croatian tourist town, injures 36

New York Post - 1 minute ago

Record rainfall in Japan kills leaves at least 8 dead, strands travellers - ‌Record rainfall in Japan stranded thousands of travelers at Tokyo's Narita airport on Friday, bringing floods to the surrounding area that disrupted transport, knocked out power to 20,000 homes and killed eight. News - World - | 35 minutes ago

CBC News - 1 minute ago

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in widely mocked British election

CTV News - 2 minutes ago

American missionary kidnapped in Niger in October is freed, his organization says -- An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization says, adding that Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of U.S. officials."

CBS News - 2 minutes ago

Russia seeks answers from US about alleged support for Ukrainian attacks, Foreign Minister says

The Straits Times - 3 minutes ago

France and England battle multiple wildfires as new wave of record heat grips Europe

The Globe and Mail - 4 minutes ago

Trump and Brazil have a plenipotentiary problem bigger than a single diplomat -- IN THE SPOTLIGHT -- The president's push for statesmanship supremacy has put Brasilia and Washington on a public collision course -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

The Week - 4 minutes ago

World News - Nigel Farage to return to Parliament after winning byelection - Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The leader of Reform U.K. apparently won the backing of voters in his district in a dispute over whether a $6.8M gift was in fact a political donation.

UPI - 5 minutes ago

Zambians await election result as president bids for second term -- Hakainde Hichilema should know by Sunday if has won outright or will have to go into a run-off vote.

BBC News - 6 minutes ago

Seven killed in tunnel accident at Indian hydropower project

Aljazeera - 6 minutes ago

Police arrest six suspected kidnappers, dismantle hideout in Kaduna

Daily Post Nigeria - 6 minutes ago

Israel plans shift in West Bank security structure amid settler violence

Hurriyet Daily News - 6 minutes ago

Despite constant online connection, many young people feel deeply lonely. Why is isolation rising?

Deutsche Welle - 6 minutes ago

Iran can 'absolutely not' be trusted, expert warns

Fox News - 6 minutes ago

Amiss sparks Freo with three first-term goals after fast Crows start

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 7 minutes ago

Hidden river under Iraq desert is home to eyeless fish -- m read

Gulf News - 7 minutes ago

AI biotech company Cellular Intelligence names Arjun Raj its chief scientific officer

Times of India - 7 minutes ago

France and England battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips Europe

ABC News - 9 minutes ago

What next for Nigel Farage after beating Count Binface to become MP once more?

Middle East Eye - 10 minutes ago

AI Phuket-Delhi flight lost controls for 4 seconds - 2h ago - 2 - m read

Gulf News - 16 minutes ago

From Europe to Asia, floods to heatwaves, world experiences weather shocks

NPR - 16 minutes ago

Investors sue Selena Gomez for alleged fraud over mental-health start-up

CTV News - 16 minutes ago

Low oil prices now 'goal No. 1' in Iran war, Vance says, as U.S. threatens new economic pressure

NBC News - 17 minutes ago

U.S. signals it can keep up naval blockade indefinitely, increase economic pressure on Iran

CBC News - 18 minutes ago

Afghanistan marks 5 years under the Taliban with safer streets but pleas for jobs and education

Lancaster Online - 19 minutes ago

Challenges facing Mecca Joint Defense Agreement

Mehr News Agency - 19 minutes ago

Luigi Mangione, accused insurance CEO killer, due in court amid plea deal reports

Channel NewsAsia - 22 minutes ago

Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least five in Japan

Peninsula Qatar - 22 minutes ago

Police seize 1,000 pounds of cocaine with stickers of soccer star -- Police released a video showing the packages spilling out from the truck's false bottom, with the stickers of Norway's soccer star Erling Haaland. -- Aug 13

CBS News - 22 minutes ago

Osun election: FRSC warns motorists as 2,500 personnel are deployed

Daily Post Nigeria - 24 minutes ago

NEW - Builders renovating a cellar in a home in Belgium have stumbled on a hidden treasure chest filled with £7.5million worth of gold. The hoard was found as a Belgian firm worked on a former brewhouse in the town of Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde on Monday morning. The chest, which was hidden in a wall, contained gold bars, gold nuggets and a mountain of coins.

Daily Mail - 25 minutes ago

Iranian Drone Attack Targets Erbil Hotel Hosting American Soldiers Amid Hormuz Escalation

Times of India - 25 minutes ago

Timelapse of partial solar eclipse seen from Royal Observatory Greenwich - Britain witnessed its most significant solar eclipse since 1999, with more than 90% of the Sun obscured in some parts of the country. Crowds gathered in parks and open spaces to watch the rare celestial event. In London, the sky turned an eerie grey as a sliver of sunlight appeared above the Moon. 13/08/2026

Euronews - 25 minutes ago

Trump to tout drop in US crime rates with an eye on midterms

The Straits Times - 30 minutes ago

Australia's feral camels were abandoned when trucks replaced them. More than a century later, their isolation is attracting Gulf breeders

Times of India - 30 minutes ago

Gunmen attack farming community, killing at least 15 in northwest Nigeria

Los Angeles Times - 30 minutes ago

Saudi Arabia lists quieter hours for Umrah in Mecca -- m read

Gulf News - 32 minutes ago

'This is hell': British widow 'sick' with worry after losing Brexit deportation appeal

Guardian UK - 32 minutes ago

Afghanistan marks 5 years under the Taliban with safer streets but pleas for jobs and education

Toronto Star - 35 minutes ago

Trump says U.S. has "total control" over Strait of Hormuz -- President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, writing on social media: "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT." -- Aug 13

CBS News - 35 minutes ago

We asked Google Geminin AI about incorporating AI in classrooms: here's its response

Lancaster Online - 35 minutes ago

Israel's Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment

Manila Times - 36 minutes ago

Brad Pitt is drinking again. As a fellow alcoholic, I think he's making a mistake

Russia Today - 37 minutes ago

Japan slams Putin following first visit to disputed Kuril islands - The four contested islands, seized by Russia during World War II, have gained importance since the end of the conflict, providing strategic military bases to the Kremlin. 13/08/2026

Euronews - 39 minutes ago

Cory Bernardi condemned for anti-trans slur, labelling protesters 'incels'

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 39 minutes ago

The Tango Festival in Seinajoki is the largest of its kind in Europe and the oldest in the world.

Deutsche Welle - 40 minutes ago

Japan rain kills 8: Thousand stranded at Narita airport amid severe flooding

International The News - 40 minutes ago

LIVE - 'Dreams I'd worked for were suddenly buried': Afghan women speak to BBC after five years of Taliban rule - Since seizing power in 2021, the ultra-conservative rulers have severely restricted the freedoms of women and girls.

BBC News - 46 minutes ago

5 red vegetables rich in fibre: Simple ways to add them to Indian meals

Times of India - 46 minutes ago

US found no evidence behind Israel's Trump assassination claim

Albawaba - 46 minutes ago

260 Days at Sea: US Sailors Reportedly Jumping Into Sea From Ship Amid...

Deccan Chronicle - 47 minutes ago

Solar eclipse sweeps across Europe -- People are lining up to witness the first total solar eclipse visible from Europe in over 20 years.

ABC News - 47 minutes ago

Five years after Kabul's fall, Afghan women's fortunes are still falling

The Globe and Mail - 48 minutes ago

World shares mostly fall and US futures are mixed after US inflation data improves

Toronto Star - 50 minutes ago

Kirk suspect's lawyers fight death penalty, say crowd faced no risk

Daily Sabah - 50 minutes ago

Vismaya Mohanlal: 'I didn't know if I'd be welcomed' -- m read

Gulf News - 50 minutes ago

'I got me a new face' - Uche Ogbodo announces threads, fillers, PDO treatments

Daily Post Nigeria - 50 minutes ago

Binface surges and 32 others trail behind

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 54 minutes ago

Colombia: "scene of horror" as Pereira rescuers search rubble - Colombia's earthquake death toll rose to 265 in Pereira by 12 August 2026, with almost 500 still missing. Rescuers described scenes of horror as the critical 72-hour survival window closed. 13/08/2026

Euronews - 55 minutes ago

Farage byelection win a hollow victory

Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour ago

Cambodia says to resume military drills with US next year

Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour ago

Pro-Palestine campaigners urge boycott of Spider-Man: Brand New Day over producer's ties to Israel

Dawn - 1 hour ago

Swiatek defeats Rybakina to claim Canadian Open title​

Aljazeera - 1 hour ago

327 migrants intercepted near island loved by Brits in just 48 hours -- Crete, a popular holiday destination for British tourists, and the smaller island of Gavdos...

Daily Express - 1 hour ago

GCC condemns Iranian attacks on two Emirati tankers while transiting Strait of Hormuz

Peninsula Qatar - 1 hour ago

Osun: El-Rufai in detention for 178 days, Fadahunsi walking freely - Atiku's aide

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago

US claims billions lost to tariff evasion through third countries

Euronews - 1 hour ago

UAE Blames Iran For Drone Attacks On Two Tankers In Strait Of Hormuz

Deccan Chronicle - 1 hour ago

2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East

Toronto Star - 1 hour ago

'It looks like it's going to end in tears,' former diplomat warns ahead of Canada-U.S. tariff deadline

CTV News - 1 hour ago

Christy Knowings' 'All That' castmates 'hit hard' over her death at 46 as Kenan Thompson leads tributes

New York Post - 1 hour ago

Hunger stones: The history behind 'if you see me, weep'

Deutsche Welle - 1 hour ago

Iran rejects US claims of sending arms to Yemen by flights

Mehr News Agency - 1 hour ago

Live - 'Extensive' devastation caused by major fire in England as 150 million in Europe to experience temperatures above 35C – Europe live

Guardian UK - 1 hour ago

'Topless' passengers 'pass out and throw up' on Ryanair flight from hell

Daily Express - 1 hour ago

Nigel Farage regains UK parliamentary seat, fights off Count Binface challenge

Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour ago

A year after student protests that shook Valjevo: Serbia at a crossroads

Aljazeera - 1 hour ago

Türkiye's paid employment rises 2.5 percent in June

Hurriyet Daily News - 1 hour ago

Educators at an 'inflection point' as AI prompts changes to instruction, lesson planning

Lancaster Online - 1 hour ago

CENTCOM Slams 'False' Iran Claim That 7 Sailors Died in USS Lincoln Brawl

Newsweek - 1 hour ago

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to regain parliamentary seat

The Globe and Mail - 1 hour ago

Rosemary Mulholland is planting a forest for people she will never meet, and calls it the "greatest privilege" of her life

Times of India - 1 hour ago

Oil tanker targeted near Strait of Hormuz

Mehr News Agency - 1 hour ago

US Threatens to Impose Indefinite Naval Blockade, Further Economic Pressure on Iran

Epoch Times - 1 hour ago

Nigel Farage wins election, avoids sharing stage with Count Binface

The Globe and Mail - 1 hour ago

This New Zealander paddled through Canada, discovering more than its majestic wilderness

CTV News - 1 hour ago

Venezuelans Hopeful of Change Amid Stories of Jail and Torture

Epoch Times - 1 hour ago

Unprecedented rainfall in Japan leaves at least four dead in Chiba prefecture

Euronews - 1 hour ago

Tobacco, firearms, silver, gold seized in joint Victorian, Tasmanian operation

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 1 hour ago

Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills four in Japan -- m read

Gulf News - 1 hour ago

Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China

Dawn - 1 hour ago

'The brown challenge' is spreading across Spain - it's absolutely disgusting

Daily Express - 1 hour ago

Broken engine part shattered Ryanair plane window that partially sucked out passenger: investigators

CBC News - 1 hour ago

Russian drones kill a woman and 9-year-old son at home as Ukrainian civilian casualties rise

Toronto Star - 1 hour ago

Shakespeare's birth home was about to be shipped to the US in 1847; the Shakespeare Trust had to buy it for £3,000 to save it from a showman who wanted to make it a theme park attraction

Times of India - 1 hour ago

Trump tells Navy to ditch advanced jet-launch system -- m read

Gulf News - 1 hour ago

'Culturally competent' physician offers cash-based, hands-on approach to medicine in Earl Township

Lancaster Online - 1 hour ago

US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization says

Bay to Bay News - 1 hour ago

Today in History: August 14, thousands gather for last public execution in US

The Mercury News - 1 hour ago