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Fire agency recovers two bodies as petroleum tanker somersaults in Ibadan [PHOTO]

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 minute ago

'Massive' Ukrainian drone attack on Russia kills at least six, says Moscow

Guardian UK - 2 minutes ago

Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris on new film -- Emmy-winner Jeff Daniels stars as President Ronald Reagan and Jared Harris portrays Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in "The Brink of War," a film that portrays the two leaders at the 1986 Reykjavik Summit. Daniels and Harris share their experiences playing these two historical figures amid a period of high political tension. -- Aug 15

CBS News - 6 minutes ago

From streaming to landing one of Marvel's biggest roles: Inde Navarrette's journey from Twitch to Marvel's Rogue

Times of India - 7 minutes ago

Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in Sicilian museum heist on Italian holiday

Toronto Star - 9 minutes ago

1 dead after horse-drawn carriage accident in Switzerland

The Straits Times - 11 minutes ago

Russia says hundreds of drones targeted Moscow overnight, with six fatalities in the capital and southern Rostov region.

Deutsche Welle - 11 minutes ago

Suspect found hiding in closet arrested after five injured in shooting

Independent UK - 11 minutes ago

Can Trump really make Strait of Hormuz a US territory?

Aljazeera - 17 minutes ago

Osun Decides: 'Face your music, leave politics' — Faleke replies Davido

Daily Post Nigeria - 18 minutes ago

Massive Wildfire Forces Evacuations In Belgium's High Fens

Deccan Chronicle - 18 minutes ago

What will Europe's largest Virgin Mary statue mean for the village it towers over — and the Catholic faith in Poland?

Deutsche Welle - 19 minutes ago

Modi's 'special' morning with peacocks, cows goes viral -- m read

Gulf News - 21 minutes ago

Bangladesh PM's proposed India visit conditional on Hasina extradition, officials say

Times of India - 21 minutes ago

Swans Shore up Second Spot With Win Over Bombers

Epoch Times - 25 minutes ago

Crime and punishment

Dawn - 27 minutes ago

Inman: Five things I learned in 49ers' preseason opener

The Mercury News - 27 minutes ago

Hurricane Lala brushes past Hawaii's Big Island, bringing heavy rain

Manila Times - 28 minutes ago

Suspected Russian drone shot down in Romania as Kyiv and Moscow exchange strikes

NBC News - 28 minutes ago

Exclusive - Ukraine's own ballistic missiles could strike Russia within months, says former minister - Mykhailo Fedorov, the former Ukrainian defense minister who is widely credited as the architect of the country's modern war-fighting strategy, told CBS News in an exclusive interview that he believes Ukraine is in a "technological war" with Russia. 3H ago

CBS News - 28 minutes ago

At 20, Finnish immigrant Maggie Walz arrived in Michigan with just $7; in 1903 she claimed 160 acres on a Lake Huron island and the colony she founded grew to five settlements with around 1,000 people

Times of India - 28 minutes ago

Osun Decides: Tinubu not neutral, political atmosphere forced him - Solomon Dalung

Daily Post Nigeria - 30 minutes ago

Saudi water breaches can bring fines of up to SR200,000 - 2h ago - 2 - m read

Gulf News - 32 minutes ago

Police say 19-year-old arrested in connection with Virginia State University shooting - Police in Virginia say they have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with a shooting on Saturday that left five people injured. No one died in the shooting, but one victim sustained critical injuries. News - World - | 10 hours ago

CBC News - 35 minutes ago

Why has Israel escalated attacks in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire?

Aljazeera - 35 minutes ago

Ukraine Launches One of Its Largest Aerial Attacks of War, Killing at Least Six in Russia

Breitbart - 36 minutes ago

Houthi missile barrage hits Mocha port as fighting escalates in Yemen

Middle East Eye - 41 minutes ago

Horror storm warning issued in tourist hotspot - 'emergency supplies' alert - Sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph may batter the area.

Daily Express - 42 minutes ago

UK Leader Urges Reflection After Death Of Ex-Cambridge Professor

Deccan Chronicle - 45 minutes ago

NNL: El-Kanemi Warriors will be ready for the new season - Goni

Daily Post Nigeria - 47 minutes ago

More UAV debris washes ashore on Black Sea coast

Hurriyet Daily News - 47 minutes ago

Dhaka again asks India for Hasina's extradition

Dawn - 47 minutes ago

Major Ukrainian strike on Moscow sets Wildberries hub ablaze, grounds flights

ABC News - 47 minutes ago

Four famed artworks stolen in Renaissance painter's hometown

New York Post - 48 minutes ago

Indian soldier killed wife, threw her off roof: Family -- m read

Gulf News - 50 minutes ago

Iran executes man convicted of running over police during January protests

The Straits Times - 50 minutes ago

Virginia installed 46 water-control structures across 150 miles of old drainage ditches to re-wet a swamp; restored peat now traps 200,000 metric tons of carbon a year

Times of India - 50 minutes ago

Muster Dogs takes out Best Structured Reality Program at 2026 Logie Awards

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 51 minutes ago

Navy ships haul water tenders to Marmaris

Hurriyet Daily News - 56 minutes ago

Logies 2026 winners list

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 57 minutes ago

Final act of love: Woman dies shielding blind dog in Colombia earthquake

The Straits Times - 1 hour ago

Are mosquitoes, ticks and fleas turning California into a disease hotspot?

Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago

Arsenal defend title against revamped challengers as Premier League returns

Aljazeera - 1 hour ago

North Korea's Kim, Russia's Putin reaffirm ties on Korean Liberation Day

NBC News - 1 hour ago

Israel wants ChatGPT to push its Gaza narrative – Politico

Russia Today - 1 hour ago

Indonesia sifts through rubble as earthquake death toll hits 51

Daily Sabah - 1 hour ago

US top Middle East commander visits deployed aircraft carrier, and other Mideast news

Lancaster Online - 1 hour ago

Six months of Iran war, only to return to square one? -- m read

Gulf News - 1 hour ago

Colombia earthquake: Dog rescued alive as 72-hour window closes - Colombia rescuers treated a dog pulled alive from earthquake rubble in Cali on Thursday, as emergency teams made a final push to find survivors before the critical 72-hour window closed. 14/08/2026

Euronews - 1 hour ago

Inside the competitive teenage bodybuilding world

Deutsche Welle - 1 hour ago

NBA, LPPC, CAC, SANs deploying strong-arm tactics against opponents - Nigerian Law Society

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago

Where is the next 'best city in the world'? (And sorry, it's not in Ireland)

Irish Times - 1 hour ago

Over 100 arrested in Morocco over fresh Ceuta migrant crossing attempt

Times of India - 1 hour ago

EU nations halt Schengen free-travel with Spain

Albawaba - 1 hour ago

Minister of State for International Cooperation meets German Ambassador

Peninsula Qatar - 1 hour ago

Hormuz 'will remain Iranian': Tehran slams Trump's US territory talk

Daily Sabah - 1 hour ago

Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia

NPR - 1 hour ago

SRK, Ajay Devgn, Tiger Shroff face pan masala ad row -- m read

Gulf News - 1 hour ago

easyJet cabin crew strike sees 100 French flights cancelled

Hurriyet Daily News - 1 hour ago

Avocado pickers in Mexico welcome restart of exports to US, but security fears remain

ABC News - 1 hour ago

Brazil's Lula launches reelection bid, aims to win back workers to his Workers Party

The Straits Times - 1 hour ago

In 1905, a 13-year-old crawled through a tiny Tennessee cave passage and found a hidden underground lake

Times of India - 1 hour ago

Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century

Manila Times - 1 hour ago

Mohamed Salah's Trabzonspor debut ends in draw with Kasimpasa

Aljazeera - 1 hour ago

Iran eyes strengthening transport coop. with Tajikistan

Mehr News Agency - 1 hour ago

What's at stake for Dodgers' owner Mark Walter as authorities probe his businesses

Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago

Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs meets Qatar's Ambassador

Peninsula Qatar - 1 hour ago

19-year-old arrested in Virginia mass shooting

Albawaba - 1 hour ago

Rescuers dig through rubble and landslides after Indonesia quake kills 51

NPR - 1 hour ago

Bus crash in Hungary kills at least 12

Deutsche Welle - 1 hour ago

Athens cleans its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in over a century - Athens' iconic Panathenaic Stadium is undergoing its first systematic cleaning in more than a century

ABC News - 1 hour ago

Saudi Umrah visa: 365 days validity, 90 days total stay -- m read

Gulf News - 1 hour ago

Two escape death as truck overturns on Lagos-Ikeja road

Daily Post Nigeria - 2 hours ago

Why do Assamese brides wear Muga silk?

Times of India - 2 hours ago

Ukraine launches one of the largest aerial attacks on Russia yet -- Footage shows a large column of smoke after Ukraine struck a major logistics hub in the Moscow region.

CBS News - 2 hours ago

Lancaster County college news: Aug. 16, 2026

Lancaster Online - 2 hours ago

Belgium counts on air support as record wildfire jumps in size

Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours ago

Hurricane Lala brushes past Hawaii's Big Island, bringing heavy rain

Peninsula Qatar - 2 hours ago

Rescuers dig through rubble and landslides after Indonesia quake kills 51

Manila Times - 2 hours ago

Flight forced to dump fuel, return to airport after tail strikes runway

New York Post - 2 hours ago

US To Tell Partners They Must Pick Sides in AI Race With China

Deccan Chronicle - 2 hours ago

In 1940, the Walker sisters sold their 122-acre Tennessee homestead for $4,750; a lifetime lease let them keep living there inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Times of India - 2 hours ago

'Number of fatalities' and four injured after car drives on wrong side of motorway -- The collision occurred on on the M9 Northbound at about 03:00 local time on Sunday in County Kildare.

BBC News - 2 hours ago

Why I stopped trying to quit smoking - Omah Lay

Daily Post Nigeria - 2 hours ago

Major tourist country issues statement after huge wildfire kills at least 1 -- The terrifying blaze - "one of the worst" fires in the country's history - forced 1,200 locals...

Daily Express - 2 hours ago

Trump's Chaotic Foreign Policy

The Nation - 2 hours ago

In 1979, an Australian couple moved to a 10,000-acre island with two babies; 46 years later, their family helped remove three feral pests and completely destock livestock

Times of India - 2 hours ago

Should universities use a pass-fail system to support students' mental health? Here's what experts think

CTV News - 2 hours ago

Record Belgium wildfire doubles in size in 24 hours: authorities

Peninsula Qatar - 2 hours ago

Former UAE presidential aide's post mocking Pakistan exposes unease over Mecca pact

Middle East Eye - 2 hours ago

Tennis: Djokovic feels the heat in Cincinnati second-round defeat

Aljazeera - 2 hours ago

Iran accuses Qatar of thwarting probe into fate of pilots

The Straits Times - 2 hours ago

Iran accuses Qatar of thwarting probe into fate of pilots

Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours ago

Secretary-General of Ministry of Foreign Affairs meets Charge d'Affaires at US Embassy

Peninsula Qatar - 2 hours ago

Firefighters battle a massive Belgian wildfire, forcing hundreds to evacuate

Toronto Star - 2 hours ago

Kids Help Phone sees a nearly 200% uptick in texts for help at night: CEO

CTV News - 2 hours ago

Today in History: August 16, 'Harmonic Convergence' celebrated around the world

The Mercury News - 2 hours ago

Iran calls for setting up Persian-speaking communities: VP

Mehr News Agency - 2 hours ago

At least 12 people killed in Hungary bus crash

Aljazeera - 2 hours ago

Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake

Hurriyet Daily News - 2 hours ago