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Pilot killed after small plane and police helicopter collide in Pennsylvania

The Straits Times - 5 minutes ago

Ex-Zambian minister killed in security raid on opposition -- Police confirms Mutotwe Kafwaya's death amid growing demands for information about his whereabouts.

BBC News - 5 minutes ago

News - 3 hours ago - 'Why we are turning our backs on Nigerian Army' - South-East youths - Last month, the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, expressed concern over the persistently low enlistment of...

Daily Post Nigeria - 6 minutes ago

Chancellor Merz has denounced a call by Israel's security minister to carry out "targeted killings" of Palestinians.

Deutsche Welle - 6 minutes ago

Israeli raids, settler violence continue: Latest reports from the occupied West Bank

Aljazeera - 8 minutes ago

Bodies of 2 hikers missing for decades in Swiss Alps turn up after glacier melts

Toronto Star - 8 minutes ago

Trump's Donroe Doctrine Is in the Hands of a Vengeful Brazilian Son

Newsweek - 8 minutes ago

KEYSTONE XL - What Trump's focus on an oil pipeline means for Canada-U.S. trade - News - | 7 hours ago

CBC News - 8 minutes ago

Millersville seeks OK to demolish historic houses to reduce excess building space

Lancaster Online - 9 minutes ago

At least 12 people were killed and dozens were injured after a Russian missile barrage overnight blasted a children's hospital and hit civilian targets in Kyiv.

Daily Mail - 10 minutes ago

Dubai opens doors to Indian Agentic AI firms - 2h ago - 2 - m read

Gulf News - 10 minutes ago

Why liberals keep mistaking left-wing populism for selfishness

The Canary - 11 minutes ago

US Debt Crosses $40 Trillion Threshold After Doubling Under Trump And...

Deccan Chronicle - 11 minutes ago

In 1855, an Ohio man built an eight-sided house with pizza-slice rooms; nearly 150 years later, residents moved the entire structure to save it from demolition

Times of India - 12 minutes ago

China calls US drone tariffs 'discriminatory,' urges immediate withdrawal

International The News - 12 minutes ago

20 Common Scams and How to Spot Them

Epoch Times - 13 minutes ago

Russian missile barrage across Ukraine's capital kills at least 14, wounds 33

New York Post - 21 minutes ago

Lancaster County community calendar: Aug. 20, 2026

Lancaster Online - 21 minutes ago

Along a Vistula River withered by extreme heat, Poles keep cool and carry on

The Globe and Mail - 21 minutes ago

Storm host Panthers trying to avoid third straight loss in Cleary's milestone

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 21 minutes ago

Plateau killings: Attackers went from house to house killing our people - Survivors

Daily Post Nigeria - 21 minutes ago

Google launches Gemini Student Hub

Peninsula Qatar - 21 minutes ago

South Korea's Yonhap news agency says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile off North's east coast

Bay to Bay News - 22 minutes ago

North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says

Toronto Star - 22 minutes ago

UPDATE - Trump threatens penalties for countries aiding Iran - 12 - m read

Gulf News - 22 minutes ago

Türkiye's external assets at $404 billion: Central Bank data

Hurriyet Daily News - 23 minutes ago

In 1905, doctors told a Seattle shipbuilder he had only months to live; he sold his business for $3.5 million, moved to an island, gave nearly 2,700 acres away and lived another 38 years

Times of India - 23 minutes ago

Russian missile barrage kills at least 13 people in Ukraine's Kyiv

Aljazeera - 23 minutes ago

Liechtenstein changes its heir ways after 400 years

Irish Times - 24 minutes ago

Making a living at football is something the midfielder never imagined possible while growing up in rural Ivory Coast.

Deutsche Welle - 24 minutes ago

Video shows moment deck collapses under officers during Missouri raid

CTV News - 30 minutes ago

German spy agency opens helpline for those exiled from Russia, China

The Straits Times - 36 minutes ago

Oil flows nearly tripled before US-Iran MoU expired, analysis shows

Aljazeera - 37 minutes ago

US national debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time

Peninsula Qatar - 37 minutes ago

Iran FM hits back at Trump's 'Economic D-Day,' warns of US defeat

International The News - 37 minutes ago

Police investigate killing of council chairman's aide in Rivers

Daily Post Nigeria - 39 minutes ago

Sri Lanka braces for strongest El Nino impact in early 2027

Times of India - 40 minutes ago

Ebola Congo cases surpass 5,000 as record-setting pace of spread continues -- The Ebola outbreak in Congo has passed 5,000 cases, government data showed, an unprecedented rate of spread that's outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country's remotest regions. -- Aug 19

CBS News - 40 minutes ago

Russian missile alert forces Antarctica-bound Air Force flight to turn around

Stars and Stripes - 41 minutes ago

Wong declares 'difficult time' in relations with Israel after Frankcom findings

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 43 minutes ago

Italian town carries towering Virgin Mary structure through streets - Thousands gather in Sora, Italy, as devotees carry a 16-metre-high illuminated structure through the streets for the Feast of the Assumption. 18/08/2026

Euronews - 44 minutes ago

Australia's new media bargaining laws put pressure on tech platforms to pay for news

SBS - 44 minutes ago

Zelenskyy urges global response as Russian strikes kill 13 in Kyiv

Daily Sabah - 44 minutes ago

It was my parents' dream home, now it has to be demolished -- Thousands of homes in the Republic of Ireland, mostly in counties Donegal, Clare, Limerick, Mayo and Sligo are affected by the defective blocks.

BBC News - 51 minutes ago

Iran's Defeat by Trump in 3 Devastating Charts—and What Happens Next

Newsweek - 52 minutes ago

Israeli settler attacks displaced 107 communities in occupied West Bank since 2023: HRW

Aljazeera - 52 minutes ago

India news: US envoy's Kashmir remarks reignite Pakistan row

Deutsche Welle - 52 minutes ago

Prosecutor tells Australian appeals court mushroom poisoning murderer should never be released

Toronto Star - 52 minutes ago

Liberia charges former vice president with drug trafficking and other offenses

Manila Times - 53 minutes ago

Chinese court sentences founder of troubled property developer Evergrande to life in prison

NBC News - 57 minutes ago

Missing teen mistakenly declared 'found alive' after eight-day search

Independent UK - 58 minutes ago

In 1931, a bankrupt farmer abandoned 4,000 sheep on a sub-Antarctic island: Decades of isolation produced a flock with rare inherited traits

Times of India - 58 minutes ago

'Totalitarian society': Iconic Serbian filmaker hits out after YouTube ban

Russia Today - 1 hour ago

A historic boat emerges in Serbia as Europe's rivers run dry from drought and heat

ABC News - 1 hour ago

Former NIAID official, pleads guilty to hiding records during pandemic

UPI - 1 hour ago

Key dates in Keystone XL pipeline as Trump claims contentious project being revived -- Jillian Kestler-D'Amours

CBC News - 1 hour ago

Max Verstappen signs to stay with Red Bull F1

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 1 hour ago

Air Force urgent care clinic expands amid broader health care improvements in Japan

Stars and Stripes - 1 hour ago

Russia again exploits Ukrainian air defense shortages as deadly strikes pound Kyiv

Apple Valley News Now - 1 hour ago

In 1760, a Boston merchant left horses on a treeless island in the Atlantic: More than 250 years later, around 500 wild descendants still survive without human care

Times of India - 1 hour ago

Death toll in mine collapse in Central African Republic rises to more than 100

NBC News - 1 hour ago

'We're all punished': New mosque closure fuels fear of rising state control over Muslim worship in France

Middle East Eye - 1 hour ago

US, Israel using UNSC to peddle unfounded claims against Iran

Mehr News Agency - 1 hour ago

In 1832, Scottish islanders built a wall that forced their sheep onto the shore: They adapted to eating seaweed and became highly sensitive to copper-rich feed

Times of India - 1 hour ago

Today in History: August 20, postal employee goes on deadly rampage in Oklahoma

New York Daily News - 1 hour ago

Lebanon extradites al-Assad's general to Syria for war crimes trial

Euronews - 1 hour ago

At least 13 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages -- Apartment blocks and warehouses were targeted in the "massive attack" on Thursday, officials say.

BBC News - 1 hour ago

Russian missile barrage across Ukraine's capital kills at least 12 and wounds 33

NBC News - 1 hour ago

YouTube offers creators millions not to work with Netflix

The Straits Times - 1 hour ago

'Bring further defeat' to US: Iran dismisses Trump's new economic measures

Aljazeera - 1 hour ago

Benue: Police bust vehicle theft gang, recover two motorcycles, car

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago

Trump says North Korea has 57 nukes; Seoul estimates between 80 and 120

Stars and Stripes - 1 hour ago

Asian shares advance, led by a nearly 6% gain for South Korea's Kospi

Toronto Star - 1 hour ago

Child star of 'Baby Shark' video returns as K-pop singer Baby Shark Boy

Dawn - 1 hour ago

Victorian regulator shuts down 65 day care residences, suspends educators

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 1 hour ago

Plateau killings: Ex-Gov Dariye seeks help from international community

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago

Ghalibaf meets with Iraq's Judicial Council chief in Baghdad

Mehr News Agency - 1 hour ago

Trump says Kim Jong Un has 57 'very powerful' nuclear weapons. Seoul says he has far more.

NBC News - 1 hour ago

In 1916, Japan released American mosquitofish to control disease-carrying mosquitoes; they spread across much of the country, attacking Medaka and eating their young

Times of India - 1 hour ago

Tennis: Top seeds Sabalenka, Zverev knocked out of Cincinnati Open

Aljazeera - 1 hour ago

Family of Zomi Frankcom 'deeply disappointed' by IDF report — as it happened

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 1 hour ago

Why I don't instruct security chiefs to free suspects from detention - Gov Otti

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago

Navy base near Tokyo a 'model for US-Japan integration,' incoming commander says

Stars and Stripes - 1 hour ago

Chinese court sentences founder of property developer Evergrande to life in prison

NPR - 1 hour ago

Iran to use more destructive weapons if a new war starts

Mehr News Agency - 1 hour ago

Russia PUMMELS Kyiv; U.S. Defences Crushed, Missiles Explode, Apocalyptic Scenes In Ukraine Capital

Times of India - 1 hour ago

YouTube offers creators millions not to work with Netflix

The Straits Times - 1 hour ago

Australia 'outraged' after Israel decides not to open criminal investigation into killing of aid worker in Gaza -- Australia's foreign minister summoned the Israeli ambassador over "insulting" Zomi Frankcom decision.

BBC News - 2 hours ago

Missing teenager Lily Hooper found dead, as family initially given wrong information

SBS - 2 hours ago

San Jose Earthquakes' slump continues as Paintsil's short-handed goal lifts LA Galaxy to 1-0 victory

The Mercury News - 2 hours ago

Russia 'investing in ballistic missiles and escalation': Zelensky

Hurriyet Daily News - 2 hours ago

Vietnam seeks to cut death penalty to four crimes under criminal code overhaul

Times of India - 2 hours ago

US president announces 'most crushing economic operation' against Iran

Peninsula Qatar - 2 hours ago

Australia's debt hits $1 trillion as US debt passes $US40 trillion threshold — as it happened

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 2 hours ago

Review: Durba Mitra's newest book explores how third world feminism was built

Dawn - 2 hours ago

Russian ballistic missiles kill at least eight in Kyiv and surrounding region

Irish Times - 2 hours ago

US slams 'escalation' after Israeli strikes on Syrian airbase - Israel said it had attacked the base because Syria had been close to breaching an agreed-upon "status quo in security matters" by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there. 19/08/2026

Euronews - 2 hours ago

Messi scores emotional first goal since father's death in draw versus Union

Aljazeera - 2 hours ago

NYSC DG warns corps members against political campaigns, AI misinformation

Daily Post Nigeria - 2 hours ago

Misbah Arshad is the fourth Miss Universe Pakistan

Dawn - 2 hours ago