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Wednesday, August 12, 2026 2:30 AM ET

World News - Recent Headlines

International Youth Day 2026: Qatar empowers youth to shape nation's future

Peninsula Qatar - 1 minute ago

Pete Hoekstra faces calls for expulsion from Canada as petition gains thousands of signatures

International The News - 1 minute ago

News -- Residents issue two-day ultimatum to herdsmen over security threats in Ogbomoso

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 minute ago

Teen gang-raped by six men on motorbikes -- The teenager was allegedly taken to a disused bungalow and sexually assaulted.

Daily Express - 4 minutes ago

ARTS & LIFE - Ancient wrestler's tomb discovered in Aspendos - A 2,400-year-old cist tomb believed to have belonged to a wrestler has been uncovered during excavations at the ancient city of Aspendos, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has said.

Hurriyet Daily News - 4 minutes ago

Just now -- Boat sinks in Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba with 95 people on board -- The vessel is said to have overturned after being hit by strong waves. -- Just now

BBC News - 4 minutes ago

Miss Universe contestants slammed for 'cultural appropriation' over Indigenous pageant costumes

New York Post - 5 minutes ago

Residents call for moratorium on AI data centres at meeting in Darwin

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 6 minutes ago

Europe is the world's fastest warming continent – and the consequences are deadly

Guardian UK - 6 minutes ago

Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks

Bay to Bay News - 7 minutes ago

From the Magazine - As US small colleges close, towns can struggle. In Vermont, one turned the page. Small, private colleges in the U.S. are closing more often, depriving communities of resources and people. One Vermont town has a solution that could work for others. By - Olivia Fletcher - / 4 min

Christian Science Monitor - 7 minutes ago

Oman condemns Colombia's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over occupied Golan Heights

Aljazeera - 7 minutes ago

2:10 -- Can FIFA's president survive this? | About That -- August 10

CBC News - 7 minutes ago

Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment in court

Channel NewsAsia - 9 minutes ago

One dead, 172 rescued after Indonesian ferry from Bali catches fire

Times of India - 9 minutes ago

UPDATE -- US forces disable vessel attempting to reach Iran -- m read

Gulf News - 9 minutes ago

LGBTQIA+ and cultural identity connection on display in shopping centre

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 15 minutes ago

Capsized ferry in Zimbabwe leaves at least 15 dead, 27 missing: rescue services

Peninsula Qatar - 15 minutes ago

Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China

Guardian UK - 18 minutes ago

A whisper from the rubble led to baby's rescue after Colombia earthquake

Apple Valley News Now - 18 minutes ago

Photos: 74 Palestinians return to Gaza for first time since October 2023

Aljazeera - 19 minutes ago

Africa's brand new four runway airport will be continent's largest and cost £9.1bn

Daily Express - 19 minutes ago

Australia approves new rules benefiting gig delivery workers

Deutsche Welle - 20 minutes ago

North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-South drills

Hurriyet Daily News - 20 minutes ago

New Zealand's Luxon survives party vote, but challenge exposes cracks ahead of election

Channel NewsAsia - 21 minutes ago

Trump confirms he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat -- Journalists and White House staff who were on board the jet were unaware the president had left.

BBC News - 21 minutes ago

'We're not asking for an easy life': The three key issues at the heart of Australia's 'polycrisis'

SBS - 22 minutes ago

'Low Morale, Exhaustion': U.S. Navy Personnel Near Iran Attempt to Jump Overboard From USS Lincoln

Times of India - 29 minutes ago

Qatar expands global cybersecurity footprint as NCSA concludes youth summer camp

Peninsula Qatar - 30 minutes ago

Israeli forces raid Nablus charity and two towns in occupied West Bank

Aljazeera - 32 minutes ago

Possible tornado flips car near Columbus as storms rip through Midwest

UPI - 32 minutes ago

WA town sliding into ocean gets funding for temporary sea wall

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 32 minutes ago

Housing in spotlight as domestic violence crisis continues

SBS - 33 minutes ago

Shares are mostly higher in Asia, with Kospi up 4%, while oil prices gain

Bay to Bay News - 33 minutes ago

President Tinubu demands national coexistence amid rising tensions

Daily Post Nigeria - 33 minutes ago

63rd Troia Festival opens amid the ruins of Troy

Hurriyet Daily News - 36 minutes ago

Washington to pay €1.06 billion to cancel RWE offshore wind leases - US President Donald Trump, long a critic of wind energy, has repeatedly dismissed wind turbines as unsightly and has labelled them an "economic and environmental disaster." 06/08/2026

Euronews - 37 minutes ago

Russia frees ex-US marine Robert Gilman four years after jail sentence

Irish Times - 37 minutes ago

Baby Shark Boy set to make K-pop debut -- The boy from the most-watched YouTube video of all time is now 17 years old, and wants to be a K-pop star.

BBC News - 38 minutes ago

Democrats' battle between progressive and moderate in Wisconsin governor's race too close to call

Channel NewsAsia - 39 minutes ago

Labor Rejects Link Between Roberts-Smith Case and New Rules for Top Prosecutor

Epoch Times - 46 minutes ago

Trump accused of using journalists as decoys amid Iranian assassination fears

Russia Today - 46 minutes ago

Indonesia: Passengers rescued after Bali ferry catches fire

Deutsche Welle - 46 minutes ago

Chinese automaker Chery buys Nissan plant in Africa as EV production shifts to new markets

Toronto Star - 46 minutes ago

Former Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years is back in the U.S.

NBC News - 47 minutes ago

2027: Nigerian Christians in trouble, Sheikh Jingir should be jailed - Primate Ayodele

Daily Post Nigeria - 48 minutes ago

How Iran adapted its attacks as US munitions dwindled

Sydney Morning Herald - 48 minutes ago

'Oman-Iran talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz reach important stage'

Peninsula Qatar - 49 minutes ago

Iran to join BRICS development bank in near future

Mehr News Agency - 51 minutes ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has sent proposals to US to end war with Russia

Aljazeera - 52 minutes ago

Former U.S. Marine held in Russia on disputed charges has been released

NPR - 52 minutes ago

Hindu students campaign at US schools to distinguish the sacred swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz

Times of India - 53 minutes ago

Legendary boot-studder hangs up his own after 58 years with Port Adelaide

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 54 minutes ago

Inside the U.S.–Israel–Saudi Plan to Cut Iran Out of Global Oil

OilPrice.com - 1 hour ago

Indonesia haze spreads across region as firefighters battle wildfires -- Authorities have deployed cloud-seeding aircraft to fight the fires, while some schools have suspended classes.

BBC News - 1 hour ago

Security concerns swirl over Trump's Qatar-gifted plane

Dawn - 1 hour ago

Trump says Secret Service, U.S. military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkiye due to threat

CTV News - 1 hour ago

Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers

NPR - 1 hour ago

Bali ferry catches fire in rough seas off Lombok

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 1 hour ago

London weather: Warm, sunny day with 32°C highs expected August 12

Times of India - 1 hour ago

41 COUNTRIES URGE 24-HOUR NOTICE BEFORE LONG-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCHES

Stars and Stripes - 1 hour ago

Stop insulting one another - Sultan to Christians, Muslims

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago

Quake rescuers in Colombia find woman alive as death toll passes 200

The Straits Times - 1 hour ago

Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University alleging discrimination

Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour ago

Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

Peninsula Qatar - 1 hour ago

Burned-out US aircraft carrier sailors near Iran tried to jump overboard – media

Russia Today - 1 hour ago

Ukraine accuses Russia of using North Korean missiles; Zelenskiyy hands new peace proposal to US

SBS - 1 hour ago

Nigerian Newspapers -- Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Wednesday morning

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago

Children who play alone may not be lonely, study finds

Euronews - 1 hour ago

Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University alleging discrimination

The Straits Times - 1 hour ago

Drone strikes hit Libya's key western oil town - 3 - m read

Gulf News - 1 hour ago

Tropical Storm Dolphin continues to wreak havoc in eastern China - More than 900 flights, or about 40% of those expected, were cancelled in Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong airports after about 1,300 were canceled the day before, according to Shanghai Airport Group. 11/08/2026

Euronews - 1 hour ago

Berlin theatre's new swimming pool gets locals debating ripple effects

Irish Times - 1 hour ago

Drug importer who used forged documents to flee rehab jailed

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 1 hour ago

World in pictures, August 12, 2026

Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour ago

Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say

Guardian UK - 1 hour ago

Russia turns to India for petrol as Ukraine pummels refineries

The Straits Times - 1 hour ago

Why US is questioning Pakistan's Rs 3 trillion defence spending

Times of India - 1 hour ago

Kosovo begins excavations at newly found mass graves tied to 1998-99 war missing

Lancaster Online - 1 hour ago

Australia's Fair Work Mandates $31 Per Hour Minimum Wage for Uber Eats, DoorDash Workers

Epoch Times - 1 hour ago

Why Osimhen clashed with Mourino - Odemwingie

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago

Prosecutors amass over 800 witness statements in case against man accused of Sydney massacre

Toronto Star - 1 hour ago

Manila clears trash-choked river after heavy rain -- m read

Gulf News - 1 hour ago

Why US is questioning Pakistan's Rs 3 trillion defence spending

Times of India - 1 hour ago

7.4 earthquake strikes western Colombia, killing at least 111 people -- The 7.4 magnitude earthquake's epicenter was in San Jose del Palmar, about 250 miles west of Colombia's capital, Bogota, officials said. -- Aug 11

CBS News - 1 hour ago

Kazakhstan offers tax amnesty to bring billions in crypto assets home - Astana has introduced tax incentives and regulatory reforms to encourage crypto investors to move their digital assets onto domestic licensed platforms, hoping to revive an industry that largely left after a post-mining-boom halt. 11/08/2026

Euronews - 1 hour ago

Middle East: Trump took secret flight out of Turkey

Deutsche Welle - 1 hour ago

Libya's state power company says attack on Zawiya substation causes major outage

The Straits Times - 1 hour ago

Social Security adds 14 health conditions to fast-track list

UPI - 1 hour ago

Bragg says he wishes he stopped Morrison-era 'madness'

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 1 hour ago

Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks

Toronto Star - 1 hour ago

British man with dementia told to leave Sweden after losing migration case

Guardian UK - 1 hour ago

Thai leader suspends firearm purchase licenses after school shooting

NBC News - 1 hour ago

Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting

Manila Times - 2 hours ago

'So brutally cruel': Suspected serial killer gang rattles Thailand

Sydney Morning Herald - 2 hours ago

Crews rescue 106 people and are trying to save more from a burning passenger ferry in rough seas off Bali, Indonesia

Bay to Bay News - 2 hours ago

Tuesday's takeaways: No clear direction for Wisconsin Democrats

Lancaster Online - 2 hours ago

Trump confirms secret plane 'switch' after Nato summit -- m read

Gulf News - 2 hours ago

Trump says secret plane switch 'up to the Secret Service'

Aljazeera - 2 hours ago

'Nowhere to hide' for Australia's under-fire batters against Bangladesh

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 2 hours ago