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Aug 04, 2026
Havana [Cuba], August 4: Cuba has begun gradually restoring power after another nationwide blackout, the sixth this year, as the island struggles to keep its ageing electricity grid running.
Madrid denies intelligence warning over Ceuta crisis
Israel kills 17 in Gaza as attacks escalate despite Trump plan
Aug 03, 2026
No Hormuz breakthrough as Trump halts attack on Iran
Hungary shuts down only nuclear power plant amid drought
S Korea has hottest day on record amid extreme global weather
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Venezuela government and part of opposition to launch US-backed talks
Mexico City [Mexico], August 3: Venezuela's government and part of the opposition plan to launch US-backed talks on the country's political future, although the movement...
Saudi urges Trump to prioritise dialogue
Cairo [Egypt], August 3: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has called on US President Donald Trump to "prioritise the language of dialogue" to...
Death toll from Ceuta crisis rises to 72
Madrid [Spain], August 3: Further bodies have been recovered from the sea off Ceuta following the influx of tens of thousands of migrants into the...
Spain says migrants leaving Ceuta after mass influx in which 67 died
Aug 02, 2026
Madrid [Spain], August 2: Spain said "virtually all" of the estimated 60,000 migrants who stormed its North African enclave of Ceuta by land and sea...
Iran warns against 'flames of war' amid US threats on energy sites
Tehran [Iran], August 2: Iran's authorities have promised retaliation in case of threatened attacks by the United States against critical energy infrastructure, while military strikes...
Israeli strikes kill four across Gaza, destroy medical supply warehouse
Gaza [Palestine], August 2: Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least four Palestinians, with separate attacks hitting medicine warehouses beside a hospital that officials...
Moroccan rapper El Youbi provisionally released from prison after 18 days
Casablanca [Morocco], August 2: The politically outspoken Moroccan rapper and filmmaker Mehdi El Youbi has been granted a provisional release from prison in Casablanca, Morocco,...
Aftershocks rattle Naples area after strongest quake in decades
Rome [Italy], August 2: A series of aftershocks rattled the area around the southern Italian city of Naples overnight after the strongest earthquake to hit...
Renowned mountaineer Purja dead in Pakistan avalanche
London [UK], August 2: The company co-founded by Nirmal Purja has confirmed that the world-renowned former British Army and Royal Marines soldier has died in...
'Russian ship sunk in Sea of Azov'
Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], August 2: A Russian ship has been sunk in the Sea of Azov following a Ukrainian attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday. Zelensky wrote on Telegram about attacks in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. He gave details about one vessel, which he said had a loading capacity of 100,000 metric tons, was sailing under a Russian flag and had sunk "thanks to the precision" of Ukrainian forces.
Ebola outbreak worsens in DR Congo and is now biggest ever, says WHO
Massive fire near Bordeaux is under control, says France
Remains of 14 Afghan migrants recovered in western Afghanistan, says official
Houthis say they forced eight Saudi oil tankers to change course
Athens region on highest wildfire alert as several blazes continue to spread
UN chief warns of hot autumn as strong El Niño develops
Approval for China's mega London embassy lawful: Court
Algerian bus plunges into ravine killing at least 27 people, injuring 39 others
Two ex-Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death over 2019 Easter bombings
11 wounded by Colombia car bomb days before new president takes office
