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image Israel’s military says it targeted a Hamas commander planning attacks in Gaza

Wednesday 12 August | 20:10

Israel’s military says it targeted a Hamas commander planning attacks in Gaza

An Israeli airstrike critically wounded a Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip, in an attack the Israeli military said targeted a Hamas commander planning attacks against Israeli troops operating in ...

image About 1,200 people evacuated from coastal wildfire in northern France

Wednesday 12 August | 20:03

About 1,200 people evacuated from coastal wildfire in northern France

About 1,200 people were evacuated from a campsite due to two wildfires near the beach in the north of France, local officials said on Wednesday. The prefecture for the administrative department ...

By Reuters News Service

image Iranian embassy commemorates Minab school attack

Wednesday 12 August | 19:40

Iranian embassy commemorates Minab school attack

The Iranian embassy in Cyprus on Wednesday commemorated the missile attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab, Iran, which killed 168 schoolchildren on February 28. The embassy said the commemoration, symbolically ...

By James Morphakis

image Ukraine has retaken 745 sq km in ‘precision’ operation this year, Zelenskiy says

Wednesday 12 August | 19:36

Ukraine has retaken 745 sq km in ‘precision’ operation this year, Zelenskiy says

Ukrainian forces have liberated 745 square km (288 square miles) of Russian-occupied land this year across a swathe of the southeastern front, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, hailing an operation he ...

By Leo Leonidou

image Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US

Wednesday 12 August |

Updated on 12/8 18:52

Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US

Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there ...

By Reuters News Service

image UK, Italy among states considered to verify Hezbollah disarmament, sources say

Wednesday 12 August | 18:50

UK, Italy among states considered to verify Hezbollah disarmament, sources say

Israel and Lebanon have agreed on Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia as potential contributors to a proposed mechanism that could see foreign troops deployed to Lebanon to verify Hezbollah’s ...

By Reuters News Service

image F-16 aircraft crashes in training flight in Turkey

Wednesday 12 August | 16:35

F-16 aircraft crashes in training flight in Turkey

A military F-16 aircraft crashed ‌on Wednesday during a training flight in the northwestern ⁠Turkish province of Yalova, Turkey’s defence ministry said, adding that the pilot had ejected ‌and ⁠...

By Reuters News Service

image Zhu Rongji, Chinese premier who cajoled economy into modern era, dies at 97

Wednesday 12 August | 15:56

Zhu Rongji, Chinese premier who cajoled economy into modern era, dies at 97

Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who died on Wednesday aged 97, was never one to mince his words. When the four-volume selection of his speeches came out in 2011, they shocked readers ...

By Reuters News Service

image Turkey’s PKK peace law brings hope to mothers, anguish to veterans

Wednesday 12 August | 14:27

Turkey’s PKK peace law brings hope to mothers, anguish to veterans

Longing to be reunited with her son, Ayten Elhaman was glued to the television all day as Turkey’s parliament debated and passed a law this week enabling Kurdish militants ...

By Reuters News Service

image Serial UK sex attacker jailed for life for double murder, rape after police failings

Wednesday 12 August | 14:24

Serial UK sex attacker jailed for life for double murder, rape after police failings

A British serial sex attacker was sentenced to life without parole on Wednesday, after he was convicted of two murders and rape following an escalating spree of sexual offences which ...

By Reuters News Service

image Eclipse craze grips Spain, Iceland as millions get set for ‘event of the century’

Wednesday 12 August | 14:14

Eclipse craze grips Spain, Iceland as millions get set for ‘event of the century’

Millions of people across Spain and Iceland geared up to witness a total solar eclipse on Wednesday, packing their protective glasses and travelling to areas where the rare astronomical event ...

By Reuters News Service

image Ukraine pounds grain terminals at Russia’s Black Sea Novorossiysk port, targets naval base

Wednesday 12 August | 12:50

Ukraine pounds grain terminals at Russia’s Black Sea Novorossiysk port, targets naval base

Ukraine hammered Russia’s Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk in a massive overnight drone attack which put two major grain terminals out of action, according to Russian industry sources, ...

By Reuters News Service

image Ronaldo weds longtime partner Rodriguez in Portugal

Wednesday 12 August | 12:02

Ronaldo weds longtime partner Rodriguez in Portugal

Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo married his longtime girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez on Tuesday in a civil and private ceremony in Cascais, Portugal, according to his management. Ronaldo, 41, is one of football’...

By Reuters News Service

image Rain pounds Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin sweeps through China

Wednesday 12 August | 09:52

Rain pounds Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin sweeps through China

China’s strongest typhoon this year lashed wide swathes of the country, battering the capital with bouts of intense rain that flooded key roads and stranded vehicles, after setting new ...

By Reuters News Service

image Ukraine halts strikes on tankers using Russian port at US request

Wednesday 12 August | 08:52

Ukraine halts strikes on tankers using Russian port at US request

Ukraine has paused drone strikes on oil tankers using Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk after a request from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, the Financial Times said ...

By Reuters News Service

image Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

Wednesday 12 August | 08:06

Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

Rescue crews dug through mountains of rubble in western Colombia, shouting for quiet so they could listen for survivors still trapped under the buildings that collapsed in a powerful earthquake ...

By Reuters News Service

image Houthis kill six in deadly Red Sea attack

Tuesday 11 August | 22:46

Houthis kill six in deadly Red Sea attack

Six people were killed and 10 injured after Yemen’s Iran backed Houthis attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, according to Yemen’s internationally recognised government, in what appeared ...

By Reuters News Service

image Mossad agents visited Iran nuclear site many times, former chief says

Tuesday 11 August | 22:23

Mossad agents visited Iran nuclear site many times, former chief says

Israeli agents visited Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility “many times” to gather information about the site, former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said on Tuesday, without specifying when the visits took ...

By Reuters News Service

image Russia and Syria agree future of military bases

Tuesday 11 August | 22:04

Russia and Syria agree future of military bases

Russia and Syria have reached an agreement on the future of Moscow’s military bases in the country, with the deal expected to strengthen bilateral relations, Russia’s Foreign Ministry ...

By Reuters News Service

image Israel accuses Turkey of hypocrisy over Cyprus

Tuesday 11 August | 21:26

Israel accuses Turkey of hypocrisy over Cyprus

Israel’s Foreign Ministry accused Turkey of hypocrisy over its criticism of Israeli military operations, pointing to Turkey’s control of 36 per cent of Cyprus and its military presence in ...

By James Morphakis

image Hormuz to stay closed unless US meets Iran’s conditions, Iran official says

Tuesday 11 August | 21:04

Hormuz to stay closed unless US meets Iran’s conditions, Iran official says

The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US changes its behaviour and accepts Iran’s conditions for ending the war, Iran’s newly appointed secretary of the Supreme ...

By Reuters News Service

image Russia frees ailing ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention

Tuesday 11 August | 17:37

Russia frees ailing ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention

Moscow on Tuesday freed a former U.S. Marine jailed in Russia since 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a pardon for the ailing American based on humanitarian reasons, U....

By Reuters News Service

image Three killed in attacks on ships in Red Sea, Gulf, sources say

Tuesday 11 August | 17:10

Three killed in attacks on ships in Red Sea, Gulf, sources say

Three crew members were killed in a suspected attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday while a container ship was hit ...

By Reuters News Service

image Colombia earthquake death toll surges to 224 as search for survivors continues

Tuesday 11 August |

Updated on 11/8 16:58

Colombia earthquake death toll surges to 224 as search for survivors continues

The death toll from a devastating earthquake that flattened dozens of buildings in western Colombia jumped to 224, local authorities said on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through the wreckage for ...

By Reuters News Service

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