World

Two US Army soldiers killed in Texas helicopter crash

Two U.S. Army soldiers died when an Apache military helicopter crashed ‌into a field in Texas.

August 13, 2026 6:25 pm
 

World

One dead, more than 200 rescued after Indonesian ferry from Bali catches fire

Indonesian authorities rescued more than 200 people on Wednesday after a ferry travelling from the tourist island ​of Bali caught fire in waters off the island of ‌Lombok, officials said, as the search continued for any other missing passengers.

August 13, 2026 5:57 pm
 

World

Iranian photojournalist faces 15 years in prison over images, reporting

Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran.

August 13, 2026 3:14 pm
 

World

Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation

Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab will face a coalition of state attorneys general in a California federal court trial beginning on Wednesday.

August 13, 2026 1:06 pm
 

World

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 ‌had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a time frame to implement it.

August 13, 2026 9:26 am
 

World

North Korea fires missile ahead of major US-South Korea drills

North Korea fired a ​ballistic missile on Wednesday toward the sea off the Korean peninsula’s east coast, South Korean and Japanese authorities said, days ahead of major ‌joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington long denounced by Pyongyang.

August 13, 2026 8:49 am
 

World

Rain pounds Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin sweeps through China

China’s strongest typhoon this year battered the capital with bouts of intense rain that flooded key ‌roads and stranded vehicles, while lashing wide swathes of the country, after setting new rainfall records in central and eastern provinces.

August 13, 2026 7:11 am
 

World

New transmission from animals likely caused Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo concerns a previously unseen variant of the ​rare Bundibugyo species of the virus, indicating it ‌stemmed from a new transmission from animals to humans rather than from variants linked to earlier outbreaks, a new study ​said.

August 12, 2026 6:00 pm
 

World

Taliban have barred 2.4 million Afghan girls from school

The Taliban have barred an estimated 2.4 ‌million Afghan girls from secondary education since they regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said.

August 12, 2026 4:37 pm
 

New Zealand

New Zealand's Luxon faces lawmakers as leadership speculation mounts

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is set to face National Party ​lawmakers in Wellington after he called a meeting he said was to address increased speculation about his leadership months away from a general election.

August 12, 2026 2:59 pm
 

World

Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death

A Syrian court ​sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest ‌during the country’s nearly 14-year war.

August 12, 2026 12:13 pm
 

World

Four crew, two rescuers killed in Red Sea attack

Four crew members were killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait2.

August 12, 2026 10:20 am

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