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Twelve killed and at least 10 injured in Polish bus crash in Hungary

A dozen people were killed and at least 10 seriously injured after a Polish bus carrying 57 pilgrims veered off a ​motorway in eastern Hungary, in an accident that a survivor described as “unimaginable”.

August 17, 2026 11:29 am
 

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Trump's envoys meet mediators, Israel strikes Gaza

Donald Trump’s envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, ​a diplomatic source said, aiming to advance the U.S. president’s Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the enclave.

August 17, 2026 10:26 am
 

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Iranian parliament advances bill to curb foreign influence

Iran’s parliament approved on Sunday the general principles of a bill that ​would criminalise interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the ‌Islamic Republic, including U.S. or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country, Iran’s Shargh newspaper reported.

August 17, 2026 9:24 am
 

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Belgium's biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany

Firefighters battled with the aid of Dutch helicopters on Sunday to contain Belgium’s biggest wildfire, which has already burned 3,000 hectares of land and which local authorities said was heading towards the German border.

August 17, 2026 8:00 am
 

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Iranian parliament advances bill to curb foreign influence

Iran’s parliament approved on Sunday the general principles of a bill that would criminalise interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including U.S. or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country.

August 17, 2026 6:00 am
 

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Taliban mark five years in power

The Taliban marked five years in power on Saturday, seeking to portray their government as ​in control even as aid and rights groups warned of escalating crises.

August 16, 2026 6:00 pm
 

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Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain's Ceuta

Moroccan police arrested at ​least 111 people as they tried to enter Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of ‌the border after social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing.

August 16, 2026 4:46 pm
 

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Earthquake hits Spanish city of Granada

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the ‌southern Spanish city of Granada in the early hours of Saturday, with the ​regional government saying houses and ​cars were damaged but no injuries ⁠had been reported.

August 16, 2026 2:41 pm
 

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Israeli strikes in south of the country kill at least 11​​​

At least 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese ‌health ministry said, some of the deadliest in the weeks since the country agreed to a U.S.-mediated peace framework with neighbouring Israel.

August 16, 2026 12:59 pm
 

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At least 47 dead in eastern Indonesia after magnitude 7.7 quake

At least 47 people were killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks struck off ​eastern Indonesia, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said in its latest statement.

August 16, 2026 10:23 am
 

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Australia gun buyback to start in November

Australia’s New South Wales state will start a gun buyback in November, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, part ​of the national response to a shooting spree that killed 15 ‌at a Jewish festival in Sydney, the state capital.

August 16, 2026 8:25 am
 

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At least 38 dead after Indonesia's magnitude-7.7 earthquake, officials say

At least 38 people died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 and ​dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, officials said, as rescue workers rushed to reach areas closest to ‌the epicentre.

August 15, 2026 10:59 pm

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