World

British Columbia declares state of emergency as more than 20,000 flee wildfires

Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan’s ​southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday, injuring six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings, while China shut ports ‌and halted ferries ahead of the storm’s expected arrival on its east coast.

August 9, 2026 9:50 am
 

World

Democrats plan Trump investigations over impeachment if they win House, sources say

U.S. House Democrats preparing for a possible return to power are developing a broad investigative strategy targeting companies and financial firms surrounding President Donald Trump, instead of trying to impeach him immediately, according to four people familiar with the discussions.

August 9, 2026 8:30 am
 

World

Taiwan president oversees coastal strike drill

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te oversaw coastal strike drills during annual war games, boarding a fast attack ​missile boat and watching the deployment of low-flying attack drones to simulate beating off a Chinese assault.

August 8, 2026 5:18 pm
 

World

Thai teenager's deadly rampage from his quiet home

The boy shot his grandparents dead at dawn on Friday in their two-storey house bordering rice ​fields on the outskirts of Bangkok.

August 8, 2026 3:29 pm
 

World

Russian drones kill 3-year-old boy and grandparents

Russian drones killed a three-year-old boy and his ​grandparents in a village in the Kyiv region, and another person was killed during an overnight ballistic attack on the capital, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

August 8, 2026 1:04 pm
 

World

US expects deal soon on Strait of Hormuz

A U.S. official reported progress between Iran and Oman that could soon reopen the Strait ​of Hormuz, potentially restoring oil exports that have been disrupted by the five-month-old U.S. war with Iran.

August 8, 2026 11:36 am
 

World

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa

Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture, injuring six people ‌and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings, while China shut ports and halted ferries ahead of the storm’s expected arrival on its east coast.

August 8, 2026 9:52 am
 

World

Pacific ministers fail to agree on China missile response

Pacific Island foreign ministers failed to agree on Friday to a joint response to China’s missile launch in July, with further discussions expected at the Pacific leaders meeting at the end of August, ​New Zealand’s foreign minister said.

August 7, 2026 7:11 pm
 

World

Seven dead, including gunman, at Thailand school shooting

At least seven people were killed on Friday ‌when a student opened fire at a school in Thailand before turning the gun on himself, a national police official said.

August 7, 2026 6:46 pm
 

World

Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 cases

Democratic Republic of Congo’s confirmed ​Ebola cases have risen above 4,000 for the ‌first time in the current outbreak, government data showed.

August 7, 2026 5:13 pm
 

World

Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights

Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Japan were ordered to evacuate and more ​than 500 flights cancelled on Friday as slow-moving ‌Typhoon Dolphin approached the region to bring violent winds, heavy rain and high waves.

August 7, 2026 3:21 pm
 

New Zealand

New Zealand's ruling coalition holds razor-thin majority in poll, new centrist party gains ground

New Zealand’s ruling centre-right coalition may retain a razor-thin parliamentary majority if an election were held now, a poll showed on Friday, but a ​surge for the new centrist Opportunity Party could reshape coalition talks ahead of ‌the November vote.

August 7, 2026 12:18 pm

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