UAE mediates Russia-Ukraine captive exchange of 206 people

UAE mediates Russia-Ukraine exchange of 206 captives

UAE reaffirms commitment to efforts aimed at finding a peaceful solution in Ukraine

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Zelenskyy’s office probed for corruption

Fired Ukraine defence minister demands elections

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during his meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026.

Alhambra Palace closes after 4.8-magnitude quake

Three people injured as quake causes damage to UNESCO World Heritage site

Granada’s historic Alhambra Palace has been temporarily closed as a precaution after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake caused minor damage to the UNESCO World Heritage site and injured three people.

US sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan

Washington escalates campaign against Hague-based war crimes court

Japanese Judge Tomoko Akane, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), delivers a speech during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 14, 2024.

Climate change 'main driver' of European ocean warming

Warming European waters push species north, threatening fisheries and coasts

The UN’s climate science advisers have given a bleak picture for the future of a warming planet: Widespread disease, unliveable heat, species extinction and coastal cities swallowed up by rising oceans. The report says prolonged warming on Earth beyond even the most ambitious target of 1.5 degrees Celsius could lead to “irreversible consequences”.

Russia summons Japan envoy over disputed islands row

Moscow hits back after Tokyo protests Putin visit to contested Kuril Islands

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, visits the Secondary School named after the Hero of Russia Eduard Norpolov in Kurilsk on the Iturup Island, the largest of the Kuril Islands of Russia's fareast, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

1,700 Filipinos rescued from alleged Europe job scam

The suspect allegedly offered jobs in Poland, Lithuania and the Czech Republic

Authorities arrested Mazhoor Ubongin Khusin, also known as “Maz”, on July 20, 2026, in Mexico, Pampanga, in connection with the case.

Europe’s oldest monarch admitted to hospital in Norway

King Harald will take two weeks’ sick leave as Crown Prince Haakon serves as regent

Harald, who turned 89 in February, is Europe’s oldest living monarch and has reigned since 1991.

Dacombe is Europe’s youngest self-made billionaire

The school dropout’s stake in AI chip startup Olix propelled him into the billionaire club

The 25-year-old joined the billionaire ranks after London-based Olix raised $312 million in a funding round in early August, more than tripling its valuation in six months from just over $1 billion.

Lakshmi Mittal-backed steel plant hit by missile strike

Missile hits Lakshmi Mittal-backed plant in Zelenskyy’s hometown, 14 injured

Lakshmi Mittal-backed ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih hit by Russian missile strike; 2 killed

Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in Sicily museum

Antonello da Messina works worth up to €80 million stolen during holiday

A journalist browses the Messina museum website showing a picture of the Early Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina's artwork where three of the five panels belonging to the Polyptych of San Gregorio and the double-sided panel with the Madonna and the Christ in Pietà, stolen from the Sicilian museum on Aug. 15, in Rome, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.

2 killed as fires break out in Greece, Belgium

Belgium’s record blaze and fatal Greek island fire expose Europe’s growing wildfire threat

2 killed as fires break out in Greece, firefighters battle massive wildfires in Belgium

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