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.

Russia summons Japan envoy over disputed islands row

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

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

Strikes kill 19 in Russia and Ukraine

Drone warfare spills into Europe as both sides target infrastructure and industry

Russia says 822 Ukrainian drones had been intercepted in Moscow overnight, with over 200 intercepted near the capital. Photo shows alleged fires at a Wildberries warehouse in Podolsk. Casualties were reported both in the Moscow and Rostov regions.

Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire

Soldier killed as Aragon battles one of its largest wildfires on record

Massive Aragon wildfire threatens historic monasteries, forces evacuations

UK PM calls for reflection after death of Jason Arday

Jason Arday’s death follows plagiarism storm and claims of racially driven abuse

A person walks past Jesus College, where black academic Jason Arday was a Fellow, at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, eastern England on August 15, 2026.

Five killed in Turkish wedding party road accident

Tyre burst blamed as family’s wedding trip turns deadly in Diyarbakir province

Illustrative image. Children aged 4 and 10 are among victims as wedding journey ends in fatal crash.

Dubai foils 70m illicit cigarettes hidden as ‘clothing’

Dubai Customs linked the shipments to one importer after analysing risk indicators

Customs teams analysed risk indicators and reviewed shipment information to identify links between the consignments.

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