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Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels 

12 August 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has threatened to seize European vessels if European states ...

Iran refutes Trump’s claim to ‘control’ Hormuz: What’s the latest in talks? 

12 August 2026

Iran has refuted President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz, sayin...

Wisconsin race tight: Key takeaways from US primary election results 

12 August 2026

Democratic socialist Francesca Hong and centrist David Crowley are neck-and-neck in swing state Wisconsin’s Democratic...

Trump says his decoy plane faced ‘greater risk’ in secret flight change 

12 August 2026

News|Donald Trump United States President Donald Trump has confirmed that he secretly swapped planes due to a potential ...

Three killed in overnight attacks on Russian, Ukrainian port cities 

12 August 2026

Russia and Ukraine have traded deadly overnight drone attacks, killing three people in Ukraine’s southern port city of...

Clacton by-election: Farage may win the town, but can he win the country? 

12 August 2026

As Reform UK is beset by financial scandals, the populist party’s rise is in doubt. Several polls have shown the popul...

Ukraine’s strikes on Russia’s Wildberries ‘aren’t about the front line’ 

12 August 2026

Many have compared Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, to Amazon, and some claim that, as in the case of th...

At least 15 dead, dozens missing as ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe 

12 August 2026

News|Transport At least 15 people have been killed and 27 remain missing after an overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe�...

Israeli government accused of complicity as settlers demolish Jericho homes 

12 August 2026

Jericho, occupied West Bank – Where Palestinian homes once stood among orchards and swimming pools on the southwestern...

Israeli raids, demolitions continue as UN warns West Bank at breaking point 

12 August 2026

Israeli forces have continued their crackdown in the occupied West Bank, arresting at least 23 Palestinians and demolish...