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Who is Wassim al-Assad, sentenced to death for Syria war atrocities?
18 August 2026Syria has sentenced the former al-Assad regime figure Wassim al-Assad to death for crimes that include premeditated murd...
Yemeni government escalates attacks against Houthis: What’s next?
18 August 2026The internationally recognised government in Yemen says that its forces have conducted more than 100 military operations...
Qatar rejects Iran’s ‘false’ claims about missing pilots
18 August 2026Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman has categorically denied Iran’s accusation of holding prisoner three ...
What to know about California’s special election to replace Eric Swalwell
18 August 2026Voters in a swath of the US state of California’s Bay Area are heading to the polls Tuesday to determine which Democra...
Why has Trump threatened to bomb Oman
18 August 2026United States President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a peace deal between the...
Meta lawsuits: Is social media facing a global legal reckoning?
18 August 2026Opening statements begin on Tuesday in a major, multistate jury trial in the United States against Meta, which owns Face...
Eight air strikes hit airbase in Syria’s Idlib
18 August 2026Eight air strikes have hit an airbase in Idlib in northwestern Syria, causing damage and no casualties, Syrian state med...
Deaths mount, trauma sets in as Russia ramps up missile attacks on Ukraine
18 August 2026Kyiv, Ukraine – On the sunny morning of July 24, three Russian missiles whizzed towards Kyiv. Ukraine’s air defence...
Top Russian economist ousted after warning of growing costs of Ukraine war
18 August 2026Andrey Klepach has been removed as the chief economist at Russia’s state development bank VEB, Russian media reported,...
Pakistan top court orders Imran Khan’s hospital transfer amid access battle
18 August 2026Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the transfer of Imran Khan, former prime minister ...
