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Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry disaster rises to 69 

15 August 2026

Twenty-three more bodies have been recovered from the ferry that capsized on a lake in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, increasing t...

Moroccan police arrest over 100 migrants trying to reach Spanish enclave 

15 August 2026

News|Migration Moroccan police have arrested more than a hundred people trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Fo...

US aircraft carrier expected to relieve USS Lincoln in Middle East 

15 August 2026

A United States aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, has begun to depart the western Pacific Ocean, leaving its ...

UK PM Burnham reacts to death of former Cambridge professor 

15 August 2026

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the death of a high-profile Black academic accused of plagiarism and falsifying ...

Tropical Storm Lala expected to strengthen as it nears Hawaii 

15 August 2026

News|Weather The Big Island of Hawaii is facing a deluge of heavy rain as Tropical Storm Lala approaches with hurricane-...

Sudan’s al-Burhan pledges immunity for dialogue, rules out Hemedti return 

15 August 2026

Sudan’s Sovereign Council chief and army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has pledged temporary immunity and legal, po...

Erdogan says Egypt could join Turkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defence pact 

15 August 2026

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Egypt could join the joint defence agreement recently signed by Turkiye, Sau...

How blind football is helping women overcome barriers in Mexico 

15 August 2026

But Mora Garcia warns that accessibility remains a challenge for women like Pau. Sports programmes for athletes with vis...

Ukraine hits Russian Starlink-style network, Moscow tracks arms package 

15 August 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Ukraine has carried out a series of long-range strikes in Russia, hitting a military airfield an...

Modi threatens to target ‘intellectual Naxals’ in Independence Day speech 

15 August 2026

News|Narendra Modi India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the country has largely eliminated a Maoist rebellion...