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Aug 04, 2026
Tehran [Iran], August 4: Iran is negotiating with Oman over a joint temporary shipping corridor in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said, according to the state news agency IRNA on Monday.
Tigray refugees flee into Sudan after violence
Pressure on Moscow will bring peace in autumn, hopes Zelensky
Australia warns H5N1 likely to spread
Russian embassy in Italy blames Kiev for Moscow restaurant bombing
Thousands ordered to evacuate as wildfires threaten US city of Spokane
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Blazes near Athens still raging as firefighters tackle two big fronts
Athens [Greece], August 4: Wildfires burning in areas west of the Athens remained out of control on Monday, with firefighters battling two major fire fronts...
Myanmar releases footage of Suu Kyi meeting Red Cross representative
Bangkok [Thailand], August 4: Myanmar's military-led government on Monday released footage of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meeting an outside representative for the...
Cuba begins restoring power
Havana [Cuba], August 4: Cuba has begun gradually restoring power after another nationwide blackout, the sixth this year, as the island struggles to keep its...
Madrid denies intelligence warning over Ceuta crisis
Madrid [Spain], August 4: The government in Madrid has rejected allegations that it ignored warnings from the CNI intelligence service about a mass arrival of...
French forest fire reveals dozens of unexploded WWII grenades
Paris [France], August 4: A French ordnance disposal experts have discovered dozens of World War II grenades in an area ravaged by the major forest...
Israel kills 17 in Gaza as attacks escalate despite Trump plan
Aug 03, 2026
Gaza [Palestine], August 3: Israeli forces have killed at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza, despite United States President Donald Trump announcing a plan he describes...
No Hormuz breakthrough as Trump halts attack on Iran
Tehran [Iran] / Washington [US], August 3: United States President Donald Trump has once again held off on launching a major attack against Iran, but...
Hungary shuts down only nuclear power plant amid drought
Budapest [Hungary], August 3: Hungary announced it would shut down its only nuclear power plant after record-low levels on the Danube River reduced the water...
S Korea has hottest day on record amid extreme global weather
Seoul [South Korea], August 3: South Korea has recorded its highest temperature since national weather records began more than a century ago, as an intense...
Venezuela government and part of opposition to launch US-backed talks
Mexico City [Mexico], August 3: Venezuela's government and part of the opposition plan to launch US-backed talks on the country's political future, although the movement led by exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado will not take part.
Saudi urges Trump to prioritise dialogue
Death toll from Ceuta crisis rises to 72
Spain says migrants leaving Ceuta after mass influx in which 67 died
Aug 02, 2026
Iran warns against 'flames of war' amid US threats on energy sites
Israeli strikes kill four across Gaza, destroy medical supply warehouse
Moroccan rapper El Youbi provisionally released from prison after 18 days
Aftershocks rattle Naples area after strongest quake in decades
Renowned mountaineer Purja dead in Pakistan avalanche
'Russian ship sunk in Sea of Azov'
Ebola outbreak worsens in DR Congo and is now biggest ever, says WHO
