Mexico races to clear record seaweed surge from Caribbean beaches

Aug 15, 2026

Mexico City [Mexico], August 15: Mexico is scrambling to contain a record surge of foul-smelling sargassum along its Caribbean coast, as the brown seaweed swamps...

Belgium records hottest day of 2026 amid ongoing heat wave

Aug 15, 2026

Brussels [Belgium], August 15: Belgium recorded its hottest 13 August since measurements began on Thursday, with 32,2 °C measured in Uccle, according to Royal Meteorological...

French taxpayers' data stolen in cyber attack, French Finance Ministry says

Aug 15, 2026

Paris [France], August 15: French taxpayers' ​data, both individuals and professionals, stolen in a cyberattack, the French Finance Ministry said.

Indonesia targets 30 GW of solar power in 2026

Aug 15, 2026

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 15: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said the government would build solar power plants (PLTS) with a capacity of 30 gigawatts (GW)...

UK government issues severe alert to warn of high risk of wildfires

Aug 15, 2026

London [UK], August 15: An emergency alert has been sent to millions of mobile phones across the UK warning of a serious wildfire risk.

Arab League, GCC affirm need for unifying efforts to address current regional challenges

Aug 14, 2026

Cairo [Egypt], August 14: The League of Arab States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have affirmed the importance of continuing consultations and coordination between...

UAE strongly condemns targeting of two ADNOC vessels while transiting Strait of Hormuz

Aug 14, 2026

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 14: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced the hostile Iranian attack that targeted two vessels affiliated with ADNOC...

Three dead, 17 injured in Cairo mall helium cylinder explosion

Aug 14, 2026

Cairo [Egypt], August 14: Three people were killed and 17 others injured on Thursday following a helium cylinder explosion and subsequent fire at Arabella Plaza...

Google unveils Gemini 3.7 Flash AI model for coding, agent workflows

Aug 14, 2026

Washington [US], August 14: Alphabet's Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash on Thursday, its latest AI model designed for software coding and automated business tasks, but...