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Qatar Prime Minister Visits Tehran to Discuss Hormuz Security and Regional Peace
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani arrived in Tehran on Thursday for a high‑level meeting with Iran’s foreign minister Abba
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U.S. Forces Clear All Iranian Mines, Strait of Hormuz Declared Safe
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Admiral Brad Cooper announced on Thursday that U.S. forces have cleared every Iranian naval mine detected in the S
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Iran Sets Conditions for Potential Reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary, Mohsen Rezaei, told state media on Thursday that Tehran is formulating a list of conditions it expects
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Tanker Struck by Unknown Projectile in Strait of Hormuz, Fire Contained
A United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) advisory issued on Monday confirmed that a commercial tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck
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Cattle raid in South Sudan's Warrap state kills about 49 people
A cattle raid on the Machar‑Pakuek camp in Mading Juer Boma, Tonj North County of South Sudan’s Warrap state on Saturday left an estimated 49 people dead,
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Four Killed as Missile Downed Aircraft Near Minembwe, South Kivu
Four people were killed on Saturday when an aircraft—identified by witnesses as either a civilian transport or a military plane—was struck by a surface‑to‑
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SK Gas Pays Record $5.3 million for Panama Canal Slot Before El Niño Limits
South Korean energy trader SK Gas paid a record US$5.3 million on 26 August for a priority transit slot for its LPG tanker G. Spirit through the Panama Can
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British Columbia Ends Province‑Wide Emergency After Month of Wildfires
British Columbia lifted the province‑wide state of emergency on Thursday, ending a month‑long period of heightened alert that had been triggered by a serie
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Flores Island quake kills 111, displaces over 176,000 residents
The death toll from the 6.5‑magnitude earthquake that struck Flores Island in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province has risen to 111, with more than 176,
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Six Killed, Three Missing After Pump Boat Capsizes on Zambales Lake
Six people were confirmed dead on Thursday after a pump boat carrying 13 passengers capsized while crossing Mapanuepe Lake in the municipality of San Marce
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Germany records 15,800 heat‑related deaths in summer, RKI says
Germany’s federal health agency, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), released its summer 2026 mortality report on Tuesday, estimating that roughly 15,800 peop
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Two Dead in Brandenburg Private School Stabbing, Suspect Arrested
A 17‑year‑old student and a staff member were found dead after a stabbing at the private Waldschule Gosen‑Neu Zittau in the Brandenburg town of Gosen‑Neu Z
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Former Zambian Opposition Leader Surrenders After Two‑Week Flight, Faces Security Probe
Zambia’s electoral commission confirmed on Monday that former opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who placed second in last weekend’s presidential vote, tur
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Trump orders federal agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America”
Washington, D.C., – On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to refer to the Great Lakes waterway known
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Partial Lunar Eclipse Darkens Moon 95% on October 15, Visible Worldwide
A near‑total partial lunar eclipse began at 02:30 UTC on 15 October, casting a deep orange‑red hue across the Moon for observers in Africa, the Americas an
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USGS Confirms Nepal Glacier Collapse Triggered Mudslide, 390+ Dead
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) issued a technical briefing today indicating that the “vibration” and subsequent flooding in the mountainous reg
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British Columbia's Fraser Canyon Highway reopens after seven‑week closure
On Wednesday, August 28, the Highway 1 segment of the Trans‑Canada Highway in Fraser Canyon, British Columbia, reopened after seven weeks of closure. Offic
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Sudan airstrike on Chad border village kills over 12 civilians, sparks humanitarian crisis
Approximately 12 people were killed in an air strike on Tuesday (local time) in a remote area on the Sudan‑Chad border; several others were injured. Accord
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Sudanese army repels RSF raid, regains control of Al‑Keili town in Blue Nile
The Sudanese army said it successfully repelled a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) raid on Al‑Kayli town in Blue Nile state in recent days. Intense fighting was
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Israeli airstrike kills Hamas leader’s former bodyguard, special forces operative
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed today that two recent airstrikes in the Gaza Strip successfully eliminated two Hamas militants who had taken par
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Norway's King Harald V dies at 89, Crown Prince Haakon ascends throne
The Kingdom of Norway announced on 28 August 2026 that King Harald V, aged 89, died in Oslo. By law the throne passes to his eldest son, Crown Prince Haako
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USGS says Nepal‑Tibet disaster was glacial collapse, not earthquake
The United States Geological Survey announced on Tuesday that the deadly event that struck the Nepal‑Tibet border region in early May was not triggered by
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Germany records 15,800 heat‑related deaths in summer 2026, RKI says
Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Tuesday that an estimated 15,800 people died from heat‑related causes during the summer of 2026, the hig
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South Korea's Nuri rocket to launch record 15 satellites on Oct 7
South Korea’s space agency announced that its domestically built Nuri launch vehicle will lift off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung County on 7 Octobe