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Eight air strikes hit airbase in Syria’s Idlib 

18 August 2026

Eight air strikes have hit an airbase in Idlib in northwestern Syria, causing damage and no casualties, Syrian state med...

What to watch in Tuesday’s Florida primary elections 

18 August 2026

Voters in Florida will head to the polls on Tuesday to select their party nominees for key state and federal elections t...

Syrian court sentences Wassim al-Assad to death 

18 August 2026

BREAKINGBREAKING, News|Syria’s War Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of ousted Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, has been sent...

Can China’s new Arctic Sea route to Europe replace Middle East chokepoints? 

18 August 2026

China has announced a new shipping route through the Arctic Ocean, which could ease the way for global trade amid the Mi...

Russia says more than 600 drones targeted Moscow region 

18 August 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Russian officials have reported more than 620 overnight drones targeting Moscow, in what appears...

Trump says N Korea’s Kim has responded to his request for a conversation 

18 August 2026

United States President Donald Trump says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has responded to his recent outreach, a day af...

Large fire breaks out at fuel depot near Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah 

18 August 2026

A large fire has torn through a fuel storage depot near the city of Sulaimaniyah in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq,...

Two killed as gunman opens fire at Philippines high school, official says 

17 August 2026

News|Gun Violence A gunman has opened fire at a high school in the ⁠southern Philippine city of ⁠Zamboanga, killing ...

Zambia’s Hichilema wins second term as president 

17 August 2026

News|Elections Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema ⁠has won re-election for ⁠a second term, according to the ele...

Iran war live: Trump rejects MoU extension as US claims control of Hormuz 

17 August 2026

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, By Heba Habib and Tracy J. Jawad Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug 2026 US President ...