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Israeli raids, demolitions continue as UN warns West Bank at breaking point 

12 August 2026

Israeli forces have continued their crackdown in the occupied West Bank, arresting at least 23 Palestinians and demolish...

Six killed in Houthi attack on Bab al-Mandeb ship, Yemen’s government says 

11 August 2026

Yemen’s internationally recognised government has accused the Houthi rebel group of killing at least six people and wo...

Iran holds firm on Hormuz conditions as Pakistan’s Naqvi visits Tehran 

11 August 2026

Iran has held firm on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, as Pakistan’s interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi...

N Korea launches ballistic missile as S Korea, US plan military drills 

11 August 2026

News|Weapons North Korea has launched a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan, according to Seoul and Tokyo, markin...

Zambia to vote as economic hardship tests government reforms 

11 August 2026

Lusaka, Zambia – Zambians vote on August 13 in general elections widely seen as a test of whether years of economic re...

Iran war live: US fires missiles at cargo ship violating Iran blockade 

11 August 2026

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, By Alex Milan Durie and Ali Mustafa Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026 US forces ...

In Gaza’s tents, widows face war’s harshest realities alone 

11 August 2026

Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Under the scorching heat inside a displacement tent in northern Gaza, Mona al-Masri tries to ...

UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls denied access to further education 

11 August 2026

News|Education About 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan are barred from secondary school, the United Nations cultural agen...

Truck crash in Egypt kills 18, many of them child labourers 

11 August 2026

News|Child Rights At least 18 people, many of them children, have died when a pick-up truck carrying agricultural labour...

US military fires on cargo vessel it said sought to break Iran blockade 

11 August 2026

The United States military has said it fired on a ship attempting to break its blockade of Iranian ports in the Gulf of ...