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Russia strikes Ukrainian capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles 

04 August 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Russian forces have attacked Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with a wave of ballistic missiles, offic...

Sri Lanka shuts schools as floods and mudslides kill 7 

04 August 2026

News|Climate Crisis Sri Lanka has shut down schools across its central highlands after torrential rains triggered deadly...

US revokes visa of Brazilian ambassador amid deepening diplomatic spat 

04 August 2026

The administration of President Donald Trump has cancelled the visa for Brazil’s ambassador in the United States, the ...

Iran war live: Tehran-Oman talks on Hormuz ‘positive’; ship hit in Red Sea 

04 August 2026

Video Duration 07 minutes 12 seconds play-arrow07:12 Hormuz crisis is commercial, not military problem, says David Des R...

‘I wanted to hug whatever remained’: Gaza families’ 3-year wait for funeral 

04 August 2026

Gaza City, the Gaza Strip – Lara Abu Shreia could not sleep on Monday night. Every time she closed her eyes, she says,...

US court deals blow to Trump’s bid to scrap climate grant programme 

04 August 2026

A United States federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration likely broke the law when it tried to canc...

US says deal on reopening Hormuz close as Iran, Oman hold ‘positive’ talks 

04 August 2026

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says progress has been made in talks between Oman and Iran over the Strait ...

National Guard deployment to Washington, DC will cost US roughly $1.4bn 

04 August 2026

The extension of the United States National Guard deployment in Washington, DC until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4...

DOJ sends monitors to Michigan poll sites as lawmakers warn of partisan aim 

04 August 2026

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it has sent federal monitors to polls in four Democratic-leaning cities...

Red Cross urges international aid as Sudan crisis deepens 

04 August 2026

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has called for greater international support...