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Photos: Rising energy prices disrupt education on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake 

17 August 2026

Every morning on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake, a small gas-powered boat weaves between floating homes, collecting childre...

Will India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement force Modi’s BJP to rethink its politics? 

17 August 2026

New Delhi, India – On the night of August 4, in a counting hall in the eastern Indian city of Patna, some 1,000km (620...

At least six people killed in Ukrainian missile attack on Russia’s Belgorod 

17 August 2026

At least six people have been killed and four others, including a 14-year-old, have been wounded in a Ukrainian missile ...

Kushner to meet Netanyahu to push Trump Gaza plan 

17 August 2026

News|Benjamin Netanyahu US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is set to meet with Israeli Prime Ministe...

Thieves steal Renaissance artworks in museum heist during Italian holiday 

17 August 2026

News|Arts and Culture Thieves have stolen four Renaissance masterworks by Antonello da Messina valued at up to 80 millio...

At least six dead in ‘stampede-like’ incident at India temple 

17 August 2026

At ‌least seven people have died, and ⁠more than a dozen have been injured, in a “stampede-like” incident caused...

Israeli settlers pitch tents for new illegal outpost in occupied West Bank 

16 August 2026

Israeli settlers have erected tents for a new illegal settlement outpost near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, as sep...

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history 

16 August 2026

The Ebola outbreak ‌in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the death toll �...

Zambia incumbent takes early election lead as opposition alleges armed raid 

16 August 2026

Zambia’s incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early lead in the country’s general election, putting h...