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Hormuz deal ‘close’: What’s the latest on each side’s positions? 

06 August 2026

Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is “on the verge of being finalised” after both countries ...

What to know about this week’s US primary elections in Tennessee and Hawaii 

06 August 2026

Voters in Tennessee and Hawaii are headed to the polls for another key round of midterm primaries, where they will choo...

Sheikh Hasina vows to return, but will Bangladesh accept fugitive ex-PM? 

06 August 2026

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Two years after she was ousted and forced to flee to India following a student-led uprising, forme...

US-Israel war on Iran upends Europe’s summer holiday travel patterns 

06 August 2026

London, United Kingdom – Nadia Waleed had set off from London with her husband and three daughters for a holiday in Ba...

Sudan war threatens ancient Meroe pyramids, a UNESCO Heritage Site 

06 August 2026

Sudan’s war is endangering the ancient pyramids of Meroe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as fighting and a lack of secu...

Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine as Moscow intercepts hundreds of drones 

06 August 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Russian strikes on eastern Ukraine have killed at least six people overnight, local authorities ...

How Gambian women are restoring the mangroves protecting Banjul 

05 August 2026

Banjul, The Gambia – At dawn, before the heat settles over the coast, Fatou Jarjue waits for the tide to retreat. She ...

Colombia minister warns of ‘terrorism’ threat at presidential inauguration 

05 August 2026

News|Conflict Colombia’s outgoing defence minister has warned of a heightened risk of “terrorism” ahead of Friday�...

FAA says Trump’s Marine One briefly flew too close to passenger jet 

05 August 2026

News|Aviation US President Donald Trump’s military helicopter Marine One briefly flew too close to a passenger jet tak...

Meta’s AI model follows rivals in revealing hacks of outside systems 

05 August 2026

News|Science and Technology Meta has said that its AI model hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, followi...