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Oman trying to contain extensive oil spill from stricken tanker 

10 August 2026

News|Environment Oman says it is working to contain an oil spill off its southern coast that covers almost 400 square ki...

Trump administration has revoked over 175,000 visas: US State Department 

10 August 2026

News|Migration The US State Department has revoked more than 175,000 visas from foreign nationals under President Donald...

Russia bars only party opposing war in Ukraine from parliamentary vote 

10 August 2026

News|Courts Russia‘s Supreme Court has barred the only officially registered party opposing Moscow’s war in Ukraine ...

Zuckerberg’s yacht crew did not hear call for help, says spokesperson 

10 August 2026

News|Social Media A yacht owned by Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg did not respond to a United States Coast Guard c...

Lebanon ‘files new lawsuit against’ ex-central bank chief Riad Salameh 

10 August 2026

News|Corruption Lebanon has indicted ⁠former central bank Governor Riad Salameh and a former commercial banker over ac...

Iran hierarchy consolidation as IRGC veteran tapped for key security role 

10 August 2026

Tehran, Iran – The office of Iran’s ⁠⁠Supreme ⁠⁠Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has announced a series of new appoin...

DRC’s Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared, says WHO 

10 August 2026

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, s...

Photos: 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocks western Colombia 

10 August 2026

At least 47 people have been killed and dozens of buildings have collapsed in cities across western Colombia after a pow...

Colombia earthquake live: Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes near Bogota, 47 dead 

10 August 2026

Residents and emergency personnel dig through the debris of a partially collapsed building after an earthquake, in Perei...

‘They need each other’: What’s behind the new Syria-Russia accord? 

10 August 2026

Syria and Russia have spent the past 18 months negotiating the fate of Moscow’s military presence in Syria following t...