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Mount Etna ash suspends arrivals at Italy’s Catania airport 

08 August 2026

News|Volcanoes Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption, fo...

Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan, heads towards China 

08 August 2026

Typhoon Dolphin has hit Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, injuring five people and cutting power to 14,000 buildings...

US announces $400m investment in Australian rare earth mine 

08 August 2026

The United States Department of Defense has announced a $400m conditional loan commitment to an Australian company to bu...

Hundreds camp on sweltering Rome street amid tussle over squatted building 

08 August 2026

Rome, Italy – Ana Bizdoaca has stopped expecting to be able to sleep on a mattress on the pavement a few streets from ...

Saudi intelligence chief meets Iraqi PM, renews Riyadh visit invitation 

08 August 2026

News|Conflict Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ⁠and Saudi Arabian Intelligence chief Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan have ...

Russian strikes near Ukrainian capital kill three, including child 

08 August 2026

Russian strikes have killed three people, including a child, in the region surrounding Kyiv, according to a Ukrainian of...

‘I’ve never been counted’: DR Congo’s first census in 42 years 

08 August 2026

Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo – For Heritier Ramazani, being counted is about more than a population figure....

US courts clear way for deportations of South Sudan, Myanmar nationals 

07 August 2026

News|Courts Two federal judges have cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary prote...

What could the Mecca defence pact mean for the US role in the Middle East? 

07 August 2026

A new mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan has raised questions about the shifting geopolitica...

ICC body urges Chad and Venezuela to reverse course on withdrawal 

07 August 2026

News|ICC The body that oversees the International Criminal Court has called on Chad and Venezuela to abandon their withd...