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Residents and firefighters work to extinguish an advancing wildfire near Formariz in Zamora province, Spain, 29 July, 2026. Photo: Collected

Spain prepares for eclipse under shadow of wildfire risk

Authorities prepare for 6 million visitors as high temperatures and elevated wildfire risks raise safety concerns.

Former Syrian President Bashar Assad, who was sentenced to death in absentia by a Syrian court on Tuesday, 11 August 2026 over crimes against humanity and war crimes linked to the country’s 14-year conflict. Photo:Collected.

Former Syrian president Assad sentenced to death in absentia

Supakorn Tengsetthasak, an alumnus of Debsirin Nonthaburi School, leaves flowers outside the school following a deadly shooting, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, August 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Thai PM suspends firearm purchase licences after school shooting

Representational Image of wheat. Photo: Collected

Decades of farm gains, inventories strengthen food system against 'super' El Nino

A drone view shows a residential area along the Musi river as smog covers it due to recent wildfires in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, August 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Abriansyah Liberto

Indonesia races to contain fires as haze spreads across region

Residents wade through floodwaters at a flooded residential compound amid heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Dolphin, in Shanghai, China August 10, 2026. Photo: cnsphoto via REUTERS

Beijing braces for one-third of its annual rainfall over next 24 hours

Residents dig through the debris of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, 10 August, 2026. REUTERS/Camilo Rodriguez

US announces $15.5m in aid for Colombia as quake death toll crosses 130

United States Department of State logo and US flag are seen in this illustration created on April 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Trump administration has revoked more than 175,000 visas: State Department

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US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction

Photo: Reuters

Trump switched planes in Turkey by using airport catering cart

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, 3 August 2026. File Photo: Reuters

Hopes for Hormuz deal fade as Trump demands Iranian reparations

Oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz in 2018. Photo: Reuters

Oil prices rise amid US-Iran stalemate

A satellite image shows the damaged vessel Caroline Bezengi and an oil slick off the Hallaniyat Islands, off the coast of Dhofar Governorate, Oman, August 5, 2026. Photo: Pléiades © CNES 2026, Distribution Airbus DS/Handout via REUTERS

Oman says grounded tanker oil spill covers 400 square km