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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 ...

US appeals court says social media addiction lawsuits can proceed 

10 August 2026

A federal appeals court in the United States has permitted thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta, Google, T...

Trump says relationship is good even as Netanyahu rejects Gaza peace plan 

10 August 2026

United States President Donald Trump has briefly commented on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s outright rej...

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...

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...

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...

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...