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Aug 16, 2026 - World

Ukraine has launched hundreds of drones across Russia, marking one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war

Aug 16, 2026 - World

Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, has visited the USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea

Aug 16, 2026 - World

Discussions to focus on Australia’s acquisition of Mogami-class frigates as Japan plays down Albanese’s podcast commentsJapan’s defence minister will visit Canberra this week, the highest level engagement with Australia after controversy over Anthony Albanese’s comments about a gift of melons from prime minister Sanae Takaichi.The defence minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, will meet his counterpart and deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, on Tuesday, with discussions focused on Australia’s acquisition of Japan’s Mogami-class frigates and enhanced security cooperation. Continue reading...

Aug 16, 2026 - World

Searchers dig through collapsed buildings and debris after 7.7 magnitude quake killed at least 53 peopleRescue crews dug through collapsed buildings and landslide debris in eastern Indonesia on Sunday as they searched for bodies and possible survivors a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least 53 people, injured more than 100 and displaced thousands.At least 24 people died in Manggarai regency and 17 in neighbouring East Manggarai, with additional fatalities reported in Sikka, Ngada and Ende regencies, the national disaster management agency said. Rescuers were still searching for people feared buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in Muslim-majority Indonesia. Continue reading...

Aug 16, 2026 - World

Authorities have lifted a U.S. security alert that halted avocado exports from Michoacán, Mexico's main avocado-producing state