World & Security
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Jakarta airport reopens after Anak Krakatoa ash cloud disrupts flights
Indonesia's main airport halted flights after Anak Krakatoa sent ash into the airspace. Over 22,000 passengers were affected, with many flig
Washington drafts post-war Middle East strategy, Axios reports
The Trump administration is developing a post-war strategy for the Middle East, according to Axios. The plan aims to curb Iran's influence,
Nepal rescue teams pull two survivors from rubble ten days after floods
Ten days after Nepal's devastating flash floods, rescue teams pulled a woman and a man alive from the debris. The disaster has killed at lea
Iranian media report US strike on oil tanker near Kharg Island
Iranian media report a US strike on an oil tanker near Kharg Island, with no casualties yet. The incident follows Iranian missile launches t
Israeli strikes kill three in southern and eastern Lebanon
Three people were killed in Israeli strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, the health ministry said. The IDF said it hit Hezbollah weapons
Bolivian army base explosions kill two and injure 81 near La Paz
Two explosions at a Bolivian army maintenance centre in Viacha killed at least two people and injured 81. The defence minister said the firs
Birth tourism shifts as Russia's war reshapes emigration routes
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Russian women have traveled abroad to give birth, seeking second citizenships fo
Cyprus ferry disaster death toll climbs to 12 as hunt for missing continues
Two more bodies were recovered off northern Cyprus, raising the ferry disaster's death toll to 12. Sixteen people remain missing as Turkish
Tanker captain arrested over Marmara Sea collision that sank cargo ship
The captain and third officer of an oil tanker face negligent homicide charges after their vessel struck and sank a cargo ship off Istanbul,
Air India A320 plunge traced to triple hydraulic failure, pilot drug test positive
Air India flight AI2379 lost altitude over India on 4 August after a triple hydraulic failure. The pilot in command tested non-negative for
Kyrgios accepts one-month ban after positive cocaine test in Mallorca
Nick Kyrgios has accepted a one-month ban after testing positive for cocaine at an ATP event in Mallorca. He entered a treatment programme a
Trump asks Supreme Court to revive mail-voting restrictions as ballots go out
North Carolina has started mailing ballots, the first state to do so this cycle. The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to lif