Taiwan tests emergency response with air raid drill
Taiwan holds an air raid drill in Kaohsiung, stopping traffic and guiding residents as authorities test civilian emergency responses. Read More
Don Nelson, the second-winnigest head coach in NBA history, dies aged 86
The legendary coach and former player, credited for introducing the “Nellie ball”, was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2012 for – at the…
Suspected Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan extradited from Dubai to Dublin
Kinahan is believed to have run the Kinahan organised crime group, which is suspected of trafficking narcotics into Ireland, the UK and Spain, as well as a slew of other…
‘Ceuta is Spain’: Hundreds protest government over migration crisis
Hundreds of Ceuta residents gathered on Sunday to demand an “immediate, decisive and proportionate” response to the migration crisis. The protest, organised by the city’s four religious communities, was marked…
Messi says farewell to his father in hometown Rosario
Lionel Messi attended a private funeral for his father and longtime agent Jorge Messi at El Prado cemetery in Rosario on Sunday, days after his death at the age of…
Latest news bulletin | August 9th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 9th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
Over 20,000 flee wildfires as British Columbia declares state of emergency
The fires that erupted on Friday spread rapidly, nearly doubling in size overnight into Saturday. National police are investigating a possible death near Summerland, although the casualty has not yet…
Over 1 million evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin hits China
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, 1 million evacuations, and a top-level alert.…
13 killed in Ukraine and 90 injured as Russia intensifies overnight bombardment campaign of Ukrainian cities
13 people were killed and some 90 others were wounded over the past 24 hours as Russian attacks as the Kremlin intensifies its bombardment of Ukrainian cities. Meanwhile, Moscow says…
Israel ‘rejects’ the US ceasefire plan for Gaza accepted by Hamas
At a cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the army would make ‘no withdrawal until Hamas is truly disarmed,’ scrapping the ceasefire plan. Read more at Read More