Mount Etna erupts a day after US tourist killed by lightning
Mount Etna erupts in Sicily, sending smoke and ash into the sky, a day after a US tourist died from a lightning strike while hiking on the volcano. Read more…
Latest news bulletin | August 18th, 2026 – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 18th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote, officials say
The election was widely seen as a referendum on Hichilema’s first term during which Zambia’s economy returned to growth after years of fiscal distress. Read more at Read More
Judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to scrap move to Biden-selected FBI headquarters
Officials in the Trump administration sought to scrap plans for relocation to a site approved under the Biden administration in favour of repurposing another building just blocks from the current…
Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial effectively postponed after federal guilty plea in double jeopardy claim
Mangione’s attorneys argued that he was being double charged for the same “criminal transaction” pleading for the state case to be tossed out. Mangione pleaded guilty to the stalking and…
Opening statements begin in long-awaited trial almost 30 years after hip-hop star Tupac Shakur was murdered
Duane Davis is being accused of planning the fatal 1996 Las Vegas shooting which claimed the life of hip-hop’s rising star Tupac Shakur. Davis was the first to be charged…
Rhine River remains low amid ongoing drought in Germany
Drought conditions have pushed water levels on Germany’s Rhine to exceptionally low levels. The situation is putting pressure on inland navigation along one of western Europe’s key transport routes. It…
US Supreme Court again rejects Trump’s request to overturn sex assault judgement
It’s the second time Trump has asked the Supreme Court to overturn damages awarded to E. Jean Carroll. Read more at Read More
Kushner’s Gaza peace plan talks end without breakthrough
A senior Israeli official told news agency AFP that the US and Israel had “agreed that no redeployment or reconstruction would take place in the Gaza Strip before Hamas is…
Russia upholds Yabloko party’s election ban and jails its deputy chair
The Supreme Court upheld Yabloko’s removal from the September ballot hours after a Pskov court sentenced deputy chair Lev Shlosberg to more than 11 years in a penal colony for…