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Newest first · UTC+11:00'Used as human bait': Leaked image shows elderly Palestinian men before execution by Israeli forces
A newly leaked photograph shows two blindfolded elderly Palestinian men from Beit Lahia in Gaza, hours before Israeli forces killed them in November 2024, according to Palestinian journalist Younis Tirawi, who published the image.
· Middleeasteye
Trump’s former personal lawyer narrowly confirmed as US attorney general
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as United States attorney general, despite bipartisan concerns over the politicisation of the Justice Department.
· Al Jazeera
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 12, wound over 80 overnight
Russian airstrikes across Ukraine have killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more in multiple drone and missile attacks overnight, according to local authorities.
· Claudia Chiappa
Perth man charged over bizarre rampage
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Watch : Firefighters battle blaze after Russian strikes in Kyiv region
Video released by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service on Aug. 8, 2026 shows firefighters battling flames engulfing buildings following Russian strikes that an official said had killed three people, including a child, in the region surrounding the capital Kyiv. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv regional administration,…
· The Manila Times
Wizz Air flight to Tel Aviv delayed after passenger asks to leave prior to takeoff
A Wizz Air flight from Rome to Tel Aviv was delayed on Friday after a passenger asked to leave the aircraft shortly before takeoff, prompting local police to board the plane.
· ZIV REINSTEIN
Surveillance State. NSW Police to seize mobile phone data without a warrant
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· Michael Sainsbury
Police smash into car in dramatic Gold Coast arrest
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Senate confirms Blanche as attorney general in overnight vote
The Louisiana senator announced his support on the Senate floor after Blanche’s confirmation was thrown into doubt over opposition from two other Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine. Cassidy said Blanche “is not perfect” but no one is, and he suggested another nominee may not be …
· Alanna Durkin Richer
Chilling video emerges from fatal Thailand high school shooting
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Teen charged over firebombing spree across Victoria
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Families retrieve bodies after a 14-year-old killed at least 7 in a shooting outside Bangkok
Relatives of victims of the shooting at a high school and a home outside Bangkok retrieved the bodies of their loved ones Saturday, a day after the gunman killed at least seven people.
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Families retrieve bodies after a 14-year-old shooter killed at least 7 outside Bangkok
Family and friends of the victims of a deadly school shooting in Thailand collected the bodies of the deceased on Saturday from a morgue in Bangkok. (AP Video by Tian Macleod Ji)
· Jintamas Saksornchai
Barricading doors, hiding under tables: Students tell of fleeing mass shooting at their Thai school
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· Zach Hope, Harry Jiaravongtrakul
UN warns Yemen at greatest risk of renewed major conflict since 2022 truce
The Houthis said on Friday they had targeted Saudi-backed forces, a day after at least 30 Yemeni government troops were killed in strikes
· Reuters
UN warns Yemen at greatest risk of renewed major conflict since 2022 truce
The Houthis said on Friday they had targeted Saudi-backed forces, a day after at least 30 Yemeni government troops were killed in strikes
· Reuters
Washington police K-9 leaps into action after suspected impaired driver refuses to surrender
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Farage and Tice sue NCA over alleged leaks of financial information
Richard Tice has said he and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage are suing the National Crime Agency (NCA) over the alleged leaking of confidential financial information.
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Police dismantle major Mediterranean trafficking network, Europol says
An international police operation led by Spanish authorities dismantled a major criminal network involved in trafficking migrants, drugs and weapons across the Western Mediterranean, the European Union police agency Europol and Spain's Civil Guard announced on Friday.
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San Francisco dad questioned by park rangers for teaching his own kids tennis at public court
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Israeli gunfire wounds three Palestinians in Gaza's Khan Younis
Three Palestinians, including a woman, have been injured by Israeli army gunfire north of Khan Younis in Gaza, Al Jazeera and Quds News Network reported. On 3 July, the Gaza health ministry said a total of 1,250 people have been killed and 4,110 wounded in the territory since a ceasefire was declared on 11 October 2…
· Middleeasteye
Zelensky counts the cost, missing missile defense, Nazi memories surfacing, MAGA at a crossroads: RT stories that shaped the week
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s 40-day “influence” operation against Russia reached an ignoble end this week, with the murder of eight civilians on a beach in the Russian Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik. Six weeks of long-range strikes on Russian civilian targets seemed to convince some of Zelensky’s Western bac…
· RT
A violent crime shocked this community. Now locals are calling for change
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PPS says family visit ban exposes Palestinian prisoners to further Israeli abuse
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) has said that Israel’s decision to renew the ban on family visits to Palestinian detainees would provide the Israeli prison system cover to continue violations against incarcerated Palestinians, Wafa reported.
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Oklahoma reality TV cowboy Ethan Treadwell sentenced for attacking elderly landlord
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· Adam Silverstein
Man found with knife wounds in lift before another falls to death at same Hong Kong block
Police have not confirmed whether the two men knew each other or whether the incidents were connected
· Wynna Wong
Man found with knife wounds in lift before another falls to death at same Hong Kong block
Police have not confirmed whether the two men knew each other or whether the incidents were connected
· Wynna Wong
Two killed, 14 wounded as Houthis strike Marib again
Yemen's Houthis launched ballistic missiles and drones at displacement camps and residential neighbourhoods in the city of Marib on Friday, killing two people and wounding 14, Reuters reported, citing state news agency SABA.
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Perth man charged over alleged car-smashing spree, police chase
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 2:39pm
Alleged torturers to seek bail as 15yo assessed for electronic monitoring
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 2:36pm
· James Tugwell
Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights her psychiatric care before she killed her 3 children
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Child among three killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv
Garages ablaze in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district after the latest Russian strike
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Russian strikes near Ukrainian capital kill three, including child
Russian strikes have killed three people, including a child, in the region surrounding Kyiv, according to a Ukrainian official, as explosions rocked the capital and fires broke out across parts of the city.
· Al Jazeera Staff
South Africa marks 70 years since the 1956 Women's March against apartheid
Nolubabalo Memese speaks during an interview while standing in the foyer of Women’s Jail, a museum that stands near the Constitutional Court, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
· Michelle Gumede
Iran thinks the US will let it keep the Strait of Hormuz
A woman waves an Iranian flag next to a billboard showing a graphic of a man wearing a shirt showing the face of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during a joint U.S. and Israeli strike on Feb. 28, with words calling upon the avengers of Imam Hussein, one of Shiite Islam’s most belov…
· Joseph Krauss
Bar Association broadly backs new offence for persistent child sexual abuse
Hong Kong Bar Association vice-chairman Martin Hui says four ‘safeguards’ are needed to ensure fairness for both defendant and victim
· Jess Ma
Bar Association broadly backs new offence for persistent child sexual abuse
Hong Kong Bar Association vice-chairman Martin Hui says four ‘safeguards’ are needed to ensure fairness for both defendant and victim
· Jess Ma
300 Palestinian children killed in 300 days of Gaza ceasefire, Unicef says
At least 300 children — an average of one child every day — have been killed in Gaza in the 300 days since a ceasefire was announced in October 2025, according to Unicef.
· Middleeasteye
Eala outlasts McNally in another 3-setter to enter 4th round in Toronto
MANILA, Philippines — Digging deep after hurting her right foot in the second set, Alex Eala survived another 3-setter in Toronto, defeating Caty McNally 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to reach the fourth round (round of 16) of the WTA 1000 National Bank Open at the Sobeys Stadium Centre Court Saturday morning in Manila.
· Niel Victor C. Masoy
Gesmundo cites judicial reforms, independence as SC marks 125th year
MANILA, Philippines — Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo highlighted reforms to strengthen judicial independence, improve court efficiency, and expand public access to justice as the Supreme Court marked its 125th anniversary.
· Arlie O. Calalo
US court orders halt to Trump ballroom construction
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An appeals court on Friday upheld an order halting work on Donald Trump's prized White House ballroom, enraging the US leader and setting up another Supreme Court battle over the limits of presidential authority.
· Associated Press
US courts clear way for deportations of South Sudan, Myanmar nationals
Two federal judges have cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary protections from deportation for people who have come to the United States from South Sudan and Myanmar.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Eight dead in mass shooting in Thailand. Here's how it unfolded.
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 11:53am
Three Israelis arrested for transporting Palestinians accused of illegally entering country
Three Israelis were arrested on suspicion of transporting Palestinians accused of entering the country illegally in separate incidents over the past week, along with the 24 accused Palestinians.
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Thai Police say alleged gunman fatally shot grandparents as well as five others
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Melbourne teen charged amid 'call Commission' notes, arson probe
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 10:07am
· Keira Proust
Another test of presidential power as court halts Trump's White House ballroom
Published 8 August 2026 10:01am
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Lebanon's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks have killed 4,335 people since 2 March
Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 2 March this year, four days after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, have killed at least 4,335 people and wounded 12,273 others, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health.
· Middleeasteye
Police officers investigated over handling of sex offender who murdered two women
Levy was found guilty of murdering Sheryl Wilkins (l), 39, and Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53
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