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Landslide at waste mound in Guinea’s capital kills 30, government says - The Guardian

Landslide at waste mound in Guinea’s capital kills 30, government says The Guardian Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30 in Conakry BBC A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say AP News Guinea landslide kills 30 people after mound of waste collapses at landfill site Sky News Massive garbage heap collapses onto homes, killing at least 30 as rescuers search for survivors Fox News

A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say - AP News

A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say AP News Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30 in Conakry BBC Guinea landslide kills 30 people after mound of waste collapses at landfill site Sky News Landfill collapse in Guinea kills at least 30 people Al Jazeera Landslide at Guinea landfill kills 30, government says Reuters

Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list

UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s party British citizens who were born abroad would be made to wait longer for social housing under proposals to be announced by Reform UK on Monday. Nigel Farage’s party will announce the policy at a press conference in London. Under the policy, people born in the UK and young married couples with children would be given priority for social housing. Continue reading...

World news | The GuardianAug 23, 2026

Jamieson ends 14-year wait for second title at Trump course

Scott Jamieson shoots a final round of 67 to end his 14-year drought and make it back-to-back Scottish winners at the Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire.

BBC NewsAug 23, 2026

Swedish police say 1 dead, 2 injured after school sword attack - CBS News

Swedish police say 1 dead, 2 injured after school sword attack CBS News Victim of sword attack at a Swedish school was a 17-year-old girl ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Sweden’s Kristersson Cancels Campaign Speech After School Attack Bloomberg Swedish police probe online networks after teenage girl killed in school sword attack Reuters An 18-year-old with a sword attacks a school in Sweden, leaving 1 dead and 2 injured AP News

Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots - The New York Times

Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots The New York Times US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite court orders blocking changes The Guardian USPS issues rules to block mail-in ballots if states don't provide lists USA Today Federal Judge Blocks Mail-Ballot Restrictions That Threatened Americans Living Abroad Freedom For All Americans Mass. Judge Enjoins Trump Postal Service Mail Ballot Directive For 2026 Elections Mealey's

US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite court orders blocking changes - The Guardian

US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite court orders blocking changes The Guardian Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots The New York Times USPS issues rules to block mail-in ballots if states don't provide lists USA Today Federal Judge Blocks Mail-Ballot Restrictions That Threatened Americans Living Abroad Freedom For All Americans Mass. Judge Enjoins Trump Postal Service Mail Ballot Directive For 2026 Elections Mealey's

Attack on Ukraine shopping centre that killed 16 is ‘terror by design’, says EU foreign policy chief

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat, threatens harshest sanctions yet on Russia after strike on Kryvyi Rih, the home town of Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russian drones have slammed into a busy shopping centre in central Ukraine, killing 16 people in an attack that Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned as “cynical and despicable”. The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, condemned Friday’s attack on Kryvyi Rih – the president’s home town – as “terror by design” and said she was “putting forward the most far-

World news | The GuardianAug 22, 2026

Durham art gallery opens with works by Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen

The Light aims to bring art of international significance to north-east England Works by Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and Olafur Eliasson have gone on display at a new contemporary art gallery and museum in north-east England which aims to show works of international significance. The Light is a £17m redevelopment of a museum in Durham that closed 10 years ago to considerable local uproar. Continue reading...

World news | The GuardianAug 21, 2026

Map: 6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Peru - The New York Times

Map: 6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Peru The New York Times A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has shaken Peru’s southern Andes, no immediate damages reported AP News A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has shaken Peru’s southern Andes, USGS says ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Peru Rattled by 6.7-Magnitude Quake, No Damage Reported So Far Bloomberg.com Strong M6.7 earthquake hits Ayacucho, Peru The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform

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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has shaken Peru’s southern Andes, no immediate damages reported - AP News

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has shaken Peru’s southern Andes, no immediate damages reported AP News Map: 6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Peru The New York Times A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has shaken Peru’s southern Andes, USGS says ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Peru Rattled by 6.7-Magnitude Quake, No Damage Reported So Far Bloomberg.com Strong M6.7 earthquake hits Ayacucho, Peru The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform

Top stories - Google NewsAug 20, 2026

Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians

Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Israelis Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has attracted international sanctions and condemnation for his activities, has posted a gloating video of the construction of the site of a gallows where Palestinians convicted of terror offences, but not Jewish extremists accused of similar crimes, will be hanged. Ben-

World news | The GuardianAug 20, 2026

North Korea fires 10 missiles day after Trump curtails South Korea joint drills

Launches, detected by South Korea and Japan, came after US scaled back exercises with South Korea in apparent overture to Kim Jong-un North Korea launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after North Korea shrugged off Trump’s order to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy. The joint chiefs of staff said the launches happened from North Korea’s capital region around 5pm (0800 GMT)

World news | The GuardianAug 20, 2026

‘No Interest’: North Korea Dismisses Reduced U.S. Drills With South Korea - The New York Times

‘No Interest’: North Korea Dismisses Reduced U.S. Drills With South Korea The New York Times Alarm in South Korea as Iran dispute with Trump shakes a 72-year alliance Al Jazeera Opinion | Trump inverts his own foreign policy mantra The Washington Post North Korea dismisses Donald Trump’s overture Financial Times Trump’s snub of South Korea sends region scrambling Politico

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Alarm in South Korea as Iran dispute with Trump shakes a 72-year alliance - aljazeera.com

Alarm in South Korea as Iran dispute with Trump shakes a 72-year alliance aljazeera.com ‘No Interest’: North Korea Dismisses Reduced U.S. Drills With South Korea The New York Times Opinion | Trump inverts his own foreign policy mantra The Washington Post Trump’s snub of South Korea sends region scrambling Politico South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises AP News

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Kenya tourist helicopter crash kills seven, including five Americans - Reuters

Kenya tourist helicopter crash kills seven, including five Americans Reuters Five Americans, Ecuador intelligence chief killed in helicopter crash in Kenya CNN Telemundo Executive José Suárez Dies in Helicopter Crash at 55 Variety US journalist among 7 killed when helicopter on safari crashes in remote part of northern Kenya The Hill Luxury tour agency &Beyond confirms helicopter carrying its guests crashed in Kenya Reuters

ICC decries latest US sanctions as ‘flagrant attack’ on court’s independence

Trump administration put sanctions on the international criminal court’s president and a senior trial lawyer The international criminal court on Wednesday condemned the latest US sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal’s independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world. The state department announced Tuesday that it had hit ICC president Tomoko Akane, a Japanese national, and ICC senior trial l

World news | The GuardianAug 19, 2026

South Korean and US militaries shorten drills by about half after Trump ordered a reduction - apnews.com

South Korean and US militaries shorten drills by about half after Trump ordered a reduction apnews.com Opinion | Trump inverts his own foreign policy mantra washingtonpost.com Trump wants South Korea to defend itself. His overtures to Kim Jong Un could delay that. CNN Trump’s threats to Seoul may be worse than their bite Politico US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order Reuters

New Zealand great Tui joins Trailfinders

World Cup-winning New Zealand international Ruby Tui, 34, signs a one-year deal with Trailfinders Women.

BBC NewsAug 19, 2026

US to sanction the president and a prosecutor of international criminal court

Marco Rubio announced measures against Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israel’s war crimes in Gaza The US will sanction the president of the international criminal court (ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by Israel during its war on Gaza. The new sanctions designations were unveiled by Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, who called the Hague-based ICC a “corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its a

World news | The GuardianAug 18, 2026

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Landslide at waste mound in Guinea’s capital kills 30, government says - The Guardian

A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say - AP News

Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list

Jamieson ends 14-year wait for second title at Trump course

Swedish police say 1 dead, 2 injured after school sword attack - CBS News

Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots - The New York Times

US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite court orders blocking changes - The Guardian

Attack on Ukraine shopping centre that killed 16 is ‘terror by design’, says EU foreign policy chief

Durham art gallery opens with works by Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen

Map: 6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Peru - The New York Times

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has shaken Peru’s southern Andes, no immediate damages reported - AP News

Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians

North Korea fires 10 missiles day after Trump curtails South Korea joint drills

‘No Interest’: North Korea Dismisses Reduced U.S. Drills With South Korea - The New York Times

Alarm in South Korea as Iran dispute with Trump shakes a 72-year alliance - aljazeera.com

Kenya tourist helicopter crash kills seven, including five Americans - Reuters

ICC decries latest US sanctions as ‘flagrant attack’ on court’s independence

South Korean and US militaries shorten drills by about half after Trump ordered a reduction - apnews.com

New Zealand great Tui joins Trailfinders

US to sanction the president and a prosecutor of international criminal court

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