Month: August 2026

The EU, Meta and TikTok on Monday agreed to create a dedicated channel with fact-checkers to flag disinformation linked to a surge of migrants arriving in Spanish territory, three people told POLITICO. Thousands of migrants arrived in late July in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in Morocco and the EU’s only land border with Africa. The…

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 10th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

The Colombian geological service put the magnitude of the quake at 6.6 while its American counterpart USGS put it at 7.4.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson shot back that Iranians had “shown they are professional chess players” after Trump said he was “low-keying it” and likened talks with Tehran to a chess game.

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 time – holding the most wins as a head coach in NBA history.

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 68.

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.

Israel rejected a U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza Sunday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying that Israel will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas has been “genuinely disarmed.” In dismissing the 15-point plan drawn up by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, Netanyahu also said that as long as he is prime minister,…

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 been confirmed.

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.