Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 20th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Month: August 2026
Tokyo-bound express train hits and kills four workers at railway station in Japan
Railway officials said it was unclear why the workers did not leave the site when the train was approaching, or what the lookout people were doing.
Drought on Serbia’s Sava River reveals long-lost WWII shipwreck
Serbia has seen the remains of a century-old steam tug emerge from the Sava River near Sremska Mitrovica, after prolonged heat and drought drove water levels exceptionally low.
Who Will Win When Yv and Yo Meet for a Playful Fight?
Yv and Yo Turn a Casual Walk Into a Roadside Showdown It started like two completely ordinary walks. Yv was strolling along one road wearing stylish gray wetlook leggings and a long-sleeve sweater, while Yo was walking along another road in her maroon wetlook leggings and matching long-sleeve sweater. Neither of them seemed to know…
One year to go: Qatar counts down to 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
A total of 32 national teams will play 92 games across four Doha arenas, including a former FIFA World Cup stadium transformed from a football pitch to a basketball court.
One beneficiary of the Iran war? Pirates.
The Iran war is giving fresh life to Somali pirates who prey on commercial ships laden with fuel and goods – a threat that had lain dormant for years. Earlier this week, a group of pirates seized a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia – at least the fifth such attack since April, according to Windward, a…
Trump says he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this year
Trump’s comments come just days after he announced that he had ordered US forces to scale back joint military drills with South Korea, which he said sent an “inappropriate and hostile” signal to Pyongyang.
Israel opens criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian medics
Criminal investigations are not being opened into three other incidents involving aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders.
Latest news bulletin | August 19th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 19th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
At least 100 people may have died after gold mine collapsed in Central African Republic
According to the Baboua public prosecutor, the incident is believed to have been caused by “the collapse of several underground tunnels in which miners were operating.”