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International
This month
August 2026
western Colombia
Rescuers in Colombia scramble to find survivors after powerful earthquake kills at least 240
Hot tub weed
Drug-smuggling van driver had claimed he was delivering a hot tub across border to Mullingar
Bashar al-Assad
Syrian court sentences former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes
carted away
Trump reportedly hid in catering truck and took secret flight from Turkey due to Iran threat
counter terrorism policing
UK police investigating Ann Widdecombe murder suspect over Nigel Farage arson attack
Latin America
Colombian president declares emergency after major earthquake kills 111 people
Colombia’s Geological Service said that it was “the highest magnitude earthquake registered in Colombia in the last decade”.
2028 Election
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has given another hint that she is considering a 2028 presidential run
Special Criminal Court
'We know I won’t be getting bail': Daniel Kinahan taken to Portlaoise Prison after court charge
Kinahan appeared in the Special Criminal Court on Sunday night charged with directing a crime group.
Extreme Weather
Temperatures rise to 30C in the UK, while Scotland is hit by half a month’s rain in two days
Zhejiang Province
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after over 1,000 flight cancellations and evacuations
British Columbia
State of emergency declared after wildfire forces 20,000 evacuations in western Canada
Australia
Investigation launched after 'near collision' between two passenger aircraft at Sydney Airport
Series7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Markéta Irglová and the late Glen Hansard on making music together
strait of hormuz
Iran issues demands for reopening of Strait of Hormuz, including compensation for war damages
Must ReadExtradition
Government jet lands in Dubai, with Daniel Kinahan set to be extradited on Sunday
Kinahan recently lost an appeal against the extradition.
Peter Murrell
Nicola Sturgeon feels like a ‘mug’ over ex-husband’s embezzlement and won’t visit him in prison
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From The 42Under Pressure
Uefa confirms making ‘departure payment’ to alleged lover of Fifa president Gianni Infantino
Weather Warning
Heat alerts come into force across Britain as UK braces for fifth heatwave of the year
Abelardo de la Espriella
Colombia's new president vows to 'defeat narco-terrorists' in fiery first speech as leader
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