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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify in the landmark social media trial

Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damages

US President Donald Trump's comments came ahead of the annual 'Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise in South Korea, which is aimed at deterring North Korea

Latest developments in US-Iran war

US President Donald Trump said the US would bomb Iran if it got "in the way" of an American deal with Iran

Called for Tehran to surrender

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal

Personnel from the National Disaster Management Agency loading Sodium Chloride into an aircraft before a cloud seeding mission at Tjilik Riwut Airport in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan

Make it rain: Indonesia chases clouds to stem El Nino fires

The historic fortified church in the village of Mosna has seen one of its outer walls collapse

Built in Middle Ages

Transylvania's fortified churches face fragile future

Australian cricket great David Warner has been sentenced for drink-driving

Legend of the sport

Australian cricketer Warner ordered to use breathalyser vehicle lock

The replica Viking longship is usually docked in the Norwegian capital

2,000 years apart

A Viking longship in 'The Odyssey'? It's a case of history meets Hollywood

A Chinese flag at half mast in Beijing to mourn the death of former premier Zhu Rongji

China mourns former premier Zhu Rongji with flags lowered, funeral

Philippine police gather at a school following the shooting in Zamboanga

Killer took own life

Philippine student killed in rare school shooting

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard celebrates after scoring in the Community Shield

Unusual position

Arsenal primed for Premier League title defence as rivals face questions

A humpback whale surfaces in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New York City on August 13, 2026

Blissful scenes

Whales spark joy in New York but face threats from boat traffic

Hakainde Hichilema won the presidency in 2021 on his sixth attempt

Allegedly tightly managed

Zambia's Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote

Empty tables at a restaurant in Old Havana are seen amid a lack of tourists and an exodus of residents deeply uncertain about Cuba's future

Once a byword for joyful excess

Lights out, crowds gone: Havana waits for what comes next

Enzo Maresca has replaced Pep Guardiola in the Manchester City hotseat

Ahead of new season

Premier League's new bosses brace for battle

Argentina's President Javier Milei, seen here holding a chainsaw in 2024, has been hailed for his success in fighting high inflation, but slower price increases are a double-edged sword for people living on credit

Opinion dividing

How families in Milei's Argentina sank deep into debt

President Hakainde Hichilema won Zambia's top job in 2021 on his sixth attempt

Zambia's Hichilema: 'cattle boy' and two-time president

Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium

Controversial owner

Boehly and Walter consider selling Chelsea stake to Clearlake Capital

Heavy machinery is seen inside Big Bend National Park in southern Texas, on August 15, 2026

$1.7 billion invested

US pauses construction of border project in Texas national park

At least 287 people have died, thousands have been injured and about 379 remain unaccounted for after a 7.4 earthquake struck in Colombia

Colombian minister under fire over beach holiday post-quake

Brazil's National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has ordered the US-based tech company to suspend livestreams on August 12

Popular messaging platform

Discord suspends livestreams in Brazil after teen's suicide

France has been sweltering under high temperatures for several days

Effect dramatically underestimated

Elderly far more at risk from rising heat than thought: study

Brazil's president, who is seeking reelection in October, visited the exploratory drilling rig off Amapa state

Near Amazon coast

Brazil's Lula hails new oil find as 'passport to the future'

Supporters hold up a photo of Jason Arday during a a vigil for the late Cambridge professor in London's Trafalgar Square

Blaming racism and relentless media pressure

Thousands mourn dead black academic in London vigil

A merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery would reshape the US entertainment and media industry

If deal gets delayed

Paramount demands $1.9 billion surety over states' merger lawsuit

The water levels on Lake Mead are now just above the threshold at which electricity production would be affected

New data reveals

Two largest US reservoirs hit record lows amid western drought

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has come under intense scrutiny for his now-scrapped plan to allow private investment into the World Cup

Lamour leaves key FIFA position after criticising Infantino

Nvidia briefly lost the crown of the world's top-valued company to Apple as semiconductor stocks take hit

$105 billion financing commitment

OpenAI to lease massive new AI data center in US, backed by Nvidia

Mangione, 28, is accused of killing chief executive of UnitedHealthCare Brian Thompson, 50, in New York in December 2024, in protest of the US insurance system

Mangione state murder trial postponed after federal guilty plea

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