A Russian attack on a village in the Kharkiv region of northeast Ukraine killed 10 people, Kyiv said Tuesday, vowing to respond. The strike comes amid a surge in civilian deaths in the four-and-a-half-year war. Russian forces "carried out a

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran. Trump has been

Ukraine has urged motorsport's world governing body to reconsider lifting a ban on competitors ​from Russia and Belarus in international events. The ban on participants from the two countries ‌competing with their own flags and anthems, in place since Russia

Spanish Rodrigo Hernández Cascante (Rodri) has officially ended his seven-year Manchester City career after completing a move to Barcelona, with the transfer awaiting international clearance. According to Manchester City’s statement released on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the World Cup winner

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been handed a six month driving ban after he racked up two convictions in the space of two days. The 51-year-old was caught speeding in a Range Rover in March while on a

Country music icon Dolly Parton has apologized for missing the opening of a new attraction at her Dollywood theme park in Tennessee after her doctors advised her not to travel due to recent health issues. The 80-year-old singer said she

Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan reportedly collapsed after his two wives got into a dramatic hair-pulling brawl in front of shocked holidaymakers. The football gaffer was enjoying a break on the country’s glamorous north coast when paradise turned into pure

A young British couple and their pilot were k!lled in a helicopter crash on the Greek island of Sifnos. Greek police said the crash occurred on Monday, August 17, 2026. They have been named as Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert.

A South African man with a previous domestic violence conviction has been sentenced by the Gqeberha High Court to two life terms plus three years for the r@pe and m8rder of an 8-year-old girl, Veronica May. Lelethu Nkosana (27) was

A second death at a controversial KwaZulu-Natal Midlands rehabilitation facility has triggered a police investigation and fresh scrutiny over its treatment of patients, with the Department of Social Development now probing whether the facility is legally registered and compliant with prescribed standards.

Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Mark Burke is facing calls for his removal from Parliament’s finance-related committees after the High Court dismissed a challenge by fintech company Kastelo over a Reserve Bank blocking order linked to suspected exchange-control contraventions involving about

South Africa’s fuel prices look set to rise again in September, as hopes of peace in the Middle East remain as elusive as ever. The latest snapshot from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) is pointing to steep diesel price increases

A standoff between police in Robertson in the Western Cape and a gunman on a farm ended in the death of the gunman, damaged police vehicles, and a injured policeman. The standoff on a farm in De Hoop started on Sunday evening, after police