JowharRegionalhanad14 Aug 2026 Iconic photos from around the world go on display in Sligo↗
From conflict zones to courtrooms, some of the most striking images made by photojournalists over the past year have arrived in the heart of Sligo, where a new outdoor exhibition is turning Queen Maeve Square into a global window on…
Read at Jowhar ↗Headline and extract © Jowhar — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Italian police recover paintings by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse after heist↗
Artworks valued at total of more than $10m were stolen from Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma in March Italian police have recovered three paintings by the French masters Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse that were…
AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)14 Aug 2026 Rome’s Colosseum extends cool night tours as heatwaves scorch city↗
Rome’s Colosseum is opening late four nights a week this summer, offering fully booked evening tours as a cooler, more magical way to visit.
Read at Africanews ↗Headline and extract © Africanews — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Andy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targets↗
Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves Andy Burnham’s government has said it will look at cutting electric vehicle sales targets, in proposals that could…
Congo's Ebola cases rising at record pace↗
The Ebola virus is spreading rapidly in the DRC. In Kinshasa, a city of millions, fears of a serious health crisis are growing. Hospitals are scrambling to prepare for emergencies as best as they can.
Read at DW — Africa ↗Headline and extract © DW — Africa — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)14 Aug 2026 AI could transform African agriculture but access remains a major challenge↗
Senior FAO official for Africa Meshack Malo described artificial intelligence as a powerful tool for farmers, stressing the need for Africa datasets, language models, research capacity and agritech firms, to enable the continent to be not…
Read at Africanews ↗Headline and extract © Africanews — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Congo: Ebola cases are rising at record pace↗
The Ebola virus is spreading rapidly in the DRC. In Kinshasa, a city of millions, fears of a serious health crisis are growing. Hospitals are scrambling to prepare for emergencies as best as they can.
Read at DW — Africa ↗Headline and extract © DW — Africa — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Builders unearth €9m gold loot sealed in walls of Belgian property↗
Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.
Pakistan PM’s ‘red line’ warning to India over water treaty↗
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused India of illegally suspending the Indus Waters Treaty.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Putin’s recruiters scramble to avoid second mass mobilisation as Ukraine losses mount↗
Russia is losing 30,000 casualties a month, and the country’s regions are under pressure to feed the ‘meat-grinder’. Experts say it may not be enough In kitchens and Telegram chats across Russia, the same question is being asked with…
Russia stance will be defended in court, pledges World Athletics chief Coe↗
Russian Athletics has lodged new claim at Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge sanctions, but WA will fight it.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Jeremy Bamber’s legal team challenge ban on his talking to the media↗
Lawyer says restriction comes at ‘significant moment’ in appeal process for White House Farm murder conviction The legal team of Jeremy Bamber, who has served 41 years in prison for murdering five members of his family, has challenged…
US missionary kidnapped in Niger released after nine months in captivity↗
Kevin Rideout, a pilot with the evangelical missionary agency SIM International, was abducted in the capital, Niamey.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)14 Aug 2026 Emmy-nominated director looks to Tupac trial for long-awaited closure↗
Emmy-nominated director Alexandria Stapleton is hoping the trial of a man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing will bring answers and “some sort of closure” to the rapper’s family, friends and fans.
Read at Africanews ↗Headline and extract © Africanews — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Saudi Arabia announces start of Red Sea defence alliance: Will it work?↗
Thirteen countries have become members of the Saudi-led maritime alliance.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross↗
BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.
Almost 500 arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France this summer↗
More than 180 minors among those detained, as firefighters tackle blazes across Europe amid record-breaking heatwave Europe heatwave – latest updates Almost 500 people have been arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France since…
Israeli soldiers prevent aid delivery to besieged Palestinians↗
Israeli soldiers prevent aid delivery to besieged Palestinians
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. ‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes↗
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest – is killing one person every 30 minutes.
Israeli forces block activists from reaching besieged Qusra families↗
About 15 Palestinians, including two children, have been trapped in three homes in Qusra for nearly a week.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Zambia suspends vote count nationwide amid reports of violence, ballot theft↗
Zambia's electoral commission on Friday suspended vote counting from Thursday's presidential and parliamentary elections for at least 24 hours due to “violence targeted at poll staff” and reported instances of theft of marked ballot…
Rising Australian golfer Bang dies of brain haemorrhage in Thailand aged 18↗
Jessica Bang won her first professional event this year but died after collapse in Thailand and emergency surgery.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone↗
Sudanese women about to give birth are losing their babies and sometimes their own lives because of a lack of specialist healthcare support, amid the ongoing war, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
Israeli PM Netanyahu calls UK ‘the Islamic Republic of Britain’↗
The Israeli PM's remark comes amid signs of growing tension between Israel and the UK's Labour government.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Pardon for president's main rival in Chad↗
It paves the way for the release of Succès Masra from prison where he had been sentenced to 20 years.
Digested week: Humid New York or London’s oven-blast heat? Tough one to call↗
Plus, heartbreakingly brilliant Cats: the Jellicle Ball, summer reads and Taylor Swift’s low-key wedding I’ve been in New York for two weeks, where the unthinkable has happened: even for a city accustomed to extremes, it is so hot, so…
Ferry sinking kills 46 in rural Zimbabwe↗
In Zimbabwe, hundreds of people have attended a memorial service following a ferry disaster on Lake Kariba that claimed at least 46 lives. The boat was a vital link for villagers and fish traders around the vast lake, but was reportedly…
Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’↗
Israeli PM criticised by political rival for attacking an international ally and overseeing ‘horrific diplomatic failure’ The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called the UK “the Islamic republic of Britain” in a podcast…
Huckabee calls Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’: Can US push end Qusra siege?↗
US ambassador to Israel has issued a rare condemnation of a violent siege on families in the West Bank village of Qusra.
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Manchester City's Enzo Maresca coy on the future of midfielder Rodri ahead of Community Shield showdown with Arsenal.
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