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Israeli settlers attack West Bank Palestinian community, burn homes

News August 6, 2026

Israeli settlers attacked a small Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank, injuring people, destroying homes and smashing their power source, the military and residents said on Thursday, in th...

Israel charges settler in killing of Palestinian activist in West Bank

News August 6, 2026

Prosecutors charged an Israeli settler on Thursday in the killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank, the first such indictment since the outbreak of the Gaza war in 202...

North Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korea military says

Technology August 6, 2026

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile over the Sea of Japan on Thursday, Seoul’s military said, with the launch coming after Pyongyang lambasted Japan’s military build-up in the Pacifi...

England recall Dan Lawrence from two years of Test exile to face Pakistan

News August 6, 2026

England have recalled Dan Lawrence from two years of Test exile to face Pakistan, with the batsman pencilled in to fill the middle-order vacancy created by the retirement of captain Ben Stokes. Nation...

Pakistan beat West Indies by eight wickets to draw series

News August 5, 2026

Pakistan beat the West Indies by eight wickets on the fourth day of the second and final Test at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Wednesday to level the series. Beaten by 90 runs in the first Test t...

Michigan primary puts Democratic divide on the ballot

Health August 5, 2026

US Democrats are awaiting results from their marquee primary in Michigan on Wednesday morning, with the contest between a left-wing insurgent and an establishment-backed congresswoman becoming a proxy...

Pakistan close on series-levelling win against West Indies

News August 5, 2026

Pakistan’s spinners put their team on course for a series-levelling victory as the West Indies stumbled to 103 for six — a lead of just 60 runs — on an eventful third day of the second and final...

Trump warns Iran to open Strait of Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'

News August 5, 2026

United States President Donald Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as soon as Wednesday but warned Iran it would get “hit very hard” if negotiations fell through. Transit o...

Hezbollah chief, Lebanese PM trade barbs over talks with Israel

Business August 5, 2026

• Qassem says talks will bring Lebanon ‘nothing but shame, humiliation’• Salam accuses group of ‘helping Israel’• Talks between both sides continue in Rome BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s chief sa...

Why India's petrol shift has motorists fuming

News August 4, 2026

India’s aggressive drive to expand ethanol-blended petrol is facing growing resistance, with a protest march on Tuesday demanding the government rethink its decision to make E20 fuel the national st...