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Russian 'safari' drone attack on civilian minibus kills at least four, Ukraine says

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Russians pull billions from banks fearing Kremlin will seize savings for war

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Disney fights back: ABC sues Trump administration over threatened broadcast licences

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Latest news bulletin | August 19th, 2026 – Midday

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Europe's warmer seas are appealing to swimmers – but what lies beneath is ‘alarming’, study warns

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Tennis star Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine

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'Many revelations': Charles Spencer to 'tell the truth' about his sister Princess Diana in new book

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Fire in building housing several hotels in eastern India kills at least nine, injures six

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UK inflation hits four-month high of 2.9% as energy bills soar

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Zelenskyy fires presidential office deputy head Iryna Mudra amid corruption probe

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Beninese-French singer Angélique Kidjo makes history as first Black African to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star

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First jellyfish museum in the US opens in Pompano Beach

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OpenAI pledges to slow down its model development amid cybersecurity concerns

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Spain ignores EU and prepares urgent transfer of 500 migrant girls from Ceuta to mainland

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French President Emmanuel Macron signs assisted dying legislation into law

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Meta collects three times more user data than Microsoft or Apple

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Saxony-Anhalt election: who is behind "tactical voting"

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Commission approves €290 million Dutch state aid to support sustainable aviation fuels

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Indonesian authorities seize 2.6 tonnes of meth in major bust, narcotics official says

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Mud baths and red water: inside Bulgaria's Lake Atanasovsko

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'One of the most naturally innovative drummers': ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77

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Can the EU stop smoking and vaping? Not quite, but it can raise taxes.

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Business registrations down, bankruptcies up in Q2 2026

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US criticises Israel over 'unnecessary escalation' after strikes on Syrian airbase

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Where are Portugal's priciest homes? Cascais leads with prices of €4.35mn

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Thinking outside the box about wellbeing: inside UK’s Medicine Festival

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Commission adopts guidance on fiscal flexibility for energy security measures

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Belgium wildfire 'encircled' overnight but situation still 'complicated,' officials say

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EU mobilises support as wildfires spread across Europe

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Australia mushroom killer Erin Patterson's lawyers point to jury irregularities at appeal

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Large fire breaks out at recycling centre in southeast London

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EU provides €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to curb cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa

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Sacked Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for presidential elections

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Europe’s quietest island revealed – and it’s just an hour from one of the continent’s busiest

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‘Speckles of hope’: What we learned from cycling the length of the drought-hit Danube

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Hot nights are stealing your sleep and affecting your health. Here’s how

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French civil servant drugged us to make us urinate on ourselves, say accusers

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Latest news bulletin | August 19th, 2026 – Morning

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‘There is no fish’: The Russian vessels raising spy fears in Europe

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War and heatwaves threaten to push bread and pasta prices higher

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EU support to help tackle major fires in Belgium and Spain

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EU-backed electricity link to Cyprus stalls amid regional tensions

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Trump says last minute deal reached with Canada to delay 50% US tariffs on imports from Ottawa

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Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election

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North Korea slams joint US-South military drills as 'open threat' to regional security

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French film producer Nicolas Altmayer and Dior PR director Mathilde Favier killed in car crash

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ICC hits back after US announces fresh sanctions on senior court figures

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Musiala collapses during match for second time

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Over 2,000 emergency personnel tackle wildfires still raging in Portugal

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Italy demands compensation from Germany over migrant arrivals

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