Ukraine strikes Russian space centre in one of Kyiv’s largest drone attacks; Indonesia rescue operation continues as quake ...

Published 16 August 2026 3:37am BST At least 11 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon in the deadliest attack since a ceasefire with Hezbollah was agreed in June. Among the dead were ...

The short-range ballistic missiles scream through the atmosphere at a mile a second, bearing their explosive payloads towards ...

Romania’s defense ministry says a Spanish F-18 fighter jet pilot on a NATO air policing mission to Romania shot down a drone illegally breaching its national airspace, the fourth unmanned aircraft the ...

Ukrainian gymnast Taisiia Onofriichuk has won gold in the hoop final at the 2026 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships ...

Living in exile and facing a death sentence, the former Syrian president's legacy is defined less by the reformer he was once ...

The same night brought strikes on an air base housing the jets that carry Kinzhal missiles and on Russia's second-largest ...

WASHINGTON, August 16. /TASS/. The administration of US President Donald Trump should avoid escalating tensions with Russia ahead of the midterm congressional elections and instead seek to expand ...

Prior to the strikes, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance, the Israel Defense Forces said ...

Iran-US war latest: Tehran’s army chief tells Trump ‘we’ll break your legs’ and places $30k bounty on US soldiers - Iranian army commander’s threat comes after the American president vowed to declare ...