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Last updated: August 16, 2026, 08:49 AM PHT
Last updated: August 16, 2026, 08:49 AM PHT
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1Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills at least 47 in Indonesia
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2Rescuers search for survivors of powerful Indonesia earthquake
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3Qatar denies capturing three Iranian pilots after downing fighter jets
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4South Korea president proposes talks with Pyongyang to formally end Korean War
FRANCE 24 — August 15, 2026, 11:39 PM PHT -
5Reform UK plan would overhaul welfare system with £50bn in savings
BBC News — August 16, 2026, 08:39 AM PHT -
6News live: Hanson says Australians should be able to use super for cost-of-living pressures
Cait Kelly — August 16, 2026, 08:27 AM PHT -
7Hurricane Lala closes in on Hawaii bringing heavy rain, wind
ABC News: Top Stories — August 16, 2026, 08:22 AM PHT -
8BBC seeks to subpoena Trump's family members in Panorama lawsuit
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9Iran war live: Talks on Hormuz Strait continue; Israel kills 11 in Lebanon
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 08:00 AM PHT -
10Britain's youngest Formula E driver says talent isn't enough anymore
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11Unauthorised sites are growing but travellers say they are forced to break the law
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12I survived two years as prime minister in a hit new game – then my cabinet deserted me
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13From making friends to managing money: Students' advice for this year's freshers
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14What's driving men to get penis fillers, despite the risks?
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15Hawaii braces for potential first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years
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16Yemen’s government says Houthi strikes hit residential areas in Marib
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 07:27 AM PHT -
17At least five reported dead amid flooding in US state of Indiana
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 07:19 AM PHT -
18Colombia asks Trump to suspend tariffs as country reels from earthquake
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 07:04 AM PHT -
19The influencers getting bitten while chasing the perfect shark shot
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20US women in politics spark conversation about balancing family and career
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21The Papers: UK-made drones 'strike Russia' and 'phone theft Britain'
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22Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush-Money Trial
Glenn Thrush — August 16, 2026, 06:26 AM PHT -
23US Democrats finalise major shakeup to 2028 presidential primary calendar
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 06:22 AM PHT -
24Why is the latest Ebola outbreak worsening?
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
25Trump-linked crypto venture World Liberty Trust granted bank status
ABC News: Top Stories — August 16, 2026, 05:51 AM PHT -
26Australian state to launch gun buyback after Bondi Beach attack
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27Shocking death of former professor reverberates at Cambridge — and well beyond
Steve Hendrix — August 16, 2026, 05:36 AM PHT -
28Major incidents across UK putting firefighters under 'incredible pressure', fire chief says
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29'Absolutely miles ahead!' GB women win brilliant relay gold
BBC News — August 16, 2026, 05:14 AM PHT -
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31Bou Meng, Rare Survivor of Khmer Rouge Torture House, Dies at 85
Seth Mydans — August 16, 2026, 05:12 AM PHT -
32$10 Million in Gold Found Buried Under Former Brewery in Belgium
Zane Irwin — August 16, 2026, 05:07 AM PHT -
33Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta, reports say
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34California tackles multiple wildfires as firefighter workforce faces strain
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
35Iran rebuffs Trump's claim over Strait of Hormuz amid report of another ship being struck
US Top News and Analysis — August 16, 2026, 04:38 AM PHT -
36Israeli strikes kill 11 in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah threatens to retaliate
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37Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, authorities say
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40Canadian petition to expel US ambassador gains over 170,000 signatures
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 04:09 AM PHT -
41Moroccan police intercept migrants heading for Ceuta enclave
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 04:07 AM PHT -
42New York City man charged with hate crimes after alleged synagogue assault
Marina Dunbar in New York — August 16, 2026, 04:02 AM PHT -
43One Nation senator says parents who support their trans children are engaging in ‘child abuse’
Josh Butler — August 16, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
44Where to Eat and Drink at a Barcelona Bar Like a Local
Danielle Pergament and Mariano Herrera — August 16, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
45Central Synagogue Attack Rattles Jewish New Yorkers
Emma Goldberg and Maia Coleman — August 16, 2026, 03:47 AM PHT -
46Moroccan police arrest over 100 migrants trying to reach Spanish enclave
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 03:46 AM PHT -
47Liechtenstein changes succession rule to allow women to ascend the throne
BBC News — August 16, 2026, 03:41 AM PHT -
48The Last Hurricane to Hit Hawaii Became a Movie Star
Amy Graff and Pooja Salhotra — August 16, 2026, 03:39 AM PHT -
49Zimbabwe boat accident death toll hits 68 as 22 more bodies recovered
Nadeem Badshah — August 16, 2026, 03:39 AM PHT -
50How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands
Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell — August 16, 2026, 03:38 AM PHT -
51Iran Says Qatar Captured Its Pilots Months Ago, a Claim Qatar Rejects
Yeganeh Torbati and Leily Nikounazar — August 16, 2026, 03:36 AM PHT -
52Multiple suspects at large after five shot at Virginia State University, police say
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53Rashford returns as AC Milan highlight issues facing Carrick
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54Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry disaster rises to 72
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 03:10 AM PHT -
55'Fury' at Tarling death as cycling union calls for better helmets
BBC News — August 16, 2026, 03:05 AM PHT -
56Palestinian Rappers Shabjdeed and Saint Levant in Spat Over Authenticity
Raja Abdulrahim — August 16, 2026, 03:02 AM PHT -
57Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans gather to pay respects as coffin brought home
Aneesa Ahmed — August 16, 2026, 02:44 AM PHT -
58Democrats Make South Carolina the First Contest in 2028 Presidential Primary Calendar
Shane Goldmacher — August 16, 2026, 02:27 AM PHT -
59La Liga: Real Madrid key talking points heading into new 2026-27 season
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 02:19 AM PHT -
60Canadian Petition to Expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Takes Off
Matina Stevis-Gridneff — August 16, 2026, 02:15 AM PHT -
61Cleanup underway as Russian oil spill reaches Oman’s coastline
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 02:11 AM PHT -
62Moroccan police arrest more than 100 people as they attempt to enter Ceuta
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63Why is Australia's mushroom killer back in court this week?
BBC News — August 16, 2026, 02:02 AM PHT -
64US aircraft carrier expected to relieve USS Lincoln in Middle East
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 01:49 AM PHT -
65Inter Milan sign England’s Djed Spence from Tottenham Hotspur
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 01:48 AM PHT -
66Firefighters battle wildfire tearing through Belgian nature reserve
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68Family stranded at sea for 16 hours after jet ski capsized in Thailand
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69Marijuana reform is emerging as a midterm elections issue on both sides of the aisle
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70Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans line the streets as coffin taken to Swansea home
BBC News — August 16, 2026, 01:33 AM PHT -
71Professor’s Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring
Mara Hvistendahl, Megan Specia, Leo Sands, Ali Watkins and Susan Dominus — August 16, 2026, 01:31 AM PHT -
72Storm Lala strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it nears Hawaii
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 01:27 AM PHT -
73US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran, Western Hemisphere
ABC News: Top Stories — August 16, 2026, 01:23 AM PHT -
74UK PM Burnham reacts to death of former Cambridge professor
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 01:19 AM PHT -
75Body found in Romania believed to be missing British hiker George Smyth
Nadeem Badshah — August 16, 2026, 01:14 AM PHT -
76France's Léon Marchand wins 200-meter butterfly final at European Swimming Championships
FRANCE24 — August 16, 2026, 12:55 AM PHT -
77At least 47 dead after 7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
Victoria Craw — August 16, 2026, 12:42 AM PHT -
78Erdogan says Egypt could join Turkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defence pact
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 12:39 AM PHT -
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80Body found in search for UK student missing on Romania hike
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81One killed, dozens injured after wildfire hits Croatian coast
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 12:33 AM PHT -
82Fernandez booed by Chelsea fans as Alonso offers glimpse of blueprint
BBC News — August 16, 2026, 12:22 AM PHT -
83Sudan’s al-Burhan pledges immunity for dialogue, rules out Hemedti return
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 16, 2026, 12:17 AM PHT -
84Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Kill 11, Health Officials Say
Abdi Latif Dahir — August 16, 2026, 12:09 AM PHT -
85Massive egg recall in US south and south-west due to salmonella outbreak
Marina Dunbar — August 16, 2026, 12:01 AM PHT -
86Royal estates rent out homes that fail to meet legal energy efficiency standards
Nick Sommerlad — August 16, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
87Alarmed by the alarm: people react to ‘severe alert’ on phones over UK wildfires
Sammy Gecsoyler — August 15, 2026, 11:54 PM PHT -
88Ukraine hits Russian Starlink-style network, Moscow tracks arms package
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 15, 2026, 11:50 PM PHT -
89Israeli settlers besiege Palestinian families in occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 15, 2026, 11:48 PM PHT -
90Hundreds of villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire
FRANCE 24 — August 15, 2026, 11:37 PM PHT -
91Hundreds arrested on suspicion of arson in France as wildfires rage across Europe
Jon Henley in Paris — August 15, 2026, 11:32 PM PHT -
92Syrian Convicted in Austria of Civil War Abuses Is Detained in Syria
Carlotta Gall and Hussam Hammoud — August 15, 2026, 11:28 PM PHT -
93Sedition to anthem: Many lives of ‘Azadi’ chants in India’s youth protests
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 15, 2026, 11:25 PM PHT -
94How blind football is helping women overcome barriers in Mexico
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 15, 2026, 11:15 PM PHT -
95How to beat an earthquake: The Colombian city where no one died
Helena Carpio — August 15, 2026, 11:13 PM PHT -
96French father and two children rescued after 16 hours adrift off Thai island
FRANCE 24 — August 15, 2026, 11:09 PM PHT -
97Alaska candidate for US Senate rejects Kamala Harris’s unsolicited support
Adam Gabbatt — August 15, 2026, 11:07 PM PHT -
98Heathrow airport roads reopen after flooding from burst water main
Daniel Lavelle and agencies — August 15, 2026, 10:58 PM PHT -
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100Prediction markets and sports betting: How this UK exchange is trying to do both in the U.S.
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 10:46 PM PHT -
101Anthropic revenue reportedly jumps to more than $11.5 billion in second quarter
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102Thirty years after Tupac Shakur’s killing, can a murder trial offer justice?
Uwa Ede-Osifo — August 15, 2026, 10:40 PM PHT -
103AOC says she's been saving up to freeze her eggs. Here's how much the procedure can cost
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 10:35 PM PHT -
104Safety check calls after Irish teenager electrocuted taking shower in Greece
Helena Smith in Athens — August 15, 2026, 10:26 PM PHT -
105Inflation moderated as Intel and Nvidia fueled the AI trade in last week's market
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 10:22 PM PHT -
106Depleted strategic oil reserve nears level that raises concerns about damage to caverns, operations
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 10:19 PM PHT -
107Naidoc awards honour ‘fearless, brilliant’ promoter of First Nations culture Rhoda Roberts
Douglas Smith Indigenous affairs reporter — August 15, 2026, 10:01 PM PHT -
108Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill 11 in worst toll since June truce
William Christou — August 15, 2026, 09:55 PM PHT -
109Teenager pleas guilty to attacking California sea lion in viral video
Ramon Antonio Vargas — August 15, 2026, 09:54 PM PHT -
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111College can cost $100,000 a year. Here's how families are covering the tab
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 09:30 PM PHT -
112Where Future Champions Race Against the Tide
Ali Watkins and Clodagh Kilcoyne — August 15, 2026, 09:03 PM PHT -
113Missed out on tickets to see the Bayeux tapestry in London? A £1,000 hotel stay will get you in
Helena Horton — August 15, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
114Chad bans sand extraction along Chari River, sparking controversy
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117Berkshire adds $17 billion to Alphabet stake
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 08:50 PM PHT -
118Firefighters keep battling wildfire in France’s Landes region
FRANCE24 — August 15, 2026, 08:36 PM PHT -
119The Charming, Amusing, Surprisingly Low-Confidence Matthew Rhys
Lulu Garcia-Navarro — August 15, 2026, 08:33 PM PHT -
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121Between earn-nothing cash, broken long-term bonds, these are the safety trades of 2026 market
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 08:30 PM PHT -
122Tributes paid to Jason Arday after former Cambridge professor’s death
Aneesa Ahmed — August 15, 2026, 08:22 PM PHT -
123I drove Tesla FSD, Rivian Autonomy+ ‘hands-free’ driving systems. Here’s how they compare
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
124How long will software-defined cars last? The auto industry doesn't know yet
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
125Met Police apologises for data breach involving alleged Al Fayed victims
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127Ukraine attacks Russian air base and rocket plant in Samara region
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129Heat Deaths in a ‘Cold’ Country Are a Warning to the Rest of Europe
Jeanna Smialek and Koba Ryckewaert — August 15, 2026, 07:03 PM PHT -
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131Summer Camps Strive to Stay Part of Canadian Life, Despite Hurdles
Matina Stevis-Gridneff — August 15, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
132Frustration with Trump grows among U.S.’s Persian Gulf allies, officials say
Susannah George — August 15, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
133U.S., Canada race for deal to avert Trump’s threat of 50 percent tariffs
David J. Lynch — August 15, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
134'We're seeing an important escalation in southern Lebanon despite the so-called truce'
FRANCE24 — August 15, 2026, 05:59 PM PHT -
135US : Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO
FRANCE24 — August 15, 2026, 05:47 PM PHT -
136The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask
Yeganeh Torbati — August 15, 2026, 05:30 PM PHT -
137Afghans rebuild their lives in France five years after Taliban takeover
FRANCE24 — August 15, 2026, 05:13 PM PHT -
138France approves assisted dying law but rejects social media ban for under-15s
FRANCE24 — August 15, 2026, 05:09 PM PHT -
139Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government
Michael Schwirtz, Adam Goldman and Aaron Krolik — August 15, 2026, 05:03 PM PHT -
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141As China Pushes to Expand in Asia, Trump Focuses on Iran
Edward Wong — August 15, 2026, 05:01 PM PHT -
142Post-Brexit rights for British citizens are being undermined in Sweden
Lisa O’Carroll Brexit correspondent — August 15, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
143A Nazi bunker stands in the way of Berlin’s housing plans
Maegan Vazquez — August 15, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
144US urges Netanyahu to condemn settlers besieging Palestinians in West Bank
FRANCE24 — August 15, 2026, 04:52 PM PHT -
145Five years of Taliban rule: Afghan women face deepening repression
FRANCE24 — August 15, 2026, 04:49 PM PHT -
146Indonesia earthquake kills at least 38 as rescue operation continues
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148First Australian death of little penguin with H5 bird flu confirmed on Phillip Island
Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent — August 15, 2026, 03:01 PM PHT -
149Beijing is said to move to clarify tax rules stoking confusion among China's ultra-wealthy
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 02:11 PM PHT -
150Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves
BBC News — August 15, 2026, 01:01 PM PHT -
151Extreme heat spurs earliest-ever Champagne harvest, putting its famous taste to the test
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 01:00 PM PHT -
152Russia's economy has defied the skeptics. Cracks are getting harder to hide
US Top News and Analysis — August 15, 2026, 01:00 PM PHT -
153‘My heart breaks into a million pieces’: emotional tributes to Kumanjayi Little Baby at Alice Springs funeral
Australian Associated Press — August 15, 2026, 12:58 PM PHT -
154Entrenched, Embattled and Defiant, the Taliban Celebrate 5 Years in Power
Elian Peltier — August 15, 2026, 12:01 PM PHT -
155Wary of Trump, Europe Seeks Role in Eventual Russia-Ukraine Talks
Steven Erlanger — August 15, 2026, 12:01 PM PHT -
156A Prominent Mexican Politician Says U.S. Revoked His Visa
Jack Nicas, Annie Correal and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega — August 15, 2026, 09:17 AM PHT -
157WATCH: Community comes together to thank firefighters after Washington state wildfires
ABC News: Top Stories — August 15, 2026, 09:09 AM PHT -
158Jason Arday, Cambridge Professor Accused of Plagiarism, Is Found Dead
Mara Hvistendahl — August 15, 2026, 09:00 AM PHT