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Last updated: August 17, 2026, 11:10 AM PHT
Last updated: August 17, 2026, 11:10 AM PHT
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1U.S. commander calls mental health a priority after he visits USS Lincoln
Sammy Westfall — August 17, 2026, 08:41 AM PHT -
2Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 09:41 AM PHT -
3Lala weakens to tropical storm as it lashes Hawaii with heavy wind and rain
Associated Press — August 17, 2026, 07:45 AM PHT -
4Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of Irish motorway
Nadeem Badshah — August 17, 2026, 05:50 AM PHT -
5Kushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza Plan
Aaron Boxerman and Zolan Kanno-Youngs — August 17, 2026, 05:16 AM PHT -
6Death toll rises to 84 from capsized ferry in Zimbabwe
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 05:03 AM PHT -
7Suspect in Virginia State University shooting found hiding in dorm closet
Michael Sainato — August 17, 2026, 03:39 AM PHT -
8Europe’s tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in small Polish village
Associated Press — August 16, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
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10Who became a Disney Legend in 2026? See the star-studded list
ABC News: Top Stories — August 17, 2026, 10:55 AM PHT -
11Trump says US to scale back South Korea military drills after it stayed out of Iran war
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 10:51 AM PHT -
12Indiana Prepares for More Rain After Days of Deadly Storms
Bernard Mokam — August 17, 2026, 10:51 AM PHT -
13Iran Says Qatar Captured Its Pilots Months Ago, a Claim Qatar Rejects
Yeganeh Torbati and Leily Nikounazar — August 17, 2026, 10:43 AM PHT -
14Australia politics live: Greens senator accuses Labor of backing gas industry and billionaires over ‘disabled people and our families’
Krishani Dhanji — August 17, 2026, 10:37 AM PHT -
15Zambia incumbent takes early election lead as opposition alleges armed raid
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 10:27 AM PHT -
16Ferrari's first ever electric car sold for record $40m at auction
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 10:22 AM PHT -
17Japan second-quarter GDP grows 1.1% on an annualized basis, missing expectations
US Top News and Analysis — August 17, 2026, 10:21 AM PHT -
18UK to turn cooler with rain after exceptional heat and dry spell
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 10:08 AM PHT -
19Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experience
Raphael Rashid in Seoul — August 17, 2026, 09:49 AM PHT -
20Israeli settlers pitch tents for new illegal outpost in occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 09:28 AM PHT -
21Can the AU make its current Sudan mission count?
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 09:13 AM PHT -
22Canadian Petition to Expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Takes Off
Matina Stevis-Gridneff — August 17, 2026, 09:13 AM PHT -
23Mamdani Speaks Mandarin to Promote Broadway, and Gets Good Reviews
Grace Ashford — August 17, 2026, 09:07 AM PHT -
24About 100 homes swept away after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 08:20 AM PHT -
25Trump says US to ‘substantially reduce’ military drills with South Korea
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 08:11 AM PHT -
26Israel releases 35 Palestinian prisoners back into Gaza
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 08:05 AM PHT -
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28Iran war live: Tehran-US MoU set to expire; Hamas’s al-Khayya meets Kushner
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 08:00 AM PHT -
29UN’s Albanese: Israel outsourcing coercion to settlers in West Bank
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 07:58 AM PHT -
30Israeli minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ Palestinians in Gaza nightly
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 07:58 AM PHT -
31'I want my brother back' – Tupac’s brother tells BBC murder trial won’t bring justice
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 07:21 AM PHT -
32McIlroy admits concerns as Scheffler regains winning feeling at St Jude
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 07:15 AM PHT -
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34'Ghana was the crime scene' – the country leading the demand for slavery reparations
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 07:09 AM PHT -
35Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
ABC News: Top Stories — August 17, 2026, 06:50 AM PHT -
36Liechtenstein Changes Its Law to Allow Women to Ascend the Throne
Ephrat Livni — August 17, 2026, 06:10 AM PHT -
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38Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza
Associated Press — August 17, 2026, 06:07 AM PHT -
39What could stop Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians?
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 05:54 AM PHT -
40Hundreds of migrants arrested near Ceuta border in latest crackdown
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 05:51 AM PHT -
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42Reform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizens
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 05:41 AM PHT -
43Believe the unbelievable in this market — things can be different this time
US Top News and Analysis — August 17, 2026, 05:32 AM PHT -
44Wildfires kill two in Greece and torch Belgian nature reserve
Angela Giuffrida and agencies — August 17, 2026, 05:27 AM PHT -
45Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysia between the superpowers
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 05:23 AM PHT -
46Jared Kushner meets Hamas on Mideast trip to push Gaza deal
Mohamad El Chamaa, Lior Soroka — August 17, 2026, 05:21 AM PHT -
47Zale Parry, Aquatic Hollywood Star and Early Acid Tripper, Dies at 93
Michael S. Rosenwald — August 17, 2026, 05:07 AM PHT -
48🔴 Cameroon beats Malawi to win Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time
FRANCE24 — August 17, 2026, 05:03 AM PHT -
49Israelis harass Palestinian-owned cafe in Iceland, tear down Palestine map
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 05:02 AM PHT -
50Reform accused of targeting the most vulnerable with £50bn benefit cut
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor — August 17, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
51Erdogan says Hamas acted sincerely, criticises Israeli attacks
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 04:55 AM PHT -
52US admiral praises USS Lincoln crew amid reported mental health concerns
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 04:46 AM PHT -
53Top Admiral Praises Sailors but Concedes Hardships After Visit to U.S.S. Lincoln
Helene Cooper — August 17, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
54Brazil: Lula, Bolsonaro return to strongholds to launch runs for president
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 04:36 AM PHT -
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56US-Iran MoU is set to expire: What to know
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 04:28 AM PHT -
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59Senegal’s Saint-Louis Regatta keeps centuries of tradition alive
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 04:04 AM PHT -
60Anti-corruption raids in Baghdad as dozens of officials arrested
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 04:02 AM PHT -
61Belgian wildfire doubles in size on third day tearing through nature reserve
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 04:01 AM PHT -
62Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety
Robert Mackey — August 17, 2026, 03:58 AM PHT -
63Trump envoy Kushner meets Hamas leader to push Gaza peace plan
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 03:58 AM PHT -
64As China Pushes to Expand in Asia, Trump Focuses on Iran
Edward Wong — August 17, 2026, 03:58 AM PHT -
65Two dead and hundreds evacuated after twin fires break out on Greek island
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 03:50 AM PHT -
66Nightmare Man City start for Maresca – are Arsenal really so far ahead?
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 03:37 AM PHT -
67Barcelona agree £65m Rodri deal – who could replace him at Man City?
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 03:37 AM PHT -
68Erdogan says Israeli attacks on Lebanon are a serious concern for Türkiye
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 03:29 AM PHT -
69At least six people dead from days of storms and record flooding in Indiana
Associated Press — August 17, 2026, 03:27 AM PHT -
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71Erdogan calls for Strait of Hormuz reopening amid oil disruption
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 03:18 AM PHT -
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74Soldiers praised for 'phenomenal job' helping crews tackle wildfires
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 03:06 AM PHT -
75Russia says at least seven killed in largest Ukrainian attack of 2026
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 03:03 AM PHT -
76Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way
Tom Phillips in São Bernardo do Campo — August 17, 2026, 02:44 AM PHT -
77Tommy John, Pitcher Who Gave His Name to Career-Saving Surgery, Dies at 83
Bruce Weber — August 17, 2026, 02:43 AM PHT -
78‘It’s been very tough’: hope of progress in gruelling battle against south Wales wildfire
Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent — August 17, 2026, 02:27 AM PHT -
79As the Old Files Open, One Family Confronts Another’s Dark Nazi Past
Nina Siegal and Melissa Schriek — August 17, 2026, 02:22 AM PHT -
80French swimmer Léon Marchand wins gold in Euros 400m freestyle
FRANCE24 — August 17, 2026, 02:01 AM PHT -
81Former Israeli captive asks Ben-Gvir to let him execute Palestinian prisone
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 01:46 AM PHT -
82Israeli army besieges Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — August 17, 2026, 01:45 AM PHT -
83As Iran War Turns Into Economic Battle, a New U.S. Strategy Recalls Old Ones
Aaron Boxerman, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger — August 17, 2026, 01:39 AM PHT -
84It’s a Crowded Place With Some of the City’s Trickiest Traffic
Corey Kilgannon and Miles G. Cohen — August 17, 2026, 01:17 AM PHT -
85Watch moment police arrest wanted man while he slept on roof
BBC News — August 17, 2026, 01:17 AM PHT -
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87Democrats demand answers from Trump on USS Abraham Lincoln conditions
Marina Dunbar — August 17, 2026, 01:08 AM PHT -
88Lamborghini unveils Revuelto SV, its most powerful production car ever
US Top News and Analysis — August 17, 2026, 01:08 AM PHT -
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90Water companies in England and Wales explore ‘surge pricing’ during drought
Joanna Partridge — August 17, 2026, 12:28 AM PHT -
91Blanche Refuses to Say He’ll Always Be Independent of Trump as Attorney General
Glenn Thrush — August 17, 2026, 12:14 AM PHT -
92Ukrainian drone attack on Russia kills at least six, says Moscow
Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv — August 17, 2026, 12:10 AM PHT -
93Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport.
Miriam Jordan — August 17, 2026, 12:05 AM PHT -
94Arron Banks hired private investigators to dig into Conservative party chair
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor — August 17, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
95How Republicans Embraced Brandon Herrera, a Texas Republican Candidate and Gun Influencer
Bayliss Wagner — August 16, 2026, 11:57 PM PHT -
96Emergency phone alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say
BBC News — August 16, 2026, 11:53 PM PHT -
97Generational divide at forefront in New England Democratic primaries
ABC News: Top Stories — August 16, 2026, 11:52 PM PHT -
98Senegal: Saint-Louis’ centuries-old pirogue racing tradition
FRANCE24 — August 16, 2026, 11:51 PM PHT -
99Italy: Four Renaissance artworks stolen from Messina museum in Sicily
FRANCE24 — August 16, 2026, 11:49 PM PHT -
100Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US soldiers
FRANCE 24 — August 16, 2026, 11:40 PM PHT -
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103Nazi artefacts still being sold online years after trade outlawed across Australia
Stephanie Convery — August 16, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
104Australian health experts fear US vaccine scepticism is catching on as ‘anything Trump says filters through’
Nick Visser — August 16, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
105The PM called Sally McManus a giant of the labour movement. Now she just wants to go birding
Tom McIlroy Political editor — August 16, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
106Art Heist: 4 Antonello da Messina Paintings Stolen From Sicily
Elisabetta Povoledo — August 16, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
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109West Bank: Activist recounts life under settler siege in Qusra
FRANCE24 — August 16, 2026, 10:38 PM PHT -
110The internet's grandma has advice for late bloomers: 'It doesn't all have to be perfect'
US Top News and Analysis — August 16, 2026, 10:30 PM PHT -
111Cambridge University defends its mental health support for Jason Arday
Rachel Hall — August 16, 2026, 10:09 PM PHT -
112Logies 2026: Sam Pang wins gold and Sam Neill wins posthumous best actor at Australia’s TV awards
Sian Cain — August 16, 2026, 10:01 PM PHT -
113Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina stolen from Sicilian museum
Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo — August 16, 2026, 09:44 PM PHT -
114With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void
Motoko Rich, Josephine de La Bruyère and Alessandro Grassani — August 16, 2026, 09:42 PM PHT -
115Four 'extraordinary' Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
BBC News — August 16, 2026, 09:34 PM PHT -
116What the results of a Connecticut congressional primary race may mean for Social Security
US Top News and Analysis — August 16, 2026, 09:30 PM PHT -
117Taliban threaten former Afghan police worker after MoD leak reveals identity
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent — August 16, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
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119South Lebanon: How will Israeli strikes affect negotiations?
FRANCE24 — August 16, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
120A Shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto Exposes a Neighborhood’s Guns-for-Hire Network
Vjosa Isai and Ian Willms — August 16, 2026, 08:50 PM PHT -
121Poland-registered bus veers off Hungary highway, killing 12 people
FRANCE 24 — August 16, 2026, 08:48 PM PHT -
122Thousands displaced by deadly Indonesia earthquake as rescue efforts continue
BBC News — August 16, 2026, 08:37 PM PHT -
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125Week in pictures: A solar eclipse, quake in Colombia and Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank
FRANCE 24 — August 16, 2026, 08:02 PM PHT -
126Top Wall Street analysts like these 3 dividend stocks for steady income
US Top News and Analysis — August 16, 2026, 07:58 PM PHT -
127Kushner, Hamas delegation in Egypt for talks on Gaza peace plan
FRANCE 24 — August 16, 2026, 07:33 PM PHT -
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129Brazil election: Lula and the new face of Bolsonaro's right
FRANCE24 — August 16, 2026, 06:46 PM PHT -
130France: Landes wildfire stopped spreading but remains out of control
FRANCE24 — August 16, 2026, 06:43 PM PHT -
131🔴 Live: Ukraine launches 600 drones at Russia, one of its largest aerial attacks of the war
FRANCE24 — August 16, 2026, 05:53 PM PHT -
132South Lebanon: Doctor describes escalating humanitarian toll
FRANCE24 — August 16, 2026, 05:46 PM PHT -
133Secret outperformer: Dispelling the 'myths' about an unloved stock market
US Top News and Analysis — August 16, 2026, 05:45 PM PHT -
134Qatar denies capturing three Iranian pilots after downing fighter jets
BBC News — August 16, 2026, 05:27 PM PHT -
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136WAFCON: Malawi and Cameroon face off for historic first crown
FRANCE 24 — August 16, 2026, 05:21 PM PHT -
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138How a False Nuclear Claim About Iran Ricocheted From India to Washington
Steven Lee Myers, Ronen Bergman and Farnaz Fassihi — August 16, 2026, 05:01 PM PHT -
139How a Ukrainian Bank Worker Came to Face Life in a Russian Prison
Kim Barker, Valerie Hopkins and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn — August 16, 2026, 05:01 PM PHT -
140Trump’s Other Hold on the Americas: The Visa
Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, Emma Bubola, Gabriel Labrador and David Bolaños — August 16, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
141Cholera Outbreak Sickens Over 90 in Myanmar’s Biggest City
Jin Yu Young — August 16, 2026, 04:44 PM PHT -
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143Japan’s defence minister heads to Australia to meet Marles in wake of melon-gate controversy
Tom McIlroy Political editor — August 16, 2026, 12:44 PM PHT -
144After Women in India Joined Protests, Online Harassment Followed
Anupreeta Das — August 16, 2026, 12:01 PM PHT -
145Rescue teams search for survivors in Indonesia after powerful earthquake
Associated Press — August 16, 2026, 11:57 AM PHT