The day in news
8 August 2026
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‘Super El Niño’ could bring wet winter and flooding to western US, climate scientists warn
Hormuz talks positive, Oman says, as Iran warns deal would not open strait
Hunter Biden talks about how his father’s cancer has spread and is causing him pain
At least 200 people evacuated as wildfire rages near Lake Garda
Lebanese soldiers injured while Israeli troops intrude on southern town
Australia is the planet's extinction hotspot, but one animal offers a glimmer of hope
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US slams Chinese ‘nature reserve’ as effort to claim South China Sea
‘Debilitating’: Hunter Biden speaks out about father Joe Biden’s cancer
Yemen’s government forces attack Houthis amid renewed shelling of Marib
Child among three killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv
The influencers taking on far-right leader Nigel Farage
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Gaza health chief urges action to ‘save’ Dr Abu Safia before it’s too late
Madonna pays tribute to 'genius, otherworldly' producer William Orbit
British Columbia issues evacuation orders ahead of fast-moving wildfires
Serbia and Ukraine pledge closer economic ties, eye free trade deal
OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns
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Ivory Coast’s ‘talking drum’ returns to home village after 110 years
Blanche confirmation allows Trump to continue ‘pervasive, breathtaking corruption’, says Schumer – US politics live
Trump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as US attorney general
Drones spotted in Bulgaria and Germany raise concerns of Russian escalation
Senate passes funding bill to prevent shutdown through US midterms
Police bodycam and CCTV catches Idaho mall shooting as it unfolds
NBA forward Clarke's death due to effects of drugs
US pledges $1bn support to Colombia as Trump-backed president sworn in
Atletico Madrid will not sell Alvarez amid Barcelona interest, says Simeone
Super-rich complain but experts welcome Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax
Google DeepMind enters a new era as co-founder Demis Hassabis shifts AI role
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Arsenal complete signing of Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes
‘Hi friends’: Modi’s curious campaign to win over Gen Z
The post-American Middle East is beginning to take shape
Families retrieve bodies after deadly shooting rampage outside Bangkok
Woman screams in fear as Ukraine war recruiters pounce on man
Arron Banks ‘hired private detective’ to look into journalist who investigated Reform UK
The Bond effect? How MI6 fascinates spy watchers around the world
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Yemen’s collapsing healthcare forces the sick to seek alternative medicines
Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries up
How Israel’s occupation fuels resistance
Trump’s former personal lawyer narrowly confirmed as US attorney general
Fiji rugby player dies in Japan of suspected heatstroke as high of 35C hit
Mount Etna ash suspends arrivals at Italy’s Catania airport
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