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China, Indonesia navies to hold drills in sensitive waters to east of Taiwan
BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The Chinese and Indonesian navies will hold a drill together in the sensitive waters to the east of Taiwan this month, China's defence ministry said on Tuesday, where Beiji...
Aug 11, 2026
Latvia finds tunnel under Belarus border, vows to combat people smugglers
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Latvia said on Tuesday a tunnel had been discovered under the border with Belarus and announced plans to combat networks that it says are helping a growing...
Aug 11, 2026
Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings and torture
DAMASCUS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary a...
Aug 11, 2026
Soccer-'Flawed' funding system behind silence of smaller nations in FIFA's civil war, says ex-PNG player
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Former Papua New Guinea international Alex Davani says some of the smaller football federations have kept quiet during FIFA's civil war because they fear l...
Aug 11, 2026
Ukrainian military says it attacked oil refinery in Russia's Orsk
Aug 11 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday it attacked an oil refinery in the Russian city of Orsk, the second-largest city in the Orenburg region and an important industrial hub. In a ...
Aug 11, 2026
Meta and TikTok agree to fact-check content on Spain border crossings after deadly rush
BRUSSELS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Social networks Meta and TikTok have agreed to fact-check content on border crossings into Spain following the massive rush to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Moro...
Aug 11, 2026
Myanmar military intensified air attacks and abuses before election, UN investigators say
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military stepped up aerial attacks on civilians before an election held last December and January, and all sides in the country's civil war c...
Aug 11, 2026
Russia says it struck military-related warehouses and steel works in overnight Ukraine strikes
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its forces had carried out overnight strikes on military-related transport and logistics centres in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv...
Aug 11, 2026
Thai PM suspends firearm purchase licences after school shooting
BANGKOK, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday suspended the issuance of permits to buy firearms and said existing licences would be reviewed, days after a 14-year-old ...
Aug 11, 2026
Congo Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 as spread shows no sign of slowing
DAKAR, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that confirmed Ebola deaths had reached 2,011, the latest grim milestone in what health officials have described as the fastest-s...
Aug 11, 2026
