“Fundamental questions remain” in wake of Ceuta crisis, say MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs have called for action on “various levels” to prevent a repeat of events in Ceuta.
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EUROPE
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WORLD 
August 11, 2026 At least 132 killed in Colombia’s largest earthquake in years
At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years. The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 […]
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GEOPOLITICS
August 11, 2026 Athens reassesses Mideast strategy
Athens is being pushed to reassess its strategy in the Middle East and North Africa following the expected but unwelcome signing of a mutual defense agreement among Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The pact provides for reciprocal military assistance if one of the three countries invokes the clause.
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HISTORY
August 11, 2026 11 August 2026: This day in history
3114 BC: 3114-08-11 BCE is traditionally considered the start date of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya 1945: Allies refuse Japan’s offer to surrender on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status 1954: Formal peace treaty ends over seven years of fighting in Indochina between the […]
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WORLD
August 10, 2026 China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives
Chinese authorities have evacuated more than a million people from their homes in eastern China including Shanghai, as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall. It packed maximum wind speeds of 150km/h (94mph) when it first slammed into Yuhuan in the Zhejiang province at 17:30 (09:30 GMT) before making a second landfall in the city of Wenzhou about […]
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CYPRUS
August 10, 2026 Protesters demand halt to planned antenna installations at Akrotiri British Bases
Around 300 people expressed their opposition to plans by the British Bases to install a new antenna system in the Merra area of Akrotiri during a peaceful protest organised by the Kourion Municipality on Saturday morning outside the Akrotiri Base. Mayor Pantelis Georgiou handed a relevant resolution to a representative of the bases.
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POLITICS
August 10, 2026 Ex-PM Samaras moves toward September launch of new party
Former conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is reportedly moving toward launching a new political party in September, amid indications that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis intends to keep national elections on schedule for the end of the government’s four-year term.
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HISTORY
August 10, 2026 10 August 2026: This day in history
612 BC: Fall of Nineveh to the Babylonians and the forces of Medes, leads to the sack of one of the greatest cities in the world, the destruction of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and the death of King Sinsharishkun [date approximate] 610: Traditional date of Laylat al-Qadr / Night of Power when Muslims believe the Quran […]
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CULTURE 
August 9, 2026 Darina Al Joundi Reaches High-Quality Work Level
Interview by Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis (IG: @vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Darina Al Joundi is a Lebanese-born actress and writer whose work spans theatre, film and television in Arabic, French and English. She began performing as a child in Beirut and later emigrated to France, where she built a stage career and co-wrote the acclaimed one-woman show Le jour […]
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SPORTS
August 9, 2026 Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino
Fifa has strongly criticised what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to “undermine” the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino. The statement follows a Daily Telegraph report, external which claimed Infantino’s alleged lover was given a severance payment by Uefa after he had an affair while he was its general secretary. A Fifa spokesperson told the Telegraph Infantino “strongly […]
