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At least 38 people have died since the powerful quake struck the island of Flores, the BBC reported citing a press conference by Indonesia’s disaster response agency. Rescue operations are ongoing . The foreign ministries of Italy, Greece and Estonia and officials have posted messages of support on X today. Earlier this week, the Commission provided €2.1 million for assistance in Colombia as well as use of the Copernicus system after it was hit by a 7.4 magnitude quake.

Published on 15/08/2026 – 12:39 GMT+2•Updated 12:44 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Saturday that Ukrainian forces had struck the Progress Rocket and Space Centre” in Russia’s Samara region, a facility involved in the manufacturing and operation of space launch vehicles. In a post on X, Zelenskyy said Ukraine hit the centre with FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, describing it as one of Russian space agency Roscosmos’ “key enterprises” and saying it was involved in “electronics production”. Additional strikes were carried out on Savasleyka air base in the Nizhny Novgorod region – which the Ukrainian leader said housed aircraft used for…

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Dramatic footage from Maumere captures the moment a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia on Saturday. People can be seen running for safety as the ground shakes, while part of the terminal building at Lorens Say Port collapses. The earthquake struck the Flores region early Saturday, killing at least 20 people and damaging buildings and homes. Authorities said six people were injured and two remained missing after a landslide triggered by the quake. The initial earthquake was followed by several aftershocks. A tsunami warning issued for parts of eastern Indonesia was later lifted after no significant changes in sea levels…

Published on 15/08/2026 – 9:46 GMT+2 A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia on Saturday, killing at least 20 people. The quake struck to the north of Flores Island in the eastern part of the country in the early hours of the morning, sparking panic as people fled into the streets amid crumbling buildings. A tsunami warning was declared but has since been lifted, with Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) saying it was no longer detecting significant sea level rises that could threaten coastal communities. “From the reports we have received, 20 people have…

Published on 15/08/2026 – 9:04 GMT+2 Tehran has said the Strait of Hormuz “will remain Iranian” in response to a warning from US President Donald Trump that he would soon declare the strategic waterway a “territory of the United States.” The Strait, a crucial oil and gas transit chokepoint that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, has been one of the key sticking points in talks between Washington and Tehran, the latter of which effectively closed the passage following the outbreak of the Iran war in late February. Speaking in New York on…

Published on 15/08/2026 – 8:16 GMT+2•Updated 8:17 The British government has reportedly hit back at comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describing the UK “the Islamic republic of Britain.” A government spokesperson has labelled the remarks as “completely unacceptable” and said that the issue had been raised with the Israeli government. Netanyahu made the comments during an army radio podcast interview, in which he also joked that the UK was the “first Islamic republic with nuclear weapons.” During the interview, the Israeli leader praised Randolph Churchill, the son of former British PM Winston Churchill, for positive coverage of Israel…

Published on 14/08/2026 – 10:54 GMT+2•Updated 12:21 BP is going back into Venezuela. The agreement signed in Caracas on Thursday gives the company operatorship of Loran phase two, an offshore gas project holding more than four trillion cubic feet of proven gas resources, with Abu Dhabi’s XRG, Qatar’s UCC Oil and Gas Holding taking equal stakes beside it. It is the clearest signal yet that the opening of Venezuela’s energy industry to foreign capital, underway since Maduro’s removal, is gathering pace. All three companies will hold equal working interests, with BP as operator, and the licence remains subject to regulatory…

Published on 15/08/2026 – 7:30 GMT+2 On particularly popular sections of Mont Blanc, hiking groups are now so close together that there is hardly any distance between them. At the same time, not all visitors show respect for nature. Local residents are complaining and consider the situation untenable. “Today we’re moving along in single file. People can only see the backsides of those in front of them. That’s hardly ideal,” said the mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Jean-Marc Peillex, speaking to Swiss public broadcaster SRF. He is calling for access to the route to be restricted from next spring and for this…

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