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• Three ways to watch the solar eclipse safely without glasses
  11 August 2026
  With some shops running out of stock, it may be too late to buy eclipse glasses - but you can still safely watch the spectacle using some household items.
• Double killer and rapist given whole life sentence
  12 August 2026
  Simon Levy, from Tottenham, will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of two women and rape of a third.
• Burnham considers disposable BBQ ban over wildfire risks
  12 August 2026
  The PM wants the public to avoid using single-use grills during the current spell of extremely dry weather.
• Jasper Carrott says family is 'so proud' of Lucy Davis after cancer diagnosis
  12 August 2026
  The actress, best known for playing Dawn in The Office, has revealed she has incurable breast cancer.
• Members of Trump's cabinet remained on decoy plane, after president's quiet exit
  12 August 2026
  Trump boarded a different plane in Turkey during a Nato summit for security reasons involving Iran.
• River Danube's low water levels reveal remains of WWII soldiers and motorcycle
  12 August 2026
  A remarkably well-preserved motorcycle and identification tags were found alongside the bodies.
• PM warned of Iran war impact on UK growth next year
  12 August 2026
  The conflict in the Middle East has pushed up oil and fuel prices, and also disrupted supply chains.
• Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families in West Bank village
  12 August 2026
  Israeli security forces have reportedly withdrawn and about a dozen settlers are said to remain at the site where two families have been besieged since Sunday.
• Eurovision Song Contest changes rules for countries at war
  12 August 2026
  Organisers say countries engaged in armed conflict will be automatically disqualified from hosting.
• LA Lakers to be sold in record $12.5bn deal
  12 August 2026
  The Los Angeles Lakers is to be sold for a reported record $12.5bn - less than a year after Mark Walter took a majority stake in the NBA franchise.

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• Voting ends in US midwest primaries
  12 August 2026
  Voters in six US states went to the polls to choose their preferred candidates in primaries and special elections ahead of November’s midterms. In Wisconsin, moderate David Crowley narrowly defeated Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the race for governor. On the Republican side, Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, advanced to a runoff in the Senate primary. Yuka Royer has the story.
• Lebanon becomes first Middle East country to end death penalty
  12 August 2026
  Lebanon’s parliament voted on Tuesday to abolish the death penalty, making the country the first in the Middle East to do so. Lebanon has not carried out an execution since 2004, but death sentences have continued to be handed down, with the latest issued on Monday. Amnesty International says at least 85 people were still on death row as of January this year. Capital punishment in Lebanon has typically applied to serious crimes including murder, terrorism and espionage. France 24 correspondent Renée Davis reports the latest from Beirut.
• Colombia: Bogota's search for survivors continues
  12 August 2026
  The search for survivors continues in Colombia, more than 48 hours after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the country. More than 200 people have been confirmed dead, while more than 2,000 are reported missing. The new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has declared a state of emergency, as many people remain without clean drinking water or electricity and several major highways are still closed. Carys Garland’s report begins with the dramatic rescue of a man from the wreckage of his home.
• Israeli settlers keep up siege of Palestinian homes despite rare military intervention
  12 August 2026
  The Israeli military Wednesday failed to remove settlers from blockaded Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. The siege began over the weekend, when a group of settlers blocked essential supplies from entering the Palestinian village of Qusra. The incident marked a ⁠rare confrontation between settlers and the Israeli military. 
• Spain prepares for rare total solar eclipse
  12 August 2026
  We’re just hours away from a rare total solar eclipse, with parts of northern Spain set to briefly turn from day to night as the Moon blocks out the Sun. Millions more will see a partial eclipse across Europe, Canada, the northern US and northwest Africa. But beyond the spectacle, eclipses also offer scientists valuable insights into the Sun and our universe. France 24 correspondent Sarah Morris reports from Segovia, Spain.
• Putin threatens to seize European ships
  12 August 2026
  Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened retaliation over the West’s seizure of commercial vessels. Speaking aboard a Russian warship, Putin described the measures targeting Russia as an act of piracy and robbery. France 24 International Affairs editor Philip Turle shares further insights.
• Meta faces $1.4 trillion lawsuit
  12 August 2026
  Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant Meta is facing a $1.4 trillion lawsuit over allegations that it deliberately designed addictive features on its platforms to keep children hooked. Parents have long raised concerns about the impact of Facebook and Instagram on young people’s mental health, and jury selection begins this Wednesday.
• Colombia: Woman rescued from under earthquake debris after 36 hours
  12 August 2026
  🇨🇴 A woman trapped under the debris of a collapsed hotel in Pereira, #Colombia, was rescued on Tuesday after spending 36 hours under the rubble. Search and rescue operations are still underway in the country's coffee-growing Chocó region which was at the epîcentre of a 7.4 magnitude #earthquake on Monday.
• Colombia declares three days of mourning as search for quake survivors continues
  12 August 2026
  Colombia on Wednesday declared three days of mourning after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed more than 200 people in the west of the country. Monday's quake was the strongest to hit Colombia this century, and the search for survivors under the rubble is ongoing. 
• Faced with ageing population, Vietnam seeks to curb falling birthrate
  12 August 2026
  Vietnam, a country of more than 100 million people, is facing a sharp decline in its birthrate. Once known for large families, the nation's fertility rate has fallen to just 1.9 children per woman. This figure worries the government, which for decades was obsessed with controlling population growth. For more than 40 years, a two-child policy was the norm in Vietnam – a restriction that was only lifted in June 2025.

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12 August 2026

• UK government declares drought in 'almost three-quarters' of England
  10 August 2026
  After the United Kingdom experienced its driest July on record, the government declared that some 71.3% of England was in a state of drought, and that 'nowhere' in the UK reports a normal water resource status.
• Milton Keynes, north of London, pioneers grocery delivery by small robots
  08 August 2026
  The British government is revising the law to allow these machines, which are already being deployed in around 20 cities, to operate on sidewalks.
• Five arrested in England after anti-migrant protests target asylum seeker homes
  07 August 2026
  Three nights of anti-migrant violence in the town of Thetford forced police to evacuate asylum seekers from their targeted homes. It was 'highly likely that the protesters would have got into the property... and really threatened the safety of the occupants,' according to the local police chief.
• EasyJet confirms takeover by US private equity firm Apollo
  06 August 2026
  The British low-cost airline confirmed the £5.7 billion sale. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of next year, it added.
• UK gives green light to Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros
  06 August 2026
  The UK's main competition and consumer protection regulator found that the takeover would not weaken competition in film distribution, children's TV and streaming services.
• Woman arrested after four men stabbed in central London
  05 August 2026
  London Ambulance Service said the four patients had been taken to a major trauma center after having been treated at the scene.
• Over 170 migrants rescued after boat catches fire during Channel crossing
  04 August 2026
  French authorities said it is one of the largest such rescue operations reported since records began in 2018.
• France blasts Farage's proposal to use navy to stop Channel migrants
  04 August 2026
  The leader of Reform UK unveiled a promise to deploy Britain's Royal Navy to return small boats to France. The French interior ministry said the plan 'would be a violation of French sovereignty as well as a violation of maritime law and international law.'
• England and Wales had driest July on record, according to provisional figures
  03 August 2026
  The weather service said that of the two UK countries, England had recorded just 6.5 millimeters of rain, 10% of the usual average figure, while Wales had 9.3 mm.
• Four Mohamed Al-Fayed survivors recognized as victims of human trafficking
  03 August 2026
  To date, 157 victims have reported allegations that they were sexually assaulted, raped, or trafficked by the former tycoon and owner of Harrod's department store. Al-Fayed died in 2023, at the age of 94, without facing any prosecution.

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12 August 2026

• Who will miss the 12 August eclipse: geography, clouds or work
  12 August 2026
  As the country prepares for its first total eclipse over the peninsula since 1912, many will miss it: where they live, the weather, work shifts or simple caution about their eyesight.
• Trump hails 'wall of steel' blocakade, says US will keep control of Strait of Hormuz
  12 August 2026
  Iran maintains it effectively controls much of the waterway and intends to impose a toll system in response to the US war launched by Trump on 28 February.
• Eye on the sky: Millions across Europe hope to catch a glimpse of rare total eclipse
  12 August 2026
  The Moon is first expected to blot out the Sun, leaving only the shimmering glow of its outer corona, in Russia's remote Arctic north, before parts of Greenland and Iceland are enveloped in the arc of its eerie shadow.
• Latest news bulletin | August 12th, 2026 – Evening
  12 August 2026
  Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 12th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
• Grand Voyager | Exploring Switzerland and its wonders
  12 August 2026
  Switzerland is a country of stunning landscapes and historic cities. In this episode, Lilly Douse explores one of Europe's most picturesque destinations.
• Libyan Marshal Haftar's intelligence chief killed in Benghazi car bombing
  12 August 2026
  Fawzi al-Mansouri was assassinated outside a mosque in an LNA stronghold, in what analysts said was a major blow to the Haftar family's security credentials and could delay a US-brokered plan to reunify Libya's rival governments. No group has claimed responsibility.
• NATO stands with Poland and Romania amid Russian airspace violations
  12 August 2026
  Members of NATO met on Wednesday to discuss recent incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace and concluded that Russia bears "full responsibility" for the incidents.
• Extreme heat: Half of Europe's population exposed to temperatures exceeding 30C
  12 August 2026
  The most intense heat is expected across Western and Southern Europe, with France, Italy and Spain among the hardest-hit countries. But the Balkans and the United Kingdom are also sweltering under the heat.
• ‘The Office’ star British actor Lucy Davis reveals incurable cancer diagnosis
  12 August 2026
  After keeping it private for 18 months, British actor Lucy Davis has now revealed she has incurable cancer.
• Germany beefs up its intelligence services as threat from 'foreign powers' rises
  12 August 2026
  German officials accuse Moscow of waging a "hybrid" campaign of sabotage, espionage and disinformation against the country, which is among Ukraine's biggest military supporters in the war with Russia.

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• Inside the Calvert Brothers’ Art Club for Everyone
  12 August 2026
  Clayton and Parker Calvert launched the NYC Culture Club during the pandemic to give artists greater visibility, collectors new inroads and the public an accessible way to engage with contemporary art.
• Fine Art Insurance Is Often Worth More for What It Prevents Than What It Pays Out
  12 August 2026
  Private Client Select’s Matt Sweitzer explains how advanced planning, staff training, better data and site-specific risk assessments can help protect irreplaceable artworks.
• The Essentials With Joey Wölffer: Horses, Sag Harbor Haunts and Carrying on the Family Business
  12 August 2026
  The co-owner of Wölffer Estate Vineyard on her lifelong love of horses, favorite Hamptons spots and running the family business alongside her brother and husband.
• The Bad Planning That Leaves Many Artist Estates Tangled in Lawsuits
  12 August 2026
  Estate planning isn't just for art collectors.
• Larry Ellison’s Decades-Long Obsession With Competitive Sailing
  12 August 2026
  Larry Ellison’s decades in competitive sailing led from America’s Cup victories to SailGP, now a global league with 13 privately owned teams.
• America’s Family-Owned Restaurant Legends, From Hamburgers to Cheesesteaks
  12 August 2026
  Spanning a a New Orleans dining room to a Texas smokehouse, these iconic American institutions have stayed in the same families for generations
• Joshua Foulquier Built a Restaurant Around the Art His Mother Loved
  11 August 2026
  On the walls of Chez Fifi in New York's Upper East Side are works by Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Joan Miró and other artists that she collected over decades.
• The Future of an Art Collection Is Decided Long Before It Changes Hands
  11 August 2026
  Leading art advisor Megan Fox Kelly explores why the art world's quietest months are often the most important for collectors. She contends that careful documentation, provenance research, appraisals and thoughtful legacy planning are what preserve an art collection's value and ensure it can be successfully passed to the next generation.
• Judy Glickman Lauder’s Vast Trove of Photography Is a Portrait of Its Collector
  11 August 2026
  Spanning quotidian moments to historic pinnacles, the touring exhibition "Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder" examines different facets of the human experience.
• Ferrari’s First EV Heads to Monterey Car Week Auction With a $1.1M Estimate
  11 August 2026
  After a bruising debut and unexpectedly strong sales, Ferrari’s first EV is heading to auction with a seven-figure estimate and charity angle.

Europe : Latest news on Le Monde.fr.

12 August 2026

• Carlo Masala, security expert: 'Germany is targeted because it is the main pillar of European support to Ukraine'
  12 August 2026
  The German military analyst says the failed explosive drone attack targeting Leipzig-Halle Airport on the night of August 4 marks a turning point in Russia's hybrid war against Europe.
• More than half of Europe's population to be hit by another heatwave
  12 August 2026
  Temperatures are expected to surpass 30°C across large swaths of Western and Southern Europe, which temperatures above 35°C in parts of France, Italy and Spain.
• In Greece, the spread of the invasive and toxic pufferfish is a scourge for fishers
  12 August 2026
  The silver-cheeked pufferfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) has multiplied dramatically in Greek waters due to climate change. These fish destroy fishing nets and must be incinerated to prevent any health risks.
• Germany's Hanover Airport disrupted by drone overflight
  11 August 2026
  One week after an explosives-laden drone was found at Leipzig Airport, a drone disrupted Hanover Airport, further to Germany's west, though Der Spiegel cited a police report saying it was 'currently impossible' to link the two incidents.
• German decommissioned nuclear power plant seeks new life through fusion
  11 August 2026
  The start-up Focused Energy set up operations in the German town of Biblis on a site closed in 2011 to build a fusion reactor. This technological gamble could spark a small revolution in a country that has shifted away from nuclear power.
• Former US Marine freed from prison in Russia
  11 August 2026
  Ex-US Marine Robert Gilman, who had been imprisoned in Russia for over four years for assaulting a police officer, was released on Tuesday and sent to a US military hospital in Texas, where he will receive urgent medical treatment.
• How do Ukraine's long-range drones evade Russian defenses?
  11 August 2026
  Drone attacks have surged since the spring, repeatedly hitting major Russian refineries and becoming a key strategic asset for Ukraine. Here, we break down their characteristics, strengths and limitations into five points.
• EU secures voluntary fact-checking pact with Meta and Tiktok after Ceuta crisis
  11 August 2026
  After social media disinformation helped drive 72,000 migrants in a deadly rush from Morocco into Spain's Ceuta enclave, the EU has coordinated an emergency mechanism with these tech giants to curb false rumors, but warned it could compel stricter action if needed.
• Andras Baka sworn in as Hungary's new president
  11 August 2026
  The former chief of the Supreme Court, known for standing up to Viktor Orban, succeeds Tamas Sulyok, whose mandate was cut short by a recent constitutional amendment.
• Hungary: Questions emerge over Péter Magyar's rapid dismantling of Orban's legacy
  11 August 2026
  Péter Magyar is set to have former constitutional judge Andras Baka elected president of Hungary on Tuesday. The appointment has sparked concerns about the prime minister's leadership style, which some see as too hasty and centralized.