Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue

BBC World News - August 15, 2026 - 00:10
Forcing the US president to go "hat-in-hand to Congress" for permission would be "dangerous", the administration says.
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Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum

BBC World News - August 14, 2026 - 23:56
Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.
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Japan's Top High School Gamers Battle for National Esports Crown

Japan Sports News - August 14, 2026 - 22:43
STAGE:0, one of Japan's largest esports tournaments for high school students, has opened in Osaka, bringing together more than 2,000 teams from across the country to compete for the title of national champion. (News On Japan)
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Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property

BBC World News - August 14, 2026 - 22:18
Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.
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Builders unearth €9m gold loot sealed in walls of Belgian property

BBC World News - August 14, 2026 - 22:18
Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.
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Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross

BBC World News - August 14, 2026 - 21:19
BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.
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Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross

BBC World News - August 14, 2026 - 21:19
BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.
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Presidential vote counting halted in Zambia over alleged attacks on polling staff

BBC World News - August 14, 2026 - 20:37
The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".
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Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil

BBC World News - August 14, 2026 - 19:55
A man is arrested after eight works by the French artist are found at a home in greater São Paulo.
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'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills eight people

BBC World News - August 14, 2026 - 19:36
The storm cut power to more than 20,000 households and left 7,000 people stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport.
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US missionary released following kidnap in Niger, Christian group says

BBC World News - August 14, 2026 - 19:18
Kevin Rideout, who was kidnapped outside his home in the capital last October, is now with US officials.
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US missionary released following kidnap in Niger, Christian group says

BBC World News - August 14, 2026 - 19:18
Kevin Rideout, who was kidnapped outside his home in the capital last October, is now with US officials.
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Osaka's Gurishita Continues to Attract Troubled Youth

Japan Society News - August 14, 2026 - 19:08
Young people continue to gather at "Gurishita" in Osaka's Minami entertainment district despite persistent risks of drug abuse, prostitution and violent crime, while a nearby support center is operating around the clock during the summer vacation period to help those with nowhere else to turn. (News On Japan)
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Illegal Racers Turn Hanna Road Into High-Speed Track

Japan Travel News - August 14, 2026 - 19:01
Osaka police have arrested or referred 38 men and women in their 20s to 40s over suspected dangerous group driving and other offenses on Hanna Road, a mountain route linking Daito in Osaka Prefecture with Nara, as illegal street racing continues to disturb residents despite years of enforcement. (News On Japan)
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Nikkei Extends Rally as TOPIX Hits Fresh High

Japan Business News - August 14, 2026 - 18:58
Tokyo stocks rose on August 14, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 68,714, up 0.59%, as investors continued buying semiconductor, artificial intelligence and earnings-backed shares, while the broader TOPIX gained 0.51% to 4,197 and reached another record high. (News On Japan)
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39-Year-Old Father Drowns While Attempting to Save Two Children

Japan Society News - August 14, 2026 - 18:55
A 39-year-old father was taken to a hospital in cardiac arrest on August 15 after entering the sea to rescue his two young sons who appeared to be in difficulty off the coast of Toyoura, Hokkaido. (News On Japan)
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Akita Promotion Official Suspended After Online Interview From Love Hotel

Japan Society News - August 14, 2026 - 18:45
An Akita prefectural official has been suspended for six months and demoted two ranks after an investigation found he had joined an online media interview from a love hotel while with a woman who was not his wife, despite initially claiming he was at home because he was unwell. (News On Japan)
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Tourist Sparks Outcry After Climbing 800-Year-Old Tree

Japan Travel News - August 14, 2026 - 18:40
A woman believed to be a foreign visitor has drawn criticism after posting images on social media showing herself climbing and posing on an ancient camphor tree more than 800 years old at Onamuchi Shrine in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, where climbing the protected tree is prohibited. (News On Japan)
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Summer Bears Appear Near Nikko

Japan Travel News - August 14, 2026 - 18:36
Bear sightings are increasing across Japan as the animals become more active during their summer breeding season, with encounters reported near major tourist destinations, campsites and fishing areas, including an attack that left a man injured in Gunma Prefecture. (News On Japan)
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Kansai Airport Sees Peak Arrivals

Japan Travel News - August 14, 2026 - 18:34
The return rush at Kansai International Airport peaked on August 14 as travelers who spent the Obon holiday overseas arrived back in Japan, with 39,300 international passengers expected to land at the airport during the day. (News On Japan)
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