- yesterday
Three Dead in Isla Cristina Shooting Linked to Ongoing Clan Feud in Spain
Two masked gunmen opened fire in a coastal town near the Portuguese border, killing three people and wounding two others in an escalation of a two-year family feud.
- 2d ago
Bus overturns near Petrópolis killing at least 10 on Belo Horizonte-Copacabana route
A bus carrying 49 people from Belo Horizonte to Copacabana overturned in a mountainous area near Petrópolis early Sunday, killing at least 10 passengers including eight women and a child.
- 2d ago
Lula and Bolsonaro's son launch polarized Brazilian presidential campaigns
Brazil's presidential campaign officially opened on August 16 with incumbent Lula da Silva, 80, seeking a fourth term against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, in a deeply polarized race ahead of the October 4 election.
- 2d ago
Hugo González takes silver and Laura Cabanes bronze as Spain ends European Championship swimming drought in Paris
Hugo González secured silver in the 200m individual medley with a Spanish record of 1:54.44, and Laura Cabanes took bronze in the 200m butterfly with a personal best of 2:07.21, as Spain claimed its first swimming medals at the European Championships in Paris on the final day.
- 3d ago
Europe's tallest Virgin Mary statue inaugurated in Polish village of Konotopie
A 55.6-metre statue of the Virgin Mary, funded by billionaire Roman Karkosik, was inaugurated on 15 August in Konotopie, becoming Europe's tallest Mary monument amid divided public opinion in Poland.
- 3d ago
Shanghai Ranking 2026: Spain loses eight universities from the world's top 1,000, drops to 30
The 2026 Shanghai Ranking (ARWU), published on 15 August, places 30 Spanish universities among the world's top 1,000, down from 36 a year earlier. Eight institutions dropped out while only two entered, as Chinese campuses continued to gain ground.
- 4d ago
Granada shaken by magnitude 4.7 earthquake as southern Spain seismic swarm continues
A magnitude 4.6 to 4.7 earthquake struck Granada province on Tuesday morning, prompting building evacuations and over 50 emergency calls across eastern Andalusia without causing reported injuries.
- 4d ago
Varfolomeev wins third consecutive all-around world title at home Worlds in Frankfurt
German rhythmic gymnast Darja Varfolomeev overcame an early error on the hoop to win her third consecutive all-around world title, scoring 119.500 points in Frankfurt's sold-out Festhalle.
- 4d ago
Brazilian police recover eight Matisse prints stolen from São Paulo library in December 2025 heist
Brazilian police recovered eight Henri Matisse prints stolen from the Mário de Andrade Library in São Paulo on December 7, 2025, finding them in an apartment in São Bernardo do Campo on August 13, 2026. Five works by Candido Portinari taken in the same heist remain missing.
- 5d ago
Florent Manaudou bids tearful farewell to swimming at Saint-Denis ceremony
Olympic 50m freestyle champion Florent Manaudou officially retired from swimming at an emotional farewell ceremony in Saint-Denis on 15 August, two years after his final race at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
- Aug 9
Helicopter crash near Rio kills four, including three Colombian family members on birthday trip
A helicopter caught fire and crashed in Tijuca National Park near Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, killing four people including three Colombian women from one family. The 15-year-old birthday girl survived because the aircraft could only carry three passengers.
- Aug 9
FC Porto opens title defence against Alverca with Farioli urging 'burn the boats' mentality
Defending champions FC Porto will host FC Alverca at the Estádio do Dragão on Sunday at 18:00, kicking off the 2026/27 Primeira Liga season with coach Francesco Farioli calling on his squad to leave past trophies behind.
- Aug 9
Helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro kills four including three Colombian tourists
Four people died when a helicopter crashed in a densely forested area of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, August 8, 2026. Firefighters confirmed the pilot and three Colombian tourists perished in the accident near Vista Chinesa.
- Aug 6
Vinícius Júnior extends Real Madrid contract to 2032, ending Arsenal interest
Brazil winger Vinícius Júnior has agreed a new six-year contract extension with Real Madrid through June 2032, ending months of speculation linking him with Arsenal.
- Aug 4
Taddeucci wins European 10km open water gold in Seine, Caponi takes bronze
Ginevra Taddeucci sprinted away from the field with a lap and a half to go to claim the women's 10km open water title at the European Championships in Paris, with teammate Linda Caponi grabbing bronze behind Hungary's Viktoria Mihalyvari Farkas.
- Aug 3
Andalusia confirms 16 West Nile virus cases, all in Seville province, as 19 municipalities enter alert
Two new mild cases in Villamanrique de la Condesa and Coria del Río pushed the season total to 16, with five neuroinvasive cases requiring hospitalisation. Control efforts intensify with 11 teams deployed across 15 municipalities.
- Jul 31
US State Department apologizes for AI-generated map that misplaced Nigeria, Ivory Coast at AIDS summit
A US presentation at the AIDS conference in Rio misplaced Nigeria in the Sahara and Ivory Coast in the south. The State Department blamed a last-minute slide change and called it a 'regrettable error'.
- Jul 29
Rio Tinto half-year profit rises 43% on copper strength, AI demand
The miner reported underlying earnings of $6.85 billion, beating estimates, and flagged booming demand from AI data centres as a driver for copper, lithium and aluminium.
- Jul 28
UNAIDS warns HIV epidemic could resurge as global funding drops 18% to $7.3 billion, lowest in two decades
Global HIV funding fell 18% to $7.3 billion in 2025, the lowest level in nearly two decades, driven largely by US cuts, UNAIDS said at the International AIDS Conference in Brazil. The agency warned that without renewed commitment, the epidemic could resurge, with 1.2 million new infections last year and prevention programs collapsing in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Jul 26
Brazil downgrades Argentina ties and clashes with US over visas weeks before elections
Brazil cut diplomatic ties with Argentina to charge d'affaires level after Milei's repeated insults to Lula, while the US revoked the Brazilian ambassador's visa in a separate dispute over Trump's nominee for Brasilia.
