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WorldColombia earthquake death toll surpasses 200
Colombia scrambles to find survivors after deadly earthquake

A day after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, rescuers are combing collapsed buildings for survivors and bodies. Government figures put the death toll at at least 254, with Pereira and Cali worst affected. About 5,000 homes were damaged and dozens of buildings collapsed.

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Colombia scrambles to find survivors after deadly earthquake
AAl Jazeera★★★★★2026-08-11 23:39Original
Colombia searches for thousands missing after earthquake kills at least 181

Rescue workers and civilians in Colombia combed through rubble on Tuesday, hoping to find survivors trapped beneath the debris. The powerful earthquake left thousands missing across dozens of cities and towns and killed at least 181 people.

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Colombia searches for thousands missing after earthquake kills at least 181
TThe Associated Press★★★★☆2026-08-11 23:00
Colombia earthquake death toll tops 200 as rescue efforts intensify

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake in western Colombia has killed more than 200 people, according to a CNN count based on officials’ reports. The government declared a national disaster as responders searched for survivors, while a UN official stressed that food distribution will be crucial in the coming days.

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Colombia earthquake death toll tops 200 as rescue efforts intensify
CCNN★★★★★2026-08-11 23:00
BREAKING: Hundreds dead after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Colombia

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Colombia, leaving hundreds dead. Rescuers are searching for survivors.

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BREAKING: Hundreds dead after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Colombia
FFox News★★★★★2026-08-11 22:45
MAJORSocietyTaliban erases decades of progress as 2.4M Afghan girls remain barred from school, UNESCO says

UNESCO says 2.4 million Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education five years after the Taliban returned to power. It calls Afghanistan the only country formally banning girls and women from education beyond primary school and urges the immediate, unconditional restoration of their educational rights. The restrictions also affect women’s work and public life.

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FFox News★★★★☆2026-08-11 23:01Original
Taliban erases decades of progress as 2.4M Afghan girls remain barred from school, UNESCO says
WorldU.S. Weighs Options as Hormuz Tensions Strain Weapons Supplies
Analysis: Trump should take the ‘less bad deal’ and accept Iranian sovereignty over Hormuz

Pakistan’s interior minister held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as part of mediation to end the US-Iran conflict. Qatar says Iran-Oman discussions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are at an advanced stage. Former senior US diplomat Alan Eyre said the two sides agreed to a temporary traffic separation scheme.

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Analysis: Trump should take the ‘less bad deal’ and accept Iranian sovereignty over Hormuz
AAl Jazeera English★★★★☆2026-08-11 23:47
The US Is Running Out of Weapons It Needs Most | Balance of Power 08/11/2026

“Balance of Power: Late Edition” examines politics and global business. Wendy Sherman warns that amid increasingly hardline US-Iran rhetoric, Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz for the foreseeable future, if not forever.

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The US Is Running Out of Weapons It Needs Most | Balance of Power 08/11/2026
BBloomberg Television★★★☆☆2026-08-11 23:38
LIVE: Vessel traffic in Strait of Hormuz

A vessel tracker shows traffic in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s newly appointed Supreme National Security Council secretary said the waterway would stay closed unless the United States changes its behavior and accepts Iran’s conditions for ending the war.

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LIVE: Vessel traffic in Strait of Hormuz
RReuters★★★★★2026-08-11 20:39
MAJORPoliticsRubio says Trump nominated him as secretary of state without asking first

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Donald Trump essentially did not seek his opinion before nominating him to lead the State Department. Rubio said Trump called to tell him he would be secretary of state rather than presenting the job as an option, adding that he was happy and honored to accept it.

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TTASS★★★☆☆2026-08-11 23:58Original
MAJOREconomyKawai Musical Instruments receives first freelance-law recommendation over price squeezing

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission recommended action against Kawai Musical Instruments in June for violating the freelance law. It was the first recommendation based on “price squeezing.” The company was found to have failed to disclose transaction terms to 100 freelancers, failed to pay 98 by the deadline, and kept trial-lesson fees for 28 instructors at the low level of 500 yen per 30 minutes. It is the music-school industry’s third such recommendation after Shimamura Gakki and Sheer.

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TToyo Keizai★★★☆☆2026-08-11 20:50Original
Kawai Musical Instruments receives first freelance-law recommendation over price squeezing
MAJORWorldUkraine war latest: Zelensky says internal documents confirm Russian mobilization plans

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has evidence from internal Russian documents that Moscow plans to mobilize several hundred thousand more people after next month’s parliamentary elections, beginning by year’s end and continuing the following year. Russian forces also struck Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv with North Korean ballistic missiles and Zircon cruise missiles, killing seven steel plant workers and injuring 24 in Zaporizhzhia.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★★★2026-08-11 17:56Original
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says internal documents confirm Russian mobilization plans
MAJORPoliticsDid Trump hide in a catering truck to board a secret flight?

The Washington Post reports that a secret plane swap took place as President Trump left the NATO summit in Turkey last month, reportedly in response to a possible Iranian threat. The discussion also looks ahead to the midterms and the Democrats’ emerging figures and political direction.

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BBBC News★★★☆☆2026-08-11 23:00
Did Trump hide in a catering truck to board a secret flight?
MAJORWorldExplosions rock Russia’s Novorossiysk and occupied Crimea amid reported drone attack

Drone attacks were reported overnight in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk and across Russian-occupied Crimea. Residents heard repeated explosions in Novorossiysk, while Russian state media said debris hit residential and commercial buildings and a construction site, causing casualties. Explosions were also reported near Sevastopol and the Crimean Bridge, though the reports could not be verified.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★★☆2026-08-11 23:54Original
Explosions rock Russia’s Novorossiysk and occupied Crimea amid reported drone attack
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