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🔵 SOMALIA FEDERAL TROOPS AND ARMED OPPOSITION CLASH IN BAIDOA CITY Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/somalia-federal-troops-and-armed-opposition-clash-in-baidoa-city-2026-08-17-06-19-08 Somalia's federal ​troops and ‌armed opposition groups ‌clashed in heavy fighting ‌in Baidoa city centre on Monday, a local ⁠resident and ‌an army ⁠officer told Reuters.

🔵 VIETNAM AVIATION BODY SAYS PASSENGER PLANE RETURNED TO MUNICH AFTER TAIL STRIKE, TYRE-PRESSURE WARNINGS Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/vietnam-aviation-body-says-passenger-plane-returned-to-munich-after-tail-strike-tyre-pressure-warnings-2026-08-17-05-40-44 Vietnam's aviation ‌authority said warnings of a tail strike on the runway and low tyre pressure were triggered ​shortly ‌after a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 took off from ‌Munich on Sunday, prompting the aircraft to return to the German airport at the weekend.

🔵 MALAYSIA'S JULY CPI RISES 1.8% Y/Y, SLIGHTLY LESS THAN FORECAST Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/malaysias-july-cpi-rises-18-yy-slightly-less-than-forecast-2026-08-17-04-06-43 ​Malaysia's ‌consumer price ‌index rose 1.8% ‌in July from a year ⁠earlier, ‌government data ⁠showed on ​Monday.

🔵 SIX DIE AT TEMPLE IN INDIA'S BIHAR AFTER 'STAMPEDE-LIKE' EVENT, OFFICIALS SAY Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/six-die-at-temple-in-indias-bihar-after-stampede-like-event-officials-say-2026-08-17-03-43-59 At least ‌six people died and several were injured in an incident ​police ‌suspect was triggered by a falling ‌electricity pole that alarmed a crowd of worshippers at a temple in ‌India's eastern state of Bihar, officials said on Monday.

🔵 SIX DEAD IN 'STAMPEDE-LIKE' INCIDENT AT INDIA TEMPLE, ANI SAYS Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/six-dead-in-stampede-like-incident-at-india-temple-ani-says-2026-08-17-02-39-49 Six ​people ‌died in a "stampede-like" ‌incident at ‌the Ashokdham temple in ⁠the ‌Indian state ⁠of Bihar, ​with several injuries ​reported, ​ANI ‌reported on ​Monday, ⁠citing ‌state police.

🔵 PHILIPPINE CENTRAL BANK SAYS INFLATION TO EASE GRADUALLY, RISKS REMAIN ON UPSIDE Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/philippine-central-bank-says-inflation-to-ease-gradually-risks-remain-on-upside-2026-08-17-02-13-09 The Philippine central ​bank ‌governor said on Monday ‌that inflation is expected to ‌ease gradually over the medium term even as risks ⁠to consumer prices ‌remain on ⁠the upside.

🔵 SOUTH KOREA LANDSLIDE KILLS ONE AS HEAVY RAINS SWEEP SOUTHERN AREAS, MEDIA REPORTS Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/south-korea-landslide-kills-one-as-heavy-rains-sweep-southern-areas-media-reports-2026-08-17-00-16-56 ‌A landslide in South Korea killed one person and injured ​three, ‌media reports said on Monday, as ‌heavy rainfall lashed the country's southern region.

🔵 IRANIAN PARLIAMENT VOTES TO FURTHER CRIMINALISE INTERVIEWS WITH 'HOSTILE MEDIA' Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/iranian-parliament-votes-to-further-criminalise-interviews-with-hostile-media-2026-08-16-11-47-52 Iran's parliament approved ‌a bill on Sunday that would criminalise interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to ​the ‌Islamic Republic, including U.S. or Israeli media and outlets financed ‌by either country, Iran's Shargh newspaper reported.

🔵 IRAN EXECUTES MAN CONVICTED OF RUNNING OVER POLICE DURING JANUARY PROTESTS Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/iran-executes-man-convicted-of-running-over-police-during-january-protests-2026-08-16-10-50-06 ‌Iran executed a man convicted of deliberately ​driving ‌his car into police officers ‌during anti-government protests in the city of Karaj ‌in January, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.

🔵 BELGIUM'S BIGGEST WILDFIRE ON RECORD HEADS TOWARDS GERMANY Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/belgiums-biggest-wildfire-on-record-heads-towards-germany-2026-08-16-09-04-07 Firefighters worked through the night to battle Belgium's biggest wildfire on record, which ​by Sunday ‌morning had burned 3,000 hectares of land and was heading ‌towards the German border, local authorities said.

🔵 TWELVE KILLED AND AT LEAST 10 INJURED IN POLISH BUS CRASH IN HUNGARY Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/twelve-killed-and-at-least-10-injured-in-polish-bus-crash-in-hungary-2026-08-16-06-06-46 A dozen ​people ‌were killed and ‌at least 10 injured after ‌a Polish bus was involved in an ⁠accident in ‌Hungary, Hungarian Prime ⁠Minister Peter Magyar ​said on Sunday in ​a Facebook ​post.

🔵 ANALYSIS-EUROPE'S HEATWAVES EXPOSE INSURANCE GAP AS BUSINESS LOSSES MOUNT Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/analysis-europes-heatwaves-expose-insurance-gap-as-business-losses-mount-2026-08-16-05-06-08 For more than a ‌century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink, or aperitivo, encouraging them to sit outside and socialise before dinner.

🔵 SOUTH KOREA FIRED WARNING SHOTS AFTER NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS CROSSED DEMARCATION LINE, YONHAP SAYS Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/south-korea-fired-warning-shots-after-north-korean-soldiers-crossed-demarcation-line-yonhap-says-2026-08-16-03-47-44 ‌South Korea's military last week fired warning shots after ​North ‌Korean soldiers violated the military ‌demarcation line, prompting them to return, Yonhap news agency reported on ‌Sunday, citing an unnamed source.

🔵 ROMANIA SHOOTS DOWN DRONE BREACHING ITS AIRSPACE - DEFENCE MINISTRY Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/romania-shoots-down-drone-breaching-its-airspace-defence-ministry-2026-08-16-03-40-16 A Spanish ‌F-18 fighter jet pilot on a NATO air policing mission shot down a ​drone ‌illegally breaching Romanian national airspace, the fourth unmanned ‌aircraft the country has shot down this year, Romania's defence ministry said on Sunday.

🔵 RUSSIAN MISSILE ATTACK ON KYIV SPARKS FIRES, INJURES ONE, UKRAINE OFFICIALS SAY Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/russian-missile-attack-on-kyiv-sparks-fires-injures-one-ukraine-officials-say-2026-08-16-01-33-05 Russian ‌forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv early ​on ‌Sunday, sparking fires in at least ‌two districts of Ukraine's capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

🔵 SIX DEAD IN INDIANA AFTER STORMS AND FLOODS, EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SAY​​ Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/six-dead-in-indiana-after-storms-and-floods-emergency-officials-say-2026-08-15-22-07-51 ‌Powerful storms and floods have killed at least six people ​in ‌Indiana, including a 4-year-old boy, state ‌officials said on Saturday.

🔵 FALCONRY-CANADIAN FALCON COMMANDS HUGE PRICE AT SAUDI BREEDERS AUCTION Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/falconry-canadian-falcon-commands-huge-price-at-saudi-breeders-auction-2026-08-15-19-43-57 A Canadian-bred ‌bird was sold for $346,000 at the International Falcon Breeders Auction in ​Saudi ‌Arabia on Saturday, making it the most ‌expensive sale so far at this year's event, and the second-highest price ever ‌achieved at the annual auction.

🔵 QATAR DENIES DETAINING IRANIAN PILOTS, SAYS IT FOUND REMAINS OF ONE Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/qatar-denies-detaining-iranian-pilots-says-it-found-remains-of-one-2026-08-15-19-28-29 ‌Qatar denied on Saturday that ​it ‌was holding Iranian pilots, ‌saying they had violated Qatari ‌airspace earlier this year and had failed to respond to ⁠attempts to contact ‌them.

🔵 VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY SHOOTING LEAVES FIVE INJURED, POLICE SAY Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/virginia-state-university-shooting-leaves-five-injured-police-say-2026-08-15-13-36-38 Five people were shot outside ​Virginia ‌State University residence halls early ‌Saturday, and one person was in a critical condition, ‌according to Chesterfield County Police.

🔵 INDONESIA'S NORTH SUMATRA HIT BY 6.4-MAGNITUDE QUAKE, NO TSUNAMI THREAT Full Story → https://m.piqsuite.com/reuters/indonesias-north-sumatra-hit-by-64-magnitude-quake-no-tsunami-threat-2026-08-15-12-18-20 A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Indonesia's ​North ‌Sumatra province on Saturday, ‌but there was no tsunami threat and no ‌immediate reports of aftershocks and damages, the country's meteorology agency BMKG said.