http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:12:16 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/prince-harry-meghan-returning-uk-children/stories/20260819118 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/prince-harry-meghan-returning-uk-children/stories/20260819118#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:05:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/prince-harry-meghan-returning-uk-children/stories/20260819118 LONDON — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom, but they won’t resume their roles as working members of the royal family, British news media reported late Wednesday. Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for an event, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, on April 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/israel-deadly-gaza-strikes-cast-doubt-ceasefire-progress/stories/20260819112 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/israel-deadly-gaza-strikes-cast-doubt-ceasefire-progress/stories/20260819112#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:56:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/19/israel-deadly-gaza-strikes-cast-doubt-ceasefire-progress/stories/20260819112 DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday cast more doubt on whether new U.S. efforts can advance a tenuous cease-fire in the Palestinian territory. Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli army strike on a cafe at the Gaza port the previous day, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli army strike on a cafe at the Gaza port the previous day, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Palestinians inspect the damage at a police station that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Palestinians inspect the damage at a police station that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/18/trump-says-us-has-no-talks-planned-with-iran-and-other-news-from-the-middle-east/stories/20260818100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/18/trump-says-us-has-no-talks-planned-with-iran-and-other-news-from-the-middle-east/stories/20260818100#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:33:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/18/trump-says-us-has-no-talks-planned-with-iran-and-other-news-from-the-middle-east/stories/20260818100 CAIRO — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy the country is close to a deal with Iran to manage ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, two regional officials said Tuesday, a day after Trump leveled the threat. Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-oman-works-with-iran-strait-hormuz-deal/stories/20260817082 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-oman-works-with-iran-strait-hormuz-deal/stories/20260817082#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:08:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-oman-works-with-iran-strait-hormuz-deal/stories/20260817082 President Trump has again threatened Oman as Iran says it is working with the Gulf Arab country on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Fully reopening the waterway has been a key U.S. demand. A woman mourns during the funeral of Hezbollah member Ali al-Haj Hassan, his wife and four children who were killed the previous day by an Israeli airstrike. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/south-korea-hopes-talks-between-us-north-korea-after-trump-downsizes/stories/20260817084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/south-korea-hopes-talks-between-us-north-korea-after-trump-downsizes/stories/20260817084#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:37:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/17/south-korea-hopes-talks-between-us-north-korea-after-trump-downsizes/stories/20260817084 SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Monday expressed hopes for resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea to ease animosities on the Korean Peninsula, as U.S. President Donald Trump's order to cut military exercises with South Korea caused concerns it might hurt the allies' readiness against North Korean threats. U.S. Army's armored vehicles gather to cross a river at a training field in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea on Aug. 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/kushner-rare-meeting-hamas-leader-gaza-road-map/stories/20260816132 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/kushner-rare-meeting-hamas-leader-gaza-road-map/stories/20260816132#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:40:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/kushner-rare-meeting-hamas-leader-gaza-road-map/stories/20260816132 CAIRO — U.S. negotiator and President Donald Trump 's son-in-law Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Kushner will meet on Monday with Israel's prime minister, who is under pressure after rejecting the new 15-point, U.S.-backed road map. Palestinians remove iron from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the war with Hamas, repair and recycle it for construction, building tents or selling it, in Gaza City on Aug. 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/ukraine-launches-one-largest-aerial-attacks-war-killing-6-russia/stories/20260816131 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/ukraine-launches-one-largest-aerial-attacks-war-killing-6-russia/stories/20260816131#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:39:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/16/ukraine-launches-one-largest-aerial-attacks-war-killing-6-russia/stories/20260816131 Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war. Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine on Aug. 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/13/sell-ukraine-10-patriots-destroy-russians-ballistic-missiles/stories/20260813133 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/13/sell-ukraine-10-patriots-destroy-russians-ballistic-missiles/stories/20260813133#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:27:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/13/sell-ukraine-10-patriots-destroy-russians-ballistic-missiles/stories/20260813133 Ukraine has only a tenth of the interceptor missiles it urgently needs from the United States to stop surging Russian ballistic missile attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an interview, adding his days are spent in “millions” of phone calls, in opaque deal-making with allies for more. Rescue workers try to put out a fire of a residential building and cars burning after a Russian air guided bomb strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Aug. 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/12/millions-crowd-spanish-cities-first-total-solar-eclipse-century/stories/20260812114 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/12/millions-crowd-spanish-cities-first-total-solar-eclipse-century/stories/20260812114#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:13:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/12/millions-crowd-spanish-cities-first-total-solar-eclipse-century/stories/20260812114 MEDINACELI, Spain — Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet into darkness. A member of the "Los Taraos" amateur astrophotography group, sets up his camera to shoot a total solar eclipse in Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, on Aug. 12. A total solar eclipse is seen from Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, on Aug. 12. This photo combo shows the sequence of a total solar eclipse seen from Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, on Aug. 12. Mario Garrido, a member of the "Los Taraos" amateur astrophotography group, waits to shoot a total solar eclipse in Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, on Aug. 12. A beachgoer wearing special eclipse glasses looks up during the beginning phase of a solar eclipse at Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia, Spain, on Aug. 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/12/earthquake-response-strains-colombia-new-government-rescuers-race-clock/stories/20260812111 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/12/earthquake-response-strains-colombia-new-government-rescuers-race-clock/stories/20260812111#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:16:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/12/earthquake-response-strains-colombia-new-government-rescuers-race-clock/stories/20260812111 PEREIRA, Colombia — The search for survivors in the rubble of Colombia’s powerful earthquake grew more desperate on Wednesday, two days after the quake razed buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars. A woman checks her mobile phone at a temporary shelter for people whose homes were damaged after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia, on Aug. 12. Volunteers sort aid for people affected by the earthquake in Cali, Colombia, on Aug. 12. A man removes a sofa from a damaged house two days after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, on Aug. 12. People affected by the earthquake receive food packages in Cali, Colombia, on Aug. 12. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/russian-attacks-kill-10-ukraine-north-korean-missiles/stories/20260811101 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/russian-attacks-kill-10-ukraine-north-korean-missiles/stories/20260811101#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:51:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/russian-attacks-kill-10-ukraine-north-korean-missiles/stories/20260811101 KYIV, Ukraine — Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow is getting new military help from North Korea for its more than 4-year-old invasion. Ukrainian soldiers walk along the street in the frontline town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine on Aug. 10. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during his meeting with President Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting at the Siberian Ring Source of Photons synchrotron radiation facility designed for multidisciplinary research in Koltsovo near Novosibirsk, Russia, on Aug. 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/trump-ruse-plane-turkey-summit-iran-threat/stories/20260811102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/trump-ruse-plane-turkey-summit-iran-threat/stories/20260811102#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:51:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/trump-ruse-plane-turkey-summit-iran-threat/stories/20260811102 President Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republican President was flying on Air Force One, according to a report published by the Washington Post. Catering trucks are parked at Air Force One on the tarmac as the motorcade carrying U.S. President Trump arrives on the tarmac to depart following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8. As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth watches at left, President Trump gestures as he switches planes at U.S. Air Force Base, RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk Eastern England, on his way back to Washington from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8. A catering truck is parked at Air Force One on the tarmac as the motorcade carrying U.S. President Trump arrives on the tarmac to depart following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8. President Donald Trump talks to service members as he switches planes at U.S. Air Force Base, RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk Eastern England, on his way back to Washington from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/search-thousands-missing-colombia-earthquake-new-president/stories/20260811100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/search-thousands-missing-colombia-earthquake-new-president/stories/20260811100#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:41:50 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/search-thousands-missing-colombia-earthquake-new-president/stories/20260811100 PEREIRA, Colombia — Rescue crews and civilians painstakingly searched through rubble Tuesday in the hopes of finding survivors trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake left thousands missing in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia. Neighbors embrace as rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed apartment building Aug. 11, the day after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia. People ask for silence during the search for survivors after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, on Aug. 10. Workers secure a section of the collapsed structure with chains before it is lifted by a crane Aug. 11, the day after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia. Rescue workers and volunteers clear debris Aug. 11, the day after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia. Residents cook breakfast Aug. 11, a day after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia. Rescue workers carry Diana Troncoso after pulling her from the rubble Aug. 11, the day after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia. Workers clear debris at the airport in Pereira, Colombia, on Aug. 11, the day after it was closed due to earthquake damage. Rescue workers watch as fellow workers attempt to reach a survivor trapped in the rubble Aug. 11, after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/iranian-backed-houthi-rebels-renew-attacks-on-key-port-city-and-other-developments-in-the-mideast/stories/20260811084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/iranian-backed-houthi-rebels-renew-attacks-on-key-port-city-and-other-developments-in-the-mideast/stories/20260811084#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:07:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/11/iranian-backed-houthi-rebels-renew-attacks-on-key-port-city-and-other-developments-in-the-mideast/stories/20260811084 Iranian-backed Houthi rebels renewed their attacks Tuesday on government-controlled areas in Yemen as ongoing violence threatened to reignite the country's civil war and raised fears over new threats to shipping lanes. Houthi supporters attend a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center, is surrounded by security personnel as he walks in Najaf, Iraq, during Arbaeen commemorations, Aug. 3. Houthi supporters chant slogans during a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen July 31. Vehicles drive past a statue of a swinging boy at a square in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/10/magnitude-7-4-quake-hits-western-colombia-killing-at-least-111-people/stories/20260810088 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/10/magnitude-7-4-quake-hits-western-colombia-killing-at-least-111-people/stories/20260810088#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:53:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/10/magnitude-7-4-quake-hits-western-colombia-killing-at-least-111-people/stories/20260810088 BOGOTA, Colombia — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through rubble. Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia on Aug. 10. Residents stand outside the Cathedral of Manizales after it was damaged by an earthquake in Manizales, Colombia on Aug. 10. Patients are evacuated from a hospital after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia on Aug. 10. Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia on Aug. 10. A man leaves an apartment building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia on Aug. 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/09/russia-ukraine-exchange-overnight-strikes-leave-7-dead-many-injured/stories/20260809102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/09/russia-ukraine-exchange-overnight-strikes-leave-7-dead-many-injured/stories/20260809102#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:03:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/09/russia-ukraine-exchange-overnight-strikes-leave-7-dead-many-injured/stories/20260809102 KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported. Firefighters put out a fire after a residential building was hit following Russia's drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Aug. 9. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/09/israel-rejects-trump-gaza-peace-plan-hamas-disarms/stories/20260809094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/09/israel-rejects-trump-gaza-peace-plan-hamas-disarms/stories/20260809094#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:04:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/09/israel-rejects-trump-gaza-peace-plan-hamas-disarms/stories/20260809094 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said his country rejects the latest U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza, demanding the full disarmament of Hamas before any Israeli forces withdraw. President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club on Dec. 29 in Palm Beach, Fla. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/09/pakistan-says-new-defense-pact-saudi-and-turkey-purely-defensive/stories/20260809093 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/09/pakistan-says-new-defense-pact-saudi-and-turkey-purely-defensive/stories/20260809093#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:48:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/09/pakistan-says-new-defense-pact-saudi-and-turkey-purely-defensive/stories/20260809093 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s foreign minister said Sunday a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region. People watch fireworks in Lahore, Pakistan, Aug. 8 during celebrations of the signing a trilateral defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey in Mecca. This handout photograph released by the state-run Saudi Press Agency shows Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, embracing Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after signing a joint defense pact in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 17. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, in 2022. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/06/ukraine-strikes-oil-facilities-deep-inside-russia-zelensky/stories/20260806113 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/06/ukraine-strikes-oil-facilities-deep-inside-russia-zelensky/stories/20260806113#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:22:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/06/ukraine-strikes-oil-facilities-deep-inside-russia-zelensky/stories/20260806113 KYIV, Ukraine  — Ukraine hit more oil facilities deep inside Russia in overnight attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, as Kyiv kept up its campaign to undermine Moscow's wartime economy and embarrass the Kremlin. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, a residential building is damaged following a Russian air attack in Sumy, Ukraine, on Aug. 6. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, a residential building is damaged following a Russian air attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Aug. 6. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/06/carney-us-trade-talks-nasty-trump-criticizes-canada-leadership/stories/20260806112 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/06/carney-us-trade-talks-nasty-trump-criticizes-canada-leadership/stories/20260806112#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:13:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/08/06/carney-us-trade-talks-nasty-trump-criticizes-canada-leadership/stories/20260806112 TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that trade negotiations with the United States had turned “nasty” after President Donald Trump derided America’s neighbor and its leadership while threatening to expand tariffs. Prime Minister Mark Carney attends a housing announcement in Toronto on Aug. 5. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Liberal Party Beaches-East York by-election candidate Tanveer Shahnawaz cheer with supporters at The Stone Lion Pub in Toronto on Aug. 5. Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a campaign event for Liberal Party Beaches-East York byelection candidate Tanveer Shahnawaz at The Stone Lion Pub in Toronto on Aug. 5.