Bulletin world briefing: Putin finally admits that Ukraine’s strikes are harming Russia

August 19, 2026 · The Independent

Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers' efforts to contain Ebola
Eleven-year-old Isaac Batisa searches for gold at a mining site in eastern Congo to help feed his family
Ohio death row inmate gets rare chance to seek pardon after 30 years
Tyrone Noling maintains he did not commit the murders of Bearnhardt and Cora Hartig
Cash expected to make up just 4% of payments by 2035 as digital innovation grows
The UK is now a predominantly digital economy when it comes to making and receiving payments, UK Finance said.
Mother saw son walking down the road with teacher who was abusing him and found photobooth pictures of them together, court told
Sally-Anne Bowen, 65, was spotted walking down a north London road with the then-teenage boy by his mother.
Labour's net zero dogma is costing cash-strapped families £540 a year, bombshell analysis that was scrapped by Ed Miliband shows
A major analysis found that the price of pursuing the policy would cost the country £320bn by 2050.