Wednesday 12th August 2026. China typhoon. Colombia earthquake. Syria Assad sentence. Oman oil spill. US Trump swap. Egypt ship...

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 12th August 2026.

Today: China typhoon. Colombia earthquake. Syria Assad sentence. Oman oil spill. US Trump swap. Egypt ship. South Africa mine collapse. Hungary new president. Russia-Ukraine strikes. And Switzerland neutrality.

With Ben Mallett

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