In the Pacific, the US and Japan are looking to exploit deep-sea mineral resources to counter China’s dominance of rare-earth supply chains, amid…
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Total solar eclipse and volcanic eruption in Sicily
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The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the Galactica Centre, near the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain, on 12 August 2026.
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The Sun's corona glows as the Moon completely blocks the Sun during the totality phase of the total solar eclipse as seen from San Asensio, in Spain on 12 August 2026.
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Incandescent lava and volcanic material are ejected from a crater during an eruption of Mount Etna, in Sicily, Italy, on 13 August 2026.
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Palestinians sit inside a house damaged during the war, surrounded by destroyed buildings, in Gaza City, on 15 August 2026.
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Fireworks are set off during celebrations marking the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady in Mosta, Malta, on 14 August 2026.
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A man uses a fishing rod to catch fish as the sun sets behind the skyline of Kuwait City on 13 August 2026.
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This aerial photograph shows the wreckage of the "Slovenac", a paddle-wheel tugboat built in 1913, emerging from the low waters of the Sava River near Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, on 16 August 2026.
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Seen in a long exposure, flames consume a fencepost as the Bug Fire burns near Doyle in unincorporated Lassen County, California, on 13 August 2026.
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Police personnel stand in formation during Independence Day celebrations in Lucknow, India, on 15 August 2026.
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Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 16 August 2026.
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