Trump admin backs off Washington, DC police takeover after striking deal
US President Donald Trump had placed Washington's police department under federal control earlier this week.
11 Killed in Ryazan Explosives Plant Blast – The Moscow Times
- 11 Killed in Ryazan Explosives Plant Blast The Moscow Times
- A fire at a Russian industrial plant kills 11 and injures 130 ABC News
- At Least Nine People Killed in Blast at Russian Gunpowder Plant Bloomberg.com
- Blast at factory in Russia's Ryazan kills 11, injures 130 Reuters
- Explosion at Russian gunpowder plant kills at least five Meduza
Hundreds of flights grounded as Air Canada staff strike
The airline says the strike will disrupt travel plans for around 130,000 passengers a day.
How a father’s love and a pandemic created a household name
Made by a pharmacist whose son was sick with croup, Vicks VapoRub saw skyrocketing sales during the 1918 Spanish flu.
Flash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The majority of deaths were recorded in Pakistan's mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area.
Rain and storms forecast for much of Australia’s east coast for every day next week
Meteorologist says while there is disagreement over how much rain will fall, the general consensus is NSW and Queensland will have another wet week
For Australia’s east coast, the wet weeks are dragging on with no immediate reprieve in sight.
“I know people in Sydney and other parts of New South Wales will be sick of hearing this,” the Bureau of Meteorology’s Angus Hines told the ABC on Saturday. “But it will be another wet week across the eastern coastline, all the way from the Illawarra through New South Wales, through Sydney, Newcastle, through Brisbane up to the Wide Bay in Queensland”.
Continue reading...Death toll after monsoon floods in Pakistan rises to more than 320
Most of the dead were reported in the mountainous province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with more rain forecast
The death toll from heavy monsoon rains that have triggered flash floods across northern Pakistan has risen to at least 321 people in the past 48 hours, the country’s disaster authority said on Saturday.
The majority of the deaths, 307, were recorded in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
Continue reading...One dead and dozens injured as Danish train hits tanker and derails
The crash at a railway crossing in southern Jutland involved a lorry transporting farm waste.
Why is South Africa’s army chief under fire for backing Iran?
General Rudzani Maphwanya's comments in Iran come as South Africa is trying to negotiate tariff relief with Trump.
‘No deal’ at Trump-Putin meeting: Key takeaways from Alaska summit
The US leader cut a subdued figure after the meeting, which failed to achieve its primary goal – an end to Russia's war.
No ‘plausible justification’ to murder Anas al-Sharif
Jamal Elshayyal, Director of Al Jazeera 360, talks of the double standard in the reaction to Anas al-Sharif’s killing.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,269
Here are the key events on day 1,269 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Iran moves toward dramatic internal conflict and another war – JNS.org
- Iran moves toward dramatic internal conflict and another war JNS.org
- Opinion | Iran Invites ‘Snap-Back’ Sanctions The Wall Street Journal
- China, Russia Help Iran Challenge West Newsweek
- France, Germany, UK willing to reinstate sanctions on Iran Reuters
- Britain, France and Germany threaten to reimpose sanctions on Iran as nuclear program deadline nears AP News
Trump, Putin end short summit without ceasefire deal in Ukraine
Warm welcome for Russia's Putin at meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, but no deal on ending Ukraine war.
Spain’s Old Ways May Show How to Keep Cool – The New York Times
- Spain’s Old Ways May Show How to Keep Cool The New York Times
- Spanish people know deadly heatwaves are now an annual event. So why are our politicians in denial? | María Ramírez The Guardian
- Heatwaves: What can London learn from Europe's hotter cities? BBC
- From generation to generation: Beating the heat the Spanish way Euro Weekly News
‘It’s nearly come full circle’: Charlestown proud of Gallagher connection as Oasis come to Ireland
Liam and Noel used to be taken for summer holidays with relatives in Mayo and kept returning after finding fame
Emigration ripped the heart out of Charlestown: generations of young people took the boat to England and left behind derelict homes and shuttered shops, a hollowing chronicled in a landmark 1968 book, The Death of an Irish Town.
Some returned to this corner of County Mayo for summer holidays – with children who were growing up with English accents and city ways – before vanishing back across the Irish Sea and leaving Charlestown to its decay.
Continue reading...In their words: Israeli leaders support the mass relocation of Palestinians from Gaza – AP News
- In their words: Israeli leaders support the mass relocation of Palestinians from Gaza AP News
- Israel in talks to resettle Gaza Palestinians in South Sudan, sources say Reuters
- Israel says it is in talks with several countries about taking in displaced Palestinians CNN
- Israel in talks with South Sudan to evacuate Gazans The Jerusalem Post
- In spite of South Sudan's denial, another report says talks with Israel about resettling Gazans ongoing i24NEWS
‘He is finished’: Serbian protesters’ fury with Vučić hits boiling point – politico.eu
- ‘He is finished’: Serbian protesters’ fury with Vučić hits boiling point politico.eu
- Serbia ruling party offices set on fire in protests BBC
- Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party offices NBC News
- Violent clashes escalate at anti-government protests in Serbia The Guardian
- Serbia's police uses teargas to disperse protesters Reuters
IDF Expands Troop Deployment in Outskirts of Gaza City – Haaretz
- IDF Expands Troop Deployment in Outskirts of Gaza City Haaretz
- Middle East crisis live: time not right to recognise Palestinian state, says Danish PM – updates The Guardian
- LIVE: Israel kills at least 1,760 people seeking aid in Gaza since May – UN Al Jazeera
- Israeli forces step up Gaza City bombardment as Egypt hosts Hamas Reuters
- Headlines for August 15, 2025 Democracy Now!
‘A long way for nothing?’ BBC correspondents on Alaska meeting
After the leaders left without taking questions, Anthony Zurcher and Steve Rosenberg stayed on to unpack what we learned.