- How the anti-AfD firewall broke German politics The Economist
- Far-Right Candidate Dubbed ‘Germany’s Most Dangerous Man’ Could Become Head Of A Federal State VINnews
- Germany divided over proposals to outlaw the far right EL PAÍS English
- German Christian Democrats Are Paralyzed by a Far-Right Surge Jacobin
- Germany’s Far-Right Is On the Rise. The Implications Are Global. News of the United States - NOTUS
Ukraine attacks Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online market – DW.com
- Ukraine attacks Wildberries, Russia's biggest online market DW.com
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 16, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Wildberries Depot Ablaze Near Moscow as Drone Downed in Romania Bloomberg.com
- Video: Apocalyptic Blaze After Massive Drone Attack Hits Moscow Region NDTV
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv blows up biggest ‘Russian Amazon’ hub in massive drone attack The Independent
Brazil’s Lula launches reelection bid, aims to win back workers to his Workers Party – Reuters
- Brazil's Lula launches reelection bid, aims to win back workers to his Workers Party Reuters
- Brazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro return to their strongholds to kick off presidential campaigns AP News
- Brazil: Lula, Bolsonaro return to strongholds to launch runs for president Al Jazeera
- Lula’s Lead Over Bolsonaro Narrows in Brazil Election Poll Bloomberg.com
- Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way The Guardian
March for Fedorov reinstatement held in Kyiv as protests enter second month – The Kyiv Independent
- March for Fedorov reinstatement held in Kyiv as protests enter second month The Kyiv Independent
- March for Fedorov's return as defence minister is taking place in Kyiv – photos Українська правда
- Zelensky regains control after a month of political crisis Le Monde.fr
- Protestors Push Zelensky for Answers in Major Kyiv Rally Kyiv Post
- Protesters demand dialogue from Zelenskyy as key defense post remains unfilled EFE - Agencia de noticias
March for Fedorov reinstatement held in Kyiv as protests enter second month – The Kyiv Independent
- March for Fedorov reinstatement held in Kyiv as protests enter second month The Kyiv Independent
- March for Fedorov's return as defence minister is taking place in Kyiv – photos Українська правда
- Zelensky regains control after a month of political crisis Le Monde.fr
- Protestors Push Zelensky for Answers in Major Kyiv Rally Kyiv Post
- Protesters demand dialogue from Zelenskyy as key defense post remains unfilled EFE - Agencia de noticias
Search teams comb rubble in Colombia nearly a week after quake as aid effort expands – Reuters
- Search teams comb rubble in Colombia nearly a week after quake as aid effort expands Reuters
- How to beat an earthquake: The Colombian city where no one died The Washington Post
- Colombia’s earthquake is déjà vu for Venezuelans. The government response is anything but AP News
- Colombia’s earthquake tore apart this family with triplets. Only one survived CNN
- M 7.4 - 5 km S of San José del Palmar, Colombia earthquake.usgs.gov
Search teams comb rubble in Colombia nearly a week after quake as aid effort expands – Reuters
- Search teams comb rubble in Colombia nearly a week after quake as aid effort expands Reuters
- How to beat an earthquake: The Colombian city where no one died The Washington Post
- Colombia’s earthquake is déjà vu for Venezuelans. The government response is anything but AP News
- Colombia’s earthquake tore apart this family with triplets. Only one survived CNN
- M 7.4 - 5 km S of San José del Palmar, Colombia earthquake.usgs.gov
Netanyahu’s Likud puts Zohran Mamdani alongside Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Khamenei as Israel’s enemies – jpost.com
- Netanyahu's Likud puts Zohran Mamdani alongside Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Khamenei as Israel's enemies jpost.com
- Netanyahu party campaign billboard likens Mamdani to leaders of Iran and Hezbollah The Guardian
- What Netanyahu’s new billboard says about Donald Trump, Zohran Mamdani, the 2026 election race jpost.com
- Netanyahu puts NYC mayor Mamdani alongside Iran’s Ayatollah on enemies poster independent.co.uk
- Netanyahu compares Mamdani to Ayatollah on Israeli billboard The Telegraph
Russia says at least seven killed in largest Ukrainian attack of 2026
Moscow also launched deadly strikes against Ukraine overnight, sparking fires across the capital Kyiv.
What really happened in Ceuta? Why we may never find out – NPR
- What really happened in Ceuta? Why we may never find out NPR
- Despite booming economy, young Moroccans still dream of Europe Yahoo
- Opinion | Spain’s Migration Invasion Wasn’t Normal WSJ
- Letter: Mediterranean states are not EU’s security shirkers Financial Times
- Breda O'Brien: Europe can’t have it both ways on migration The Irish Times
Calls for public inquiry into Jason Arday ‘witch hunt’ – BBC
- Calls for public inquiry into Jason Arday 'witch hunt' BBC
- Professor’s Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring The New York Times
- Jason Arday: UK academic who died amid plagiarism storm Yahoo
- Cambridge professor’s death shakes Britain as supporters condemn media ‘witch hunt’ NBC News
- Douglas Murray: The Tragedy of Jason Arday thefp.com
Cambridge professor’s death shakes Britain as supporters condemn media ‘witch hunt’ – NBC News
- Cambridge professor’s death shakes Britain as supporters condemn media ‘witch hunt’ NBC News
- Opinion | After a Scholar’s Awful Death, Mistaken Calls for Censorship The New York Times
- Thousands mourn Jason Arday in London, blaming ‘racist’ press for his death Al Jazeera
- Shocking death of former professor reverberates at Cambridge — and well beyond The Washington Post
- The debate over Jason Arday’s life continues – just as viciously – despite his death at 41 cnn.com
Belgian wildfire doubles in size on third day tearing through nature reserve
Hundreds of firefighters are trying to contain the flames consuming the major park.
Teen suspect in Virginia campus shooting found hiding in closet
The attack left five injured outside a halls of residence, and the suspect was not a student there, say police.
Taliban mark 5 years since return to power in Afghanistan, in photos – AP News
- Taliban mark 5 years since return to power in Afghanistan, in photos AP News
- Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing CNN
- Entrenched, Embattled and Defiant, the Taliban Celebrate 5 Years in Power The New York Times
- Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule BBC
- Concerns grow over increased global ties with Taliban in Afghanistan The Guardian
Lala weakens to tropical storm as it lashes Hawaii with heavy wind and rain
Hurricane Lala downgraded after skirting Big Island as one person dies and 183,000 still without power
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn’t done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts. Total rainfall of nearly 3ft (1 meter) was expected on the higher windward slopes, turning rivers into raging torrents and threatening mudslides.
The Hawaii governor, Josh Green, said at least one person died in a car accident in the South Point area of the Big Island, where more than 100 homes were destroyed. A little over 183,000 utility customers remained without power across Hawaii by Sunday mid-afternoon, according to utility tracker PowerOutage.us. At least three hospitals were operating on generator power, and 19 roofs were lost, Green said.
Continue reading...Wildfires kill two in Greece and torch Belgian nature reserve
Couple die in Salamis, while multinational forces and local farmers tackle Belgium’s biggest fire in a century near Liège
An elderly couple died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday and Belgium is battling its largest modern-day wildfire at an inaccessible area near Germany, in the latest wave of European wildfires.
The couple died outside their home in the Peristeria beach area of Salamis, Greece’s coastguard said. More than 500 people were ordered to evacuate.
Continue reading...Russia Sends Four Missile Warships Near Japan After Putin’s Provocative Kuril Islands Visit – united24media.com
- Russia Sends Four Missile Warships Near Japan After Putin’s Provocative Kuril Islands Visit united24media.com
- Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire Reuters
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 13, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo The New York Times
- ‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Japan condemns visit by Vladimir Putin to disputed Kuril Islands The Guardian
Nazi artefacts still being sold online years after trade outlawed across Australia
One seller says second world war memorabilia containing banned Nazi symbols is legal under exemptions to the laws
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Nazi artefacts bearing prohibited symbols are being openly sold in Australia three years after the federal government made it illegal to do so, with vendors saying they are doing so for “educational” reasons.
The government in 2023 outlawed the display and trade of items bearing the Nazi Hakenkreuz (swastika) and double-sig rune that was the logo of the Schutzstaffel (SS), after multiple states passed similar laws that banned the display of Nazi symbols and the performance of the Nazi salute.
Continue reading...Europe’s tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in small Polish village
Hundreds watched the 56-metre monument’s consecration, including anti-communist leader Lech Wałęsa
An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest was inaugurated on Saturday in a small Polish village, in the presence of the anti-communist leader Lech Wałęsa.
Hundreds of people took part in the consecration of the monument, which towers 55.6 metres (182ft) over Konotopie in central Poland, a village of fewer than 150 people.
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