- How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against a Man Dressed as a Trash Can The New York Times
- Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain's wackiest election AP News
- Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled – now the nationalist tide can be turned | Rafael Behr The Guardian
- Clacton By-election Poll: What do voters say the election is about? Survation
- Count Binface, wearing a trash can, aims to unseat Nigel Farage in a U.K. local election NPR
Andrew Bragg stands by proposed migration limits – even as Liberal colleagues decline to back him in
Angus Taylor and other Coalition members not supporting shadow housing minister’s target migration numbers, which would be the lowest figures since the mid-2000s
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The Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has stood by his proposal to lower net migration to 180,000 a year in a wide-ranging speech where he lamented not stopping the Morrison government’s “madness” – even as colleagues side-stepped supporting the target figure publicly.
The opposition frontbencher said a housing “shortfall” – comparing the number of dwellings against population size – could be rectified if the net overseas migration (Nom) target was set at 180,000 or under over four years.
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Live Updates: U.S. and Iran close to a “peace arrangement or a deal,” Pakistan says – CBS News
- Live Updates: U.S. and Iran close to a "peace arrangement or a deal," Pakistan says CBS News
- Pakistan signals progress on U.S.-Iran deal as Washington and Tehran trade reparation demands CNBC
- Iran war updates: Pakistan minister in Tehran as Hormuz talks advance Al Jazeera
- US, Iran agree to extend 60-day ceasefire ahead of Aug. 17 deadline Anadolu Ajansı
- Pakistan Says Deal Is Close Even as Iran, US Harden Stances Bloomberg.com
How a German Bus Driver May Have Averted a War – The Bulwark
- How a German Bus Driver May Have Averted a War The Bulwark
- Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport, lawmaker says Reuters
- US intelligence ‘believes Russia was behind Leipzig airport drone bomb’ The Guardian
- Drones spotted over German base days after Leipzig bomb incident BBC
- ‘New level of danger’: Drone incidents scare Europe amid Russia-Ukraine war Al Jazeera
Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks – AP News
- Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks AP News
- Severe malnutrition in Somalia is surging after U.S. cuts, aid groups say The Washington Post
- Somalia malnutrition response hit by more than 80% funding drop as child hunger surges, MSF says Reuters
- Somalia faces renewed famine threat as humanitarian funding plunges from $2.2 billion to just $300 million Business Insider Africa
- Somalia Hunger Bluefield Daily Telegraph
UK PM to chair emergency meeting on heatwaves, drought – Reuters
- UK PM to chair emergency meeting on heatwaves, drought Reuters
- Whatever Happened to English Summers? Scorched Britons Would Like to Know. The New York Times
- Britain to swelter again as it looks poised for a record hot summer ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- UK heatwave live: Temperature tops 36C in England as amber extreme heat warning expanded BBC
- Andy Burnham to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid extreme heat The Guardian
Iran holds firm on Hormuz conditions as Pakistan’s Naqvi visits Tehran – Al Jazeera
- Iran holds firm on Hormuz conditions as Pakistan’s Naqvi visits Tehran Al Jazeera
- U.S. and Iran close to a "peace arrangement or a deal," Pakistan says CBS News
- Iran war updates: Mediators push US-Iran talks as Israel hits Lebanon, Gaza Al Jazeera
- Pakistan signals progress on U.S.-Iran deal as Washington and Tehran trade reparation demands CNBC
- Pakistan Says US-Iran Are Close to Some Arrangement on Peace Bloomberg.com
Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 1 day to totality – Space
- Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 1 day to totality Space
- Solar Eclipse Live Updates: Europe Counts Down to Watch Its First Total Eclipse in Decades The New York Times
- 'We can't keep up with demand for eclipse glasses' BBC
- Solar eclipse: What to know about the total eclipse on Wednesday Le Monde.fr
- World prepares for one of nature’s greatest spectacles: a total solar eclipse Financial Times
‘A new era begins’: Israel, Venezuela open up consular relations for first time in 17 years – The Jerusalem Post
- 'A new era begins': Israel, Venezuela open up consular relations for first time in 17 years The Jerusalem Post
- Venezuela and Israel restore consular ties as relations warm Al Jazeera
- Israel and Venezuela restore diplomatic relations after years of severed ties Middle East Eye
- ZAKA welcomes renewed Israel-Venezuela ties after earthquake aid mission The Jerusalem Post
- It Is Immoral, Sadistic, Humiliating, Outrageous, Cruel, and Vile to See Zionism in Venezuela orinocotribune.com
A whisper from the rubble led to baby’s rescue after Colombia earthquake – CNN
- A whisper from the rubble led to baby’s rescue after Colombia earthquake CNN
- Baby rescued from rubble in Colombia after devastating earthquake kills at least 181 CBS News
- Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors Reuters
- Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers NPR
- A big earthquake reveals two very different Colombias The Economist
Taiwan hits out at China over naval drill with Indonesia – Financial Times
- Taiwan hits out at China over naval drill with Indonesia Financial Times
- Indonesia says navy drill with China that angered Taiwan was routine Reuters
- Taiwan condemns ‘dangerous’ planned Chinese navy drill with Indonesia The Japan Times
- Taiwan responds furiously as China, Indonesia plan military exercise off coast ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- China Plans First Naval Drills With Indonesia East of Taiwan Bloomberg.com
Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-time partner Georgina Rodríguez
The couple have tied the knot after the Portuguese captain played his last ever World Cup this summer.
Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-time partner Georgina Rodríguez
The Portuguese superstar has posted an image of two hands - presumed to be his on top of his wife's - both wearing wedding rings.
China-linked hackers hit Taiwan in unprecedented ‘autonomous’ AI cyber attack – Financial Times
- China-linked hackers hit Taiwan in unprecedented ‘autonomous’ AI cyber attack Financial Times
- Taiwan says it was targeted last month in AI-driven hacking campaign Yahoo
- 'Near-autonomous' AI agents attack Taiwan's nuclear safety agency The Register
- China’s Escalating Cyberattacks Threaten Taiwan’s National Security Global Taiwan Institute
- Suspected China-linked hackers used AI to run the first-ever end-to-end autonomous cyberattack on Taiwan's government, Israeli firm says — open-source-built tool continuously devised effective hack strategies in real-time Tom's Hardware
Remains of two Wehrmacht soldiers found in Danube: one served in Waffen-SS – Euronews.com
- Remains of two Wehrmacht soldiers found in Danube: one served in Waffen-SS Euronews.com
- Danube river's low water levels reveal remains of WWII German soldiers in Hungary BBC
- A Drying Danube River Reveals Nazi-Era Vessels, and Hazards of Heat The New York Times
- Low Danube water levels in Bulgaria expose Roman-era bridge Reuters
- Nazi skeletons emerge from dried-up Danube The Telegraph
Remains of two Wehrmacht soldiers from Danube: one served in Waffen-SS – Euronews.com
- Remains of two Wehrmacht soldiers from Danube: one served in Waffen-SS Euronews.com
- Danube river's low water levels reveal remains of WWII German soldiers in Hungary BBC
- Why are Nazi warships resurfacing in the Danube River? CBC
- As the Danube River dries up, World War II shipwrecks and mammoth bones come into view CBS News
- The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging AP News
Ukraine war live: Kyiv sends new proposals to Trump’s negotiators to end war – The Independent
- Ukraine war live: Kyiv sends new proposals to Trump’s negotiators to end war The Independent
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine has sent proposals to US to end war with Russia Al Jazeera
- Zelenskiy: Ukraine has given US negotiators proposals for ending the war with Russia Reuters
- Ukraine war live: Kyiv hands proposals for ending war to US negotiators France 24
- Zelensky: Ukraine Has Given US Envoys Proposals for Ending Russia’s War Kyiv Post
Israel’s campaign to make southern Lebanon ‘unliveable’ – Financial Times
- Israel’s campaign to make southern Lebanon ‘unliveable’ Financial Times
- Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say The Guardian
- Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli troops set on fire, bombed homes in south Lebanon Middle East Eye
- Okay, I’m Trying Not To Care,But… Daily Kos
UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds
Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down cities
Repeated debilitating heatwaves this summer are likely to have cost the UK economy more than £4bn in lost economic output by the end of July, new analysis shows.
Green thinktank Verdant had suggested June’s unseasonally hot weather had an economic cost of £2.36bn. Updating its assessment to include last month’s high temperatures, it finds a £4.4bn hit to output.
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