US launches ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ to cut Iran’s economic lifeline
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says US sanctions will intensify to choke off Iran's revenues and isolate the country.
UK, Ukraine sign AI defence partnership linked to battlefield technology – Reuters
- UK, Ukraine sign AI defence partnership linked to battlefield technology Reuters
- UK Taps Ukrainian Combat Data in AI Push To Shape Battlefield Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine hands UK intelligence ‘goldmine’ to foil Putin’s saboteurs The Telegraph
- Ukraine battlefield data to help UK protect bases from spies The Times
- UK to use Ukraine battlefield data to train AI to protect sensitive sites The Guardian
Nearly one in two Ebola patients dying in DR Congo outbreak
Almost one in two people infected with Ebola are dying, Democratic Republic of the Congo government figures show.
‘Fix that little spot’: Danish PM hits back at unsolicited beauty tip from cosmetic surgeon
Mette Frederiksen, who received message on returning from Ukraine, advises women to embrace self-acceptance
Sick of getting unsolicited beauty tips on social media, the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, rebuffed a male cosmetic surgeon’s offer to “fix” her and advised women in similar situations to embrace self-acceptance.
Frederiksen, a Social Democrat and Denmark’s second female prime minister, posted on Instagram that she had just returned from a trip to Ukraine, where she was subjected to air raid sirens, when she found a message proposing some help with her appearance.
Continue reading...Russia to seize poorly protected infrastructure amid Ukraine drone attacks
Owners could lose control of facilities if regulators find them too slow to repair damage.
Ukraine faces €23B defense funding hole as Western cash lags – politico.eu
- Ukraine faces €23B defense funding hole as Western cash lags politico.eu
- Zelensky calls on allies to cover €27 billion gap for Ukraine’s air defence needs France 24
- EU approves further €6.1 billion for Ukraine's defence Reuters
- Solidarity can't fill Kyiv's coffers euractiv.com
- Zelensky: Ukraine Can Produce 200–300 Long-Range Drones Daily, With Reach Up to 3,000 Km Kyiv Post
The latest dangerous social media trend that ‘gamifies’ deadly driving – CNN
- The latest dangerous social media trend that ‘gamifies’ deadly driving CNN
- Speeding for online glory: the internet subculture where young men drive dangerously for likes The Guardian
- Organised crime arrests as police investigate Middlesbrough crash that killed two police officers BBC
- Britain tells TikTok and other platforms to remove videos glorifying dangerous driving after deaths AP News
- British police arrest 12 following fatal weekend crash Yahoo
Prince Harry Steps Down From Charity Hit By Allegations of Abuse by Rangers – Newsweek
- Prince Harry Steps Down From Charity Hit By Allegations of Abuse by Rangers Newsweek
- Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after rangers’ human rights abuses The Guardian
- Prince Harry steps down from African wildlife charity board BBC
- Prince Harry Steps Down from Longtime Charity Role amid Scandal Ahead of His U.K. Return People.com
- Prince Harry leaves board of African Parks charity The Times
Damning Poll Shows British Backlash Against Taxpayer-Funded Security for Prince Harry – The Daily Beast
- Damning Poll Shows British Backlash Against Taxpayer-Funded Security for Prince Harry The Daily Beast
- Public say Prince Harry and Meghan should pay for their own security The Times
- Harry pleads privately with Mahmood for answers on security The Telegraph
- Harry and Meghan's Security Problem Is Really a Gun-Control Problem Reason Magazine
- The Semi-Daily BS: Harry's $3 Million Problem Is About to Become the UK Taxpayers’ Problems Paula Froelich: Uncensored
US eyes China overcapacity tariffs of 7.5% before Xi-Trump talks, Bloomberg News reports – Reuters
Vuelta a España: giant hail forces stage three abandonment in Pyrenees
Huge hailstones prompt organisers to act 15km from end
Riders seen heading into hotel on route to take cover
A torrential hailstorm in the French Pyrenees forced the abandonment of the third stage of the Vuelta a España on Monday.
With 15 kilometres (9.32 miles) remaining of the 174km route from Gruissan to Font-Romeu, the skies darkened as the peloton neared the top of the Col de Mont-Louis and huge hailstones began bouncing off the tarmac and pelting the riders.
Continue reading...Houthis claim strike on Saudi tanker in latest Red Sea escalation – Euronews.com
- Houthis claim strike on Saudi tanker in latest Red Sea escalation Euronews.com
- Yemen’s Houthis report attack on Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea Al Jazeera
- Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Attack Saudi Oil Supertanker in Red Sea Bloomberg.com
- Tanker Hit by Projectile Catches Fire Off Saudi Red Sea Coast Marine News Magazine
- Iran live updates: Tanker struck by projectile as US and Iran trade threats Yahoo
Households in Great Britain ‘could owe energy suppliers £7bn by end of year’
After higher prices for winter kick in, energy debt unpaid for more than 30 days likely to rise, says Energy UK
Households in Great Britain could owe their energy suppliers as much as £7bn by the end of the year after higher gas and electricity prices forecast for the winter kick in, an industry group is warning.
Domestic energy debt and arrears climbed by about £500m over the past year to a record £6bn at the end of June as the Middle East conflict continued to stoke rising gas market prices.
Continue reading...USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 24, 2026 – USNI News
‘There’s a baby on the field’: Toddler invades pitch during Minnesota’s MLS win over San Jose
Child wandered on field during MNUFC’s 5-1 win
Minnesota posts win was ‘Like taking money from a baby’
A toddler interrupted a Major League Soccer match between Minnesota United and San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday by invading the pitch – a bizarre scene punctuated by an on-air analyst saying, “There’s a baby on the field.”
With a minute and a half to play in the game that Minnesota won 5-1 at PayPal Park in San Jose, California, the small child took to the field – and the referee blew his whistle to stop play.
Continue reading...Is UK’s Storm Shadow missile a game changer for Ukraine?
Correspondent Joe Inwood breaks down the weapons technology that could make a difference in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Denmark’s prime minister blasts unsolicited beauty advice from plastic surgeon on Instagram – AP News
- Denmark's prime minister blasts unsolicited beauty advice from plastic surgeon on Instagram AP News
- ‘Fix that little spot’: Danish PM hits back at unsolicited beauty tip from cosmetic surgeon The Guardian
- Denmark's PM blasts plastic surgeon for his unsolicited offer to 'fix' spot on her nose CBC
- Denmark PM told by male surgeon to fix her nose. Her reply is gold India Today
- Danish PM rejects surgeon’s unsolicited offer to ‘fix her nose’ AOL.com
The health of Norway’s King Harald deteriorated over the weekend but he is stable now – AP News
- The health of Norway’s King Harald deteriorated over the weekend but he is stable now AP News
- Norway's King Harald V's health has worsened, palace says BBC
- Norway: King Harald's health has 'deteriorated' — palace DW.com
- Health of Norway's king deteriorates while in hospital, palace says Reuters
- From Mette-Marit to Durek Verrett, Norway's royal family rallies at King Harald's hospital bedside HOLA
Australia has just 12,000 sea lions left – and ‘carnage’ may await them as bird flu takes hold, scientists warn
Virus has already caused catastrophic losses in pinnipeds in South America and sub-Antarctica, particularly among pups
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Scientists have warned deadly H5 bird flu could cause “carnage” for Australia’s seal and sea lion populations after detection of the virus in long-nosed fur seals in South Australia.
SA confirmed Australia’s first case in a mammal on Saturday after a dead long-nosed fur seal found at Beachport on the Limestone Coast tested positive for H5N1.
Continue reading...Guns, axes, explosives: violent museum heists are on the rise, says Europol
EU police agency says shift could point to involvement of new criminal networks focused on specific artefacts
Robberies at European museums are becoming increasingly violent, with thieves sometimes brandishing guns, assaulting staff and using sledgehammers, axes and even explosives to smash their way into buildings and display cases, according to a report by Europol.
The EU police agency said that while museum thefts were generally seen as a non-violent form of organised property crime, member states had detected a recent shift “towards violent and forceful methods” that could point to the involvement of new criminal networks focused on specific cultural artefacts.
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