- Putin Signs Order Allowing Government to Seize Critical Infrastructure Following Attacks The Moscow Times
- Russia to seize poorly protected infrastructure amid Ukraine drone attacks Al Jazeera
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Putin says Ukraine opened 'Pandora's box' with strikes on economic targets Reuters
- Putin Allows Russia to Take Over Poorly Protected Facilities Bloomberg.com
Man suspected of killing five people in Oregon found dead, officials say
Authorities suspect Benjamin Charles Parker, 36, died by suicide after he was found in vehicle in Washington state
A man suspected of killing five people in rural Oregon was found dead in a suspected suicide, local law enforcement officials said on Sunday.
The five homicide victims were found on Saturday at a home in a rural community near Forest Grove, Oregon, about 30 miles (48km) outside Portland, when authorities responded to a report of a vehicle fire.
Continue reading...Prince Harry to leave board of African Parks conservation nonprofit – AP News
- Prince Harry to leave board of African Parks conservation nonprofit AP News
- 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 quits African conservation charity after rangers’ human rights abuses The Hill
- Prince Harry Steps Down from Longtime Charity Role amid Scandal Ahead of His U.K. Return People.com
About 90,000 urged to evacuate as fast-moving wildfire threatens Reno, Nevada
‘Human-caused’, wind-driven fire in Reno leaves thousands of homes and businesses without power, officials say
About 90,000 residents of Reno, Nevada, and the adjacent North Valley are under evacuation orders as a fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire bears down on the city.
The Hawk fire began on Saturday to the north-west of the city, and quickly grew, showing “extreme fire behavior”. It stood at a little more than 15,000 acres burned on Monday morning, and was 0% contained.
Continue reading...Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children
Five-day trial at high court in Glasgow heard Dott subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse
The former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school age children. The 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse, with the girl targeted between 1993-96 and the boy between 2006-10.
A five-day trial at the high court in Glasgow heard Dott exposed himself in front of both children, touched them inappropriately, and kissed them. On Monday, he was found guilty of two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards them. In both cases the abuse happened in the Glasgow area.
Continue reading...Twelve people arrested after A66 crash that killed seven including two police officers
Nine men and three women aged between 19 and 61 arrested as part of investigation into events leading to deadly collision
Twelve people have been arrested on suspicion of offences including being involved with organised crime as part of the investigation into events leading to a crash on the A66 that killed two police officers and five others.
Cleveland police confirmed that nine men and three women were detained by officers investigating the events that led up to PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough dying when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way on the A66 near Middlesbrough collided with their marked armed response vehicle. All five men who were in the second car, aged between 17 and 23, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Continue reading...Access to Zambian courts prevented as election petition deadline looms
Preparations for President Hakainde Hichilema's second inauguration appear to be continuing.
‘Staggering’: watchdog condemns police after Indigenous teenager on bus wrongfully arrested – then searched
Ombudsman Iain Anderson says he is concerned police ‘had no clearly understood definition of racial profiling’
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The commonwealth and ACT ombudsman has criticised the Australian federal police for failing to clearly define “racial profiling” after police in Canberra pulled guns on an Indigenous teenager who they mistook for a suspect in an aggravated burglary.
The scathing investigation, released on Tuesday, made eight recommendations to the Australian federal police (AFP) and ACT Policing after investigating the November 2025 incident. ACT Policing sits under the AFP as the community policing arm.
Continue reading...Israel warns of ‘forceful’ response to kites flown from Gaza
Hamas says the kites found in Israeli border communities in recent days were launched by children in Gaza.
Israel warns of ‘forceful’ response to kites flown from Gaza – BBC
- Israel warns of 'forceful' response to kites flown from Gaza BBC
- Netanyahu warns of 'targeted strikes' if Hamas doesn't stop kites from flying toward Israel CBC
- Live updates • Right-wing Israeli activists protest Gaza reconstruction under Trump's plan Haaretz
- Israel accused of using kites as pretext to justify escalating Gaza attacks Al Jazeera
- Herzog says Israel can’t play down border residents’ jitters amid return of Gaza kites The Times of Israel
Israel warns of ‘forceful’ response to kites flown from Gaza
Hamas says the kites found in Israeli border communities in recent days were launched by children in Gaza.
Survivors of violent crime criticise MoJ for not explaining offender restriction zones
Campaigners accuse ministers of trying to grab headlines with announcement before a working system is ready
Survivors of violent crime and families of victims have criticised the UK government for announcing “world first” plans to introduce restriction zones for serious offenders freed from prison within a few weeks without spelling out how they would work.
Key campaigners who have championed the idea of the zones, designed to “lock” offenders into specific areas, accused the government of seeking to grab headlines rather than providing the detail that would reassure survivors and families.
Continue reading...Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon price rises in western Europe ‘highest in world’
World’s largest streaming services have also increased subscription costs repeatedly in US, research finds
Subscribers to Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video in western Europe have faced higher price increases than in any other market in recent years, according to research.
Over the past four years the world’s largest subscription video streaming services have dramatically changed their business models introducing lower-priced, basic advertising tiers to attract new subscribers, while also increasingly monetising users willing to pay more for a premium experience.
Continue reading...Sonya Massey’s killer Sean Grayson dies in US prison
The former police officer, whose crime reignited the debate about US police brutality, was undergoing treatment for cancer.
Woman ‘burned inside by acid soaked cloths after ex-husband chained her to bed’ – The Mirror US
French police accused of rising use of violence to stop Channel crossings
NGO criticises ‘human cost’ of UK-funded crackdown on attempts to set off from French beaches in small boats
People trying to cross the Channel to the UK have reported an increase in French police use of violence on beaches to prevent them from getting into dinghies, according to a French NGO.
Utopia 56, which works on beaches from where migrants attempt Channel crossings, says so far this year 2,720 people have reported being victims of French police violence, compared with 1,954 over the same period last year, when crossings overall were much higher.
Continue reading...China’s Xi likely to visit India with big delegation for first time in seven years – Reuters
- China's Xi likely to visit India with big delegation for first time in seven years Reuters
- NSA Doval calls on Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng ahead of border talks The Hindu
- Indo-China border talks: Will New Delhi give up two-decade-old stand on all-sector settlement with Beijing? Deccan Herald
- Doval in Beijing for talks amid border tensions, Xi visit uncertainty Rediff
- India security chief visits China for border talks Courthouse News
EU allies back Ukraine on Independence Day without Trump envoys – Euronews.com
- EU allies back Ukraine on Independence Day without Trump envoys Euronews.com
- Putin ‘panicked’ as defiant Ukraine marks Independence Day under Russian bombardment Fox News
- As Ukraine’s allies gather for big anniversary, one key backer is absent NBC News
- King Charles interrupts summer break with Queen Camilla to issue important message Yahoo
- Ukraine’s Independence Day and a Tokyo heatwave: photos of the day – Monday The Guardian
New Zealand to introduce bill for under-16s social media ban
The government faces opposition to its proposals from MPs who believe a ban will not work.
Iran vows to retaliate against countries that cooperate with fresh US sanctions
Test of US rhetoric will rest on whether nations such as India, China and Russia view economic threats as credible
Tehran has vowed to retaliate against any country that cooperates with the US attempt to impose fresh sanctions against Iran in what the Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has billed as “the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary”.
In advance of the US announcement, the United Arab Emirates, Iran’s single biggest trading partner in the Middle East, announced it was ending all trade with Iran, a move Tehran believes was coordinated between Washington and the UAE.
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