South Korea Seeks China’s Help as Trump Pushes for Kim Meeting – Bloomberg.com

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  1. South Korea Seeks China’s Help as Trump Pushes for Kim Meeting  Bloomberg.com
  2. China urges South Korea not to take sides and blames U.S. policy for Korea tensions  NBC News
  3. China considering summit with Seoul in November, South Korean foreign ministry says  Reuters
  4. In Seoul, Wang Yi urges South Korea to chart a neutral path between China and US  South China Morning Post
  5. Chinese FM calls for healthy, sustainable China-South Korea ties  news.cgtn.com
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From ‘elation’ to ‘terrible news’ in 10 minutes: how the confusion over missing bushwalker Lily Hooper unfolded

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The 18-year-old’s body was found in Nattai national park on Thursday – but initial police messages indicated she was alive

Police have blamed dense bushland and radio confusion for wrongly reporting to 18-year-old Lily Hooper’s parents, the New South Wales premier and the media that the missing bushwalker had been found alive.

Hooper had last been seen on 12 August after leaving home for a hike in the rugged bushland of Nattai national park, 90km south-west of Sydney. She was reported missing that night, triggering a multi-agency search involving nearly 1,000 people, including hundreds of volunteers.

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Bare Grocery Shelves Are a New Wartime Hardship for Ukrainians – The New York Times

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  1. Bare Grocery Shelves Are a New Wartime Hardship for Ukrainians  The New York Times
  2. Russian attacks are doing severe harm to Ukraine’s economy  The Economist
  3. Russians bomb another grocery chain warehouse after just one week of operation  Українська правда
  4. Russian attack damaged the Yves Rocher warehouse in Ukraine: online orders have been suspended  LIGA.net
  5. Kyiv's desperate vendors persevere outside obliterated flea market  France 24
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Drug-dealing, makeshift weapons and a ‘culture of fear’ at Villawood detention centre, report warns

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Prolonged detention of children, insufficient staffing and hazardous damage to buildings are among the ombudsman’s concerns

Drugs are being openly dealt inside Villawood detention centre; makeshift weapons are being manufactured amid intimidation, standover tactics and a “culture of fear”; people are sleeping outside under CCTV cameras for their own safety; and children are being kept from going to school, a scathing report from the independent monitor has found.

The commonwealth’s National Preventive Mechanism issued the report based on a three-day visit in March this year. A total of 428 people were held in Villawood at the time, including children. Some 78 beds were offline because of damage still not repaired from a fire three years ago.

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Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say – The New York Times

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  1. Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say  The New York Times
  2. Opinion | Trump inverts his own foreign policy mantra  The Washington Post
  3. North Korea Rejects Trump’s Drills-Cut Overture as an Empty Gesture  WSJ
  4. Trump’s snub of South Korea sends region scrambling  Politico
  5. Donald Trump abruptly scales back an exercise with South Korea  The Economist
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This Skeleton is the First Confirmed Death by Trebuchet – The New York Times

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  1. This Skeleton is the First Confirmed Death by Trebuchet  The New York Times
  2. A Medieval Man's Injuries Reminded One Archaeologist of Modern-Day Car Crash Victims. They Turned Out to Be the Work of an English Trebuchet  Smithsonian Magazine
  3. Skeleton with 167 fractures discovered at Scottish castle may have been first victim of Edward I's 'War Wolf' trebuchet  Yahoo
  4. This Medieval Skeleton Had 160 Broken Bones, and Scientists Just Figured Out What Hit Him  Gizmodo
  5. News - Medieval Scottish Man May Be First Confirmed Case of Death by Trebuchet  Archaeology Magazine
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Why a Blood Feud Will Test Trump’s Donroe Doctrine – Newsweek

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  1. Why a Blood Feud Will Test Trump’s Donroe Doctrine  Newsweek
  2. Opinion | Trump Can’t Speak Brazil’s Master Language  The New York Times
  3. Lula Wages His Final Campaign as Brazil’s Presidential Frontrunner  Bloomberg.com
  4. Brazil's Lula launches reelection bid, aims to win back workers to his Workers Party  Reuters
  5. Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way  The Guardian
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German spy agency opens helpline for those exiled from Russia, China – Reuters

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  1. German spy agency opens helpline for those exiled from Russia, China  Reuters
  2. German Spy Agency Opens Hotline for Exiled Russians  The Moscow Times
  3. Germany Launches Lifeline for Exiled Dissidents Facing Global Threats  Devdiscourse
  4. Germany’s BfV Opens Hotline for Dissidents Facing Transnational Repression  Межа. Новини України.
  5. China among 'main actors' involved in transnational repression: Germany  The Times of India
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Russia runs out of petrol at seven in 10 stations as fuel crisis worsens – Euronews.com

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  1. Russia runs out of petrol at seven in 10 stations as fuel crisis worsens  Euronews.com
  2. Ukraine war briefing: Russia running on imported gasoline, government confirms  The Guardian
  3. Frustrated Moscow drivers face long queues to refill as fuel shortages return  Reuters
  4. Putin arrests Russians for complaining about fuel shortages as fighting breaks out at petrol stations  The Independent
  5. Russia Starts Fining People for Complaining About Gasoline Shortages  UNITED24 Media
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Four railway workers die after being struck by limited-express train in Tochigi – The Japan Times

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  1. Four railway workers die after being struck by limited-express train in Tochigi  The Japan Times
  2. Express train hits and kills 4 workers at a railway station in Japan  NBC News
  3. Four workers dead after being hit by train in Japan  BBC
  4. Four track workers killed by train at station north of Tokyo  nhk.or.jp
  5. 4 Workers Killed in Collision with Tobu Railway’s Spacia X Limited Express While Weeding Along Tracks  The Japan News
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Prosecutor tells Australian appeals court mushroom poisoning murderer should never be released – AP News

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  1. Prosecutor tells Australian appeals court mushroom poisoning murderer should never be released  AP News
  2. Erin Patterson: How a crowded hotel could lead to a retrial for Australia’s mushroom murderer  CNN
  3. Erin Patterson appeal: Mushroom killer must stay in jail forever for 'truly dreadful' crime, prosecutors say  BBC
  4. Erin Patterson, Woman Convicted in Australia’s Mushroom Murder Case, Appeals  The New York Times
  5. Erin Patterson appeal: prosecutors seek life in prison without parole for triple murderer – as it happened  The Guardian
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Erin Patterson appeal: Mushroom killer must stay in jail forever for ‘truly dreadful’ crime, prosecutors say – BBC

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  1. Erin Patterson appeal: Mushroom killer must stay in jail forever for 'truly dreadful' crime, prosecutors say  BBC
  2. Prosecutor tells Australian appeals court mushroom poisoning murderer should never be released  AP News
  3. Mushroom murderer trial undermined by 'catastrophic' hotel mix-up, appeal court told  BBC
  4. Erin Patterson: How a crowded hotel could lead to a retrial for Australia’s mushroom murderer  CNN
  5. Mushroom Murder Case Returns to Court as Convicted Killer Appeals  The New York Times
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Taiwan Floats Record Defense Budget, Sending Message to U.S. and China – WSJ

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  1. Taiwan Floats Record Defense Budget, Sending Message to U.S. and China  WSJ
  2. Taiwan proposes boosting 2027 defence spending 18% to a record high  Reuters
  3. Cabinet approves 2027 budget proposal, defense spending at 3.01% of GDP  Focus Taiwan
  4. Taiwan proposes record defence budget to resist China pressure  Financial Times
  5. Taiwan proposes a record $35B defense budget for 2027 as China’s military pressure grows  AP News
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Huge Russian strikes on Kyiv leave 17 dead as attacks spill over to Romanian and Moldovan territory – CNN

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  1. Huge Russian strikes on Kyiv leave 17 dead as attacks spill over to Romanian and Moldovan territory  CNN
  2. As Russian missiles rain down on Kyiv, casualties mount and the mood darkens  The Guardian
  3. A City Under Siege  The New York Times
  4. War crimes are part of Russia's strategy in Ukraine, retired U.S. Army colonel says  PBS
  5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 20, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
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Global wheat buyers brace for supply squeeze amid Black Sea attacks – Reuters

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  1. Global wheat buyers brace for supply squeeze amid Black Sea attacks  Reuters
  2. Grain prices surge after Ukraine war chokes off seaborne exports  Financial Times
  3. Russia and Ukraine Continue Targeting Shipping with Claims of Nine Strikes  The Maritime Executive
  4. Unsold Grain Piles Up in Ukraine as Russia Strikes Ports  Bloomberg.com
  5. Wheat Posts Wednesday Strength  Barchart.com
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