Trump pauses new tariffs on Canada for three days, saying deal close
The US president says the two sides are finalising documents to avert import taxes targeting a range of Canadian goods.
China’s Top Envoy to Visit Seoul as Trump Shakes US-Korea Ties – Bloomberg.com
- China’s Top Envoy to Visit Seoul as Trump Shakes US-Korea Ties Bloomberg.com
- China's Wang Yi in South Korea for talks amid Trump push to revive North Korea diplomacy Reuters
- World in Brief: Donald Trump threatens Oman; China and South Korea get closer The Economist
- Wang Yi heads to Seoul as Trump cuts South Korea drills, opening door for China South China Morning Post
- China's top diplomat to visit Indonesia after South Korea trip Anadolu Ajansı
Five Australian rules footy players suspended amid police investigation
The suspensions, for drinking and inviting women to a hotel, come as police investigate an alleged sexual assault.
Iranian academic writes of US detention ‘hell’ over link to 1979 hostage crisis
The immigration status of Maryam Tahmasebi was revoked because her husband is the son of a prominent figure in Iran.
Husband and mother-in-law charged over Indian bride’s death
Twisha Sharma, a model and actor, had been married for just five months when she was found dead in May.
‘I don’t want to send you to prison’, witness tells Tupac accused in combative testimony
A member of Tupac Shakur's entourage said he was threatened with contempt of court if he did not testify in the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis.
US-led drills to end six days early, South Korea says, amid Trump push for Kim Jong-un talks
South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise would end on 21 August at the request of the US
South Korea’s military has confirmed that joint military drills with the US will be cut short, days after Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back the exercises.
In a statement on Wednesday, South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said at the request of the US side, the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise – which began on Monday would end on Friday, six days earlier than originally planned.
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Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displaced – apnews.com
- Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displaced apnews.com
- Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 68, overshadowing Independence Day apnews.com
- At Least 47 Dead as 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Indonesia The New York Times
- Indonesian mother 'grateful' after emergency birth during 7.7 quake Reuters
- Indonesia: Education disrupted for over 8,000 children after earthquake Vatican News
Pro-Israel Groups Want You to Believe That Israel’s National Security Minister… Doesn’t Represent Israel – Zeteo | Substack
- Pro-Israel Groups Want You to Believe That Israel’s National Security Minister… Doesn’t Represent Israel Zeteo | Substack
- Germany Condemns Israeli Minister’s ‘Dehumanizing’ Comments Bloomberg.com
- Germany condemns Israeli minister's Gaza 'killings' remarks DW.com
- Senior Israeli official calls for killing of "30 to 40" people in Gaza every night: "They're not even people" CBS News
- Israeli minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ Palestinians in Gaza nightly Al Jazeera
PM, Kushner clashed over continued Israeli strikes on Oct. 7 terrorists — officials – The Times of Israel
- PM, Kushner clashed over continued Israeli strikes on Oct. 7 terrorists — officials The Times of Israel
- Morning news brief NPR
- In Israel, Kushner tries to break deadlock over Trump's Gaza plan, but secures no guarantees Le Monde.fr
- Inside Kushner's Hamas meeting: What comes next in Gaza Axios
- Why White House envoys cannot sway Israel’s war leader Al Jazeera
US condemns ‘unnecessary escalation’ after Israeli airstrikes on Syrian airbase
Damascus called the attacks "an unjustified act of aggression" that imperilled regional security.
Offloading work tasks to AI comes with a cost – to our brains – The Conversation
- Offloading work tasks to AI comes with a cost – to our brains The Conversation
- What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing? The New York Times
- How the use of artificial intelligence harms college students’ ability to learn PsyPost
- Using A.I. Might Reduce Your Mental Fitness Forbes
- AI Offloading: Legitimate Threat To Our Brains Or Overblown Moral Panic? We Asked A Neuroscientist For His Take IFLScience
Iran Update Special Report, August 18, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update Special Report, August 18, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Is Putin's 'Caspian Express' A New Lifeline Between Russia And Iran? rferl.org
- Russia is shipping explosives to Iran to bolster its missile and drone arsenal in U.S. war NBC News
- Russia helps Iran sharpen its sword FDD's Long War Journal
- Russia shipping drones, explosives to rebuild Iran’s supply after US, Israeli strikes: report New York Post
Europe’s seas reach record heat as climate change threatens marine life – France 24
- Europe’s seas reach record heat as climate change threatens marine life France 24
- Carbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds The Guardian
- Climate change is driving record heat in Europe's seas, scientists say Reuters
- Ocean Heat Waves Threaten to Supercharge Storm Season in Europe Bloomberg.com
- Climate change is cooking Europe’s oceans, scientists find politico.eu
Nukes all around? A fraying U.S. nuclear umbrella is pushing allies to weigh defense options, raising risk of a proliferation cascade – CNBC
- Nukes all around? A fraying U.S. nuclear umbrella is pushing allies to weigh defense options, raising risk of a proliferation cascade CNBC
- Opinion | The old global nuclear order is dead. What comes next? washingtonpost.com
- Why There Might Be No Nuclear Plenty – Lessons From Iran and Ukraine Small Wars Journal
- Abolishing Nuclear Arms Can Avert War That Kills Billions, Experts Say Forbes
- Why this is not an era of short wars despite nuclear deterrence CNBC TV18
IDF says it hit meeting of elite Hamas commanders near Gaza port; six reported dead – timesofisrael.com
- IDF says it hit meeting of elite Hamas commanders near Gaza port; six reported dead timesofisrael.com
- Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan The New York Times
- Israel kills six in Gaza on day after Kushner meeting with Netanyahu, medics say Reuters
- Child among six dead as Israel bombs seaside cafe in Gaza thenationalnews.com
- Israeli strike reported to kill at least six in Gaza City Al Jazeera
Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he’s unhappy with country’s deal with Iran, officials say – AP News
- Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he's unhappy with country's deal with Iran, officials say AP News
- Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why? AP News
- Analysis: Trump’s chaos may be destroying his own foreign policy | CNN Politics CNN
- Tuesday briefing: Trump’s Oman threat; Musk fans; what to plant in your garden; and more The Washington Post
- Why Trump Is Threatening Again to Bomb Oman WSJ
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77
A statement on the blues-rock band's website said he died on Monday in hospice
Ukraine’s dismissed defence minister calls for wartime presidential election
Mykhailo Fedorov’s appeal is most direct challenge to Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russian invasion in 2022
Ukraine’s recently dismissed former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for a wartime presidential election in the most direct political challenge to Volodymyr Zelenskyy since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
The politician, whose abrupt sacking last month triggered a wave of protests, said that Ukraine had to “restore a full democratic process even amid a prolonged war” in a video address released online late on Tuesday evening.
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