Tourists rush to Iceland to witness rare total solar eclipse
Iceland is preparing for a total solar eclipse with hundreds of visitors expected in the country.
Hunt For New Mobile Missile Defense Radar Reinforced By Lessons From Iran War – TWZ
Rights groups launch new legal challenge to Trump campaign against ICC
Prominent organisation charge sanctions against international tribunal trample consitutional rights, hinder their work.
Trump Hardens Stance on Iran, Clouding Hopes for Hormuz Deal – Bloomberg.com
Korean Peninsula Update, August 11, 2026 – understandingwar.org
- Korean Peninsula Update, August 11, 2026 understandingwar.org
- Ukraine war briefing: North Korea sending 50,000 troops to Russia – Zelenskyy The Guardian
- Russia is firing North Korean missiles at Ukraine, Zelenskyy claims, as more overnight attacks kill 9 CBS News
- EXCLUSIVE: North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says Reuters
- Russia readying more North Korean troops and missiles, Zelenskyy says Euronews.com
Russia Preparing Autumn Mobilization Immediately After “Imitation” Elections, Zelenskyy Says – UNITED24 Media
- Russia Preparing Autumn Mobilization Immediately After “Imitation” Elections, Zelenskyy Says UNITED24 Media
- The Kremlin Is Bullying More Russians Into Fighting in Ukraine WSJ
- Russia Is Preparing Mobilization for the Fall, Right After the Imitation of Parliamentary Elections – Address by the President — Official website of the President of Ukraine Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України
- Putin’s war machine scours the home front for recruits Financial Times
- Zelenskyy says Ukrainian intelligence confirms Russia is preparing mobilisation for autumn Українська правда
Brazil’s Supreme Court to weigh cases that could weaken Amazon protections
The rulings could affect Indigenous land rights, soya farming and environmental safeguards across the Amazon rainforest.
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib to death
Syria’s ex-president Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and cousin Atef Najib have been sentenced to death
Ukraine war latest: Russian plans for mobilization ‘confirmed by internal documents,’ Zelensky says – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine war latest: Russian plans for mobilization 'confirmed by internal documents,' Zelensky says The Kyiv Independent
- Russia Is Preparing Mobilization for the Fall, Right After the Imitation of Parliamentary Elections – Address by the President — Official website of the President of Ukraine Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України
- Zelenskyy says Ukrainian intelligence confirms Russia is preparing mobilisation for autumn Українська правда
- Putin’s Desperate Plot to Fix Humiliating Military Crisis Exposed Yahoo
- Putin Is Dragging Russia Into Years of War With Its Biggest Mobilization Since 2022 UNITED24 Media
Four crew killed in Red Sea attack while missile strike reported in Gulf – Reuters
- Four crew killed in Red Sea attack while missile strike reported in Gulf Reuters
- Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast AP News
- Six Killed in Houthi Strikes on Red Sea Ship, Yemeni Government Says The New York Times
- Houthis reportedly kill four in first deadly attack since start of Iran war BBC
- Four killed in Houthi attack on Red Sea cargo ship, sources say ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Driver who broke the sound barrier sets another speed record in hydrogen-powered car
British driver Andy Green reached 406.320 mph in car powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines
The only person to break the sound barrier in a car earned another world record Tuesday in a show of force for hydrogen power.
British driver Andy Green reached 406.320 mph (653.908 kph) in a car powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines with a combined 1,600 horsepower, setting the record for that vehicle category, according to the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, the international governing body of motor sports.
Continue reading...Drone strikes hit Libya’s key western oil town and a car bomb kills an officer in the east – AP News
- Drone strikes hit Libya’s key western oil town and a car bomb kills an officer in the east AP News
- Drone strike in western Libya torches a power substation, triggering outages AP News
- Libya's state power company says attack on Zawiya substation causes major outage Reuters
- Drone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya’s Zawiya refinery ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Drone Hits Tank at Libyan Refinery, Threatening Oil Facilities Bloomberg.com
Florida paddleboarder rescues woman from alligator attack
Mike Heard used his paddle to strike gator that had latched on to swimmer in Silver River after hearing yells of ‘Gator!’
A Florida paddleboarder rescued a woman from an alligator attack in Marion county over the weekend.
On Saturday, an alligator bit the woman on the arm while she was swimming in the Silver River, according to local reports citing Marion county authorities.
Continue reading...US jury in Luigi Mangione murder trial to remain anonymous
The closely watched state trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set to begin next month.
Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?
The prime minister’s money-saving policies are popular but they are yet to convince voters he can take on the big things
It was last year that Martin Lewis, the money-saving guru, advised the government to find “100 small things that piss people off” and set about sorting them out.
That approach has been adopted almost immediately by Andy Burnham since entering office, as he began his programme of “everyday fixes” to tackle problems that can be dealt with through minor policy tweaks.
Continue reading...‘Abusive’ man found guilty of harassing Stella Creasy MP on tube train
Clifford Wilby, 63, started talking to Walthamstow MP about knife crime and her ‘failings as a member of parliament’
A 63-year-old man has been found guilty of harassing the Labour MP Stella Creasy after he was “abusive and aggressive” to her on a tube train.
Clifford Wilby, of east London, saw the MP for Walthamstow in July 2025 on a Victoria Line train, Westminster magistrates’ court heard.
Continue reading...University of Michigan to switch to pass/fail grades for first-semester students
School said it is pivoting away from letter-grading system to ‘curb the mental health crisis’ among college students
The University of Michigan will pivot to a pass-or-fail-style grading system, instead of letter grades, for first-semester students in an effort to “curb the mental health crisis unfolding among college-aged individuals”.
The school said in a notice on Tuesday that its goal was “to help first-year students acclimate to the demands of college and allow intrinsic motivations to guide personally meaningful academic journeys” and foster “a culture of connection and collaboration – rather than competition”.
Continue reading...Russia frees ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention
The US government had recently designated Gilman as wrongfully detained.
Over 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during the war in Ukraine are still held, UN estimates – AP News
Poland says Women’s World Cup plan on course despite UEFA boycott of FIFA
Poland says their preparations to host the Women's Under-20 World Cup remain on schedule, despite UEFA-FIFA fallout.