- 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
US condemns ‘unnecessary escalation’ after Israeli airstrikes on Syrian airbase
Damascus called the attacks "an unjustified act of aggression" that imperilled regional security.
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
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.
Continue reading...The Indian activist jailed after taking on a luxury hotel plan
An activist's detention has brought under focus a larger battle over land and development around the famed Kaziranga National Park.
Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears
Meta argued social media addiction does not exist, as a trial stemming from a major lawsuit brought by US states started.
The Moscow region is hit by almost 800 drones as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village – PBS
- The Moscow region is hit by almost 800 drones as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village PBS
- A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again apnews.com
- Ukraine targets Moscow with huge drone strike as Russia warns U.K. will pay price for supplying attack drones CBS News
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 16, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Why Kyiv keeps attacking Russian retail giant Wildberries dw.com
Erin Patterson, Woman Convicted in Australia’s Mushroom Murder Case, Appeals – The New York Times
- Erin Patterson, Woman Convicted in Australia’s Mushroom Murder Case, Appeals The New York Times
- Mushroom murderer trial undermined by 'catastrophic' hotel mix-up, appeal court told BBC
- Erin Patterson appeals 3 murder convictions in Australia over death cap mushroom lunch ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson begins appeal against sentence Reuters
- Erin Patterson argues mushroom murder convictions should be quashed due to ‘catastrophic’ failure of justice The Guardian
Gold mine collapses in Central African Republic, killing at least 30 miners – apnews.com
Tracking USS Lincoln’s months-long mission as concerns about conditions grow
BBC Verify has used satellite imagery to monitor the warship on one of the longest ever US deployments.
US sanctions International Criminal Court president and trial lawyer
The Trump administration has led a campaign to 'dismantle' the court, calling it a threat to national sovereignty.
US reportedly weighing major troop pullback from Gulf following damage in Iran war – timesofisrael.com
- US reportedly weighing major troop pullback from Gulf following damage in Iran war timesofisrael.com
- Pentagon weighing smaller U.S. military presence in Gulf once Iran war ends washingtonpost.com
- It’s Time to Pull U.S. Troops from the Middle East RealClearDefense
- US-Iran War Live: Iran seeks end to war, prioritises neighbours, says foreign minister India Today
- US weighs scaling back Middle East military presence after months of Iranian attacks - report The Jerusalem Post
US Justice Department denies whistleblower claims on anti-Semitism probes
Ivy League schools were pressured into settlements despite a lack of evidence, according to a former DOJ lawyer.
Turkish politician Melih Meric stabbed
Footage shows the moment Turkish New Party MP Melih Meric got into an argument with a man who stabbed him.
US seeks to revive criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Judge previously found US government brought charges against Abrego Garcia as retaliation for case that embarrassed it.
Top aide Emily Underwood leaving the White House – Axios
The ‘witch-hunt’ of Jason Arday
The ‘witch-hunt’ of Jason Arday