Multiple houses ablaze as wildfire sweeps into UK town
At least six homes were set alight by an extensive wildfire in Stourbridge
Huge explosion rocks Italian munitions factory south of Rome
A powerful explosion tore through a munitions faction south of the Italian capital Rome on Thursday.
Photos: Cuba marks Fidel Castro’s 100th birthday
Fidel Castro would have turned 100 on Thursday and his legacy continues to overshadow the island.
BBC Verify speaks to woman who filmed ICE agent pointing gun at her
BBC Verify has examined footage shared by a Virginia woman in which an ICE agent points his gun at her.
Ukrainian drones strike major oil refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze – PBS
- Ukrainian drones strike major oil refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze PBS
- Ukraine Says It Hit Oil Refinery in Russia’s Urals Region Bloomberg.com
- Ukrainian Drone Attack Deep Into Russia Is Among Its Deadliest of the War The New York Times
- Ukraine’s drones hit a major Russian refinery 800 miles from the border, sparking a fire abcnews.com
- Ukrainian attack shuts Russia's Orsk refinery for months, causing fuel problems Reuters
Palestinians told to leave homes in village where Israeli settlers besieged houses
The mayor of Qusra says Israeli troops have been telling families to leave their houses, using some as barracks.
Palestinians told to leave homes in village where Israeli settlers besieged houses
The mayor of Qusra says Israeli troops have been telling families to leave their houses, using some as barracks.
Are We in the Singularity?
Sam Altman just said AI has entered "the singularity."
Sudan army says RSF advance on key town bordering Ethiopia
Military and government sources say the paramilitary RSF and allies advance into town of Kurmuk in Blue Nile state.
Passenger train derails, injuring several in southern England
A passenger train derailed near Lewes in East Sussex, England, injuring at least 11 people, and two of them seriously.
US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say – Reuters
- US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say Reuters
- Why officials decided to smuggle Trump out of Turkey with a catering truck and a secret plane CNN
- The Flawed Logic of Trump’s Airplane Escape The Atlantic
- CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Turkey washingtonpost.com
- Late Night Ribs Trump for Leaving Staff Behind on Air Force One The New York Times
Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level
The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes drop in Danube River level – BBC
- Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes drop in Danube River level BBC
- Romania shuts its last nuclear reactor as drought-hit Danube river drops to record low The Guardian
- Romania shuts nuclear plant, Hungary dams dry Danube River DW.com
- Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant’s 2nd reactor amid low water levels on Danube River NBC News
- Romania's Nuclearelectrica starts shutting down sole working nuclear reactor over drought Reuters
Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level
The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Japan condemns visit by Vladimir Putin to disputed Kuril Islands – The Guardian
- ‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Japan condemns visit by Vladimir Putin to disputed Kuril Islands The Guardian
- ‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Japan PM Takaichi condemns Putin’s visit to disputed Kuril Islands CNBC
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 13, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- US backs Japanese sovereignty over disputed islands after Putin visit Euronews.com
- Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire Reuters
Taiwan says it was hit by ‘abnormal’ AI-assisted cyber-attack – The Guardian
- Taiwan says it was hit by ‘abnormal’ AI-assisted cyber-attack The Guardian
- Hackers used autonomous AI agents to attack Taiwan. Is this the future of cyberwarfare? CNN
- Autonomous AI attacks pose 'clear and present danger' to critical infrastructure The Register
- Taiwan says it was targeted last month in AI-driven hacking campaign Reuters
- Chinese Hackers Created a 'Near-Autonomous' Attack Using Open-Source AI PCMag
Israeli forces order families to evacuate homes in Qusra
Israeli forces have ordered Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank to evacuate their homes in Qusra
Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM – The Guardian
- Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM The Guardian
- Poland arrests Russian allegedly hired to kill Ukrainian-American who was 'inconvenient to the Putin regime' Fox News
- Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill American citizen in Warsaw NBC News
- Kremlin hired assassin to murder American on Polish soil, says Tusk The Telegraph
- Russian plot to kill American citizen thwarted by Poland, prime minister says: "First situation of its kind" CBS News
Colombia earthquake: Hospitals adapt to save lives amid widespread damage
Earthquake damages Cali's hospitals, forcing medical staff to prioritize critical patients as rescue teams work nonstop.
Kennedy Center board votes again to renovate building and inscribe Trump’s name on it – report
The center has until next week to present plan to judge who had blocked earlier rehab and name change
The board of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington is said to have voted once again to move forward with Donald Trump’s controversial plan to temporarily shutter the building for substantial renovations, as well as to inscribe the US president’s name on the facade of its building, despite a federal order for his name to be removed from the signage.
The board – mostly handpicked, staunch allies of the president – voted “to close the Kennedy Center’s main building, while keeping a newer addition to the campus, known as the Reach, open for limited programming and to operate as an active memorial to John F Kennedy”, according to the New York Times, which was first to report the results.
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