- Ship attacked while exiting Strait of Hormuz The Hill
- Live updates: Trump says no talks taking place with Iran, as global oil prices now highest since July CNN
- Ship attack in Hormuz results in one casualty while Trump says strait is 'open and operating' CNBC
- Ship Exiting the Strait of Hormuz Is Attacked The New York Times
- Iran strikes ship, doubles down on closing Strait of Hormuz newsnationnow.com
Qatar rejects Iran’s ‘false’ claims about missing pilots – Al Jazeera
- Qatar rejects Iran’s ‘false’ claims about missing pilots Al Jazeera
- Iran Says Pilots Missing After a Brazen Bombing Run Are Prisoners in Qatar WSJ
- Iran disputes Qatar, Kuwait accounts of captured Iranian personnel Reuters
- Iran Says Qatar Captured Its Pilots Months Ago, a Claim Qatar Rejects The New York Times
- Qatar denies capturing three Iranian pilots after downing fighter jets BBC
An 81-year-old admits to 1994 killing of American tourist as trial opens in Germany – AP News
Russian missile attack kills 10 in northeast Ukraine, Zelenskiy vows response – Reuters
- Russian missile attack kills 10 in northeast Ukraine, Zelenskiy vows response Reuters
- Ukraine, Russia trade strikes; Wildberries site hit again DW.com
- At least 10 killed in Russian strike in northeast Ukraine's Kharkiv region, governor says Euronews.com
- Five people, including child, injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv region Ukrinform
- Ukraine aims a drone blitz at Moscow as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village Temple Daily Telegram
New tremors jolt Spain’s Granada, injuring three and damaging some buildings – Reuters
- New tremors jolt Spain's Granada, injuring three and damaging some buildings Reuters
- Spain rocked by 4.8 magnitude earthquake Yahoo
- Major tourist spot closed as three more earthquakes hit southern Spain The Independent
- Three injured as new tremors hit Granada in Spain RTE.ie
- Map: 5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Spain The New York Times
Turkey’s Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants – apnews.com
- Turkey’s Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants apnews.com
- Opinion | Turkey and the Kurds Show a Way Forward The New York Times
- Türkiye enacts legal framework for PKK disarmament Hürriyet Daily News
- Türkiye's terror-free initiative law enters into force Daily Sabah
- Has Turkey Really Resolved Its Kurdish Question? Foreign Policy
UK will support Ukraine “100%” despite Russian warning, PM Burnham says – Reuters
- UK will support Ukraine "100%" despite Russian warning, PM Burnham says Reuters
- UK 'supports Ukraine 100%', Burnham says, after Russia's drone warning BBC
- ‘We Won’t Be Bullied’: U.K. Responds to Russian Threat Over Ukraine Drone Support Time Magazine
- Why is Russia threatening UK with ‘consequences’ over Ukraine drones? Al Jazeera
- UK drones used for ‘deep strikes’ in mainland Russia for first time The Times
Moscow threat of ‘consequences’ will not alter UK support for Ukraine, says Burnham
Prime minister responds to Russian anger over Kyiv’s use of British-made drones in ‘deep strike’ campaign
Andy Burnham says the UK will continue to “support Ukraine 100%” after Russia threatened consequences after strikes by British-made drones.
The Russian embassy to the UK said on Monday that Britain had been deliberately escalating the Ukraine conflict and the deeper its involvement, “the higher the price it will pay”.
Continue reading...Student killed in Philippine school shooting – Al Jazeera
- Student killed in Philippine school shooting Al Jazeera
- Philippine student live-streamed fatal school shooting before taking own life, official says Reuters
- Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says AP News
- Student and teen gunman dead in rare Philippines school shooting, officials say CNN
- 1 Dead After Student Livestreams School Shooting in the Philippines The New York Times
Lake Kariba disaster: Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry accident rises to 93 – BBC
- Lake Kariba disaster: Death toll from Zimbabwe ferry accident rises to 93 BBC
- Pope Leo grieves for victims of Zimbabwe ferry disaster Vatican News
- At Least 15 Dead and Dozens Missing After Boat Carrying Over 100 People Capsizes on Lake people.com
- Lake Kariba ferry tragedy: death toll of Zimbabwe's worst maritime accident now at 84 Baird Maritime
- Zimbabwe police: death toll from Lake Kariba boat accident rises to 80 Reuters
Kariba ferry death toll rises to 93, making it Zimbabwe’s deadliest transport disaster
Recovery efforts continue in what is the country's deadliest transport disaster.
Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner of a troubled election – apnews.com
- Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner of a troubled election apnews.com
- Zambia's Hichilema re-elected though cost-of-living pressures dent his support Reuters
- Analysing Africa newsletter: Zambia’s strange election The Economist
- Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema wins second term Al Jazeera
- Zambia’s election was flawed and may need to be rerun theafricareport.com
‘Our task is to laugh at these enemies’: the Ukrainian unit posting drone videos of Russian soldiers’ last moments
Creators of chase compilations reject any moral qualms and say they show ‘death is waiting’ for those who join war
To many observers they will appear dehumanising and offensive. To many Ukrainians, however, they are a brutal reminder of the fate that awaits Russian soldiers who take part in Vladimir Putin’s invasion, as well as a potent propaganda weapon.
Over the past year and a half, videos of kamikaze drones chasing Russian service personnel to their deaths have become a distinctive genre on social media. They are the brainchild of Robert Brovdi, the head of Ukraine’s unmanned systems forces and founder of “Magyar’s Birds”, named after his call sign.
Continue reading...‘I want to hug an actual, living person’: How Meduza’s Russian readers are coping with wartime loneliness – Meduza
- ‘I want to hug an actual, living person’: How Meduza’s Russian readers are coping with wartime loneliness Meduza
- Ukraine’s Long Shot The Atlantic
- As war with Ukraine wages on, a look at life inside Russia NPR
- Never Say War — ‘the best soldier is one nobody will miss’ Financial Times
- The war is elsewhere: An in-depth report on life in Russia in the midst of Putin’s war Leipziger Zeitung
Iran fails to strike deal with US as deadline passes and Trump calls for ‘white flag of surrender’ – Fox News
- Iran fails to strike deal with US as deadline passes and Trump calls for ‘white flag of surrender' Fox News
- 60 days after signing Iran deal, Trump stuck in quagmire as war drags on The Washington Post
- US must return to interim deal, no ceasefire extension talks, senior Iranian source says Reuters
- With US-Iran talks stalled, diplomatic efforts expand to unlikely European players AP News
- US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding expires: How and why it fell apart Al Jazeera
Controversial NDIS bill passes Senate with ‘substantial’ amendments as Labor and Coalition strike deal
David Pocock says legislation still includes ‘indiscriminate cut’ impacting thousands of participants but will pass lower house on Wednesday
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The government’s controversial NDIS bill will pass after “substantial” amendments were agreed to in a deal between Labor and the Coalition, with some of the changes attracting heavy criticism from the Greens, the ACT senator David Pocock and the disability community.
Sixty-three government amendments across both houses were introduced as part of backroom deals to pass the bill in the upper house on Tuesday night, the NDIS ministers, Mark Butler and Jenny McAllister, revealed.
Continue reading...Zambia’s Hichilema re-elected president as main rival in hiding over alleged threats
Hakainde Hichilema says he was “truly humbled” by the victory and promised to work for all Zambians.
“I started screaming because I know what shelling looks like,” dolphin photographed performing extremely rare behavior – Digital Camera World
Newlywed Couple Dies in Honeymoon Helicopter Crash Minutes Before They Were Due to Land – AOL.com
See gorgeous views of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse captured from space – Space
- See gorgeous views of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse captured from space Space
- Total solar eclipse 2026 thrills millions with a stunning cosmic spectacle (photos, video) Space
- Photos: See the best photos from this year's total solar eclipse : The Picture Show NPR
- The Moon’s shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it Ars Technica
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