- Darwin proposed that a type of plant was carnivorous. Scientists finally proved him right CNN
- Identification of carnivory in the flowering plant Saxifraga via multidisciplinary evidence Nature
- Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores nytimes.com
- Sticky alpine flower confirms Darwin's 150-year-old carnivorous plant prediction Phys.org
- Mountain flower from China joins the world’s carnivorous plant club wtvbam.com
Refuse collectors help Italian woman recover binned €1m lottery ticket
Winner called waste management team after she realised stub showing she had hit the jackpot had been thrown away
A €1m lottery ticket has been recovered from the rubbish in Italy after the frantic winner called on refuse collectors to help her retrieve it, according to the waste management company.
The instant win ticket was “miraculously still in one piece” after garbage workers combed through mounds of rubbish on their truck, said Roberto Nicola Toscano, the administrator of the SANB company in Italy’s southern Puglia region.
Continue reading...Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal – WIRED
- Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal WIRED
- Army expected to add counter-drone laser weapons to base defenses Task & Purpose
- From Sci-Fi To Standard Issue: US Military Set To Get High-Energy Laser Weapons To Burn Down Drone Swarms News18
- Laser air defenses will be operational before decade’s end, Lockheed exec says Breaking Defense
- Lockheed Martin CEO says its laser weapon passed first Golden Dome missile-defense test, leading to new Pentagon contract weeks later Defence Industry Europe
Trump keeps making threats. The world has stopped flinching. – The Washington Post
- Trump keeps making threats. The world has stopped flinching. The Washington Post
- Trump has united the world – in pure frustration The i Paper
- Trump's 'Announce First, Coordinate Later' Approach Sparks Confusion 조선일보
- Trump’s waning sway over the world Financial Times
- Trump's lightning-fast decline is confirmed by this ironic betrayal rawstory.com
Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and Facebook
Elon Musk’s X has become the latest major US social media company to block the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders from Saudi authorities.
Earlier this year, the Guardian reported that platforms including Snapchat and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram had blocked dissidents’ accounts over allegations by Saudi authorities that they were violating local law.
Continue reading...Putin Signs Law Targeting Exiled Russians Convicted in Absentia – The Moscow Times
- Putin Signs Law Targeting Exiled Russians Convicted in Absentia The Moscow Times
- Putin Signs Law Stripping Russians Abroad of Banking, Passport, and Property Rights UNITED24 Media
- Migrants with criminal records will no longer be able to obtain Russian citizenship 1News.az
- Russia tightens citizenship and residency rules for foreigners Operativ Məlumat Mərkəzi
- The Kremlin’s long arm: Putin tightens grip on Russian exiles and foreign firms TVP World
Qatar says US-Iran mediation efforts continuing but no direct talks planned – BBC
- Qatar says US-Iran mediation efforts continuing but no direct talks planned BBC
- August 4, 2026 - Iran continues Hormuz talks with Oman, US signals optimism on deal CNN
- Qatar says mediators make progress in efforts to end US-Iran war Reuters
- Iran live updates: Trump says more details on Iran to be announced 'in 48 hours' ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Trump Says Iran Talks Going Well as Hopes Rise for Hormuz Deal Bloomberg.com
Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike
The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City.
Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike
The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City.
Cameroon’s President Biya reshuffles army amid unease at his long stay in Switzerland – BBC
- Cameroon's President Biya reshuffles army amid unease at his long stay in Switzerland BBC
- Cameroon's Biya, unseen for 58 days, reshuffles military leadership Reuters
- Fifty-three days and counting: 93-year-old leader’s record absence fuels health speculation theguardian.com
- World's oldest head of state approves military reshuffle while leaving his country without a president for 2 months africa.businessinsider.com
- Gov’t Says President Biya Will Return to Cameroon ‘Very Soon’ pan african visions
World’s oldest president reshuffles army as his absence stokes unease
Cameroon's president has been absent for two months while his team denies rumours about his health.
Ukraine becomes fault line in Italy’s next election – politico.eu
- Ukraine becomes fault line in Italy’s next election politico.eu
- M5S is pulling us away from Europe, says Democratic Party’s MP Quartapelle Decode39
- La Stampa: Italian opposition opposes arms supplies to Kyiv Apa.az
- Tajani: "Schlein should clarify whether the left is with Kiev or Putin." Agenzia Nova
- Campo Largo, a clash between Conte and Schlein over weapons for Ukraine: the M5S leader relaunches the primaries, while the Democratic Party secretary demands a shared program first. lamilano.it
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin accused of war crime after drone hunts down market vendor in grim ‘human safari’ – The Independent
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin accused of war crime after drone hunts down market vendor in grim ‘human safari’ The Independent
- Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone attacking market vendor Reuters
- Shocking video shows Russian drone hunting civilian at Kherson market Euronews.com
- Ukraine slams Russian drone 'safari' against civilians RTE.ie
- Russian drone hunts and attacks man at farmers market in Kherson – video Українська правда
Stressed by Heat, 3 Lions Die at Tokyo Zoo – nytimes.com
- Stressed by Heat, 3 Lions Die at Tokyo Zoo nytimes.com
- Three lions die in zoo as Japan battles extreme heat BBC
- Three lions die in Tokyo as record-breaking temperatures hit East Asia CNN
- 3 lions die at Tokyo zoo from suspected heatstroke as Japan bakes in "cruelly hot" summer CBS News
- Three lions die in Tokyo zoo as heatwave scorches East Asia Al Jazeera
Why Trump Media’s sale of fast access to market-moving social posts is controversial
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has set up a paid service to give Wall Street firms access to Truth Social's most influential accounts.
Europe wants ITAR-free weapons. US firms are trying to adjust. – Breaking Defense
- Europe wants ITAR-free weapons. US firms are trying to adjust. Breaking Defense
- Despite Sovereignty Push, Europe Still Open to U.S. Defense Firms National Defense Magazine
- Why ITAR regulations hinder every NATO drone program Table.Briefings
- The ITAR Effect: The Underestimated Risk to Europe’s Drone Programs Militär Aktuell
- How ITAR concerns are affecting US defense sales abroad Breaking Defense
Iran demands inbound control of Hormuz and outbound oversight, source says – Reuters
- Iran demands inbound control of Hormuz and outbound oversight, source says Reuters
- An Emerging Deal Could Cement Iran’s Control of Strait of Hormuz nytimes.com
- Trump says Tehran has 'last chance' for deal as negations resume Fox News
- Aug 2-3, 2026 — Trump calls Iranian leadership ‘unbelievably duplicitous’ after Tehran denies talks resumed CNN
- Trump administration claims Hormuz deal is close as Iran denies negotiations The Washington Post
Japan’s 2026 Defense White Paper Digest – USNI News
- Japan’s 2026 Defense White Paper Digest USNI News
- Japan outlines its military build-up plan, citing threats from China, Russia and North Korea CNN
- Japan Plans to Transform Military Capabilities with Drones, Boost Domestic Defense Industry USNI News
- China complains to Japan over defence white paper, foreign ministry says Reuters
- Japan considers Taiwan, China in new defense report Taipei Times
Finally, Proof of Life for Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi – Newser
- Finally, Proof of Life for Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Newser
- Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, after mounting demands the military prove she is still alive CNN
- Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar military releases photo of detained former leader BBC
- Myanmar Junta Allows Aung San Suu Kyi Rare Contact With an Outsider nytimes.com
- Red Cross visits Aung San Suu Kyi after Myanmar military pushed to prove she is alive theguardian.com
Moscow restaurant bombing sparks pro-war nationalist fury over elite privilege and security failures – euobserver.com
- Moscow restaurant bombing sparks pro-war nationalist fury over elite privilege and security failures euobserver.com
- Improvised Bomb Kills 3 at an Upscale Moscow Restaurant The New York Times
- What we know about the Moscow attack that killed at least five and injured 19 Le Monde.fr
- Secret Kremlin Funeral Torpedoes Putin’s ‘Victory’ Brags The Daily Beast
- Russian Embassy in Rome blames Ukraine for deadly Italian restaurant bombing in Moscow AP News