Israeli strike kills three Palestinians in West Bank’s Jenin
Israel's prime minister and defence minister praise the attack as Hamas calls for Israeli 'crimes' to stop.
Venezuelan opposition up in arms over reports US wants big stake in oil and gas
Critics call move to gain long-term access to country’s massive energy reserves ‘predatory’ and ‘unconstitutional’
Reports that the US is preparing to claim a big stake in Venezuela’s massive energy reserves have sparked an outcry, with critics describing the move as “predatory” and a “rapacious” land grab.
Several media outlets this week reported that the Trump administration – which abducted Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, in January and has steered the South American country ever since – hopes to secure long-term access to its oil and gasfields.
Continue reading...‘Terrorist connection’ alleged in Trump’s Scotland golf course damage case
Seven people have been charged in connection with damage to Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf resort in Scotland in 2025.
Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Nepal villages
Before-and-after images show villages, bridges and a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing washed away by devastating floodwaters.
US judge denies injunction against Trump’s new birthright citizenship order
The rejection is a temporary setback for immigrant rights advocates, who have been instructed to revise their petition.
Thieves steal 600-diamond necklace from Vienna museum in broad daylight
Police are hunting two suspects they believe bought a ticket for the exhibition to get at the jewellery.
US Fed chair warns inflation progress insufficient, hints at rate hikes
Kevin Warsh in speech underscores Fed's commitment to tackling inflation, with rate hikes possibly on horizon.
DNA Study Probes Secrets of Sickle-Bound ‘Vampire’ Grave – Newser
- DNA Study Probes Secrets of Sickle-Bound 'Vampire' Grave Newser
- Why Was This 17th-Century Polish Woman Buried With a Padlock on Her Toe and an Iron Sickle Across Her Neck? Smithsonian Magazine
- Archaeologists investigate a feared young woman's 17th century vampiric grave in Poland Phys.org
- Meet Zosia, the 17th-Century Vampire Suspect Buried With a Sickle at Her Throat Gizmodo
- Gruesome Discovery Shows 17th-Century Villagers Were Terrified of What Lurked in 'Grave 75' ScienceAlert
Mother reunited with 8-year-old who climbed trees to survive Nepal floods – Reuters
- Mother reunited with 8-year-old who climbed trees to survive Nepal floods Reuters
- Young survivor of catastrophic flooding in Nepal reunites with his mother — who feared her 2 kids were dead New York Post
- Mother describes reunion with son she thought lost in Nepal's floods Yahoo
- NEPAL FLOODS: Schoolchildren Reunited with Families Save the Children charity
- Boy survives Nepal's deadly floods with 20 rupees. Vietnam.vn
Russia ‘losing 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit’
Moscow recruits an estimated 1,000 people a day but western officials say it cannot keep up with casualty level
Russia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit, western officials have said.
While Russia is still acquiring new battlefield recruits at speed, with an estimated rate of 1,000 a day, in the last two months even this has not been sufficient to replace those killed or injured.
Continue reading...Canadian economy recovers sharply in Q2 but shadow of US tariffs in future
Healthy domestic demand, led by consumer spending and business investment, shows Canada was brushing off past tariffs.
China & Taiwan Update, August 28, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- China & Taiwan Update, August 28, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Taiwan parliament rejects government military drone plan, passes own version Reuters
- Taiwan signs NT$26.9 billion deal for more than 2,000 Altius drones Taiwan News
- Taiwan Lines Up $7 Billion Boost for Drone Builders to Counter China WSJ
- Digging Deeper Into Taiwan’s Defense Budget dominotheory.com
Al Jazeera reports from Nepal as flood survivors flee new threat
Al Jazeera reports from flood-hit Bidur, Nepal, as residents flee towards higher ground amid threats of another flood.
Norway’s King Harald, who fled Nazis as a child and modernized monarchy, dies at 89 – The Washington Post
- Norway’s King Harald, who fled Nazis as a child and modernized monarchy, dies at 89 The Washington Post
- Harald V, the sailing king who epitomized a modern Norwegian royalty, dies CNN
- Who Is Haakon, Norway’s New King? The New York Times
- Norwegian Line of Succession to the Throne, Explained Town & Country Magazine
- Norwegians lay flowers at palace as King Harald's condition worsens BBC
Thieves Steal Bronze Age Treasures in Brazen Spanish Museum Heist – The New York Times
- Thieves Steal Bronze Age Treasures in Brazen Spanish Museum Heist The New York Times
- Ancient gold treasures stolen from Spanish museum in "super-fast" raid CBS News
- Bronze age treasure stolen in four-minute Spanish museum heist The Guardian
- Thieves steal Bronze Age artefacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist BBC
- Spain: Thieves steal Bronze Age gold at Villena Museum DW.com
A 24-year-old woman planted a bomb that killed a Russian officer near St. Petersburg. By the time the FSB tracked her to Turkey, she had already left for Moldova. – Meduza
- A 24-year-old woman planted a bomb that killed a Russian officer near St. Petersburg. By the time the FSB tracked her to Turkey, she had already left for Moldova. Meduza
- Russian serviceman killed in car bomb in St. Petersburg, officials say AP News
- Russian serviceman killed in explosion in St. Petersburg, media reports Reuters
- Russian serviceman dies in car blast in St. Petersburg DW.com
- Car Bomb Kills Military Officer in St. Petersburg The Moscow Times
Violence breaks out in Ceuta as migrant crisis continues – BBC
- Violence breaks out in Ceuta as migrant crisis continues BBC
- Protesters clash with police, set fire to Ceuta migrant camp DW.com
- Moroccan migrants ambush Spanish troops in Ceuta The Telegraph
- Ceuta protests: government and media in the crosshairs Euronews.com
- Spanish government urges calm after Ceuta anti-migrant protesters clash with police France 24
Violence breaks out in Ceuta as migrant crisis continues
A group of migrants is accused of throwing stones at a military vehicle, while some locals set fire to their camps on the beach.
EXCLUSIVE: Russia’s gasoline output drops to 70% of domestic demand late in August after drone attacks, sources say – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE: Russia's gasoline output drops to 70% of domestic demand late in August after drone attacks, sources say Reuters
- Drone Strike Causes Blaze at Oil Refinery in Russia’s Kirishi Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine’s drone attacks have left Russia desperately scrambling for oil imports The Guardian
- Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills One, Sparks Fire at Yaroslavl Oil Refinery The Moscow Times
- Russia's second largest oil refinery, airbase targeted by Ukrainian forces in strikes across Russia The Kyiv Independent
China removes two top generals from supreme military command body – Reuters
- China removes two top generals from supreme military command body Reuters
- China strips former generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli of top military positions South China Morning Post
- Xi’s Military Purge Sees Loyalists Ousted From China Legislature Bloomberg.com
- China removes ex-top general Zhang from Central Military Commission: State media CNA
- China removes top generals from state Central Military Commission Nikkei Asia