Infantino has no future at FIFA, says European Leagues chief
Claudius Schaefer insists the influence of the FIFA president has 'grown from year to year'.
China’s Xi to visit Kyrgyzstan, Egypt
The Chinese president will attend the SCO summit in Bishkek, before travelling to Egypt.
Radiation link in flight attendant’s breast cancer, French court finds
Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
Is Japan trying to build bridges with China after Taiwan spat?
Experts say Japanese lawmakers' visit to Beijing signals an attempt by Japan to defrost its worst China rift in decades.
Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada
Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated
Using the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the US and Canada enter a full-fledged trade war that threatens to flush away decades of peaceful trading between the two nations.
After trade negotiations broke down between the two countries last weekend, Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, vowed to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar” and unveiled a list of nearly 900 American goods that will face 25% to 50% tariffs starting on 8 September.
Continue reading...One US dollar now costs 2 million rials in Iran, and here’s what it can buy
Sanctions and the US-Israel war on Iran have left the country's people unable to keep pace with rising prices.
True horrors of Biden’s Afghan pullout emerge on 5th anniversary of suicide bomb: ‘Witness to atrocities, war crimes’ – New York Post
- True horrors of Biden’s Afghan pullout emerge on 5th anniversary of suicide bomb: ‘Witness to atrocities, war crimes’ New York Post
- Recalling the last days in Kabul Skies Mag
- The forgotten Forever War Engelsberg Ideas
- Victor Davis Hanson: Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Destroyed American Deterrence Daily Signal
- America’s promise to our Afghan allies is still unfinished five years later AOL.co.uk
Putin Ramps Up Recruitment of Women as Humiliating Losses Mount – The Daily Beast
- Putin Ramps Up Recruitment of Women as Humiliating Losses Mount The Daily Beast
- Russia mobilisation fears grow amid reports of intimidating tactics Al Jazeera
- Mobilisation fears grip Russians as Moscow's forced recruitment spikes Euronews.com
- Aggressive Recruiters Are Rounding Up Russians To Fight In Ukraine. In One Town, They're Pushing Back Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Man in Russia's Penza region was seized off street and forced to sign military contract, his mother says Новая газета Европа
At least eight killed, hundreds missing after Nepal flash flood
Across the border, Tibet reported "major casualties" with people missing in the neighbouring county of Gyirong.
Putin signs decree allowing state seizure of drone-hit businesses – Euronews.com
- Putin signs decree allowing state seizure of drone-hit businesses Euronews.com
- Russia’s infrastructure is being pummeled by Ukrainian strikes. Now Putin wants to seize control of it CNN
- Putin decree lets Russia take control of infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone attacks AP News
- Putin allows Russia to take control of infrastructure deemed vulnerable to drone attacks Reuters
- Here’s what we know about Putin’s decree empowering the Russian state to take control of companies that fail to stop Ukrainian drones Meduza
Ukrainian air attacks kill three in Russia as Kyiv steps up drone campaign
Attacks spark fires at Lukoil's NORSI refinery and a Wildberries hub as Kyiv claims 16 targets hit across Russia.
Taiwan president pushes $6.6 billion military drone bill ahead of crucial vote – Reuters
- Taiwan president pushes $6.6 billion military drone bill ahead of crucial vote Reuters
- Taiwan parliament rejects government military drone plan, passes own version Reuters
- China & Taiwan Update, August 25, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Legislature to vote on competing drone procurement bills Thursday Focus Taiwan
- Taiwan proposes record $35 billion defense budget Breaking Defense
Second arrest over deadly sword attack at Swedish school – Euronews.com
- Second arrest over deadly sword attack at Swedish school Euronews.com
- Student killed in sword attack at a Swedish school was a 17-year-old girl AP News
- Swedish sword attack victim was 17-year-old girl, police say BBC
- Sweden’s Kristersson Cancels Campaign Speech After School Attack Bloomberg.com
- Sweden detains second suspect in school sword stabbing Yahoo
‘I wake up with nightmares’: Ex-hostage who dug his own grave describes cruelty of Hamas captivity – CNN
- ‘I wake up with nightmares’: Ex-hostage who dug his own grave describes cruelty of Hamas captivity CNN
- ‘They made me dig my own grave’: Evyatar David recounts starvation, cruelty in Hamas captivity Ynetnews
- Former Israeli Hostage Evyatar David Reveals Starvation and Trauma After 738 Days in Gaza Captivity Межа. Новини України.
The Bulgarian village that fears becoming an Iranian target
US Air Force refuelling planes caused anxiety in Bezmer. While their departure has brought relief, tensions persist.
Haiti gang raid death toll rises to 47 as more than 50 kidnapped, says UN – Al Jazeera
- Haiti gang raid death toll rises to 47 as more than 50 kidnapped, says UN Al Jazeera
- Dozens Massacred in Haiti, Officials Say, Heightening Fears of Gangs The New York Times
- More than 50 kidnapped as violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead NPR
- Haiti gang raid leaves 47 dead, as residents demand stronger protections Reuters
- Today's top news: Haiti, Ukraine, Sudan, Occupied Palestinian Territory OCHA
Moringa lattes and tigernut kebabs: the Ghanaians ‘taking back the power’ of their food
In Ghana, a grassroots movement is championing nutritious, homegrown, climate-resilient produce, rather than western imports
After three years at catering school in Accra, Abiro Wisdom was certain of one thing – he did not want to go into catering. At least not the route that he might be expected to take. His course had prepared students for working in international hotels, focusing on French, Italian and Mexican cuisine. The nutritious, homegrown food that Wisdom had eaten while growing up in Bolgatanga, northern Ghana, did not feature at all.
“I didn’t see myself there,” he says of the big chain hotels. “I felt I wouldn’t be myself working there – I wouldn’t be able to talk about the food from where I come from.”
Continue reading...Bodo return to Champions League, Azerbaijan’s Sabah deny Israeli Beer-Sheva
Scottish champions Celtic thumped by LASK as Sabah knock out Hapoel Beer-Sheva with a late goal in the qualifying round.
Americans Encounter Risks at Psychedelic Clinics Abroad – The New York Times
Americans Encounter Risks at Psychedelic Clinics Abroad The New York Times
US immigration agents arrested more than 49,500 people in July
The number of arrests last month showed a rise of roughly 15 percent over June's count.