- Norway to give over $9 billion to Ukraine in 2027 Reuters
- Norway to give more than $9 billion to Ukraine in 2027 CNBC
- Ukrainian, Norwegian PMs talk drones, aid Breakingthenews.net
- Ukraine, Norway sign defense cooperation, strategic partnership agreements Anadolu Ajansı
- Ukraine and Norway Sign Strategic Drone Deal to Expand Defense Technology Cooperation Межа. Новини України.
Exclusive | Russia Tests Readiness for New Round of Military Mobilization – WSJ
- Exclusive | Russia Tests Readiness for New Round of Military Mobilization WSJ
- Russia likely to mobilize at least 300,000 more troops to Ukraine war, Zelensky warns CNN
- Putin wants to mobilize at least 300,000 more troops to Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky The Hill
- Putin wants to draft 300,000 new troops, Zelenskiy says Reuters
- Putin to draft 300,000 new troops in September, says Zelensky The Telegraph
5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan, injuring at least 37 – Euronews.com
- 5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan, injuring at least 37 Euronews.com
- A moderate earthquake shakes Japan, injuring more than 30 people in the Tokyo region ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Strong Kanto quake injures dozens, triggering warnings of similar shaking over next week The Japan Times
- Magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattles Japan, shaking felt in Tokyo FOX Weather
- At Least 37 Injured After 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan People.com
Someone Was Impersonating Collien Fernandes Online. She Says It Was Her Husband. – The New York Times
Israeli Settlers Call Them ‘Hikes.’ Palestinians Keep Ending Up Dead – Haaretz
- Israeli Settlers Call Them 'Hikes.' Palestinians Keep Ending Up Dead Haaretz
- Palestinian Teenager Killed After Israeli Settlers Enter West Bank Village The New York Times
- Settlers kill a Palestinian teen in a West Bank clash, and other Middle East developments AP News
- Israeli shoots dead Palestinian teen after settlers enter West Bank village, officials say The Detroit News
- Israeli forces kill Palestinian boy in West Bank as EU condemns E1 plan Al Jazeera
Russian online retailer Ozon warehouse in Orenburg region hit in drone attack, governor says – Reuters
- Russian online retailer Ozon warehouse in Orenburg region hit in drone attack, governor says Reuters
- Ukraine drone strikes target second Russian retail giant, seeking to deepen economic chaos NBC News
- Ukrainian drones kill several, hit warehouse of Russian online retailer Ozon CNBC
- Ukraine Strikes Major Oil Refinery Deep Inside Russia Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine strikes Novokuibyshevsk refinery and destroys Su-24M aircraft in Russian-occupied Crimea – video Українська правда
Student killed in sword attack at a Swedish school ID’d as 17-year-old girl – New York Post
- Student killed in sword attack at a Swedish school ID’d as 17-year-old girl New York Post
- Swedish sword attack victim was 17-year-old girl, police say BBC
- Sword attack at Swedish school kills 17-year-old girl, injures 3 others, police say CBS News
- Seventeen-year-old girl killed in sword attack at school in Sweden The Guardian
- 17-year-old girl dies after sword attack at school WKRC
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky claims Putin drafting 300,000 troops to seize territory – The Independent
- Ukraine war latest: Zelensky claims Putin drafting 300,000 troops to seize territory The Independent
- Russia likely to mobilize at least 300,000 more troops to Ukraine war, Zelensky warns CNN
- Exclusive | Russia Tests Readiness for New Round of Military Mobilization WSJ
- Putin wants to draft 300,000 new troops, Zelenskiy says Reuters
- Ukraine war latest: Zelenskyy says Putin plans to draft 300,000 troops - and reveals huge defence spending shortfall Sky News
Putin Says Ukraine Opened ‘Pandora’s Box’ With Strikes on Economic Targets – The Moscow Times
- Putin Says Ukraine Opened ‘Pandora's Box’ With Strikes on Economic Targets The Moscow Times
- Putin says Ukraine opened 'Pandora's box' with strikes on economic targets Reuters
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine Drones Strike Samara Oil Refinery, E-Commerce Warehouse Bloomberg.com
- Russia Strikes Ukraine After Putin ‘Pandora’s Box’ Warning Newsweek
Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East – The Jerusalem Post
Man leaves tired 7-year-old son alone on Japan’s Mount Fuji during family hike – CNN
- Man leaves tired 7-year-old son alone on Japan’s Mount Fuji during family hike CNN
- Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hike BBC
- Father abandons 7-year-old on Mount Fuji to reach summit WXLV
- 7-year-old boy left behind on Mount Fuji by his dad Japan Today
- Man leaves young son on Mount Fuji before ascending Japan’s highest peak The Guardian
Woman in her 30s who pretended to be a child and lived with family found guilty of fraud – New York Post
- Woman in her 30s who pretended to be a child and lived with family found guilty of fraud New York Post
- At 37, she pretended to be 12. Now she’s on trial for fraud. The Washington Post
- She said she was 12. She was actually 38 The Times
- Woman, 37, pretended to be 12-year-old to live with foster family, convicted of fraud AL.com
- Woman Convicted After Posing as 12-Year-Old Girl and Living with Foster Family People.com
Reports credit North Korea’s newest missile of terror with 2.5-ton warhead and 900-km range. Expert explains why those numbers can’t both be true – Euromaidan Press
- Reports credit North Korea's newest missile of terror with 2.5-ton warhead and 900-km range. Expert explains why those numbers can't both be true Euromaidan Press
- North Korea boosts support for Russia to include drone operators, Ukraine says CNN
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 21, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Will North Korean forces bolster Russia's Ukraine war? DW.com
- North Korea's Kim Yo Jong denies Zelenskiy's claim on additional troops deployment Reuters
Man completes 2,800 mile scoot across Australia
Bob Brown from Saltash has ridden a non-electric scooter from Perth to Sydney.
‘Friday afternoon fraud’: warning for UK homebuyers on bank scams
Victims have lost tens of thousands – and in one case £300,000 – due to fake emails from solicitor or estate agent
You are poised to move house and are awaiting the solicitor’s instructions that things are ready to go and it is time to hand over your deposit. When the email arrives giving you their bank details, you set up the transfer and move the cash. And then the solicitor calls to ask where the money is.
Conveyancing fraud involves criminals getting access to an email chain between homebuyers and their solicitors or estate agents and requesting payment to a bank account they control. Sometimes the solicitor has been hacked, but often the homebuyer has been the victim of a phishing exercise.
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Kazakhstan parliamentary elections begin: What’s at stake?
The Central Asian country heads to the polls on August 23.
Germany news: Most voters expect Merz to leave office early – DW.com
- Germany news: Most voters expect Merz to leave office early DW.com
- ‘Friedrich Merz's fate is a warning for Andy Burnham’ MoneyWeek
- German chancellor fighting for political survival: The beginning of the end? Anadolu Ajansı
- Poll: Most Germans Expect Merz to Be Replaced before Next Election تسنیم
- Germany's Merz to visit wildfire-hit region to thank emergency crews Yahoo
Ex-Colombian president: Restoring Israeli ties applauds Gaza genocide
Ex-Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, says restoring ties with Israel amounts to applauding the Gaza genocide.
Burnham expected to give mayors new powers over local planning decisions
Move would allow mayors to greenlight large-scale developments and have more say on national housing funding
Andy Burnham is expected to give mayors new powers to take control of local planning decisions and greenlight large-scale developments in proposals to be presented next week.
The move would allow mayors to “call in” the decisions and direct councils to take them forward or refuse them.
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