- Ukraine takes aim at Russia's economy and morale by attacking online retailer Wildberries PBS
- Ukraine attacks Russia with hundreds of drones - one of Kyiv’s largest assaults of the conflict cnn.com
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 16, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Wildberries Depot Ablaze Near Moscow as Drone Downed in Romania Bloomberg.com
- Russia and Ukraine trade more deadly strikes BBC
Iran signals readiness for ‘US ground operations’ as strategy shifts gear
Iran's more offensive posture follows Trump's comment that the US would soon make the Strait of Hormuz its territory.
Boat sets sail from Bristol, aiming to break Israel’s siege of Gaza
Twelve people including the captain are on board 'Kate', the latest vessel attempting to deliver aid.
U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War – The New York Times
- U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War The New York Times
- VOTE: Do you think President Trump can resolve the war in Iran? KATU
- Oil prices rise as Iran rules out interim deal extension, threatens to escalate conflict CNBC
- Iran live updates: Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Strait of Hormuz ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Live Updates: Trump threatens to bomb Oman with Iran war stuck in stalemate as 60-day negotiation period ends cbsnews.com
U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War – The New York Times
- U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War The New York Times
- VOTE: Do you think President Trump can resolve the war in Iran? KATU
- Oil prices rise as Iran rules out interim deal extension, threatens to escalate conflict CNBC
- Iran live updates: Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Strait of Hormuz ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Live Updates: Trump threatens to bomb Oman with Iran war stuck in stalemate as 60-day negotiation period ends cbsnews.com
Finland halts deportation of Russian family who ‘risked everything’ to oppose Ukraine invasion
Mother and son Olga and Nikita Belov say they were facing jail and potential torture after asylum case was rejected
A Russian family who were on the brink of being deported from Finland after repeatedly being denied asylum – despite the threat of arrest, imprisonment and torture for their pro-Ukrainian activism – have won a court appeal and will have their case reconsidered.
Nikita Belov and his mother, Olga Belov, fled their homeland for Finland in 2022 after attracting the attention of Russian authorities – including a military summons, threatening messages and attempts to locate them – for expressing opposition to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Continue reading...Lula and Bolsonaro’s son launch rival bids for Brazil presidency
Brazil’s presidential race is officially underway.
Global condemnation of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians
Global condemnation of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians
Trump hails Mecca pact: Can it replace the region’s US security umbrella? – Al Jazeera
- Trump hails Mecca pact: Can it replace the region’s US security umbrella? Al Jazeera
- The U.S.-Led Middle East Order Is Over. The Mecca Agreement Proves It. Council on Foreign Relations
- Trump cheers defense pact between Saudis, Turkey and Pakistan: ‘The Mideast is coming together’ The Times of Israel
- ‘This is big,’ Trump praises Mecca agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan | LIVE BLOG i24NEWS
- Why the Mecca Agreement has given the UAE-Israel alliance the jitters Middle East Eye
Man, 31, Rescued Alive After Being Trapped in Underwater Cave for 15 Days Without Food – AOL.com
Putin Revealed His True Intentions With Japan by Visiting Disputed Islands – The Moscow Times
- Putin Revealed His True Intentions With Japan by Visiting Disputed Islands The Moscow Times
- Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire Reuters
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 13, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- ‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Japan PM Takaichi condemns Putin’s visit to disputed Kuril Islands CNBC
- Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo The New York Times
Trump hails Mecca pact: Can it replace the region’s US security umbrella?
As Trump pushes allies to do more for their own defence, three US partners have created a security pact of their own.
This New Daily Tracker Can Tell You if Smelly Sargassum Is Headed for Your Beach Vacation—Before You Even Arrive – Travel + Leisure
- This New Daily Tracker Can Tell You if Smelly Sargassum Is Headed for Your Beach Vacation—Before You Even Arrive Travel + Leisure
- Atlantic’s Sargassum Problem Is Reaching Record Levels SURFER Magazine
- Mexico races to clear record seaweed surge from Caribbean beaches Reuters
- Images from space reveal a previously unknown structure stretching almost 5,000 miles in the Atlantic Ocean Diario AS
- Tracking sargassum at sea University of Miami News
Meet the only known trebuchet casualty in history – Ars Technica
- Meet the only known trebuchet casualty in history Ars Technica
- This Medieval Skeleton Had 160 Broken Bones, and Scientists Just Figured Out What Hit Him Gizmodo
- A Medieval Man's Injuries Reminded One Archaeologist of Modern-Day Car Crash Victims. They Turned Out to Be the Work of an English Trebuchet Smithsonian Magazine
- A skeleton found beneath Scotland's Stirling Castle had more than 160 fractures; researchers say it is the first confirmed death from a trebuchet The Times of India
- 'Skeleton 150' Is First Confirmed Trebuchet Victim Newser
German Christian Democrats Are Paralyzed by a Far-Right Surge – Jacobin
- German Christian Democrats Are Paralyzed by a Far-Right Surge Jacobin
- How the anti-AfD firewall broke German politics The Economist
- Germany divided over proposals to outlaw the far right EL PAÍS English
- Germany’s Far-Right Is On the Rise. The Implications Are Global. News of the United States - NOTUS
- Germany Election AFD Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Saudis Offer to Sell Oil Near Oman, a Possible Sign They’re Sailing Dark Through Hormuz – Bloomberg.com
- Saudis Offer to Sell Oil Near Oman, a Possible Sign They’re Sailing Dark Through Hormuz Bloomberg.com
- Saudi Arabia resumes oil loadings, sales from inside Strait of Hormuz Reuters
- Asian Refiners Ask to Pick Up Saudi Oil Outside Risky Red Sea Yahoo Finance
- Saudi Arabia ramps up oil exports through Mediterranean pipeline to avoid attacks in Red Sea CNBC
- The Week in Charts: Red Sea traffic holds firm despite Houthi blockade | NOAA upgrades El Niño warning and outlook for Panama Canal worsens Lloyd's List
American tourist killed by lightning strike on Italy’s Mount Etna, reports say – cbsnews.com
- American tourist killed by lightning strike on Italy's Mount Etna, reports say cbsnews.com
- US tourist dies after being struck by lightning on Italy’s Mount Etna The Guardian
- American Hiker Dies After Lighting Strike on Mount Etna in Italy The New York Times
- US hiker dies after being struck by lightning on Mount Etna BBC
- US hiker dies after lightning strike on Mount Etna, Italian media reports Yahoo
French Serie A footballer Yael Trepy in intensive care after near-drowning
Italian media reports that the Cagliari forward was rescued after swallowing a lot of water in a swimming pool in Porto Cervo.
Russia and Ukraine trade more deadly strikes
Moscow says nine people have been killed in the past 24 hours, while Kyiv reports four deaths.
Why Kushner met Hamas leaders, and what it means for Trump’s Gaza roadmap
Jared Kushner to meet Netanyahu next, after Israel rejected Trump's 15-point Gaza roadmap.