Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over ‘Tank Day’ fiasco
People have filed complaints against Starbucks for allegedly making light of the deadly Gwangju Uprising.
Video game maker EA bought by Saudi-led group for $55bn
Company acquired in deal involving Affinity Partners, a firm run by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner
Electronic Arts, the maker of video games such as The Sims, Madden NFL and Battlefield, has been bought by Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and a group of investors for $55bn (£41bn).
The company announced the completion of the deal on Tuesday evening, only days after the EU gave its approval, the final regulatory green light needed.
Continue reading...Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy – CNBC
- Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy CNBC
- Drought Threatens a Vital Economic Artery in the Heart of Europe The New York Times
- Europe’s dry riverbeds and scorched earth – in pictures The Guardian
- Extreme weather is drying up Europe’s rivers in a crisis so dire it can be seen from space CNN
- Europe's heat wave fuels drought, wildfires and fears about energy supplies NPR
Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy – CNBC
- Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy CNBC
- Drought Threatens a Vital Economic Artery in the Heart of Europe The New York Times
- Europe’s dry riverbeds and scorched earth – in pictures The Guardian
- Extreme weather is drying up Europe’s rivers in a crisis so dire it can be seen from space CNN
- Europe's heat wave fuels drought, wildfires and fears about energy supplies NPR
Russian missile attack kills 14, injures 27 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region – Al Jazeera
- Russian missile attack kills 14, injures 27 in Ukraine’s Kyiv region Al Jazeera
- Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses nytimes.com
- Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills at least 17 BBC
- Russian Air Attack Kills 17 With Ukraine Unable to Stop Missiles Bloomberg.com
- Zelenskyy rails at lack of anti-missile defences amid deadly Russian attack on Kyiv – Europe live theguardian.com
Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday – AP News
- Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday AP News
- Trump says Tehran has 'last chance' for deal as negations resume Fox News
- U.S. nears Hormuz deal, aiming for Wednesday announcement Axios
- U.S. Stocks Jump as Bessent Says Iran Deal May Be Days Away WSJ
- Bessent says there may be deal Tuesday or Wednesday to open Strait of Hormuz with 'freedom of movement' CNBC
Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum shot to death during livestream – Reuters
- Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum shot to death during livestream Reuters
- Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum shot and killed during livestream BNO News
- Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum shot to death by suspects on motorcycle during livestream New York Post
- Mexican TikTok influencer Cesar Gastelum fatally shot during Culiacan livestream The News International
- TikTok star Cesar Gastelum shot dead during livestream outside restaurant by two armed gunmen on motorbikes the-sun.com
Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages – AP News
The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging – AP News
- The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging AP News
- As the Danube River dries up, World War II shipwrecks and mammoth bones come into view CBS News
- Ancient mammoth remains and a Nazi shipwreck: Europe’s shrinking rivers reveal past relics CNN
- Sunken Nazi warships emerge from the Danube as water levels drop to record lows Sky News
- Mammoth remains revealed in Bulgaria after Danube water levels hit record low Reuters
Seoul braces for heatwave sweeping South Korea as death toll reaches 16 – The Guardian
- Seoul braces for heatwave sweeping South Korea as death toll reaches 16 The Guardian
- East Asia is baking in ‘cruelly hot’ summer nbcnews.com
- Greater Seoul under expanding highest-level heat warning The Korea Herald
- Record heatwave spreads across Korean Peninsula, prompting emergency response Reuters
- Heat wave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul The Japan Times
EXCLUSIVE: North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE: North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says Reuters
- Funeral held for family "wiped off the map" in Russian strike on Ukraine, neighbor says CBS News
- At least five members of same family killed in Russian missile attack, Zelensky says BBC
- A Russian missile slammed into a house in Ukraine. Four children are among the dead CNN
- Korean Peninsula Update, August 4, 2026 American Enterprise Institute - AEI
‘Black widows’: Women accused of marrying Russian army recruits to claim death payouts – CNN
- ‘Black widows’: Women accused of marrying Russian army recruits to claim death payouts CNN
- Russia's "Black Widows" Are Scamming Soldiers Into Marriages For Death Payouts NDTV
- 'Black widows': Russian women accused of marrying soldiers to claim war death payouts The Times of India
- Russia’s ‘black widows’: Wartime marriages, a soldier’s death, and a payout The Indian Express
- Russian Families Fear Fraudulent Marriages Are Diverting Soldiers’ Death Payments Межа. Новини України.
Hundreds camp in Rome heatwave as Meloni government cracks down on squats
Spin Time provides homes, food banks and after-school clubs but the authorities have locked out residents
Hundreds of people have spent a week sleeping in tents in the Rome heat amid a standoff between Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government and local politicians over the future of Italy’s most high-profile centre for housing and social assistance.
A minor fire last week forced the evacuation of the building, occupied by grassroots groups since 2013, and it has remained closed as the Meloni government attempts to crack down on such squatted properties.
Continue reading...How the Axis of Resistance Recovered – Foreign Affairs
- How the Axis of Resistance Recovered Foreign Affairs
- How Iran is widening its pressure campaign to force US concessions Reuters
- Tehran’s New Weapon Is Not a Bomb. It Is an Invoice. Time Magazine
- Iran’s allied militias prove their value in Tehran’s widening war CNN
- As Cease-Fire Teetered, Iran Plotted a Wider War With Aid of Its Proxies nytimes.com
Bolivia sends troops to stop Brazilian gang violence along border
Footage shows some of the more than 200 Bolivian police and military officers patrolling its border with Brazil.
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong issues military threat over Japan missile test – Al Jazeera
- North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong issues military threat over Japan missile test Al Jazeera
- North Korea Warns of More Military Steps Over Japan’s Rearmament Bloomberg.com
- Japanese Destroyer Launches Tomahawk for the First Time in Drill with U.S. Navy USNI News
- North Korea vows to teach ‘war criminal state’ Japan lesson over missile test South China Morning Post
- North Korea warns of 'military options' over Japan rearmament drive Euronews
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong issues military threat over Japan missile test
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused Japan of moving beyond a defensive posture.
Trump says Iran will be ‘hit very hard’ if Hormuz Strait not open soon as oil prices fall
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume.
Protesters demand answers from ICE after second man dies at Delaney Hall
Anger is growing after a 41-year-old Salvadoran man named Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died at an ICE detention centre.
New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street
Snow falls in Wellington for the first time in 15 years while snow blanketed Dunedin and Christchurch on the country’s south island
Temperatures have plummeted across New Zealand as an Antarctic cold snap hovers over the country, delighting the capital, Wellington, which experienced snow for the first time in 15 years, while giving a southern city’s residents a chance to ski through the streets.
The front moved in on Tuesday, with much of the country waking to freezing conditions, frosts, snowfall, hail and bitingly cold wind.
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