- 6 months on, Iran’s leaders are defying the US and signaling no tolerance for dissent AP News
- After 6 months of war, Iran's battered regime remains entrenched NPR
- 6 months in, Iran's leaders are defying the U.S. and signaling no tolerance for dissent PBS
- For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace The New York Times
- Six months into the Iran war, Iranian Americans remain divided over what comes next CNN
Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets
The staffer was found to have used his prior knowledge of the president's speeches to place lucrative bets.
Statins can safely cut risk of heart attacks or strokes in healthy people aged over 70, world-first clinical trial shows
Australian-led trial finds low risk of side effects from common cholesterol-lowering medication for otherwise healthy older people
Taking a common cholesterol-lowering medication can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke for people aged over 70, with a low risk of serious side effects, a world-first clinical trial led by Australian researchers has found.
Statins are already commonly prescribed to people under the age of 75 who meet certain risk criteria, such as having diabetes and high cholesterol, to prevent them from having a major heart event such as a heart attack, stroke, or from requiring heart surgery.
Continue reading...Photos show European fishers on the brink as summer drought parches rivers, lakes and farms – AP News
Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal disaster site wanes – Reuters
- Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal disaster site wanes Reuters
- Tibet Mudslide Engulfs Complex at China’s Gateway to Nepal Bloomberg.com
- Chinese rescue workers reach border crossing destroyed by Himalayan flood Financial Times
- China Offers Condolences to Nepal While Emphasizing Disaster Began There The New York Times
- China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from border post South China Morning Post
Plug-in solar panels could save households up to $370 a year – if Australia made them legal as in the UK
A plug-in solar kit that costs about $1,000 ‘pays for itself in three years’, one expert says
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Millions of Australians could be saving up to $370 a year on energy bills and doing their bit for the climate crisis if Labor followed the UK’s lead in legalising plug-in solar panels, an advocacy group has said.
Plug-in solar refers to small standalone solar units that could be attached to balconies or used in back yards and plugged into power points, offsetting the energy used by household appliances.
Continue reading...‘Winter panic’: EU gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years
As one of Europe’s biggest consumers of gas the UK may be particularly exposed to heightened price volatility
Europe is on course to enter the cooler months with gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years, which has triggered “winter panic” among energy traders, experts have warned.
The EU’s gas stocks were 63% full in the last week of August, well below the 80% average for late August over recent years and among the lowest levels ever recorded for this time of year.
Continue reading...Forget Starbucks coffee – Gen Z like their drinks ice cold
Young consumers are choosing cold, customisable drinks and coffee chains are racing to catch up.
Modi Is Hedging Against Trump, One Deal at a Time – The New York Times
- Modi Is Hedging Against Trump, One Deal at a Time The New York Times
- Modi's great game: Friends, freedom, power The New Indian Express
- Debate | What De-Americanisation Really Means for India India's World
- India's Evolving Foreign Policy: Balancing Global Powers India News Network
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The end of cheap food has costs far beyond the grocery store – Financial Times
Footage of Tibet floods isn’t being shown in China – and we know little about victims there
Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.
Footage of Tibet floods isn’t being shown in China – and we know little about victims there
Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.
Trump hails ‘historic’ deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela’s oil
Venezuelan interim president says the unusual agreement will help revive her country's economy.
Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Ozon warehouse, sites across Rostov Oblast in mass attack on southern Russia – The Kyiv Independent
- Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Ozon warehouse, sites across Rostov Oblast in mass attack on southern Russia The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine war briefing: Ozon next in Kyiv’s sights as sheds of Wildberries rival burn The Guardian
- Ukrainian Drones Attack Ozon Warehouses in Overnight Barrage The Moscow Times
- A Wildberries depot in Russia is destroyed as Ukraine extends its drone campaign AP News
- Russia's second-biggest online retailer targeted in Ukrainian strikes BBC
Leaders of Russia, China, Iran to attend summit in Kyrgyzstan – CP24
Somali piracy surges as the impact of the US-Iran war ripples outwards – BBC
- Somali piracy surges as the impact of the US-Iran war ripples outwards BBC
- Turkish, Somali forces free pirate-seized vessel in Somalia DW.com
- Turkish vessel freed after seizure by pirates, Somali officials say 10tv.com
- IMO warns piracy surge leaves more than 90 seafarers captive Splash247
- Piracy attacks off Somalia surge in 2026: AFP analysis of IMO data Al-Monitor
Somali piracy surges as the impact of the US-Iran war ripples outwards
Two ships were seized within four days last week raising to at least 13 the number attacked since January.
Close race as Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joining EU
Turbulent international affairs have brought the vote forward, but the campaign has focused more on Iceland's vital fishing industry.
Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE
The British citizen, who lives and works in the US, has supported Trump and ICE agents in the past.