As Ukraine hits Russia’s refineries, Russia targets Ukraine’s petrol pumps
Fuel companies are urging customers not to linger at the pumps after a wave of deadly attacks.
Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done
US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolition
The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could be demolished if repairs are not carried out, the Trump administration warned in a court filing on Monday.
Lawyers for the US president said the national arts complex in Washington DC must undergo a $250m renovation or risk facing the wrecking ball.
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US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolition
The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could be demolished if repairs are not carried out, the Trump administration warned in a court filing on Monday.
Lawyers for the US president said the national arts complex in Washington DC must undergo a $250m renovation or risk facing the wrecking ball.
Continue reading...Iran Update, August 25, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
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EXCLUSIVE: US Investigators Have Proof That UNRWA ‘Social Worker’ Caught on Tape Dragging an Israeli Body Into an SUV on Oct 7 Was an Active Hamas Operative – freebeacon.com
- EXCLUSIVE: US Investigators Have Proof That UNRWA ‘Social Worker’ Caught on Tape Dragging an Israeli Body Into an SUV on Oct 7 Was an Active Hamas Operative freebeacon.com
- Israel's seizure of Unrwa training college in East Jerusalem condemned BBC
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- UNRWA Press Statement on Kalandia Training Centre in occupied East Jerusalem UNRWA
- US investigation links three former UNRWA teachers to Hamas, Oct. 7 attacks The Jerusalem Post
ICE arrests mother and daughter at Florida hospital after car crash
Agents arrest women who ‘almost died’ after they were hit by vehicle and their car flipped over four times, family say
An Ecuadorian mother and daughter were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at a hospital after a car crash in central Florida.
On 20 August, Grace Stephanie Calero Cabanilla, 39, and her daughter, Giulianna Mía Carriel Calero, 19, were involved in a car crash in Poinciana, Florida, according to arrest reports reviewed by multiple news outlets.
Continue reading...ICE arrests mother and daughter at Florida hospital after car crash
Agents arrest women who ‘almost died’ after they were hit by vehicle and their car flipped over four times, family say
An Ecuadorian mother and daughter were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at a hospital after a car crash in central Florida.
On 20 August, Grace Stephanie Calero Cabanilla, 39, and her daughter, Giulianna Mía Carriel Calero, 19, were involved in a car crash in Poinciana, Florida, according to arrest reports reviewed by multiple news outlets.
Continue reading...US starts returning staff to Middle East missions after Iran war evacuations, sources say – Reuters
- US starts returning staff to Middle East missions after Iran war evacuations, sources say Reuters
- Trump Administration to Return Diplomats to Middle East Embassies The New York Times
- US said returning diplomats to Mideast, signaling fresh Iran hostilities not imminent The Times of Israel
- Brent Plunges 3%, Retreats To $87 As US 'Sending Diplomats' Back To Gulf Calms Oil Market NDTV Profit
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Chinese teens are turning to mind-numbing drugs to ‘run away from reality’
Students are seeking prescription drugs because they fear failure, a teen tells the BBC.
Chinese teens are turning to mind-numbing drugs to ‘run away from reality’ – BBC
Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz
Iran has closed the vital waterway since the beginning of the conflict causing wild fluctuations in oil prices worldwide.
Trump says ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong Un made him ‘unhappy’ with US-South Korea military exercises – Livemint
- Trump says ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong Un made him 'unhappy' with US-South Korea military exercises Livemint
- U.S. still watching allies for alignment of interests even amid defense pullback, analyst says CNBC
- U.S. Marines Cancel Drill With South Korea, Citing Iran War Demands The New York Times
- Trump’s Taiwan two-step The Hill
- U.S. cancels South Korea marine drills over tied-up forces in Iran war NBC News
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Hormuz oil tanker hit in US-protected route — as Iran vows retaliation – New York Post
- Hormuz oil tanker hit in US-protected route — as Iran vows retaliation New York Post
- New Tanker Strike in Hormuz as Iran Vows Retaliation for U.S. Economic Offensive WSJ
- 2 Mariners Killed in Strait of Hormuz as Transits See Small Increase USNI News
- 20 dead in 68 incidents near Hormuz over six months of war, maritime agency says The Times of Israel
- Oil tanker struck by unidentified projectile off Oman, UKMTO says Arab News
FBI raided Spanish vacation rental of wealthy leftwing funder James ‘Fergie’ Chambers after his arrest
Lawyer Baltasar Garzón, representing Chambers, said case against his client is ‘very strange’ as US requests extradition
FBI agents raided the Ibiza, Spain, vacation rental of 41-year-old James “Fergie” Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide, in the days following his arrest last month, the Guardian has learned.
Baltasar Garzón, a human rights lawyer representing Chambers, revealed the details in an exclusive interview. Chambers is wanted for extradition by the Trump administration for alleged financial support of Hamas, as well as other charges.
Continue reading...FBI raided Spanish vacation rental of wealthy leftwing funder James ‘Fergie’ Chambers after his arrest
Lawyer Baltasar Garzón, representing Chambers, said case against his client is ‘very strange’ as US requests extradition
FBI agents raided the Ibiza, Spain, vacation rental of 41-year-old James “Fergie” Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide, in the days following his arrest last month, the Guardian has learned.
Baltasar Garzón, a human rights lawyer representing Chambers, revealed the details in an exclusive interview. Chambers is wanted for extradition by the Trump administration for alleged financial support of Hamas, as well as other charges.
Continue reading...Wife of US soldier deported after Trump rollback on military family protections
Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, deported to Honduras, is latest military spouse to face removal amid Trump 2.0
The wife of an active-duty US soldier was deported on Monday to her native Honduras, according to her family and the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo is at least the seventh spouse or parent of an active-duty US soldier to be deported under the immigration crackdown during Donald Trump’s second presidency.
Continue reading...Wife of US soldier deported after Trump rollback on military family protections
Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, deported to Honduras, is latest military spouse to face removal amid Trump 2.0
The wife of an active-duty US soldier was deported on Monday to her native Honduras, according to her family and the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo is at least the seventh spouse or parent of an active-duty US soldier to be deported under the immigration crackdown during Donald Trump’s second presidency.
Continue reading...Putin decree lets Russia take control of infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone attacks – PBS
Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days
Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election
Andy Burnham will face an immediate test of his backing for electoral reform in his first week in parliament as prime minister, with almost 100 Labour MPs supporting a bid for a new national commission.
Burnham, a longtime advocate of electoral reform, will be asked to support the new commission into ditching first past the post in his first 100 days as prime minister.
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