- Chinese artist jailed over satirical Mao sculptures, say rights groups BBC
- Chinese Artist Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Mao Sculptures The New York Times
- China: Dissident artist jailed for satirical Mao sculptures DW.com
- How a family reunion in China ended in a 3-year prison term for artist Gao Zhen The Times of India
- China: Maximum sentence for artist Gao Zhen is an assault on artistic freedom Amnesty International
‘It didn’t leak from us’: Ex-CDS hints Pakistan may have leaked Operation Sindoor ceasefire details to US | India News – Hindustan Times
- ‘It didn’t leak from us’: Ex-CDS hints Pakistan may have leaked Operation Sindoor ceasefire details to US | India News Hindustan Times
- Loitering munition may have hit Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor: former CDS Anil Chauhan The Hindu
- Weather Saved Pak's Skardu Base During Op Sindoor, But Bholari Took the IAF's Direct Hit NDTV
- Was PoK's Skardu airbase next after Sargodha? Ex-CDS Chauhan reveals why India switched targets The Times of India
- PM Modi wanted ‘soch ke bahar’ response to Pahalgam attack: Ex-CDS reveals April 29 meeting before Op Sindoor Deccan Herald
China prepares for more heavy rain from back-to-back storms – Reuters
Prominent Sikh separatist says FBI has warned him of new threat on his life – AP News
Iran and Oman hold talks on managing the Strait of Hormuz and other news from around the Middle East – AP News
- Iran and Oman hold talks on managing the Strait of Hormuz and other news from around the Middle East AP News
- Iran and Oman discuss temporary Hormuz corridor as impasse with US drags on Reuters
- August 25, 2026 – Iran war latest CNN
- Iran, Oman discuss temporary shipping lane through Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera
- Iran and Oman discuss joint shipping route in Strait of Hormuz and mine clearing mission CNBC
Typhoon Narra: record flood waters submerge homes and force mass evacuations in China
Heavy rain expected in parts of Vietnam and southern China, as another storm system, Typhoon Saudel, heads for Japan and Taiwan
Widespread flooding triggered by Typhoon Narra has submerged homes and forced mass evacuations in southern China, as another storm system tracked towards Japan and Taiwan.
Authorities in Chongzuo, in China’s Guangxi region – famous for its giant waterfalls and karst limestone mountains – on Tuesday evacuated more than 15,000 people after water levels surpassed a record high set in 2008.
Continue reading...Musk’s SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana
It will be the firm's biggest site yet and aims to send rockets to space in 2029.
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.
Continue reading...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.
Continue reading...Iran Update, August 25, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update, August 25, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- IRAN WAR WEEK 25, day #6: Naval blockades are still not territorial claims. Re-enlist to play GTA VI Daily Kos
- Iran News in Brief – August 23, 2026 National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
- Iran Update: August 24, 2026 Critical Threats
- Iran News in Brief – August 20, 2026 National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
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
- UNRWA chief condemns Israeli seizure of East Jerusalem training centre Al Jazeera
- 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
- Are U.S. embassies in the Middle East weakened? WBUR
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