Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement: What’s in it?
Pact will 'reshape security architecture' of the region, experts say.
The State of Iran’s Three Key Nuclear Sites – The New York Times
- The State of Iran’s Three Key Nuclear Sites The New York Times
- Nuclear experts urge Trump not to let Iran steer talks away from regime's atomic threat Fox News
- Five months into US-Israeli strike campaign, Iran's nuclear program remains a threat Ynetnews
- With its new leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, does Iran want – or need – a nuclear weapon? The Conversation
- Trump team eyes Iran deal soon; IDF destroys Gaza terror tunnels TV7 Israel News - 5 Aug. TV7 Israel News
Russia drops record number of glide bombs on Ukraine as casualties pile up
Moscow's troops suffer high rate of losses as Zelenskyy renews air campaign against Russia.
Armenian Apostolic Church leader faces trial as feud with PM deepens
Catholicos Karekin II and six other clerics are accused of failing to reinstate a bishop who was defrocked.
How Japan Reduced Deaths From a Major Quake – The New York Times
- How Japan Reduced Deaths From a Major Quake The New York Times
- Japan researchers confirm 33-kilometer surface rupture after Kumamoto quake 毎日新聞
- This 400-Year-Old Impenetrable Japanese Castle That Survived a Samurai Siege Just Crumbled in an Earthquake Smithsonian Magazine
- What Kumamoto revealed about Japan’s earthquake readiness The Japan Times
- Japan earthquake death toll rises to 18 as rescuers race to find survivors abcstlouis.com
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan sign joint defence pact
The Saudi crown prince, Turkish president and Pakistani prime minister have signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca.
Malaysia Airlines Drug Testing All Pilots, After “High,” Drug Smuggling Pilot Arrest – One Mile at a Time
- Malaysia Airlines Drug Testing All Pilots, After "High," Drug Smuggling Pilot Arrest One Mile at a Time
- Pilot Smuggled 55 Pounds of Ecstasy Into Indonesia, Officials Say The New York Times
- Malaysia Aviation Group rolls out stricter drug testing after pilot detained Reuters
- Airline Pilot Arrested After He’s Caught Smuggling 57 Pounds of Drugs at Airport People.com
- Home, Transport ministries given two weeks to submit airport security plan to cabinet NST Online
A balloon fiesta and candyfloss sellers: photos of the day – Friday – The Guardian
- A balloon fiesta and candyfloss sellers: photos of the day – Friday The Guardian
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta Friday night mass ascent begins ahead of nightglow BBC
- Hot air balloons stage a breathtaking takeover in England USA Today
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta Friday night mass ascent goes ahead before nightglow BBC
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta LIVE: Traffic updates as two M5 crashes cause huge delays Weston Mercury
Scramble to house hundreds camping in Rome heatwave after squat eviction
Officials try to find homes for residents as talks to save social assistance hub collapse amid government crackdown
Rome authorities are scrambling to find homes for hundreds of people sleeping in tents in extreme heat after talks aimed at saving Italy’s most high-profile centre for housing and social assistance collapsed amid a crackdown by Giorgia Meloni’s government on squatted buildings.
The approximately 400 evicted residents of Spin Time Labs, located in a 10-floor building in Rome’s Esquilino district occupied by grassroots groups since 2013, will not be allowed to move back in after its private owner refused Rome council’s offer to buy the property. The residents were forced out at the end of last month.
Continue reading...UN chief condemns both Ukraine and Russia amid escalation in war
UN chief Guterres calls for de-escalation and a ceasefire as Russia-Ukraine attacks intensify.
Iran’s oil exports stall and Kharg Island idles under US blockade – Financial Times
- Iran’s oil exports stall and Kharg Island idles under US blockade Financial Times
- No tankers loaded at Kharg Island for a week amid US blockade, FT says The Jerusalem Post
- Dozens of Idling Iranian Oil Tankers Show US Blockade Is Working Bloomberg.com
- Iran Shipping Update – August 5, 2026 United Against Nuclear Iran | UANI
- The Concrete Sarcophagus Where Billions Sit in Silence Lavender Hotel
Iran’s grip on trade is a potent weapon, but it has an expiry date
Iran can exploit dependence on Hormuz today, but prolonged disruption will erode that leverage
Argentina and Mexico join Africa in backing FIFA’s Infantino: What to know
How does FIFA presidency stand? Norway wants resignation, but Argentina and Mexico join Africa in Gianni Infantino camp.
Italy says no plans to review Spain border controls until 15 August – Euronews.com
- Italy says no plans to review Spain border controls until 15 August Euronews.com
- Italy defies Spanish demand to lift border curbs over Ceuta crisis Reuters
- Ceuta’s Camp of the Saints Moment First Things
- Spanish authorities monitor social media chatter about another Ceuta mass migrant crossing ahead CBS News
- The Migration Wave That Embarrassed Morocco and Rattled Europe Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Iran plots to deal Trump a blow in midterms by keeping him entangled in war
By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically – but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could lash back
Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 US embassy hostage crisis.
For many inside Iran, inflicting meaningful revenge on Trump is a legitimate and self-standing war aim, reflected in the mood of those attending the funeral of the supreme leader Ali Khamenei where demands for retribution were ubiquitous.
Continue reading...Scientists debunk long-held myth about the most famous animal extinction — turning Darwin’s theory on its head – New York Post
- Scientists debunk long-held myth about the most famous animal extinction — turning Darwin’s theory on its head New York Post
- One of the world's only two complete dodo skulls reveals new clues about the extinct bird Phys.org
- Only two complete dodo skulls are known to exist. Scientists just looked inside them – and discovered this BBC Wildlife Magazine
- Dodo Had Surprisingly Keen Sense of Smell and Owl-Like Vision, New Study Reveals Sci.News
- Scientists Studied the Only 3 Dodo Skulls in Existence. Turns Out We Owe Them an Apology Gizmodo
First school for robots opens in China
"Our main goal is to empower robots' brains."
China has launched its first robot school.
Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport, lawmaker says – Reuters
- Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport, lawmaker says Reuters
- U.S. Intel Links Russia to Explosive Drone at German Airport WSJ
- The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe The Guardian
- Germany warns of ‘new threat’ after explosives-packed drone targets airport CNN
- Explosive Drone Found at German Airport Used by Ukrainian Carrier The New York Times
Bangladesh cricket’s Shakib, an Hasina ally, will face trial if he is safe
Sheikh Hasina ally Shakib Al Hasan will face Bangladesh trial if safety assured, with Cricket World Cup return eyed.
Northern Ethiopia’s shifting alliances explained
The TPLF, Fano militias and Eritrea are redrawing the battle lines in Ethiopia’s north.