- Flavio Bolsonaro closes in on Lula in Nexus/BTG poll for Brazil election Reuters
- Brazil’s Lula launches fourth-term bid, focuses on national sovereignty Al Jazeera
- Brazil: Meet the Candidates 2026 Americas Quarterly
- Brazil’s Lula launches reelection bid as concerns rise over foreign interference AP News
- Brazil's Lula says he is 'in great shape' as he launches fourth term bid France 24
Nauru, the world’s third-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero – AP News
Russian Territorial Gains Outpaced Ukrainian Recaptures in July – Kyiv Post
- Russian Territorial Gains Outpaced Ukrainian Recaptures in July Kyiv Post
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 1, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russians captured more territory in July than Ukraine's defence forces liberated – DeepState Українська правда
- Ukraine News Today: Breaking Updates & Live Coverage - August 2, 2026 from Kyiv Post Kyiv Post
- Russian forces make minimal gains despite record casualties, missile launches in July - report i24NEWS
Flavio Bolsonaro closes in on Lula in Nexus/BTG poll for Brazil election – Yahoo
Sightseeing Flight Over Nazca Lines Ends in Tragedy – Newser
- Sightseeing Flight Over Nazca Lines Ends in Tragedy Newser
- What we know so far about the plane crash that killed 11 European tourists near one of Peru’s most popular sites CNN
- Tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing 13 The Guardian
- 13 Dead After Plane Carrying Tourists Crashes While Flying Over World Heritage Site People.com
- Forensic doctors continue identifying victims of Peru Nazca Lines plane crash Yahoo
Record low Danube levels push some countries in Eastern Europe to the brink of energy emergency – AP News
- Record low Danube levels push some countries in Eastern Europe to the brink of energy emergency AP News
- Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor The Guardian
- Hungary to shut sole nuclear plant for first time on Sunday dw.com
- Hungary’s only nuclear plant on brink of shutdown as Europe heat wave threatens energy crisis CNN
- Romania races to divert Danube water as Hungary's Paks runs on last turbine Reuters
Trevor Phillips Says Bari Weiss ‘Will Either Change the World or Crash and Burn’ – Variety
- Trevor Phillips Says Bari Weiss 'Will Either Change the World or Crash and Burn' Variety
- CBS News Correspondent Trevor Phillips Says Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss ‘Will Either Change the World or Crash and Burn’ Yahoo
- MAGA-Curious CBS Boss’ Own New Hire Issues Dire Warning for Her The Daily Beast
- Trevor Phillips Says Bari Weiss Will Either ‘Change the World’ or ‘Crash and Burn’ People.com
- New CBS correspondent says Bari Weiss might ‘crash and burn’ at network Entertainment Weekly
Suspect arrested in Greece after British woman’s body found in suitcase – CBS News
- Suspect arrested in Greece after British woman's body found in suitcase CBS News
- Man admits transporting Scottish woman's body in suitcase, Greek police say BBC
- Man arrested after Scottish woman found dead inside suitcase in Athens The Guardian
- Afghan, 26, arrested over death of woman found in suitcase in Athens The Times
- Aid worker who helped refugees in Greece murdered by migrant, body hidden in suitcase Ynetnews
Second tanker with Qatari LNG struck in Hormuz as force majeure widens – Euronews.com
- Second tanker with Qatari LNG struck in Hormuz as force majeure widens Euronews.com
- Tanker Carrying Qatari LNG Struck While Transiting Hormuz Bloomberg.com
- Explosions in Kuwait as Iran targets US military base The Jerusalem Post
- Greek shipper GasLog says LNG tanker stable after Strait of Hormuz incident Reuters
- Oil prices rise after Iran says it attacked two tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz CNBC
Russia blames Ukraine for deadly restaurant bombing in Moscow
Foreign ministry accuses Kyiv of carrying out attack reports say may have been aimed at air force chief
Russia has blamed Ukraine for a bombing at a restaurant in central Moscow that killed five people, amid growing speculation that a senior Russian military commander was the intended target.
The explosion occurred on Saturday evening near the entrance to an upmarket Italian restaurant in one of the city’s seven Stalin-era skyscrapers on Kudrinskaya Square.
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Former X Factor contestant Gabrielle Carrington denies murder – BBC
- Former X Factor contestant Gabrielle Carrington denies murder BBC
- ‘X Factor’ Contestant Denies Murdering Influencer, 32, During Road Rage Attack Outside Nightclub People.com
- Former 'X Factor' singer denies running down woman outside London club upi.com
- Influencer denies murdering rival outside Soho nightclub The Telegraph
- Former X Factor contestant Gabrielle Carrington denies murdering influencer Sky News
How Iran is widening its pressure campaign to force US concessions – Reuters
- How Iran is widening its pressure campaign to force US concessions Reuters
- Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies The New York Times
- Tiny militias threaten to draw Middle East into forever war The Telegraph
- Iran sets pace in war with Donald Trump Financial Times
- Iran’s allied militias prove their value in Tehran’s widening war CNN
Russia blasts southern Ukrainian city with glide bombs while Ukrainian drones reportedly kill 9 – AP News
- Russia blasts southern Ukrainian city with glide bombs while Ukrainian drones reportedly kill 9 AP News
- Russian planes fire a salvo of glide bombs at a southern Ukraine city, killing 1 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- One killed and several injured in Russian guided bomb strike on Zaporizhzhia – video Українська правда
- Repeated guided bomb strike on Zaporizhzhia: Injury toll rises to 31, one woman dead Ukrinform
- Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia kills one and injures dozens, authorities say Yahoo
Nauru officially changes its name to Naoero
Pacific nation is latest country to signal a shift away from its colonial past with return to its traditional name
The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.
The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan. Commonly known abroad by the pronunciation of Now-roo, the new name is spoken as Now-ero.
Continue reading...Rare photos of ex-Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi give her family hope – NPR
- Rare photos of ex-Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi give her family hope NPR
- Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar military releases photo of detained former leader BBC
- Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, after mounting demands the military prove she is still alive CNN
- Red Cross Meeting With Suu Kyi Follows Family’s Push for Proof of Life WSJ
- Detained Myanmar leader Suu Kyi has first foreign visitor in five years Al Jazeera
He was laid off from a corporate job at 50. He decided to make the career move that scared him most. – Business Insider
President’s top ally Umerov appointed head of Foreign Intelligence Service – The Kyiv Independent
- President's top ally Umerov appointed head of Foreign Intelligence Service The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine's top negotiator Umerov to head foreign intelligence service Reuters
- Zelenskyy has decided to appoint former defence minister Umierov as foreign intelligence chief, sources say Українська правда
- Zelenskyy appoints chief negotiator as head of foreign intelligence politico.eu
- Umerov may be appointed head of the SZR - MP Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
Yen hits three-month high after Trump helps prop up currency
US and Japanese governments confirm they carried out a rare joint intervention late last week
The yen has hit its highest level in three months after Japan and the US launched a combined operation to support the Japanese currency.
The yen strengthened to ¥155 to the US dollar on Monday, its highest level since early May, after Tokyo and Washington confirmed they had carried out a rare joint currency intervention late last week.
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The US singer, 33, will "step back from visibility" at the end of her world tour next month, her representative says.