Arsenal opened their Premier League title defence with a commanding 3-0 win over promoted Coventry at the Emirates Stadium. Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard scored as Mikel Arteta’s team produced a dominant performance.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 21:15
Three Global Sumud Flotilla boats reached Albania’s Vlore on Friday to back the “Flamingo Revolution,” a campaign opposing a planned luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner. Organisers connected the protest to concerns about land dispossession and environmental protection.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 21:11
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Poland is moving closer to controlling Ukraine’s Soviet-era gas transit system. She said Warsaw benefits from re-exporting US liquefied natural gas to Ukraine and commented on Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s remarks defending the attack on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines.
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TASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 21:11
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Moke has formed over the Pacific and is expected to bring another period of heavy rain and strong winds to Hawaii, where residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 21:06
Russia’s Justice Ministry said on Friday that the independent news outlet Mediazona had been designated a “foreign agent,” a label used for organizations the ministry says receive foreign funding and engage in political activity.
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Russia has added independent news outlet Mediazona to its “foreign agents” registry for a second time. The Justice Ministry accused it of disseminating “unreliable information” about the full-scale war against Ukraine, while co-founder Pyotr Verzilov said the designation reinforces the outlet’s reporting and influence.
Russia’s Justice Ministry has placed the independent outlet Mediazona on its “foreign agent” registry, effectively marking the second such designation. The ministry also listed the Pervym Reysom project and six individuals, including journalists Miloslav Chemodanov, Igor Sadreev, and Natalya Kiseleva. Mediazona said its founding legal entity had previously been listed but was later removed after liquidation.
Congestion costs at PJM, the largest U.S. power grid, rose 43% to $6 billion in the first half of the year, according to the grid’s independent watchdog. Overloads on high-voltage transmission lines intensified during the period.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 21:01
For decades, U.S. school buses have shared such a standardized appearance that “school bus yellow” became shorthand for their bright color with a slight orange tint. The familiar vehicle now faces a new reality.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 21:00
The US bond buyback pledge that jolted markets this week is being compared with Japanese policies aimed at containing borrowing costs, which led to prolonged weakness in the currency.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 21:00
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf urged countries to abandon the US dollar in trade, calling it an outdated payment method. Speaking at an economic forum in Baghdad, he advocated using local currencies and highlighted the Middle East’s special geopolitical significance.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 21:00
Former Zelensky press secretary Yulia Mendel said Ukraine would lose the current conflict because of Volodymyr Zelensky’s “wild illusions.” She accused his government of mistakes, turning against its own people and clinging to power, and said the front would move in Russia’s favor amid a collapsing economy, democracy and political crisis.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:53
The Energoatom investigation has become the biggest corruption case of Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency. This week’s charges against presidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra and others, along with earlier charges against senior officials and Zelensky associates, suggest that alleged corrupt practices may persist within his inner circle despite previous cases and Andriy Yermak’s dismissal.
A deadly landslide at a gold mine in the Central African Republic has left dozens dead, including victims from Cameroon and Chad, as the search continues. Ethiopia is drawing on Bordeaux expertise and grapevines in hopes of becoming East Africa’s next wine destination, while Belgium continues to confront its colonial past linked to the 1894 Antwerp World’s Fair.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:46
Lawyers for Anthony Fauci have launched a legal defense fund for the former senior US infectious disease expert. They said substantial resources will be needed to respond to a growing number of state and federal investigations into his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:45
Guyana’s candidate Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett won the strongest backing in the UN Security Council’s second unofficial straw poll, with eight members supporting her continued participation, three opposing it and four expressing no view. Rebeca Grynspan and Rafael Grossi each received seven votes in favor, while six opposed Grossi and four opposed Grynspan.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-21 20:40
A powerful explosion struck a weapons depot in Misrata, northwestern Libya, scattering projectiles and ammunition around the site. The depot reportedly belongs to the al-Isar brigade. The cause and any casualties remain unknown, while security measures are being taken in the area.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:39
Hundreds of Tunisians marched in the capital Tunis on Thursday, demanding that President Kais Saied leave power. Demonstrators denounced power cuts and the rising cost of living. The march was organised by the new opposition group Nafas Movement.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:35
Investigators say a small plane crashed while making a second attempt to land in heavy fog at a remote military airport in Alaska, killing all eight people aboard.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:34
By the evening of August 21, the only station still selling gasoline in Gelendzhik — a Lukoil outlet in Arkhipo-Osipovka — had run out. Tuapse faced a similar shortage: just one of its 14 operating stations sold 95-octane gasoline, while two sold 92-octane.
MMeduzaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 20:34
Sources familiar with the agreement told CNN on Friday that tech investor Marc Stad will take control of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx in a transaction valued at $4.5 billion.
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CNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:30
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry advised citizens traveling to the EU for temporary protection to get an exit stamp in their international passports, which may show they left legally. The recommendation follows new EU rules, while member states are still awaiting centralized guidance on implementation.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:29
The UN warns that Somalia is facing another hunger crisis, with millions at risk of starvation. About six million people are experiencing severe hunger on a scale unseen for years. The World Food Programme attributes the crisis to drought, conflict and displacement, worsened by steep cuts in international aid; it has received only a fraction of the funds needed to help.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-21 20:27
Penn State scientists modeled complex seismic signals produced when thunder enters the upper crust, a phenomenon known as “thunderquakes.” They used the model to reconstruct the terrain beneath the local campus, offering an alternative to waiting for earthquakes or creating seismic waves deliberately.
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Ars TechnicaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 20:26
French container shipping giant CMA CGM said it will introduce an “inland emergency fee” because low water levels on the Rhine and other European rivers are disrupting inland barge traffic.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 20:25
On the final day of NBC News’ Drive to Decision Day series, senior national politics reporter Jon Allen joins Meet the Press NOW from Nebraska to recap his trip and his visit to the “blue dot” district, where voters shared a message for Trump.
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NBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 20:21
Pope Leo XIV is calling on authorities worldwide to support people in Gaza, who he says are still suffering greatly, and to help launch reconstruction efforts.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:16
A Russian Emergencies Ministry Il-76 spent two days fighting major wildfires in Serbia’s Deliblato Sands. The crew made five sorties and dropped 210 metric tons of water, containing major fire zones and helping keep the flames from reaching populated areas. Serbian helicopters and ground crews joined the operation.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:16
Former Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin said Russia helped Serbia fight wildfires without conditions, sending a special Il-76 aircraft out of fraternal ties. The worst fire has been burning in the Deliblato Sands reserve since early August, with Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center specialists joining the effort.
AFP News AgencyThree civilians, including a teenager, were killed and 13 others injured in Ukrainian drone attacks and explosive incidents in the Donetsk People’s Republic during the day, DPR head Denis Pushilin said. Two homes, six civilian infrastructure sites and several vehicles were damaged.
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Two civilians were killed and four others wounded when a passenger minibus came under attack overnight in the east of the Donetsk People’s Republic, according to district administrator Igor Lyzov.
The Dutch data protection authority has fined Uber €825m ($966m) for suspending or deactivating drivers through automated systems without adequately informing them. The penalty would be the second-largest under the GDPR. Uber strongly disputes the decision, saying its policies include human reviews and ways for drivers to challenge suspensions.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-21 20:12
The Dutch Data Protection Authority has decided to fine Uber €825 million ($966 million) under European data protection rules. An August 17 decision reviewed by Reuters says the penalty concerns Uber deactivating drivers’ accounts through automated systems without adequately informing them.
BSW leader Sahra Wagenknecht called for an end to the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict. She said German technology and money are being used to attack Moscow and warned that, unless the dangerous escalation stops, a major European war could be fought mainly on German territory. She also opposed closing Berlin’s Russia House and urged more dialogue during wartime tensions.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:10
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz dismissed Economy Minister Jose Gabriel Espinoza days after Congress censured him for failing to appear before lawmakers to answer questions about the economy. Oscar Mario Justiniano Pinto was named interim minister. The move is likely to be seen as a concession to Congress as Paz faces public anger over the cost-of-living crisis and resistance to economic reforms.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:07
Bolivia has appointed Oscar Mario Justiniano Pinto as interim economy minister, replacing Jose Gabriel Espinoza, according to a presidential decree published Friday in the Official Gazette.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denounced Turkey’s request for an Interpol Red Notice against him as a “pathetic attempt to intimidate” Israeli leaders and soldiers. It repeated Israel’s accusations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and said Israel would not tolerate what it called his aggression against Israel extending into Syria.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-21 20:05
Türkiye has requested Interpol red notices for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another suspect, accusing them of genocide, crimes against humanity and torture over Israel’s May interception of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza. Netanyahu and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan then traded accusations.
The UK, Australia and Canada have called Israel’s decision not to pursue a criminal investigation into the deadly 2024 strike on a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza “shameful”. They urged Israel to follow international humanitarian law and hold those responsible accountable. Poland also expressed disappointment and summoned Israel’s ambassador.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-21 20:03
The UK, Canada and Australia called Israel’s refusal to open a criminal investigation into the 2024 strikes on a World Central Kitchen convoy “shameful”. Seven humanitarian workers were killed. The three governments said the victims and their families deserved justice and accountability, while Israel’s military cited serious failures but said the commanders’ decisions did not create reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct.
Freddy, a donkey on the loose in northern Germany, jumped into a van and attacked two motorists by kicking and biting them. Police said the incident happened Friday south of Cuxhaven, leaving three people injured.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-08-21 20:01
President Donald Trump said Ed Martin, a senior Justice Department official, would leave his administration post, marking the latest high-profile departure ahead of the November midterm elections.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 20:00
A teenage boy and a 58-year-old man were shot dead on Friday in two separate incidents in the occupied West Bank. One shooting involved Israeli settlers and the other Israeli soldiers.
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On the UN’s International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism, Palestinian families remember relatives killed by Israeli settlers while seeking accountability. The article recounts Moira Jilani’s 16-year wait for justice after her husband Ziad was killed in occupied East Jerusalem, alongside the grief of Mohammed Abu Khdeir’s family.
Israeli settlers fatally shot 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh in Hebron, while Israeli forces killed 58-year-old Fathi Khazem during a raid in Jenin. The report also describes settler attacks and home burnings, and says three Palestinian homes in Qusra have remained under siege for 13 days with Israeli forces protecting the settlers.
The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed Donald Trump’s $400m White House ballroom project to proceed while it considers an emergency appeal. Chief Justice John Roberts paused a lower-court order that said the construction required congressional approval. The administration cites national security, while preservation lawyers argue Trump lacks unilateral authority.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-21 19:52
Bloomberg highlights the US chief justice allowing White House ballroom work to continue, along with tariff relief, among the day’s top stories.
Trump’s huge new White House ballroom project can proceed for now after a temporary green light from the high court.
The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed Trump to continue work on the White House ballroom, giving the justices more time to consider the administration’s formal request. The $400 million project is moving forward while a lawsuit seeking to halt it proceeds.
Chief Justice John Roberts said President Donald Trump may continue building his new White House ballroom for now, as the Supreme Court considers whether to issue a longer-term order allowing construction of the massive structure to proceed.
The U.S. Justice Department and TikTok have agreed to a $400 million settlement resolving allegations that the short-video platform violated laws protecting children’s online privacy, Axios reported on Friday.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 19:50
Trump officials promoted what they presented as a major voter fraud revelation, but the data they cited has not substantiated the claim.
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According to Bloomberg, Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs across its Siri and Vision Pro teams. The changes include largely shutting down a Vision Pro gaming group and shrinking the immersive-content team. Apple says the move will help evolve its business and deliver better user experiences, while new roles will also be created.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 19:44
Apple is cutting jobs across the teams responsible for its Siri digital assistant and Vision Pro headset as part of an effort to focus on new devices and artificial intelligence.
Russian forces attacked Sonyachna Halereya, Kryvyi Rih’s largest shopping mall, causing a major fire. Ukrainian officials say the drones struck in two waves, with a second attack hitting rescue crews about half an hour after the first strike and the fire began. Fifteen people were killed and 130 wounded; 29 are in serious condition and 23 of the injured are children.
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Authorities said several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 130. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised a response to what he called an “act of barbarism.”
A Russian drone attack struck a major shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. Officials said it came in two waves, with the second strike hitting as emergency crews responded; the attack killed 14 people and injured more than 100, including 22 children.
Ukrainian authorities said Friday that a Russian “double-tap” strike on a shopping center in central Ukraine killed at least six people and wounded more than 100 others.
At least 14 people were killed and 121 injured, including 22 children, when Russian drones struck a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih in two waves, Ukrainian officials said. More people may be trapped in the rubble, while President Volodymyr Zelensky said the second strike targeted emergency workers.
Russian drones struck a busy shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 120, including 22 children. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack on his hometown “cynical and despicable” and said a second drone appeared to deliberately target emergency responders.
Two Russian drone strikes hit a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih on Friday, killing 14 people and injuring scores more, Ukrainian authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of carrying out a “double-tap” attack aimed at emergency workers, with the second drone reportedly hitting the mall about 30 minutes after the first.
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Perm oil refinery overnight on Aug. 21. The same day, Russian drones hit a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih in two waves, killing at least 14 people and injuring 121, including 22 children. Ukraine also said a strike damaged a Russian Su-34 at the Akhtubinsk air base.
A shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih was hit twice by drones, according to the head of the city’s defense council. Regional officials reported that the strike killed at least five people and injured 91. The mall, called Sunny Valley, is described as the largest in the city.
Russian forces carried out a daytime drone attack on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih on Aug. 21, killing at least five people and injuring more than 90, including six children, Ukrainian local officials said. Twenty-one injured people were in serious condition. A rescue operation began, but the extent of the damage and casualties was still being assessed after a second attack on the site.
US President Donald Trump says imports of up to 300,000 tonnes of ground beef will be allowed over the next three months without higher tariffs, with foreign exporters reportedly offering a 25 percent discount to consumers. Trump did not identify the country, suppliers or companies involved; a White House official said an executive order will be signed within two weeks. Senator Tim Sheehy criticised the move as harmful to ranching families.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 19:42
Web designer and IT entrepreneur Jovan Savović has died at 43 after a long illness. People close to him said he had multiple sclerosis. He was best known for creating Dirty, one of the first collective blogs on the Russian-language internet, and its invitation-only offshoot Leprosorium. The sites helped popularize deliberate Russian misspellings, the “Preved!” meme, and countless Photoshop images across RuNet.
MMeduzaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 19:40
Rodina has asked the Pskov Regional Court to remove Yabloko’s candidate list from the regional parliamentary election. The court will hear the case on August 25. The move follows Russia’s Supreme Court decision to exclude Yabloko’s federal list from the September State Duma elections.
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Israel has sharply increased settlement building and road construction on Palestinian land it occupies. Plans to tender about 1,200 settlement homes in the strategically important E1 area east of Jerusalem have drawn condemnation from the UN, several European countries, Canada and the EU, with opponents warning the project could split the West Bank and obstruct a future Palestinian state.
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Israel has opened tenders for 1,234 homes in the occupied West Bank’s E1 area. Rights groups say the expansion would split Palestinian territory, disrupt movement between its northern and southern parts and make a future Palestinian state impossible. Several Western governments have condemned the move and urged Israel to withdraw the tenders.
France, Italy, Britain and Germany joined mounting international condemnation on Thursday after Israeli authorities opened bids for more than 1,200 homes in the occupied West Bank. The European countries called for an end to the E1 plan, which would further separate east Jerusalem from the West Bank.
France, Germany, Britain and Italy condemned Israel’s plans to open construction tenders for the E1 residential project in the occupied West Bank. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have settled on land captured by Israel in the 1967 war, where millions of Palestinians live.
The UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and Norway called Israel’s tenders for more than 1,200 housing units under the E1 project “unacceptable” and warned of legal and reputational consequences. Egypt, Malaysia and the UN also condemned the plan, which is slated to include at least 3,400 units and could bisect the occupied West Bank.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has announced that he is withdrawing from the US Open because of a knee injury.
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Five-time Grand Slam champion and world number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from this year’s US Open because he has not recovered from a right knee injury. The Italian, who won Wimbledon after beating Alexander Zverev, said he still needs more time to recover.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner says he will miss this year’s US Open because his right knee injury still requires more recovery time. The Italian had already withdrawn from the Montreal and Cincinnati Masters 1000 events with the same injury.
The Texas Third Court of Appeals unanimously cut Alex Jones’s $50m judgment to $1.5m over his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. The ruling does not alter a separate Connecticut judgment ordering him to pay $1.25bn.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 19:29
Bloomberg journalists will answer questions about the battle over AI data centers across the US in an interactive audio conversation on Aug. 26.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 19:28
Fifteen years after rebels took Tripoli and overthrew Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s rival authorities are finding limited ways to cooperate. They agreed in April on a 190bn-dinar budget, while eastern and western forces trained together in Sirte for the first time in more than a decade. Elections remain contested over eligibility, procedures and government powers, and violence continues within both camps.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-21 19:21
Top Canadian and US trade negotiators are meeting for a third consecutive day in Washington as they seek a deal before President Donald Trump’s threatened 50 percent tariffs on about $20bn of Canadian goods take effect Saturday. Experts say even a breakthrough would not remove all US tariffs on Canada.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-21 19:20
The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon fired him for insubordination after he conducted an interview. He also says the newspaper’s publisher and a reporter were dismissed.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 19:17
South Africa captain Pieter-Steph du Toit said his team must stay alert and maintain consistent concentration to counter New Zealand’s attacking strength when the rivals meet in the first of their four-test series on Saturday.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 19:15
State prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges against Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs over allegations that she participated in a pay-to-play scheme involving a group home company.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 19:13
The UN Convention against Cybercrime, initiated by Russia, is expected to go to the State Duma for ratification by the end of 2026, with Moscow planning reservations over provisions it rejects. The treaty creates a framework for cross-border cooperation on freezing criminal proceeds, sharing electronic evidence and intercepting traffic in individual cases. Human rights groups have sharply opposed it.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-21 19:10
Sebastian Lechner, the CDU state chairman of Lower Saxony, is urging the European Union to swiftly impose import tariffs on Chinese hybrid cars, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Friday.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 19:05
Cleanup and damage assessments are underway in Delaware’s capital and on New York’s Long Island after tornadoes touched down in both areas.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 19:01
Haitian communities across the United States are coming to terms with the new reality that they may be vulnerable to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 19:01
Premier Ben Carroll says a re-elected Labor government would spend $230m on 10 public dental clinics across Victoria, offering walk-in free checkups and treatments including fillings, root canals and extractions. The clinics are projected to treat more than 100,000 people a year.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 19:00
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol called the disruption around the Strait of Hormuz a major energy crisis, saying its long-term damage to global energy markets cannot be fully repaired even if the waterway reopens. Transit has dropped from about 25 million barrels per day before February 2026 to roughly 15 million, sometimes 12–17 million.
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Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will discuss with the country’s leadership whether to remove Iraq from the list of countries whose ships face passage restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, Iraqi speaker Haibat al-Halbousi said. Halbousi had sought “special status” for Iraq’s oil exports through the strait to protect its economic interests.
Ukraine has sanctioned the producers and distributors of the popular Russian children’s cartoon “Masha and the Bear,” creating a legal basis to block and restrict its monetization in the country. Culture Minister Tetyana Berezhna called it Russian propaganda, while Moscow said the move showed Kyiv’s “ugly nature.”
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Ukraine has sanctioned Animaccord and five individuals behind Masha and the Bear after its National Security and Defense Council said the children’s series disguises pro-Russian narratives. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the ban evidence of “the ugliness of the Kyiv regime” and said Ukraine had also started a “war on cartoons.”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sanctioned the creators and distributors of the Russian animated series “Masha and the Bear”, including its studio Animaccord. Ukraine says the show spreads pro-Russian narratives and threatens national security, creating grounds to block it and restrict its monetisation and distribution. Russia rejected the allegations.
Thirteen years after Bashar al-Assad’s forces carried out a deadly sarin attack on rebel-held Ghouta during Syria’s civil war, a hospital tunnel used to evacuate wounded civilians during the government’s years-long siege has been converted into a museum.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 18:55
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 2,516 people and infected 5,290, according to the Congolese Ministry of Communication and Media. The outbreak began in the DRC and Uganda on May 15 and has spread across six Congolese provinces, with its epicenter in Ituri Province.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo will use 20,000 Ervebo vaccine doses in a trial to test protection against the Bundibugyo strain driving the current outbreak; another 50,000 doses are intended for frontline health workers. The WHO says infections are growing exponentially, with about half of nearly 2,500 deaths occurring in the past 20 days.
More than 2,500 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, with over half of those deaths occurring in the past 20 days. UN senior Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis says the virus is spreading faster than in any recorded outbreak and calls for a rapid increase in resources to stop it reaching neighbouring countries.
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is expanding exponentially across an area larger than France and could reach neighboring countries, a senior UN coordinator warned. More than 2,500 people have died among over 5,000 infections. The WHO plans to release 70,000 vaccine doses, including supplies for a clinical trial and frontline workers.
After a 2022 leak, Rockstar took drastic steps to prevent another hack. Those measures failed, and Grand Theft Auto VI has leaked again.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 18:46
Political scientist Ilya Grashchenkov says US national debt could reach $50 trillion as early as 2029, potentially bringing higher inflation and taxes, spending cuts, costlier borrowing and weaker confidence in the dollar. He cautioned that the figure itself is not an automatic collapse threshold; debt-to-GDP, servicing costs and investor confidence matter more.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-21 18:46
Poland is building the roughly 800-kilometer East Shield defense system along its northern and eastern borders. Since June, about 40 German combat engineers have been helping near Budry in Masuria, installing anti-tank obstacles intended to deter a potential attack from the east.
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Real Madrid open their La Liga campaign away to Espanyol in Barcelona, with Jose Mourinho beginning his second spell in charge. The Portuguese coach is tasked with restoring the club’s intensity, resolving its dressing-room turmoil and finding a better balance between its attacking stars and defensive needs.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 18:40
US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for an urgent, mutually agreed solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict during a phone call, according to Lula’s press service. Lula also urged discussion of reforming the UN and its Security Council and proposed an extraordinary council meeting to seek diplomatic solutions to international crises.
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The Hollywood Reporter says Meghan is far along in negotiations for a role in Netflix’s Guy Ritchie-directed show The Gentlemen. She is married to Britain’s Prince Harry.
RReutersOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-08-21 18:35
The Duchess of Sussex is in early discussions to appear in Netflix’s comedy series The Gentlemen. If agreed, the part would be Meghan’s first significant acting role since marrying Prince Harry, although the role and other details have not been disclosed.
The moon lacks breathable air, has extreme temperatures and is constantly exposed to space radiation and energetic particles, making it highly hostile to humans and other Earth life. A NASA-led study suggests that some microbes from Earth could nevertheless survive there.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-21 18:30
Police say a man was arrested after two people were injured in an early-morning stabbing at Nanaksar Gurdwara in Edmonton. The suspect and a possible motive have not been identified. The World Sikh Organization called the incident deeply troubling, citing rising anti-Sikh hate, and said Sikh scripture inside the temple was reportedly desecrated.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-21 18:27
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