Former Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said women could be forcibly mobilized if requested by the General Staff. She said the military must have the final say because its personnel and specialty needs may change with the prolonged war and the situation at the front.
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TASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 17:13
Russia has created an economic subcommission to help distressed sectors withstand difficult conditions, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said. It will assess sector resilience and propose measures to reduce threats, while monitoring key enterprises, developing engineering and regulatory solutions, conserving critical resources, diversifying logistics and finding new strategic-product suppliers.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 17:12
Donald Trump has repeatedly accused Democratic-leaning California of election fraud and suggested its mail-in voting lacks safeguards, claims the article says are unfounded. State officials say they are preparing for scrutiny by emphasizing transparency, voter education and public outreach to counter misinformation and build confidence in election processes.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 17:11
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s Tibet region late Thursday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. The quake occurred hundreds of miles north of the Himalayan flood area.
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ReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 17:10
Ukraine has lost nearly a year in Washington after Olha Stefanishyna arrived and left as ambassador within that period. Her departure came amid renewed scrutiny by Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities over alleged illicit enrichment and false asset declarations, which she denies. The article argues that Ukraine now needs an ambassador who can quickly establish credibility and trust in Washington.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 17:07
Despite markets reaching record highs, asset managers face mounting pressure to attract new clients, making the race to build scale increasingly urgent.
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Financial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 17:07
Donald Trump described CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Russia as “semi-routine”, but the article argues that a secret 10,000-mile flight to Moscow on a US military plane was anything but ordinary. Ratcliffe met Russian intelligence officials, and reports said he may have warned Moscow against escalation over the Ukraine deadlock, particularly action against Nato members.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 17:02
Foreign ministers from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey will meet in Istanbul on August 30 to discuss freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and regional security. The countries hope to signal to the United States that talks with Iran should continue. The agenda will also cover the Black Sea and Ukrainian grain exports.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 17:02
US Central Command says American forces have redirected 75 commercial vessels since the United States resumed its maritime blockade of Iranian ports in mid-July. CENTCOM also reported that three vessels were disabled and two were boarded; the redirected total was 70 on August 23.
High-level investigators are visiting a hospital nursery in Pakistan’s capital after a fast-moving fire killed 14 newborns.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 17:01
Savers are using 529 accounts to build wealth for themselves or for children they may have in the future.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 17:00
Tilman Fertitta, the US ambassador to Italy, ranks 109th on Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest Americans.
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CNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 17:00
The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering her three children.
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:56
Closing arguments are scheduled to begin in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children in 2023.
Closing arguments are due to begin in Lindsay Clancy’s trial over the deaths of her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Clancy has not disputed killing them, but her lawyers argue that severe mental illness, including postpartum psychosis, means she is not legally responsible. Prosecutors say the killings were intentional and calculated.
Bosnian Serb militia leader and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic has died in prison in The Hague at 84. International courts sentenced him to life imprisonment for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 1992–1995 Bosnian war. His forces killed more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys after capturing Srebrenica.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:56
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general known as the “Butcher of Bosnia”, has died. He was serving a life sentence for crimes including the Srebrenica genocide, in which 8,000 Bosniak Muslim boys and men were killed. He also led the four-year siege of Sarajevo.
Ratko Mladic, the former general convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a U.N.-designated safe area of Bosnia, has died, his lawyer said Thursday. The atrocity was described as Europe’s worst since World War Two.
Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a UN-designated “safe area” of Bosnia, died on Thursday while in UN custody. The massacre has been described as Europe’s worst atrocity since World War Two.
Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide and war crimes, has died in a Hague prison at 84 while serving a life sentence. He was found responsible for orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in which at least 8,000 Muslims were killed, and was a central figure in the ethnic-cleansing campaign during the Bosnian war.
Ratko Mladić, who has died aged 84, commanded the Bosnian Serb army during Yugoslavia’s breakup and oversaw a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing. He led the 1,425-day siege of Sarajevo, while the fall of Srebrenica saw about 8,000 men and boys taken to unmarked graves. He and Radovan Karadžić were responsible for genocide and crimes against humanity.
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić has died at 84 in a UN prison in The Hague, a UN official confirmed. He received a life sentence in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the former Yugoslavia’s wars. His conviction was upheld in 2021 after he had spent years on the run before being captured in Serbia in 2011.
Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian-Serb general convicted of genocide for his role during the wars in the former Yugoslavia, has died at 84.
Darko Mladic confirmed that his father, former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, has died. Ratko Mladic had been serving a sentence at a UN detention facility in The Hague.
Ratko Mladic, the former general convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a U.N.-designated safe area of Bosnia, has died, a U.N. official said Thursday. The atrocity was described as Europe’s worst since World War Two.
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Bosnia and Herzegovina’s bloody 1992–95 war, has died at the United Nations detention centre in The Hague, a UN official said.
State media says Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, has died.
Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported that former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic has died at the United Nations detention center in The Hague. Mladic was serving a life sentence after being convicted of genocide and other war crimes committed during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war.
Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, who was serving a life sentence for genocide committed during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war, has died at the United Nations detention centre in The Hague, Serbian television reported.
Code reviewed by WIRED indicates that OpenAI is building a feature allowing Codex to keep working proactively until it is “put to sleep.”
WWIREDOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:52
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Russia for a visit. He is expected to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during the working trip.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:51
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has traveled to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The leaders may discuss cooperation priorities and pressing regional and international issues, including security. Minsk expects Lukashenko to focus on trade, economic and investment ties and joint projects.
Greek Orthodox priest and experimental musician Dionysios Tabakis says his views on homosexuality are those of the Orthodox church “nothing more, nothing less”. He says gay people deserve love and acceptance, rejects nationalism, and says blessing a Golden Dawn office was an official religious duty rather than a political endorsement.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:50
UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his failed plan to sell investors, including Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital, a stake in World Cup revenues for $4.2 billion. UEFA lawyers described the valuation as a “fraudulently off-market price.”
FFrance 24Original★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:46
British sports correspondent Rob Harris says UEFA is preparing criminal proceedings in Switzerland against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over a proposal to sell World Cup commercial rights to private investors. UEFA members voted to boycott FIFA-sponsored tournaments, while CONCACAF also rejected the plan.
UEFA has asked a US federal court to authorise testimony and document discovery from FIFA entities in Florida for a planned criminal complaint in Switzerland against FIFA President Gianni Infantino and potentially other officials and advisers. UEFA alleges that a proposal to transfer World Cup commercial rights bypassed FIFA’s normal governance processes.
UEFA says it is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his failed plan to sell a stake in FIFA commercial rights tied to the men’s and women’s World Cups and the Club World Cup. UEFA is also seeking US court permission to obtain testimony and documents, while considering Swiss proceedings against Infantino and other officials for alleged criminal mismanagement. FIFA has not responded.
Bank of Russia data show that non-residents held 3.1% of Russia’s federal loan bonds (OFZ) as of August 1, 2026, up from 3% a month earlier but below 3.8% a year earlier. Their holdings had a nominal value of 1.011 trillion rubles, compared with a total market volume of 32.958 trillion rubles.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:45
Bitcoin’s late-August rebound followed an initial short-covering surge and later broader demand from ETFs and wallet accumulation. VanEck’s history suggests dense capitulation signals may precede stronger one-year returns, but Bitcoin underperformed its all-days baseline over the next 90 and 180 days, making the dashboard a poor timing tool.
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CryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:45
Russia consolidated its position as the country with the fourth-largest billionaire population in 2025, Altrata said. It had 151 billionaires at the end of last year, up 18% year on year, with combined wealth of $549 billion. The United States led with 1,265 billionaires, while New York had the most, at 164.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:44
Meta Platforms agreed to settle a major social media addiction lawsuit brought by California and 28 other states, paying $18 billion and strengthening child-safety measures on its platforms. The suit accused the company of contributing to the youth mental-health crisis, designing addictive features for children and concealing them. A judge must approve the settlement.
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CGTNOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 16:38
Meta has agreed to an $18bn settlement in a US federal case accusing it of endangering children. Facebook and Instagram users under 18 in the US will face measures including night curfews and two-hour usage limits. The deal with 48 states requires new safety features, although Meta denies wrongdoing.
Meta agreed to make broad changes to its platforms as part of an $18 billion multistate settlement addressing claims that its services contributed to a youth mental health crisis.
Meta’s settlement with 47 US states and several districts and territories over kids’ safety could cost it at least $12 billion, with additional payments tied to TikTok, YouTube, and Snap adopting similar restrictions. Meta is using the deal to present itself as an industry standard-setter while pressuring rivals to follow.
Following Meta Platforms’ historic $18 billion settlement with 48 U.S. states on Wednesday, users under 18 will soon face numerous changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences. Critics say the new measures still do not go far enough.
Meta Platforms emerged from its biggest legal challenge in the United States with its core business intact, leaving the company’s central revenue engine unscathed.
Meta will pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and impose strict limits on teenagers’ use of Facebook and Instagram under agreements with nearly all US states. The settlements resolve claims that it designed the platforms to addict children and misled the public about their safety, ending a federal trial over alleged harm to children.
Meta and other platforms face lawsuits alleging that their engagement-driven designs foster addictive use and psychological harm among young people. As countries tighten rules and 29 US states reach a settlement with Meta worth up to $18 billion, regulators still struggle to curb the business model built on keeping users hooked.
Australia’s regulators said on Thursday that Meta’s move to limit teenagers’ social media use in the United States demonstrates that companies have tools to better protect young people online. Australia is meanwhile dealing with uneven enforcement of restrictions at home.
Meta has agreed to pay $18bn to settle allegations that Facebook and Instagram harmed children. The deal includes changes for younger users, including a default two-hour limit for known teenagers across both platforms, while new measures to identify child users may take a year to roll out fully.
Meta has reached a proposed settlement with 47 US states and several territories over claims that Facebook and Instagram used addictive features and harmed young users. The agreement could cost up to $17 billion over 10 years and would impose child-safety measures including time limits, overnight restrictions, stronger parental controls, age checks and independent oversight, pending court approval.
Russian authorities have placed MGIMO deputy rector Natalia Kuzmina and her son, Enver Kuzmin, on a wanted list in a large-scale fraud case, RBC reports. Investigators accuse them of transferring ownership of 80 non-residential premises at Moscow’s Knightsbridge Private Park, intended as common facilities for the complex, into private ownership. The pair deny the charges and were charged in absentia while outside Russia.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:38
After two measles deaths in Pennsylvania, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unleashed a stream of anti-vaccine rhetoric and misinformation online. Both victims were unvaccinated, and one was a newborn from Lancaster County. The state outbreak has approached 400 confirmed cases amid a broader US surge.
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Ars TechnicaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:36
Russian forces struck the Kherson thermal power plant overnight with four glide bombs, destroying all its heat- and power-generating equipment ahead of the heating season, Naftogaz said. The attack critically damaged a facility supplying heat to many homes, while employees sheltered and were unharmed. Naftogaz said the strike was intended to terrorize civilians and deprive tens of thousands of residents of heating.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 16:36
Former ICE agent Christian Castro, accused of shooting Venezuelan man Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis during an immigration raid in Minneapolis and allegedly lying about the incident, was released from a Texas jail after the state’s 90-day extradition deadline expired. A judge had declined to block his release or order his return to Minnesota.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:34
An ICE officer accused of shooting a Venezuelan man during January’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota has been released from a Texas jail.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis has been released from a Texas jail after a judge declined to order his immediate return to Minnesota.
Two workers at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria, which is believed to have been spread by a mosquito brought into Germany aboard an aircraft.
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:33
German health officials are reassuring the public after six people linked to work at Frankfurt airport contracted malaria tropica, with two deaths. Mosquito traps and monitoring are under way while investigators examine whether an imported Anopheles stephensi mosquito caused the outbreak. Officials say human-to-human transmission is impossible and the public risk is low.
The token reached a $25 million market cap after nine days of unreleased Grand Theft Auto VI footage. Its creator then sold his holdings just hours before Rockstar’s first official gameplay reveal.
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CoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:32
Could the secret to happiness be having low expectations? Perhaps Slovenia is your happy place.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:30
A psychiatric evaluation at the Serbsky Institute found blogger Ilya Remeslo sane and free of any illness, his lawyer said. The Moscow City Court upheld his pretrial detention on charges of spreading false information about the military, following posts in which he called for Vladimir Putin to resign and face conviction.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:24
Israeli forces have put up three new metal gates near Palestinian homes under siege in Qusra, in the occupied West Bank. Residents fear the gates could indicate a permanent Israeli presence and make access to their homes and land even more restricted.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:23
Speedo is launching a removable iQ module for its Vanquisher goggles that analyzes freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Sensors track head movement, breathing timing, and distance per stroke, sending the data to a companion app instead of displaying it in the goggles. The system requires no subscription and costs $189 with the goggles.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:18
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on the company’s earnings call that, for many tasks, Nvidia could be said to have already achieved artificial general intelligence. He then called such milestones “senseless,” as AGI has no agreed definition or clear test. Huang said productive, profitable AI work matters more than an undefined finish line.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:15
The Bank of Russia set the official dollar rate for August 28 at 85.9541 rubles, up 1.6721 rubles from the previous figure. The euro rose to 100.2998 rubles, moving above 100 for the first time since February 11, 2025, while the yuan reached 12.7691 rubles.
TTASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:14
Floods have devastated the Nepal-Tibet border, destroying towns and sweeping away bridges. Hundreds of people have reportedly died and hundreds more are missing. BBC Verify used verified videos and satellite imagery to trace the path of the deadly flash flood.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★★★★2026-08-27 16:13
The US Geological Survey says the disaster was caused by a glacier collapse and debris flow that produced catastrophic downstream effects. At least 350 people have died and 900 are missing, including about 500 foreign tourists. Experts are still examining how the flood developed, while warning that climate change, monsoon conditions and inadequate cross-border information-sharing may heighten the risk.
More than 1,000 people remain missing after a devastating flash flood struck Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. International rescue teams are searching for survivors, but weather, mountainous terrain and inadequate infrastructure are making the effort “extremely challenging.”
Rescuers are searching for thousands of people following deadly flooding in Nepal and China.
Prosecutors are investigating allegations that Zondacrypto CEO gave Radosław Piesiewicz a €40,000 watch to help overcome regulatory hurdles. Piesiewicz has been arrested as part of the probe.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:12
A major fire at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex construction site killed 15 people, including six Chinese nationals, and left 39 hospitalized. The blaze began on August 25 in an auxiliary part of the pyrolysis unit and was extinguished a day later. Its cause remains unknown, while a criminal case over industrial safety violations has been opened.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 16:11
The Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia’s far east said on Thursday that 15 people had died in a fire that broke out at the facility earlier this week.
A fire at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex construction site has killed 15 people, including one Russian national and 14 foreign nationals. All of the victims were employees of contractor companies, and search-and-rescue operations have ended.
A fire at Russia’s Amur State Communal Complex killed 15 people, the company’s press service reported on Thursday.
President Donald Trump disclosed more than 1,000 stock transactions in June, extending an unprecedented pace of trading while in office. The activity has drawn scrutiny over whether he can personally profit from the presidency.
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:11
A coalition of U.S. farm and biofuel groups is calling on President Donald Trump to reject a proposed expansion of exemptions from national biofuel blending requirements. They warn that more waivers for small refineries would undermine demand for American crops and renewable fuels, hurting rural America.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:10
European Central Bank policymakers believed at last month’s meeting that they would probably need to raise interest rates once more to contain the fallout from the Iran war, according to the ECB’s account released Thursday.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 16:05
An Israeli strike on Arab Salim in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh district killed a woman reportedly married for 48 hours and wounded six others, including a child. Her home was destroyed. Israel said it targeted Hezbollah weapons facilities in retaliation for explosive drones launched at its soldiers.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 16:04
Protests that have shaken Pakistan-administered Kashmir since early June have continued through the local legislative elections in July and August despite a harsh crackdown. With internet access cut and foreign media restricted, residents are trying to report what is happening on the ground.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:04
Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland are urging the EU to resume discussions on using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine, the Financial Times reports. A plan involving more than €200 billion was blocked after Belgium raised legal concerns, and the four countries want work restarted, including on options that could bypass Belgium’s veto.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 16:02
South Korean police are seeking indictments against seven transport ministry officials over the 2024 Jeju Air crash, which killed 179 of the 181 people aboard.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:00
Almost two years after Donald Trump first threatened to take over the Panama Canal, the storied watershed is thriving, suggesting that water—not geopolitics—is the canal’s real challenge.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:00
Canadian actor Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime in Transformers and Eeyore in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh franchise, has died aged 85. He died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Cullen began voicing Optimus Prime in 1984 and reprised the role in seven Hollywood films.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:00
Google’s AI Mode now offers features such as flight-price tracking and hotel-booking assistance. The updates suggest Google is positioning the tool as a kind of AI travel agent that goes beyond finding information to handling parts of trip planning and booking.
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TechCrunchOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:00
Sony has announced the Bravia 6 OLED, positioned below its other OLED and RGB LED televisions. Available in five sizes from 48 to 83 inches, it features a 120Hz panel, Google TV with Gemini, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and four HDMI 2.1 ports. Prices range from $1,300 to $4,000.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 16:00
A lieutenant colonel was killed in a car explosion in St. Petersburg on Thursday, while his wife, who was in the vehicle, was injured and taken to hospital. The blast occurred in Pushkinsky district. Authorities have not named a suspect, and no group has claimed responsibility. Moscow has blamed Ukraine for similar attacks, while Kyiv has accepted responsibility for some and denied involvement in others.
DDWOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 16:00
Russian media said the serviceman died at the scene after the car he shared with his wife blew up in St. Petersburg on Thursday.
A Russian lieutenant colonel reportedly died after his car exploded near a supermarket in St. Petersburg’s Shushary neighborhood on Aug. 27. Authorities confirmed one death and an investigation but called it a vehicle fire. The victim was not identified; his wife was reportedly critically injured. Ukraine has not commented.
Owning emerging-market bonds has not been so terrible over the past year, despite Treasury yields reaching 5%.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:56
Opposition leader and presidential election runner-up Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, have surrendered to Zambian police and are being questioned with their lawyers present, state broadcaster ZNBC reports. Mundubile had been hiding after raids and arrests following the disputed election, which authorities said incumbent Hakainde Hichilema won.
DDWOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:53
MoonPay has introduced an integration that allows AI agents to handle cryptocurrency lending on the Solana blockchain.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:52
Live coverage and text updates follow Barcelona’s match against Athletic Club, with Lamine Yamal and Raphinha aiming to lead Barça to consecutive wins.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:51
Jackson Hole recently hosted both a blockchain symposium and the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic gathering. This year’s central-bank event places crypto and stablecoins alongside instant payments and other digital systems under the theme of financial innovation, highlighting the increasingly close overlap between the crypto industry, traditional finance and central-bank policy.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:50
Eleven-year-old Charlotte spent a day as a Seattle Storm player with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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ABC NewsOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:50
People across the US are protesting, damaging, and removing Flock surveillance cameras, using tactics ranging from unplugging and smashing them to blocking their view. Online commenters have widely praised the vandals, while supporters have funded legal defenses in some cases, reflecting growing bipartisan anger at tech-industry overreach and privacy concerns.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:49
Salesforce significantly exceeded expectations with its second-quarter earnings and announced an expanded artificial-intelligence partnership with Anthropic. Its shares surged 20%, putting them on course for the company’s second-best day on record.
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CNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:47
Two people were killed in a violent incident at a school in Gosen-Neu Zittau near Berlin. The victims were an 18-year-old student and a 30-year-old man who reportedly tried to intervene. Police arrested a male suspect and are securing the scene. Classes will be cancelled on Friday, while the school remains open as a safe space for students.
BBBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:47
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin said the unprecedented aggression by the West against Russia played a role in BRICS expansion. He said the group’s unifying potential had grown significantly as ideas of neocolonial dominance were exposed in their unattractive form.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:43
Officials characterize the U.S. military’s European supply of advanced missile interceptors as a “beyond critical” shortage, with much of the shortfall linked to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 15:43
Sochi Mayor Andrei Proshunin presented the Order of Courage to the parents of Aik Roganyan, a local resident killed during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He said Roganyan’s memory would remain in the city, then thanked his father for their son. Roganyan was 22 when he died on February 20, 2024.
MMeduzaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:42
Polish Deputy Defence Minister Pawel Zalewski said on Thursday that Poland does not want nuclear warheads stationed on its territory.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:40
Moscow residents will vote on August 28 on whether to move the Alexander Pushkin monument back across Tverskaya Street to its original location. The vote, proposed by filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov, will also test remote electronic voting software before September’s State Duma elections.
MMeduzaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:40
One thousand Swiss citizens buried cotton underpants for two months in a citizen-science project measuring soil health across Switzerland. A paper in Plants People Planet found that soil management can substantially affect soil life and quality, with decomposition rates serving as a key indicator.
AArs TechnicaOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:39
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Chisinau on Aug. 27 at Moldovan President Maia Sandu’s invitation to mark Moldova’s Independence Day. He is due to meet Sandu bilaterally and then join Romanian President Nicusor Dan. Moldova said five drones violated its airspace the previous night amid Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:39
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov chaired the inaugural meeting of a subcommission tasked with ensuring uninterrupted operation in selected economic sectors. Established under a presidential decree on critical infrastructure security, it will coordinate agencies and oversee efforts to strengthen key industries’ resilience.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:36
For the first time, the U.K. tax office separately reported crypto capital-gains figures. Some 17,600 people declared $1.87 billion in profits during the 2024–2025 tax year, including 240 taxpayers who made more than $1.3 million each.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:36
Philippine Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda said on Thursday that Meta and gaming platform Roblox had agreed to strengthen child-safety protections for users in the Philippines.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:35
DeFi Development Corp has resumed buying Solana, acquiring nearly 20,000 SOL. DFDV’s return has been more than twice that of SOL in August, while its shares have outperformed SOL by 1.8 times quarter to date.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:32
AFP News AgencyAugust’s full sturgeon moon will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse this week, creating a striking celestial display for sky-gazers.
CCNNOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-08-27 15:30
UK Prime Minister and Labour leader Andy Burnham is expected to approve a ban on goods linked to Israeli settlements after Israel issued tenders for more than 1,200 units in the occupied West Bank’s E1 area. Labour lawmaker Richard Burgon and Human Rights Watch back sanctions, while critics warn of economic harm and implementation problems.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 15:29
Russia’s state-run Rostec says it has doubled combat fighter jet production, increased artillery ammunition output 20-fold and raised tank ammunition production 50-fold since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine. The corporation disclosed the figures during the Technoprom 2026 forum in Novosibirsk.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 15:26
Nepal and China warned on Thursday that two lakes formed on opposite sides of their border could burst, creating new flooding risks in the Himalayas. The region is still dealing with this week’s catastrophic floods.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-27 15:25
The Minutes Reader extension turns the original page into a focused reading view and translates articles and video subtitles on demand. It is in limited beta.