World7:32Russia has warned the UK of “consequences” after British-made drones were confirmed to have been used in recent attacks on military and industrial targets inside Russia. Its embassy accused Britain of deliberately escalating the Ukraine crisis and said the deeper its involvement, the higher the price, without specifying the threat.
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WorldTropical Storm Lala knocked out power to more than 100,000 people in Hawaii after bringing down trees from downtown Honolulu to the Big Island. Intense flash flooding and strong winds cut off remote communities, and a 90-year-old woman was found dead Monday.
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EconomyExclusive fuel-supply agreements with at least five countries have placed Vitol Group, the world’s largest commodity trader, in an unusually powerful position as the dominant supplier across southern and East Africa, a region heavily reliant on imported fuel for transport and machinery.
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EconomyHome Depot exceeded estimates in the second quarter as comparable sales rose 1.7%. Adjusted earnings also came in above expectations.
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SocietyLindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children in January 2023, appears in court. Her defense team has argued that she was suffering from postpartum mental health issues.
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World3:39President Trump threatened to strike longtime U.S. ally Oman as negotiations over control of the Strait of Hormuz remain stalled. He also suggested claiming the waterway as U.S. territory, while the excerpt says it is currently controlled by Iran.
WorldFox News reporter Trey Yingst reports that the US is blaming Israel for overnight strikes in Syria, describing the action as an “unnecessary escalation” of the situation there.
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World1:15Ukraine has intensified long-range drone attacks deeper inside Russia, with nearly 80 reportedly aimed at facilities in the Moscow region overnight. Russian military officials say more than 20 were downed and three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured.
TechExperts believe Unitree Robotics in China based designs for its most successful robot dogs on innovations funded by the US military. The case highlights broader concerns about US competitiveness with China in high-tech strategic industries.
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SocietyLindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children in January 2023, appears in court. Her defense team has argued that she was suffering from postpartum mental health issues.
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EconomyWith borrowing costs in the United States, Japan and Germany at their highest levels in decades, Aoifinn Devitt of Moneta explains the common factor behind the worldwide bond sell-off.
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PoliticsFormer Chinese premier Zhu Rongji died in Beijing on Aug. 12, 2026, aged 98, just days before Jiang Zemin’s 100th birthday. As China holds high-profile commemorations for Jiang, attention has returned to the 1990s reforms, the “Jiang-Zhu era” and its political legacy, including whether their deaths mark the end of China’s reform period.
World1:58President Donald Trump says he will not seek to revive the expired ceasefire deal with Iran, which gave both sides 60 days to negotiate a lasting peace agreement. Bloomberg Intelligence’s retired Col. Wayne Sanders considers what may follow as the memorandum expires while the Middle East conflict and control of the Strait of Hormuz remain unresolved.
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Economy42:53US equity futures decline while long-dated bond yields climb, with borrowing costs rising worldwide amid concerns about inflation, government spending and an AI-driven bond binge. President Trump says he is not interested in extending the truce agreement with Iran. Katrina Dudley of Franklin Templeton discusses the global bond selloff.
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World1:07Palestinian American Loui Ridi raised a giant U.S. flag over his West Bank home in the hope of deterring militant settlers besieging the property. The gesture did not stop one settler from entering his land, leading to a tense confrontation.
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OtherClimate change may put a Swiss village at risk of being crushed by falling rocks. As ice melts, part of the mountain above Kandersteg has grown more unstable.
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PoliticsDemocratic lawmaker and potential 2028 contender Jon Ossoff has sparked a personal feud by taking aim at Donald Trump’s close aide Natalie Harp. The Georgia senator, facing reelection in November, mentioned Harp during Sunday remarks in Atlanta while broadly questioning whether Trump truly wants to serve as commander-in-chief. The dispute could reverberate in a critical battleground midterm race.
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SocietyHigher living costs, a weaker labor market and language barriers are shaping the experience of international students in Germany. Students discuss the opportunities and challenges they encounter there.
World3:49Fox News' Trey Yingst reports on the latest escalation in the Strait of Hormuz as President Donald Trump issues a new warning to Oman.
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SocietyThousands gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square to remember the late University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Stand Up to Racism, which organised the vigil, estimated that 30,000 people heard tributes from academics, MPs, friends and campaigners and observed a minute’s silence.
WorldUS envoy Jared Kushner says Hamas disarmament could begin within a month after he met Benjamin Netanyahu to revive a stalled Gaza plan. Israeli strikes continue, while children suffer lasting physical and psychological harm. Ten-year-old Ahmad Naim, one of two survivors from a family of 50, was rescued after 12 days beneath rubble and now stutters despite recovering physically.
TechThe race to lead artificial intelligence may be constrained by more than chip supplies. Microsoft reportedly has millions of AI chips that it cannot fully deploy because sufficient electricity and supporting infrastructure are unavailable.
World9:07Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari says mediators will resume efforts to end the US-Israel war on Iran and restart US-Iran dialogue after Iran and Oman announce a bilateral agreement on transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
Society2:50Parkour may evoke images of teenagers leaping across city structures, but coach Tan Shie Boon has used its techniques since 2017 to build strength and agility among Singaporean seniors. Online videos of Movement Singapore classes show people in their 60s and 70s climbing structures, vaulting railings, rolling down slopes and jumping from platforms.