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Ukraine launches nearly 800 drones into Russia, targets Moscow

CBS News • 3 weeks ago

Ukraine targeted the Russian capital of Moscow with close to 800 drones overnight, according to the city's mayor. Aidan Stretch reports.

Owens And Wilson Clash: Misogynistic slur ignites Kirk case debate; fractures conservative media

Times of India • 3 weeks ago

Candace Owens and Andrew Wilson clashed during a heated three-hour PBD Podcast debate over Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the case against Tyler Robinson. Owens questioned evidence and investigative details while Wilson defended the prosecution’s case. The discussion became more contentious when Owens brought up Wilson’s previous comment about Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow. Wilson then made a...

South Korea accelerates military self-reliance over Trump’s ‘unpredictability’

SCMP • 3 weeks ago

US President Donald Trump’s abrupt move to scale back annual military drills with South Korea has handed President Lee Jae Myung a fresh impetus for greater defence self-reliance even as he seeks to maintain the long-standing alliance. Lee on Tuesday called for accelerated efforts to regain wartime operational control (OPCON) of South Korean forces from the United States and build nuclear-powered ...

Use of yuan hits 6-month high in Hong Kong’s fast-payment system

SCMP • 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong’s fast-transfer payments denominated in yuan surged to a six-month high in July, signalling accelerating adoption of real-time cross-border retail payment channels even as mainland Chinese authorities maintain tight controls on capital outflows. Transaction values through Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) for yuan reached 350.3 billion yuan (US$60 billion) in July, marking a 34 per...

Iran war live: Rubio discusses Hormuz security with UAE official

Al Jazeera • 3 weeks ago

Trump says no talks with Tehran scheduled; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claims US 'begging' for negotiations.

Iran war live: Trump denies Iran talks, Tehran claims US ‘begging’

Al Jazeera • 3 weeks ago

Trump says no talks with Tehran scheduled; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claims US 'begging' for negotiations.

Ten-year-old girl found three days after she was reported missing in Perth suburbs

The Guardian • 3 weeks ago

The young Indigenous girl was found on Tuesday after she was last seen leaving home in Butler on Saturday evening Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA ten-year-old First Nations girl, reported missing from Perth’s outer northern suburbs on Saturday, has been found.Western Australia police said the girl was found at 7pm on Tuesday, five hours after a press conference appeal...

Al Jazeera reports from Indonesia’s quake zone, desperate for help

Al Jazeera • 3 weeks ago

Thousands are still displaced on Indonesia’s Flores Island after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 70 people.

Erin Patterson appeal live: mushroom murderer to challenge convictions over fatal beef wellington lunch

The Guardian • 3 weeks ago

Victorian court of appeal to consider whether triple murder and attempted murder guilty verdicts should be quashedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWelcome to our live coverage of Erin Patterson’s appeals.It’s been more than a year since a Victorian jury found Patterson guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband’s elderly relatives and attempting to murder a fourth...

Australia politics live: Plibersek calls for Swans and Scots College to ‘show leadership’ in responses to alleged sexual assault incidents

The Guardian • 3 weeks ago

Meanwhile, NDIS reforms are due to pass parliament today. Follow today’s news liveFollow our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Collapsing confidence’ in housing market, Wilson saysTim Wilson has jumped on that reporting around rent increases and says there has been a collapse in confidence since the budget which is hurting renters.We’ve had, since the budget, collapsing confidenc...

Democrats call for USS Lincoln probe, question US Navy’s readiness

Al Jazeera • 3 weeks ago

Lawmakers question whether conditions on the aircraft carrier indicate a 'pattern' of poor planning amid the Iran war.

UAE freezes all trade, financial dealings with Iran after missile attack

SCMP • 3 weeks ago

The United Arab Emirates has said it is suspending all trade and financial dealings with Iran after reporting an Iranian missile attack directed at its ships. The announcement comes after a period of relative calm in the UAE, with no Iranian missiles aimed at the country since May after it bore the brunt of attacks in the early weeks of the Middle East war. Abu Dhabi has, however, accused Tehran o...

UAE says Iran fired 2 missiles at country, as war drags on

SCMP • 3 weeks ago

The United Arab Emirates said that two ballistic missiles were fired towards the country from Iran, the Islamic Republic’s first known attack on the Gulf nation since May as the wider Middle East war continues unabated. Both missiles fell into the sea, with one of them dropping within the UAE’s territorial waters and the other outside, the country’s defence ministry said Tuesday. Assessments indic...

Europe’s seas reach record heat as climate change threatens marine life

France 24 • 3 weeks ago

Human-caused climate change was the main driver of record-breaking sea temperatures around Europe this summer, scientists said on Wednesday, warning of severe risks to marine ecosystems and coastal communities. The Mediterranean averaged a record 27 degrees Celsius in July, while waters near Mallorca reached 33 C in early August.

US senator Jon Ossoff condemns Trump as ‘draft-dodging, crook president’

The Guardian • 3 weeks ago

Potential presidential hopeful running for re-election in Georgia intensifies White House feud after remarks about ‘Natalie’ drew ire of president and alliesThe Democratic senator Jon Ossoff called Donald Trump a “draft-dodging, crook president” while defending the senator Mark Kelly as a hero during a Tuesday campaign appearance in Georgia, escalating his public feud with the US president.“I don’...

Jon Ossoff condemns Trump as ‘draft-dodging, crook president’

The Guardian • 3 weeks ago

Democratic senator intensifies White House feud after remarks about ‘Natalie’ drew ire of president and alliesDemocratic senator Jon Ossoff called Donald Trump a “draft-dodging, crook president” while defending senator Mark Kelly as a hero during a Tuesday campaign appearance in Georgia, escalating his public feud with the US president.“I don’t think anything illustrates the times more aptly than ...

US urged to follow China’s lead in treating data as an economic asset

SCMP • 3 weeks ago

As China deepens the commercialisation of its vast troves of data, the United States needs to develop its own national data strategy that treats data as an economic asset to better position itself to prevail in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, a key US congressional advisory body has said. In a report published on Tuesday, the US-China Economic and Security Revie...

Boyfriend of Hayden Panettiere was at apartment when actor died

The Guardian • 3 weeks ago

Police report shows Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were at Greenville, South Carolina, residenceHayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to a police report released Tuesday.A Greenville police officer who responded to the residence Sunday afterno...

Fenerbahce fight back against Lyon as Greenwood scores Champions League equaliser

France 24 • 3 weeks ago

Mason Greenwood struck a second-half equaliser as Fenerbahce fought back to draw 1-1 at home to Lyon in their Champions League play-off first leg on Tuesday. Lois Openda put Lyon ahead before Greenwood levelled. Viking Stavanger rallied from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at Dinamo Zagreb.

Florida, Wyoming and Alaska hold primary elections; California voters to select successor for Eric Swalwell’s seat – live

The Guardian • 3 weeks ago

Polls begin to close in Florida; Alaska voters decide among crowded Senate primary; California holds special election for US House seat held by disgraced Eric SwalwellSign up for the US Breaking News emailPresident Donald Trump posted an image of a map of the strait of Hormuz on his social media platform Truth Social, with a circle around the strait and the words “New US Territory” as the title on...

Do not cut benefits for disabled young people, dozens of UK charities urge ministers

The Guardian • 3 weeks ago

More than 40 charities write to Pat McFadden and review head Alan Milburn over fears of stricter eligibility rulesMore than 40 of the UK’s leading charities have warned ministers against imposing tougher benefit sanctions or cuts on disabled young people, as the government considers how to encourage more young people into work.The charities raised concerns that an imminent review of young people a...

After years, Macau firm opts out of Hong Kong renewal project, seeks US$153m for site

SCMP • 3 weeks ago

A North Point redevelopment site is being put on the market for HK$1.2 billion (US$153 million) after its owner, which spent years assembling the ageing property, warned that redeveloping it could result in losses of as much as 30 per cent. The sale offers a rare glimpse into the difficulties facing private developers in Hong Kong’s urban-renewal drive, where lengthy acquisition periods, financing...

Minnesota official sues Texas governor to force ICE agent’s extradition

Al Jazeera • 3 weeks ago

State Attorney General Keith Ellison has called for the transfer of ICE agent accused of lying about nonfatal shooting.

US Democrats rebuke Trump for easing sanctions on Beijing, Hong Kong officials

SCMP • 3 weeks ago

Several top US Democratic lawmakers chided US President Donald Trump on Tuesday for easing sanctions recently on Chinese and Hong Kong officials who, they said, were “complicit in Beijing’s dismantling of Hong Kong’s autonomy”. “We write to express serious concern,” the four-page letter said. “It raises serious questions about the durability of US policy towards Hong Kong that we believe warrant a...

US Democrats rebuke Trump for easing sanctions on China, Hong Kong officials

SCMP • 3 weeks ago

Several top US Democratic lawmakers chided US President Donald Trump on Tuesday for easing sanctions recently on Chinese and Hong Kong officials who, they said, were “complicit in Beijing’s dismantling of Hong Kong’s autonomy”. “We write to express serious concern,” the four-page letter said. “It raises serious questions about the durability of US policy towards Hong Kong that we believe warrant a...