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Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by US President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says. The Google Maps update comes days after Trump’s order amid an escalating trade war with Canada that has led both countries to impose billions of dollars in added t...
Nepal warns of new flooding amid ongoing devastation; President Trump says the oil deal with Venezuela will boost U.S. oil reserves.
More than 20 people are thought to be unaccounted for after flash flooding on Saturday.
One Nation MP says voters are disillusioned with traditional political parties. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGovernment announces ID protection service and privacy reformsThe government says it will develop a digital identity service that will allow Australians to block or monitor the use of their ID documents that are used for verification t...
Trita Parsi is co-founder and executive vice-president of the Quincy Institute, a Washington-based think tank. He is an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign policy and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He has written four books on US foreign policy in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Iran and Israel. Born in Iran, Parsi moved to Sweden with his family as a child and then to...
At least one person was killed and around 15 others are missing after a flash flood at the Grand Canyon, one of the most popular tourist sites in the United States, the National Park Service said in a statement Sunday. The floods hit the Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch area on Saturday, forcing dozens of people to evacuate and damaging the sole water pipeline serving the park. The body of a ...
About 15 people may be missing after a flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, the National Park Service said in a statement Sunday. The floods hit the Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch area on Saturday, the service said, adding that it was working with Arizona authorities to evacuate people and account for missing individuals. Earlier, the park service said that more than 20 people were be...
More than 20 people may be missing after a major flash flood at the Grand Canyon, the US National Park Service said on Sunday. The flood forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large boulders, metal structures and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through it, the park service said. The flooding in Bright Angel Creek, which flows into the river, happened on Saturday afterno...
Nepali and Chinese authorities confirmed an updated death toll of at least 810 on Sunday. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBarnaby Joyce says One Nation victory at WA byelection ‘humbling’ and ‘decisive’One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce said the party wouldn’t get “carried away” after claiming a victory in the Secret Harbour state byelection in Western ...
Writing on X on Sunday, Anna Gomez, a Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, said the FCC "has no authority to punish journalists this administration doesn’t like."
More than 20 people are thought to be unaccounted for after flash flooding on Saturday.
On the morning of August 19, LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket lifted off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Area. After deploying its second stage and payload into orbit, the rocket’s first stage touched down softly at a recovery site in Gansu province using deployable landing legs. It was China’s first successful land-based recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster that had just c...
Teenager struggled in Barca's La Liga start at Elche but improves against Athletic Bilbao, according to Hansi Flick.
Iran says the attack killed some civilians and is the first known US strike on Iran since late July.
Trump officials shuttering three projects on foodborne parasite, two defunded by Congress, Politico reportsThe Trump administration is shuttering two of the three US Department of Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora after the foodborne parasite has sickened tens of thousands of Americans during the summer, Politico reported on Sunday.The two projects were defunded by Congress earli...
US says attack was response to Revolutionary Guards preparing rockets to launch sea mines into strait US forces have struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes since late July.“I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak island. Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps forces were obs...
US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Vowing to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack, Iran later said it had launched missiles at US sites in Jordan. Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to...
US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Vowing to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack, Iran later said it had launched missiles at US sites in Jordan. Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to...
US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Iran swiftly vowed to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack. Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait, acco...
US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Iran swiftly vowed to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack. Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait, acco...
US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak Island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. “I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into [the] Strait of Hormuz,” the US official said....
US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. “I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into [the] Strait of Hormuz,” the US official said....
US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. “I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into [the] Strait of Hormuz,” the US official said....
A deadly Israeli strike on Deir el-Balah killed two Palestinians including a 3-year-old child.
Nepali and Chinese authorities confirmed an updated death toll of at least 810 on Sunday. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian personnel has not been able to get access to the Nepal flood zone yet, the assistant minister for immigration, Matt Matt Thistlethwaite, confirmed.Speaking on ABC’s Radio National, Thistlethwaite said roads remaine...
Streamer Sneako announced his attacker's arrest for aggravated assault. This news arrived shortly after he received a significant IRS refund. The original assault occurred during a livestream in April 2026. Police had been investigating the incident where Sneako was pepper-sprayed. Fellow streamer Ac7ionMann offered to assist the arrested individual with legal costs.
The IRGC confirmed strikes had hit Larak Island and warned that the attack would be "met with a retaliatory response," per Iran's Fars news agency.
World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés is renewing his call for an independent investigation into Israeli strikes.
Los Angeles were already Super Bowl favoritesDefensive tackle was 10-time Pro Bowler with Rams35-year-old aiming to win second Super Bowl in LAAaron Donald, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, is coming out of retirement to rejoin his only professional team, the Los Angeles Rams.During a 10-season career with the Rams, who drafted him with the 13th overall pick in 2014, Donald wa...
