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aljazeera.com

• Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels
• Lebanon ends executions: Where does the death penalty still exist in 2026?
• Woman rescued after 36 hours under rubble in Colombia
• Iran refutes Trump’s claim to ‘control’ Hormuz: What’s the latest in talks?
• ‘The hardest mission of my life’: A rescuer’s loss in the Lebanon War
• More than 100 passengers rescued after Indonesia ferry fire
• Pogba suffers new injury setback with Monaco future now in doubt
• Zambia’s president rallies for second term ahead of election
• A hydrogen-powered vehicle sets new land speed record
• Rybakina defeats Osaka, advances to Canadian Open semifinals to play Gauff
• Wisconsin race tight: Key takeaways from US primary election results
• Wildberries under fire: Why is Ukraine targeting a Russian retail giant?

apnews.com

• Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, architect of growth, dies of illness at 97
• North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile, Japan’s says
• Putin amenaza con represalias por incautaciones occidentales de buques comerciales rusos
• Sudáfrica busca reembolsos de otros países africanos por repatriaciones de migrantes
• The cars that won't be around next year, according to Edmunds
• Crews work to rescue more passengers from burning ferry near Bali, Indonesia
• South Africa seeks reimbursement from African countries for migrant repatriations
• Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels
• Pakistán dice que 3 ciudadanos murieron en ataque hutí a un barco y otras noticias en Oriente Medio
• Muere a los 97 años Zhu Rongji, ex primer ministro chino y artífice del crecimiento

axios.com

• AI brings savings to clinical trials: study
• Anthropic's text watermarks signal new front in AI detection
• Moderate Crowley narrowly beats democratic socialist Hong in Wisconsin
• "Woke 1 was crazy": AOC seeks do-over on 2020-era rhetoric
• Rep. John Larson ouster makes 2026 a record year for Democratic primary losses
• It's official: Amy Klobuchar is Democrats' pick to succeed Gov. Tim Walz
• South Carolina GOP Senate primary heads to a runoff
• Trump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked nationwide by federal judge
• The House Democratic money machine is coming for GOP Rep. Max Miller
• Scoop: Senate GOP super PAC doubles down on Michigan
• Trump admin cuts Medicaid funds for youth trans care
• Trump's secret plane switch: How Air Force One protects the president from threats

bbc.co.uk

• Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake
• Trump confirms he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat
• Trump's dramatic plane swap hints at personal stakes of Iran war
• Singapore and S Korea pull Trader Joe's seasoning over poppy seeds
• Wisconsin result dents winning streak for Democratic Party's left wing
• US says helicopter fired missiles to disable ship breaking Iran blockade
• Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-time partner Georgina Rodríguez
• Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran to step down in February
• At least 15 die as boat sinks in Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba
• Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty
• Bondi Beach shooting hero's assault charges dropped by police
• New Zealand PM survives second leadership challenge ahead of election

businessinsider.com

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cnn.com

• Analysis: What will happen now that Trump has turned on Putin? | CNN Politics
• Trump threatens a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, and he may double what most other nations are charged | CNN Business
• Analysis: The Trump team’s Abrego Garcia claims keep looking worse and worse | CNN Politics
• Trump says he struck deal to send US weapons to Ukraine through NATO | CNN Politics
• State Department notifies staff it will begin firing personnel ‘soon’ | CNN Politics
• Wife of Texas AG Ken Paxton files for divorce ‘on biblical grounds’ | CNN Politics
• Trump looks to quash criticism on natural disaster response during Texas visit | CNN Politics
• The White House just took its most aggressive stance yet against Jerome Powell | CNN Business
• Analysis: Foreign leaders turn the Trump sycophancy up to 11 | CNN Politics
• How searchers are agonizingly scouring for Texas flood victims, including children – and absorbing an emotional toll | CNN

democracynow.org

• Bryan Stevenson on the "Enduring Evil of Slavery" and Trump's Attempt to Rewrite History
• Headlines for August 11, 2026
• Actor Wagner Moura on Brazil's Dictatorship, Bolsonaro & "A Trial — after An Enemy of the People"
• Edinburgh International Festival Director & Famed Violinist Nicola Benedetti on the Power of Art
• "Consistent Torture": Keith LaMar Speaks from Ohio Death Row After Getting 3-Year Execution Reprieve
• Headlines for August 10, 2026
• Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on Historic Michigan Win: "People Are Sick and Tired of This Politics of Hatred"
• "The Potluck": Musical Explores Trauma of 1979 Greensboro KKK Massacre of 5 Antiracist Activists
• "Focus Is on Affordability": Cindy Holscher, Kansas Dem Nominee for Gov, on Data Center Fight & More
• "Zombie Law from the Victorian Era": DOJ Could Use 1873 Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Pills by Mail
• Headlines for August 7, 2026
• "Struggle for Dignity": At Least 40 Killed in Mass Protests in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir

economist.com

• Taking Taiwan’s democracy hostage
• The War Room newsletter: Do generals make good politicians?
• A battle for supremacy has laid Sudan and its capital to waste
• Al Capone would recognise today’s world order. That’s not good
• The War Room newsletter: Inside a 38-tonne armoured beast
• The War Room newsletter: The most significant sieges in history
• The restaurant business is changing beyond recognition
• Can French nukes protect Europe if Donald Trump walks away?
• The geopolitics of air-conditioning
• The Iran war is consuming the Trump presidency
• Can Spain’s teamwork overcome Lionel Messi’s genius?
• Sovereign AI, independent of America and China, is a pipe dream

eiu.com

• Uncertainties over the Iran war continue to loom over the global trade outlook
• The speed trap: why trustworthy intelligence—not faster output—will define the next phase of AI in financial markets
• From signals to strategy: why macroeconomic intelligence needs a connected narrative
• US tariff outlook: shifting trade policies and supply chain risks
• Who is replacing China amid US decoupling?
• Why global businesses trust EIU: delivering award-winning forecasting accuracy for over a decade
• El Niño and the delayed shock to retail pricing
• USMCA renewal will happen later rather than sooner
• Operational risk scenario: Clashes between Russian forces and NATO countries spark a wider conflict
• End of de minimis won’t slow Chinese e-commerce players

euronews.com

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globalvoices.org

• After 30 years of cultural revival, the Siraya reclaim their Indigenous status in Taiwan
• The bleak picture of how Indigenous youth are treated in Australia’s justice system
• More than a month after Venezuela’s earthquakes: ‘I’m not leaving here until my son is found’
• In Japan, Ryūkyūan Indigenous claim hindered by U.S. military bases in Okinawa
• Cocoa farmers in southeast Cameroon are adapting to EU regulations, but they still want a fair price
• Can AI help build peace? African youth are showing a path forward
• Whose conservation, whose development? The Maasai struggle over land in northern Tanzania
• What does home mean for people with no single territory connecting them?
• Legal access in a shrinking space: Building ecosystems to end statelessness 
• When Chinese parents outsource control over their adult children
• Indigenous stories are global stories
• The anatomy of erasure: Indigenous Assyrian women and forgotten genocide

ibtimes.com

• A Prolonged Hormuz Closure Could Send Crude to $140 As U.S.-Iran Deal Remains Elusive
• The Upcoming Inflation Report Is a Big Deal for the Fed. Here's What Economists Expect.
• Americans Owe $1.26 Trillion on Credit Cards. New Report Sees a Development In The 'K-Shaped' Economy
• The SEC Is About To Take A Big Step On Crypto: New Rules Could Make It Easier To Launch Digital Assets
• NATO Country Believes Russia Will Stage a False Flag Attack Against Critical Infrastructure
• Stocks Fall Again As U.S.-Iran Deal Remains Elusive. Brent Closes In On $90.
• Shein Is Finally Going Public, But Far From the Valuation Once Expected for the Company
• Top Reputation Management Companies in 2026
• Expo City Dubai: Is the Supply-Demand Gap Real or Is the Market Getting Ahead of Itself?
• The Biggest Autonomous Vehicle Investment Isn't the Vehicle
• Government Shutdown Odds Just Dropped: Bitcoin Traders Are Reading It Wrong
• Trump's Truth Social Posts Have a Price Tag. Wall Street Firms Are Already Paying For Early Access.

icij.org

• Alleged cartel boss Daniel Kinahan charged in Ireland following high security extradition
• The $200 billion company you can’t look inside
• After cancer drug counterfeiting scandal, India imposes new tracing requirements
• Companies once tied to Assad kept winning UN contracts under Syria’s new rulers
• Europe sanctioned crypto exchange HTX. Experts say the firm is deploying tactics that could blunt the impact.
• Inside the Matrix: How models, influencers and engagement quotas power the Social Discovery Group’s dating machine and global profits
• Canadian intelligence flags crypto-to-cash services as ‘knowingly facilitating money laundering,’ document shows
• Swedbank fined $50 million by New York authorities over Panama Papers revelations
• How offshore firms helped a mafia-linked Italian druglord hide a $230m fortune
• International Finance Corporation watchdog in turmoil following scathing report on microfinance in Cambodia
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independent.co.uk

• Doncaster three-year-old saves mum’s life with ‘incredible’ with 999 call
• Chinese bullet train breaks acceleration world record by going from 0 to 800kmph in 5 seconds
• All the reasons London should hold WorldPride – from the people who know
• Can Taylor Farms survive explosive diarrhea and salmonella outbreak?
• Trump’s cloak-and-dagger decoy flight exploits were the right thing to do, ex-Secret Service agents say
• Julie Andrews announces retirement from screen roles after 80-year career
• Meet the Strictly Come Dancing 2026 complete lineup
• Serial sex offender Simon Levy given whole-life term after police blunders left him free to murder
• Simon Levy jailed for life for murdering two women and raping a third
• Lucy Davis’s dad Jasper Carrott leads support of Office star after ‘incurable’ breast cancer diagnosis
• Drivers told they may need to turn headlights on during eclipse
• How can I watch the partial solar eclipse safely?

ips-journal.eu

• The progressive blind spot
• The new logic of war
• Who does AI serve?
• The price that has to be paid
• The seduction of the drumbeat
• Security starts locally
• The zombification of America
• After the headlines
• The art of uncertainty
• The Magyar recipe

jacobin.com

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nytimes.com

• Hong’s Defeat in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Progressive Movement
• 8 Takeaways from Tuesday’s Primaries
• Key Takeaways From This Week’s Primaries, and the Deportees Stuck in ‘No Man’s Land’
• With Trump Secretly Evacuated, Imperiled Air Force One Became a Flying Decoy
• See How Trump’s Secret Air Force One Swap Unfolded
• Iran Said to Have Known Details of Trump’s Stay at NATO Summit
• He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.
• How a Reporter Interviewed Deportees Sent to a Prison in Africa by the Trump Administration
• Musical Manuscripts Are Intimate and Transporting. See Why.
• Heat Kills Hundreds of Workers Each Year. A Postal Carrier Was One.
• Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent
• Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97

occrp.org

• Lebanon Issues New Charges Against Former Central Bank Chief Riad Salame
• French Prosecution Says Alleged 'DZ Mafia' Gang Leader Arrested in Algeria
• Albania's Cheerful 'AI Minister' Is the Product of a Government Agency Under Investigation for Massive Corruption
• Alleged Irish Crime Boss Charged After UAE Extradition
• Alleged ‘Enforcer’ in Prince Group Scam Network Identified
• Spanish-Led Operation Busts Violent Mediterranean Smuggling Ring
• US Charges NFT Founder in Alleged $10M Investor Fraud
• Spain and Ecuador Bust International Drug Ring, Seize 21 Tonnes of Cocaine
• From Headlines to Impact: Connecting Journalism and Civil Society to Drive Accountability in Ukraine
• ‘I terminated this channel’: Inside the Fake Copyright Racket Silencing News Outlets
• Six Years On, Victims of Beirut Port Blast Still Waiting For Justice
• Indian Police Arrest Seven in Cyber Fraud Sweep

politico.eu

• Why the White House can live with Israel rejecting its peace plan
• Ukraine hammers key Russian port in overnight drone attack
• Die neue Weltordnung der AfD
• Burnham chairs crisis meeting as UK swelters in extreme heat
• Machthaber: Mohammed bin Salman
• Trump denies orchestrating plane switch: ‘It’s only up to Secret Service’
• Merz’s deal with the Taliban alarms Afghan dissidents in Germany
• Zelenskyy’s Balkan fumble
• Farage vs. Binface: Inside the Clacton by-election circus
• Breakfast looks a lot more expensive under new EU pesticide plans

project-syndicate.org

• The Monetary Roots of Political Extremism
• The Return of the Power Trust
• Morocco’s Bet on Targeted AI
• Dude, Where’s My Recession?
• The Rise of the Token Economy
• Excess Savings Are Driving the New China Shock
• The World Economy Is Swerving, and the Destination Is Unknown
• Is China Really a Beggar-thy-Neighbor Power?
• No Escape from the Russian Terror Playbook
• The Extractive Trap Has a Green Exit
• The Last Trump Election
• The Ceuta Crisis Is About More Than Migration

reuters.com

• Putin says Russia will respond in kind if EU nations seize Russian vessels - Reuters
• IEA slashes 2026 supply forecast as Hormuz reopening remains elusive - Reuters
• Iran to join BRICS development bank soon, central bank governor says - Reuters
• Eclipse craze grips Spain, Iceland as millions get set for 'event of the century' - Reuters
• Taiwan's Foxconn reports 35% rise in Q2 profit on AI demand, beats forecasts - Reuters
• South Korea unveils future technology drivers, targets moon landing by 2030 - Reuters
• Wildfires, heatwaves pose growing fiscal risk to Greece, PM adviser says - Reuters
• Tencent Q2 revenue climbs 11% on AI-driven ad gains, but profit falls short - Reuters
• Hormuz shipping traffic falls to one-week low amid hostilities - Reuters
• Ukraine halts strikes on tankers using Russian port at US request, FT says - Reuters
• EXCLUSIVE: HSBC global insurance business head Moncreiffe to leave, sources say - Reuters
• CoreWeave, Super Micro climb on signs of sustained AI buildout - Reuters

rferl.org

• Pakistan Condemns Houthi Attack That Killed Three Of Its Citizens
• Ukraine Says Russia Fired North Korean Missiles In Deadly Strike
• Former US Marine, Jailed In Russia And Hospitalized In Serious Condition, Is Freed
• Veteran Belarusian Opposition Figure Alyaksandr Milinkevich Dies Aged 79
• US House Launches Push For Sweeping Russia, Iran Sanctions Bill After Senate Win
• Top Russian Court Bars Anti-War Party From Upcoming Elections
• Russia Reports 13 Dead After Ukrainian Drones Strike In Tatarstan
• Trump Suggests Economic, Not Military, Pressure Now Favored Against Iran
• Serbia Seeks To Maintain Balancing Act As Zelenskyy Visits Belgrade
• US Senate Passes Russia Sanctions Bill Targeting Moscow's Energy Revenues
• Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey Sign Joint Defense Pact Amid US-Iran Tensions
• Germany Probes 'Hybrid Attack' After Explosive Drone Found Near Ukrainian Aircraft

sciencemag.org

spiegel.de

• Moaning for the Mainland: How Taiwan Satisfies China's Lust for Pornography
• The New Axis of Evil: DER SPIEGEL Investigation Reveals Deep Military Cooperation between Russia and China
• New Information in the Nazi Database: What You Need to Know About the SS
• 250 Years: American Democracy Has Survived 250 Years, But Can It Survive Trump?
• In Trump's Colony: Does the US Really Hold the Reins in Venezuela?
• The Minab Attack: Did the United States Commit a War Crime in Iran?
• Climate Change in Oceania: Tuvalu Is Tired of the Prophets of Doom
• The Mystery of Michele: A Missing Woman from Germany Reappears in the Epstein Files
• Our Warming Climate: A Pilot Project in Norway Raises Doubts about CCS Sustainability
• Hungarian Premier Péter Magyar: 'Our Country Was a Hostage State'
• NSDAP archive: How DER SPIEGEL processed the data from the Nazi card file
• Interactive Research Tool: What Your Family Did Under Hitler – Find Out Here

theconversation.com-global

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theguardian.com

• Europe is the world’s fastest warming continent. What is to blame?
• Nipple tape, pickle juice and dinosaurs: how I learned to love running, the unorthodox way
• ‘I turned down Gandhi because I’m terrified of snakes’: the amazing movie memories of Bruce Dern
• Drowned the day her visa came through: the tragedy of a Moroccan footballer trying to reach Ceuta
• Ceuta showed just how easily Europe can be divided
• We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid
• Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say
• David Crowley wins messy Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, defeating progressive Francesca Hong – live
• ‘It’s going to be spectacular’: Millions flock to Spain seeking best view of total solar eclipse
• At least 15 dead after overcrowded ferry capsizes on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe
• Germany approves lifting curbs on spy agencies in security ‘revolution’
• Simon Levy handed whole-life tariff for double murder and rape

thelocal.com

• Europe's latest heatwave: More than 90 million set for temperatures above 35C
• FACTS: What to know about Europe's total solar eclipse
• What's happening with border checks between Italy and Spain?
• Solar eclipse sparks scramble for protective glasses across Europe
• Munich cafe goes viral for defending staff for not speaking German
• Breton-born world pâtisserie champion reveals secret of his success
• French newspapers target Google over AI summaries
• Gelato for lunch? Bedlinen in the freezer? Heatwave tips from southern Europe
• Danish Nazi became sperm donor in Sweden – now his children want answers
• Millions of workers in Germany are earning less than minimum wage
• Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record
• EU tells Meta, TikTok to boost monitoring, fact-checking

upi.com

• Ellen Greene: 'Little Shop of Horrors' legacy keeps Howard Ashman alive
• Fastest man on land pushes hydrogen car to record 406 mph in Utah desert
• N. Korea vows to secure 'unparalleled' retaliatory capability over S. Korea's nuclear submarine push
• Seoul shares up sharply higher for 3rd day on chip rally
• The real question isn't why North Koreans don't resist
• America is debating socialism -- Latin America has been here before
• Father reports killing family to 911 before taking his own life
• Lightning strikes Ohio prison, hospitalizing 16 people
• Famous birthdays for Aug. 12: Ilona Maher, Yvette Nicole Brown
• On This Day, Aug. 12: Japan Air Lines flight crashes in deadliest air accident
• Lebanon becomes first Middle East country to abolish death penalty
• North Korea launches ballistic missile ahead of U.S.-South Korea military exercise

wired.com

• How to Select the Office Chair That’s Right For You
• Ego 1300 Electric Mower Review: Tame Your Lawn Without Gas
• The Job Interview Tattoo Guy Everyone Got Mad at Finally Explains Himself
• The Best Action Cameras for All Your Craziest Adventures (2026)
• Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News
• McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There
• FEMA's ‘Shadow Administrator’ Was Paid by a DOGE Member's Startup for Months
• Big Tech Wants to Harvest Your Thoughts
• ‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
• You’re Thinking About Online Trends All Wrong
• 8 Great Deals From Patagonia’s Past-Season Sale
• A Candidate Named ‘Count Binface’ Is the Most Normal Part of This Pivotal UK Election