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Donald Trump Dementia Fears Erupt as Therapist Warns President May Refuse All Medical Attention
IBTimes - 7 Aug 2026 14:34
Speculation about Donald Trump's cognitive health intensifies after a therapist suggests he may have dementia, following verbal missteps during an Oval Office address.
Australian aviation crew carries out daring midwinter Antarctica rescue
BBC - 7 Aug 2026 04:02
Team evacuated a patient from McMurdo Station after landing plane in total darkness and temperature of -43C.
U.S. Trade Deficit Dips in June as Imports Fall Back
The New York Times - 4 Aug 2026 12:54
Imports and exports both declined, retreating from a busy month in May, data from the Commerce Department showed.
Meta ordered to pay almost $1bn over child safety failings
Sky News - 7 Aug 2026 02:57
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been ordered to pay $567m (£421m) to address the harm caused to children on its platforms.
Fauci Is Far From the First Person to Plead the Fifth Before Congress
The New York Times - 7 Aug 2026 02:24
The constitutional right against self-incrimination has been invoked on several occasions during high-profile - and contentious - hearings.
Houthi strikes kill dozens in Yemen, officials say, as Saudi Arabia warns of further attacks
The Guardian - 7 Aug 2026 02:17
Latest attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis spark concerns that Middle East crisis is intensifyingWho are the Houthis - explained in 30 secondsAttacks by the Iran-aligned Houthis on a military camp in Yemen and in Saudi Arabi...
Ukraine war briefing: We will build missiles the way we built drones - Zelenskyy
The Guardian - 7 Aug 2026 01:38
Concrete results needed by end of the year in developing alternative to Patriot, says Ukrainian president. What we know on day 1,626
Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship and Birth Tourism
The New York Times - 7 Aug 2026 01:03
The orders come after the Supreme Court ruled June 30 that President Trumps previous efforts to end birthright citizenship were unconstitutional.
Europes Control of Its Fate Is Tested by Iran and Ukraine Wars, Wildfires and Migration
The New York Times - 6 Aug 2026 04:01
A brutal summer has exposed how much Britain, France, Spain and other European countries are under pressure from forces largely out of their control.
F.D.A. Approves Modernas mRNA Flu Vaccine
The New York Times - 6 Aug 2026 02:24
The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.
Nato to urgently get air defences for Ukraine, as Zelenskyy warns of surge in Russian missile production
The Guardian - 6 Aug 2026 02:00
After Ukraine failed to shoot down a single ballistic missile fired by Russia on Wednesday, the president urged allies to increase supplies of Patriot interceptorsNato is working to get Ukraine the air defences it urgent...
Fauci Faces Contempt of Congress Vote on Thursday
The New York Times - 6 Aug 2026 01:59
A Senate panel scheduled a vote after Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions at a hearing last week. Here are the legal issues involved.
Man arrested at Trumps California golf course wore earpiece and took photos, police say
The Guardian - 6 Aug 2026 01:56
Jeanine John Taele faces new weapons charges as details of suspicious behavior ahead of presidents visit emergeA California man who was arrested at Donald Trumps Los Angeles-area golf course ahead of a presidential visit...
I just want to find them: deadly cloudbursts devastate Kashmirs mountain communities
The Guardian - 5 Aug 2026 04:00
Increasingly erratic weather patterns due to climate change mean people are losing homes, crops and livestockAs rain lashed the Pir Panjal mountains before dawn on 19 July, Haji Mohammad Latief stepped outside his home i...
UK experts sound alarm after AI tries to deceive human
Sky News - 5 Aug 2026 03:48
A powerful AI agent created fake online identities in an effort to trick a human into giving it access to a popular online development platform - and sabotage it with malicious code.
Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv kills two and injures others, officials say
BBC - 5 Aug 2026 03:37
The head of Kyiv's military administration says Russia is "once again massively attacking" and has hit residential buildings.
Late Night Reacts to Trumps Latest Iran Deal Comments
The New York Times - 4 Aug 2026 05:20
Im not saying that theyre out of ideas, but the best option they came up with was pinning the war on Dr. Fauci, Jimmy Fallon said.
Sailors Working in Strait of Hormuz Are Caught in Crossfire of Iran War
The New York Times - 4 Aug 2026 04:01
Thousands of civilian workers remain stranded on ships at risk of attack by Iran. On one vessel, sailors have been held by the Iranian navy for more than three months.
Pakistans Kashmir Problem
The New York Times - 4 Aug 2026 04:00
A wave of protests is posing the most significant challenge in years to Islamabads authority in the region.
The war leaked into every lesson: learning Ukrainian in a country under siege
The Guardian - 4 Aug 2026 04:00
Soon after my first visit to Ukraine four years ago, I began language lessons. It taught me more than I ever expectedAlmost as soon as I returned from my first reporting trip to Ukraine, in October 2022, I decided to sta...
With Russia at the door and the US backing away, Europe has to build its own way of war
The Guardian - 4 Aug 2026 04:00
Even in a Europe-focused Nato 3.0, Washington would still want to call the shots. We need an insurance policyHow can Europe defend itself against Russia without the US, or with much less of it? This question sums up the ...
Russia says seven killed and 40 injured by Ukrainian drone hitting busy beach
BBC - 4 Aug 2026 03:37
Three children were killed when the drone crashed at a popular resort on the Black Sea.