'Put your weapons down': Dons icon calls for unity after latest Hird snub
Mark McVeigh's appointment over James Hird as Essendon coach has angered a segment of the club's fan base. (Getty Images: Daniel Pockett)
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Hyundai Motor, labor union tentatively reach wage deal
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The management and labor union of Hyundai Motor Co. tentatively reached a wage agreement early Tuesday following a series of strikes that caused production disruptions.
· Kim Eun-jung
Hyundai Motor's union reaches tentative wage deal, averting more strikes
Hyundai Motor's South Korean union said on Tuesday it has reached a tentative agreement with management, averting further production losses after staging its first full strike in a decade on Friday, following a series of partial stoppages.
· Yonhap
Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombing
The ex-intelligence official is charged with making the bomb that downed the plane over Scotland, killing 270 people, most of them Americans
· Associated Press
Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombing
The ex-intelligence official is charged with making the bomb that downed the plane over Scotland, killing 270 people, most of them Americans
· Associated Press
Iran war tests Trump's trade truce with China | The National
The US left out a major player as Washington opened a new front in its maximum-pressure campaign against Iran's economy: China.
· Kyle Fitzgerald
Parts of Gary, Indiana, still without power after severe storms
Food blogger Keith Lee and Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers teamed up with the City of Gary, The Salvation Army and Ace Hardware to throw a relief event with music, food and supplies for residents still without power after 13 days. (AP video: Laura Bargfeld)
· Corey Williams
Canada threatens to cut electricity to US
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut electricity and critical minerals to the United States if President Donald Trump continues to escalate his trade war with Canada, drawing an angry response from the US leader.
· RT
Canada threatens to cut electricity to US
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut electricity and critical minerals to the US if President Donald Trump continues to escalate his trade war with Canada, drawing an angry response from Trump.
· RT
US urges new UN sanctions during war in Sudan
Fighters of armed defectors from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) celebrate, as they are believed to be surrendering to the Sudanese army, in the west of Omdurman, just outside Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohnd Blal)
· Edith M Lederer
Randi Weingarten’s dirty back-to-school war on Target
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· Corey DeAngelis
UN offers to facilitate fertiliser transit through Strait of Hormuz
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered on Monday to facilitate the transit of fertiliser through the Strait of Hormuz which has been disrupted as a result of the US-Israel war on Iran.
· Middleeasteye
US military blows up alleged cartel vessel with narco-terrorists heading for the West Coast
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· Justin Choi
Judge postpones trial for man charged in 1988 Pan Am bombing
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the U.S. for a Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defense attorneys want to examine.
· Michael Kunzelman
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Yongsan Park needs consensus, not political tug of war: Break deadlock over urban space
· Woo Jae-yeon
US Scraps September Korea Marine Drills In Wake Of Iran War Strain
Fresh on the heels of President Trump controversially ordering scaled-down US-South Korea military drills last week, there are emerging reports of more canceled plans for joint exercises.
· Tyler Durden
US public support for Iran war falls as Trump approval at record low: Poll
Support in the United States for the war on Iran has fallen as President Donald Trump’s approval remains at a record low, a Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US military says it allowed 40 vessels carrying humanitarian aid to pass through Hormuz blockade
US Central Command (Centcom) said on Monday that the military has redirected 71 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to "ensure compliance" with its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
· Middleeasteye
Trump removes Syria from 'terrorism list'
The Trump administration on Monday formally removed Syria from the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) blacklist, in a landmark move that unlocks export restrictions and allows for the US to supply military aid to the country.
· Middleeasteye
US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump threatens tariff hike on autos after Carney vows to retaliate
Donald Trump accused Canada on Monday of "ripping America off", threatening to hike US tariffs on Canadian autos in the new year
· Bbcnews
Why the US and Canada are embroiled in a fresh tariff war
Mark Carney is vowing to impose retaliatory tariffs on the US from next month. (Reuters: Chris Tanouye)
US support for Iran war falls to 31% as Trump approval remains at record low- poll
US public approval of the war with Iran fell to its lowest level since the conflict's early days, helping to hold President Donald Trump's popularity at a record low, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday.
· REUTERS
US can still strike Hormuz targets, Hegseth warns as 'Economic D-Day' takes aim at Iran's economy
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that US President Donald Trump's administration was not ruling out using military force against Iran, even as Washington unveiled an "economic D-Day" against Tehran.
· LEO FEIERBERG BETTER, REUTERS
Ceasefire monitoring mission arrives in Democratic Republic of Congo
A monitoring mission has been deployed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to verify the formal ceasefire between the DRC’s army and M23 rebels said to be backed by Rwanda.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months
US Southern Command has struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two accused of trafficking drugs
· By Konstantin Toropin and Bill Barrow, Associated Press
US-Canada trade war includes tariff hikes on goods ranging from honey to hockey sticks
Transport trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge into the United States of America, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Dax Melmer/The Canadian Press via AP)
· Wyatte Grantham Philips
Nuclear war: still a possibility?
In 1991 President George H.W. Bush announced unilateral, sweeping reductions in US tactical nuclear forces. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was
· Stephen Bryen
‘Who started the fire?’ UK backs Ukraine with seismic deal on AI weapons
London: Britain will develop new defence systems with Ukraine by gaining access to battlefield data that can help train artificial intelligence programs that support future weapons, despite warnings from Russia against the deepening cooperation.
· David Crowe
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Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir clash over credit after Altalena discovery
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir delivered separate statements on Monday evening after the discovery of the Altalena, the ship sunk off Israel’s coast during the War of Independence, with the event overshadowed by a dispute between the two coalition partners over credi…
· AVI SOLOMON, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli forces raid village in Syria’s Quneitra governorate
Israeli military vehicles raided the village of Saida al-Golan in Syria’s Quneitra governorate on Monday, according to Syrian news channel Al Akbhariya.
· Middleeasteye
US threatens severe sanctions against countries with economic ties to Iran
Washington launches campaign to isolate Tehran but it is unclear whether it will apply measures to China
· Julianborger
Israeli strikes in Gaza: Four dead, including two children
Palestinians try to extinguish a fire in the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
· Wafaa Shurafa
How close are Russia and the UK to war?
Russia just pulled its ambassador to the UK, as British Prime Minister Andy Burnham doubles down on open involvement in the Ukraine conflict. The risk of open war has never been higher, but Burnham is writing checks that he can’t cash.
· RT
How close are Russia and the UK to war?
Russia just pulled its ambassador to the UK, as British Prime Minister Andy Burnham doubles down on open involvement in the Ukraine conflict. The risk of open war has never been higher, but Burnham is writing checks that he can’t cash.
· RT
UK to use Ukraine battlefield data to train AI to protect sensitive sites
London and Kyiv in deal to help stop protesters and hostile states targeting military bases and critical infrastructure
· Jessica Elgot, Aisha Down
Tennessee Titans' preseason mistakes offer learning chance for Robert Saleh
Tennessee Titans head coach Robert Saleh speaks during a news conference after a preseason NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
· Teresa M Walker
The Guardian view on Britain helping Ukraine: build the weapons independence Kyiv needs | Editorial
Moscow hopes western politics will weaken support for Kyiv. The UK and Europe’s answer should be to make Ukraine increasingly capable of defending itself alone
· Editorial
Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Canadian cars
US President Donald Trump has announced a 50% tariff on Canadian cars, trucks and auto parts starting next year, escalating a bitter trade war with Ottawa after negotiations collapsed last week.
· RT
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US President Donald Trump has announced a 50% tariff on Canadian cars, trucks and auto parts starting next year, escalating a bitter trade war with Ottawa after negotiations collapsed last week.
· RT
What are Iran's options to escalate further in face of US economic threats? - explainer
US threats to impose "the toughest sanctions in history" to force Iran to buckle to its demands after nearly six months of war have raised the prospect of a new round of escalation in the Gulf.
· REUTERS
Pakistan's army chief visits Iran on mediating mission | The National
Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, visited Iran on Monday as Islamabad seeks to revive talks between Tehran and Washington.
· Thomas Watkins
Gaza death toll rises to 8
Israeli air strikes have killed at least eight Palestinians, including two children, since dawn on Monday, Al Jazeera Arabic reported, citing medical sources.
· Middleeasteye
Israel’s Syria strike may have jolted diplomacy back to life - analysis
Israel’s attack on the Abu al-Duhur airbase in northern Syria last week did not end Israeli-Syrian diplomacy, as some initially feared. In fact, it may have accelerated it.
· HERB KEINON
'Iran tried to assassinate one of my sons,' Netanyahu reveals
Iran tried to assassinate the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the PM said during a phone call with Channel 14's military correspondent Noam Amir, broadcast on Monday.
· JAMES GENN
Burnham ups the ante in fight against Russia — and leaves Merz in the shade
LONDON — Andy Burnham has opted to deepen Britain’s support for Ukraine by boosting their ability to develop long-range missiles, in his first major move on foreign policy since becoming prime minister.
· Esther Webber
UN aid chief condemns world's lack of action on Sudan | The National
The UN humanitarian chief heavily criticised the international community on Monday for failing Sudan, as civilian deaths mount and aid operations face severe funding shortages.
· Adla Massoud
Israel launches strikes across southern Lebanon
The Israeli army launched a new wave of attacks on Monday, targeting the outskirts of the villages of Ainatha and Haddatha in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported.
· Middleeasteye
Burnham’s visit to Kyiv marks a renewal of badly needed support for Ukraine
As well as pledging military help and diplomatic backing, the prime minister could be useful in dealing with the US
· Lukeharding, Dan Sabbagh
Mission to verify DRC-M23 ceasefire gets underway in South Kivu
A mission to verify the ceasefire between the Congolese army and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels got underway on Monday in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
· AfricaNews