Lebanon becomes first Arab nation to abolish death penalty
Its parliament passes a historic law replacing capital punishment with life imprisonment despite opposition from Hezbollah
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Newest first · UTC+11:00US Senators push to protect water systems after spate of Iranian cyberattacks, FBI warnings
In the wake of a spate of cyberattacks against municipal water systems in multiple US states, suspected to have been perpetrated by Iran, US officials are pushing to pass legislation aimed at fixing security gaps that leave the infrastructure vulnerable to hacks.
· GOLDIE KATZ
US, Iran nearing 'some sort of an arrangement', Pakistan's defense minister says - report
The United States and Iran are nearing an agreement, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told Bloomberg News in Islamabad on Tuesday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sweden slams Spain over migrant amnesty
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has broken ranks with the EU’s push for solidarity with Spain after the Ceuta crisis, calling Madrid’s migrant amnesty a “very bad idea” that risks a repeat of Europe’s 2015 influx. He warned that Spain’s potential legalization of more than a million people creates a loophole f…
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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has broken ranks with the EU’s push for solidarity with Spain after the Ceuta crisis, calling Madrid’s migrant amnesty a “very bad idea” that risks a repeat of Europe’s 2015 influx. He warned that Spain’s potential legalization of more than a million people creates a loophole f…
· RT
Rocket attack hits Iranian Kurdish opposition camp, security sources say
A rocket attack hit a training camp for the Iranian Kurdish opposition northeast of the Iraqi city of Erbil on Tuesday, reported Reuters citing security sources.
· Middleeasteye
Residents Storm City Council In Texas Over Islamic Center Approval
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
· Tyler Durden
Pakistan says US-Iran arrangement is close as minister visits Tehran
The US and Iran are close to "some sort of an arrangement", Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told Bloomberg.
· Middleeasteye
US tariffs on forced labour face legal risk as Chinese firms see impact easing: reports
Measures tied to alleged forced labour carry litigation risk, as localisation and procurement rules now weigh on Chinese firms, reports say
· Ralph Jennings
US tariffs on forced labour face legal risk as Chinese firms see impact easing: reports
Measures tied to alleged forced labour carry litigation risk, as localisation and procurement rules now weigh on Chinese firms, reports say
· Ralph Jennings
Manila Mayor clears retirement backlog
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso on Tuesday released terminal leave benefits totaling over P173 million to retired city government workers, clearing the backlog.
· Reina C. Tolentino
UAE workers receive more than Dh830m from government schemes to protect loss of income | The National
UAE private-sector employees received more than Dh830 million ($226 million) from government protection schemes in the first half of 2026.
· Ali Al Shouk
Futures Jump, Oil Tumbles As Well-Timed Comments Spark Latest Round Of Hormuz Optimism
US equity futures were trading near session lows with bond yields at August highs of 4.74% and Brent rising above $90 for the first time in two weeks when - with just hours until the market open - we had the now standard double-whammy of well-timed "imminent deal optimism" thanks first to the Qatar foreign ministry,…
· Tyler Durden
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Macalintal to challenge proposals delaying 2026 BSKE
MANILA, Philippines — Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has committed to challenge what he described as an “attempt” to delay Filipinos’ right to suffrage as he criticized recent proposals to extend the terms of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) officials, which would effectively postpone the elections schedul…
· Dianne Sampang
9 Unification Church officials indicted over alleged illegal political donations
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Former and incumbent executives of the Unification Church were indicted for allegedly donating illegal funds to politicians through their nationwide networks, officials said Tuesday.
· Kim Hyun-soo
Burnham 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted
Andy Burnham says he is "confident" PC Andrew Harper's killers can be excluded from the government's early release scheme, as outcry over the case grows.
· Bbcnews
South America Just Rejected Socialism. So Why Is North America Buying It?
Authored by Kaizen Asiedu of Clear Thinker Academy,
· Tyler Durden
Philippine VP Sara charged over Marcos assassination threat
She was hit with a ‘grave threats’ charge in an ongoing Senate impeachment trial over an alleged assassination plot against the president
· Agence France-Presse
Philippine VP Sara charged over Marcos assassination threat
She was hit with a ‘grave threats’ charge in an ongoing Senate impeachment trial over an alleged assassination plot against the president
· Agence France-Presse
Comelec: 1st Data Privacy Handbook to prevent another ‘Comeleak’
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reaffirmed its commitment in protecting the data privacy of voters through the first-ever Data Privacy Handbook to prevent another “Comeleak” incident.
· Holly Bacay
Rocket attack hits Iranian-Kurdish opposition camp near Erbil, security sources say
A rocket attack hit a training camp for the Iranian-Kurdish opposition northeast of the Iraqi city of Erbil on Tuesday, said security sources who blamed Iran for the assault.
· REUTERS
Tigray rebels accuse Ethiopia of drone strikes amid fears of renewed war
Tigray rebel authorities have accused Ethiopia’s federal government of carrying out deadly drone strikes in the region, raising fears of a renewed conflict nearly four years after a peace deal ended a devastating two-year war.
· AfricaNews
New Hong Kong trade office in Malaysia a bridge to Greater Bay Area: minister
Commerce chief Algernon Yau calls launch of Economic and Trade Office in Kuala Lumpur ‘highly strategic move’
· Vivian Au
New Hong Kong trade office in Malaysia a bridge to Greater Bay Area: minister
Commerce chief Algernon Yau calls launch of Economic and Trade Office in Kuala Lumpur ‘highly strategic move’
· Vivian Au
Democrats Shocked By The Cancel Culture They Built
Authored by Sasha Stone via SashaStone.com,
· Tyler Durden
Expanded election for football federation chief to be held this year
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The election to fill the vacant top position at the national football federation will likely be held before the end of this year in an expanded format, officials said Tuesday.
· Yoo Jee-ho
Zambia heads to the polls as economy dominates election campaign
Zambians head to the polls on Thursday in the country's eighth general election since the return to multiparty democracy in 1991, with the economy emerging as the defining issue for voters.
· AfricaNews
Iran lost 95 million cubic metres of natural gas output due to war | The National
Iran lost about 95 million cubic metres of gas production due to infrastructure damage caused by its war with the US and Israel, Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Tuesday.
· The National
Lebanese parliament approves abolition of death penalty | The National
The Lebanese parliament approved the abolition of the death penalty on Tuesday, making it the first Middle East country to end capital punishment.
· Jamie Prentis
Israel pursuing ‘undeclared annexation’ of West Bank, Peace Now says
A leading Israeli advocacy group has accused the government of pursuing the undeclared annexation of the occupied West Bank through coordinated measures that undermine the Oslo Accords.
· Middleeasteye
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon picks raise questions over Trump family business ties
Two advisers have links to a venture fund co-investing in US defense companies that benefit from federal spending
· Wilson Jason
Football association to hold presidential election this year with 20,000-strong electorate
The next Korea Football Association presidential election, contested by an electorate expanded to about 20,000 voters, will likely be held within this year.
· Hong Yoo
What to know about South Carolina’s election to replace Lindsey Graham
Republicans in South Carolina will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide who will replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham in the race to represent the state in the United States Senate.
· Joseph Stepansky
Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote
This is a locator map for Lebanon with its capital, Beirut. (AP Photo)
· Kareem Chehayeb
Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi pact a 'Muslim NATO?': 5 things to know
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, center-left; Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center; and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, fifth from right, perform a Friday Prayer at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Aug. 7. (Photo from Saudi Press Agency's X post)
· SINAN TAVSAN
Deadly earthquake in Colombia hits Manizales, damaging cathedral and homes
Footage from 10 August shows collapsed buildings and ambulances as residents make their way through areas closed off by authorities. One of the side towers of the city’s neo-Gothic Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary was also brought down by the force of the tremor, sending debris into the surrounding stree…
· AfricaNews
Sussan Ley took America's 'road to nowhere', it helped her find herself again
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· Paul Johnson
Francesca Hong aims to ride progressive wave in Wisconsin primary for governor
Democratic socialist is frontrunner in four-way race to face Republican Tom Tiffany in test of anti-establishment mood
· Rachel Leingang
Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organised crime
The campaign targets ‘covert’ crimes that have spread online, from ‘soft violence’ to sexual extortion
· Phoebe Zhang
Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organised crime
The campaign targets ‘covert’ crimes that have spread online, from ‘soft violence’ to sexual extortion
· Phoebe Zhang
Educators on the line in proposed Zoos Victoria job cuts
More than a third of educator positions could be cut from Zoos Victoria under proposed redundancies, prompting fears the visits by 150,000 students each year will be cut and the standard of teaching affected.
· Kieran Rooney
Trump insists Netanyahu relationship 'very good' despite Gaza rift
WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump insisted on Monday that his relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "very good" despite the Israeli leader's rejection of a US-led Gaza plan.
· Agence France-Presse
Labor blasted for restricting prisoner rights after gangland boss’s court victory
Wrongfully imprisoned academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the ombudsman and a chorus of human rights advocates have voiced serious unease about the Carroll government’s plan to curtail the right of Victorian prisoners to access fresh air daily.
· Lachlan Abbott, Erin Pearson
Russia's Only Anti-War Party Banned From Parliamentary Elections Over 'Foreign Funding'
It's been no secret that Russian authorities have increasingly cracked down on public speech which opposes the war in Ukraine, or as the Kremlin calls it - the special military operation. Any speech deemed 'unpatriotic' has also come under a legal microscope of late.
· Tyler Durden
WATCH: OVP confidential fund certification in Q3 2023 flagged as noncompliant
The Office of the Vice President, or OVP, failed to comply with government rules governing the use of confidential funds in the third quarter of 2023. This was stated by State Auditor Xylene del Campo, who testified at the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. She testified on the liquidation documents o…
· The Manila Times
DSWD chief gives aid to families of Baguio landslide victims
BAGUIO CITY — Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday pledged rental assistance for families displaced by the deadly landslide in Barangay Guisad Surong while they await permanent relocation, and assured bereaved families that the government will shoulder burial expenses for those who died.
· Thom Picana
Deported child predator who illegally reentered US sentenced to 20 years in federal prison
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· Fox News
Land Minister vows to speed up new town projects in Greater Seoul
Land Minister Kim Yun-duk said Tuesday that the government would speed up the "new town" project to establish residential complexes in Gyeonggi Province and Incheon amid soaring housing prices.
· Son Ji-hyoung
Taiwan court sentences woman to 7 years for ties with Chinese officials
BANGKOK (AP) — A Taiwanese court on Tuesday sentenced a woman who advocated for spouses born in mainland China to seven years in prison, after finding her guilty of conspiring with Chinese government officials and proxies to influence Taiwanese politics.
· Huizhong Wu