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Newest first · UTC+11:00Saudi, Turkish, Pakistan leaders to hold summit in Jeddah
A source close to the Saudi government told AFP that the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey will hold a summit on Friday in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah.
· Middleeasteye
Pocock accuses gambling lobby of trying to discredit former NRL player
Topic:Government and Politics
· Joshua Boscaini
‘It is British life’: No 10 vows to stop councils trying to limit standing in pubs
Westminster council has recommended banning ‘vertical drinking’ or ordering at the bar in new draft licensing policy
· Helena Horton
Nepal in tight spot as US seeks special treatment for Starlink
Nepal lags its neighbors in internet use, in part because of the challenge of connecting remote Himalayan communities. SpaceX has offered its Starlink satellite internet service to solve this, but the company is unwilling to accept a legal requirement that it share ownership of its Nepali operations with a local par…
· DEEPAK ADHIKARI
DoorDash Wins Federal Approval To Fly Its Own Delivery Drones
Via American Greatness,
· Tyler Durden
Mitch McConnell says he's leaving rehab center to recover at home
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens during a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
· Kevin Freking
Jalapeños linked to a US salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributor
NEW YORK — Jalapeño peppers linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak have been traced back to a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, federal officials say.
· Associated Press
The COVID Lockdowns Gave America A Glimpse Of Socialism
Authored by Mark Gianniny via RealClearMarkets,
· Tyler Durden
Five reasons why Bessent's yen rescue comes with strings attached
A notepad in front of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reads "To Do -- Buy Japanese Yen (JPY) $5-10 bil" as he participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David, Maryland, on July 31. © Reuters
· William Pesek
Carney calls US trade talks 'nasty' after Trump criticizes Canada's leadership
Prime Minister Mark Carney attends a housing announcement in Toronto, on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
· Rob Gillies
Antisemitism by proxy: Blood libels against UAE and Morocco - opinion
A video circulating online with a reportedly manipulated deepfake appears to show a Moroccan border guard throwing an object toward an individual. In the original footage, it makes no contact.Last week, Reuters disclosed that a draft report by the United Nations Panel of Experts on Sudan had been submitted to the Se…
· CHAMA MECHTALY
Mitch McConnell leaves rehab center to continue recovery from fall at home
Republican senator, 84, was taken to hospital after fall in June and has been absent from Senate since
· Shrai Popat
Talon returns to frontline politics as Benin's first Senate president
Former Benin president Patrice Talon has been elected the country's first Senate president, months after leaving office. The new upper chamber, created under a constitutional reform, places Talon at the helm of a key institution despite stepping down after two presidential terms.
· AfricaNews
Judge Rules Trump Admin Can End Temporary Protected Status For Haitians
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
‘Uncommitted’ founder Alawieh who pushed Democrats to vote against Biden over Gaza wins primary
Abbas Alawieh, a founder of the Uncommitted movement that pressured former US president Joe Biden to change his Israel policy, is the projected winner of a Democratic primary for Michigan’s state Senate.
· SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Japan seeks new ways to win top posts at international organizations
Japan is the third biggest backer of the United Nations, but Japanese nationals account for a relatively small share of the organization's employees. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
· Staff Writer
Japan to share advance defense procurement plans with contractors
Ground Self-Defense Force tanks unleash rounds during the Fuji Firepower Exercise in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture on June 7.
· Staff Writer
Aipac-linked Super Pacs spend millions in California to thwart progressive candidate
More than $5m in recent weeks have been spent in ads targeting Aisha Wahab and in support of Melissa Hernandez
· Dani Anguiano
Battle for Victoria sends important signals to federal players
Topic:State and Territory Elections
· Michelle Grattan
The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduces Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the nomination Lunday for Commandant of the Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
· Bernard Mcghee
Rand Paul’s committee holds Fauci in contempt
The US Senate Homeland Security Committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt after the former White House coronavirus czar refused to answer questions on the origins of Covid-19 at a hearing last week.
· RT
Sen. Jon Husted says Rep. Max Miller should resign
Rep.-elect Max Miller, R-Ohio, arrives for new member orientation check-in and program registration in Washington, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
· Julie Carr Smyth
Mitch McConnell discharged from hospital after nearly 2 months — but not yet returning to Senate
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· Catherine Zini
Catholic Church warns against rise in ‘us and them’ politics
The Catholic Church has warned against a rise in “us and them” politics and rhetoric that is dividing communities into opposing camps, urging Australians to reject vilification and rebuild social cohesion as a heated debate rages over migration and national values.
· Rob Harris
Empty five-star room: Hanson paid for $900-a-night hotel with party funds
Pauline Hanson used party funds to pay for a five-star London hotel during her recent European trip, including keeping rooms vacant while she flew to Italy with mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, but insists she did not touch One Nation’s $5 million war chest created by thousands of small donations from ordinary Aust…
· Rob Harris, Paul Sakkal
Revealed: The plan to let Sydney councils ditch controversial housing reforms
Local councils would be permitted to ditch planning rules introduced by the Minns government which allow for six-storey apartment buildings near 171 town centres and transport hubs across NSW if they came up with alternate plans, under a new policy to be announced by Liberal leader Kellie Sloane.
· Cindy Yin, Michael McGowan
Socialists are doing a Trump to the Democrats. US politics is unlikely to return to normal
August 7, 2026 — 5:00am
· Waleed Aly
Jean-Claude Perrottet was eyeing the exit. Then came the tapes
As the end of his second day in the witness box neared, Jean-Claude Louis Perrottet might have been forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief.
· Bevan Shields
UK Labour membership plummeted under Keir Starmer
LONDON — The ruling Labour Party lost a fifth of its members last year as Keir Starmer’s government was hit by scandal, deployed unpopular policies and was forced into a raft of U-turns.
· Isabel Loubser
México detiene a exgobernador de Guerrero por la desaparición de 43 estudiantes en 2014
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — La fiscalía federal de México informó el jueves la detención del exgobernador del sureño estado de Guerrero, Ángel Aguirre, por su presunta participación en la desaparición de 43 estudiantes de la escuela Normal Rural de Ayotzinapa en septiembre de 2014.
· The Associated Press
The threat to FIFA president Gianni Infantino's position in wake of failed World Cup plan
FIFA president Gianni Infantino leaves after attending a Women AFCON 2026 soccer match between Malawi and Zambia, in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo)
· James Robson
El-Sayed's Michigan victory may not translate to statewide general election - analysis
Many US Jews likely experienced the same emotions following Tuesday’s Democratic primary victory in Michigan of stridently anti-Israel Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as they did last year after Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.
· HERB KEINON
UAE to introduce minimum taxation price for e-cigarette and vape liquids from September 1 | The National
The UAE government is to introduce a minimum price at which liquids used in vapes and electronic cigarettes will be subject to its “sin tax” rules.
· The National
Trump says Iran war ‘going well’, ‘extremely happy’ with Hegseth
US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused the US media of spreading “Fake News” after reports that Trump and Defence Minister Pete Hegseth had clashed over concerns about missile depletion from the Iran war.
· Middleeasteye
US stresses Ceuta is Spanish territory but slams Sánchez for not defending it
The United States on Thursday moved to allay fears that it was questioning Spain’s sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla, but criticized Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government for its “refusal” to defend the North African exclaves from a “migrant invasion.”
· Aitor Hernández-Morales
The Guardian view on Italy’s new far-right party: the rise of a rogue general | Editorial
The early success of Roberto Vannacci’s National Future sends an ominous signal as extreme politics become normalised
· Editorial
New Mexico Sues DOJ For Unredacted Epstein Files
Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
US federal judge halts order for Trump to turn over financial records to BBC
Judge issues temporary pause while he considers Trump’s request to revise his libel lawsuit against BBC
· Marina Dunbar
Is Israel’s Netanyahu preparing to fight Iran alone?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – facing a crucial election later this year – has hinted that he may be considering taking unilateral action to prolong a costly war with Iran, even as Washington and Tehran appear to be close to an interim deal to open the Strait of Hormuz.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
Shock for safety: Zempilas calls for graphic ad campaign to save lives on WA roads
WA opposition leader Basil Zempilas has suggested a more graphic road safety advertising campaign could grab the attention of the state’s drivers and raise awareness of the dangers on our roads.
· Michael Philipps
Iranian lawmaker says parliament reviewing bill to ban ‘hostile’ vessels from crossing Hormuz
An Iranian lawmaker said on Thursday that the country’s parliament committee is reviewing a preliminary bill to ban US, Israeli and other “hostile” vessels from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Fars news agency.
· Middleeasteye
Fauci contempt vote shows lasting power of pandemic politics
Dr. Anthony Fauci departs after appearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
· Ali Swenson
Trump’s tech ties come under bipartisan fire following limited response to AI agents going rogue
In a rare show of bipartisanship, Democrats and Donald Trump's conservative supporters both blame the president's ties to the tech industry for his administration's limited response to recent hacks carried out by OpenAI and Anthropic's AI agents.
· REUTERS
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed tours Abu Dhabi's 100-bed floating hospital dedicated to trauma care | The National
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, on Thursday stepped aboard a floating hospital primed to set sail to support humanitarian relief efforts around the world.
· The National
Iran war teaches importance of Gulf cooperation with Europe for maritime security, ISPI says
Iran’s attacks on Gulf nations and its disruption of maritime security should encourage closer cooperation between Europe and the Gulf, according to a report published on Wednesday by the Italian Institute for International Political Studies in partnership with the Gulf Research Center.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
'Right, enlistment, unity': Ex-UN ambassador Gilad Erdan launches new party with Edelstein
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Tuesday launched a new Right-wing party ahead of the upcoming elections, alongside MK Yuli Edelstein, who recently departed from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud Party.
· KESHET NEEV, SAM HALPERN
Myanmar leader seeks better ties in Thai visit
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s former junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met with Thailand’s head of government in Bangkok on Thursday, his first visit to the neighboring nation as civilian leader, as he seeks a return to the diplomatic fold for his pariah state.
· Agence France-Presse
Iglesia Ni Cristo history as insight into Philippine history
ON July 29, 2026, I witnessed the unveiling of the historical marker for the former central office of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) in San Juan, led by National Historical Commission of the Philippines Chairman Regalado Jose and Executive Director Carminda Arevalo, together with Deputy Executive Minister Br. Angelo Er…
· Van Ybiernas