US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later on Monday. Continue Reading »

Mothers, like Katy, describe battles to make ex-partners pay, while fathers say they have been wrongly charged thousands. Continue Reading »

After and exceptional summer of heatwaves and drought, the weather will turn wetter and cooler this week, as Simon King explains Continue Reading »

Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico. Continue Reading »

Three women and a child who were in a second car are being treated in hospital for serious injuries. Continue Reading »

Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz sank to a new low as a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire on Monday with no deal in sight. Continue Reading »

Japanese automakers vulnerable to one-two punch of Iran war, yen rally Continue Reading »

The auction of the Luce comes nearly three months after Ferrari unveiled its first fully electric car, which was priced at 550,000 euros (roughly $640,000). Continue Reading »

Cooper's visit and statement come after reports of widespread morale and mental health concerns aboard the Lincoln. Continue Reading »

Lamborghini's Revuelto SV is a limited-edition V12 hybrid with over 1,050 horsepower, a 2.4-second 0-to-100 kph time and a $741,172 starting price. Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Andréa BAMBINO, Jérôme RIVET © 2026 AFP L'éditeur Olivier Nora a annoncé lundi la création de sa propre maison d'édition, qui sera "indépendante", quatre mois après la crise sans précédent provoquée dans l'édition française par son départ forcé de son poste de PDG de Grasset."Je suis heureux de créer, avec enthousiasme et humilité, une nouvelle maison d’édition indépendante", déclare Olivier Nora dans un communiqué, dont la publication coïncide avec le début de la rentrée littéraire.Olivier Nora Editions (ONE) publiera ses deux premiers ouvrages en octobre en coédition avec Plon: "Mémoires provisoires" de Bernard-Henri Lévy, et "Sermons sous les décombres" de Delphine Horvilleur, deux auteurs que publiait déjà Olivier Nora chez Grasset.Basée à Paris à partir de janvier 2027, ONE sera un éditeur "généraliste" qui "a vocation à publier, en vitesse de croisière, entre 30 et 50 titres par an", précise l'éditeur dans le communiqué, révélé par Livres Hebdo, le magazine de référence du secteur de l'édition. Il indique que le groupe Editis, numéro deux de l'édition en France derrière Hachette, "prend une participation minoritaire au capital de la société" et "fait bénéficier la maison d’un accord de diffusion et de distribution avec sa filiale Interforum ainsi ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Valentine GRAVELEAU, Arthur CONNAN © 2026 AFP Avec 11 médailles dont aucune en or, le bilan français aux Championnats d'Europe d'athlétisme à Birmingham reste inquiétant avant les Mondiaux-2027 à Pékin et à deux ans des JO-2028, même si la nouvelle équipe à la tête du haut niveau garde espoir d'un rebond à court terme.Elles sont loin, les soirées romaines à trois médailles françaises. Dans la capitale italienne, en 2024, à un mois des Jeux olympiques à domicile, les Bleus avaient montré un visage prometteur à l'Euro avec 16 médailles dont quatre titres, nourrissant les espoirs d'un renouveau après des années difficiles.L'enthousiasme avait été douché quelques semaines plus tard à Paris, où le "home advantage" tant attendu n'a pas eu lieu (une seule médaille d'argent) et deux ans plus tard, Rome constitue une exception dans une série de championnats aux bilans plus tristes, avec Jimmy Gressier comme unique sauveur des Bleus aux Mondiaux-2025 (or du 10.000 m, bronze du 5.000 m).Au niveau européen, les Français ont normalement plus de place pour s'exprimer mais il n'ont pas forcément réussi à le faire à Birmingham: avec 11 médailles dont aucune en or, le bilan est similaire à celui de ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Camille LAFFONT © 2026 AFP L'épidémie d'Ebola qui se propage à une vitesse inédite est devenue lundi la plus meurtrière de l'histoire de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), dépassant en trois mois les 2.300 morts recensés lors de la flambée de 2018-2020.L'épidémie "est la plus rapide jamais enregistrée" et "tue une personne toutes les 30 minutes", selon le chef des affaires humanitaires de l'ONU. Aucun vaccin ni traitement spécifique n'est pour l'instant disponible pour le variant Bundibugyo en cause dans l'épidémie.La RDC a déclaré le 15 mai, avec plusieurs semaines de retard, sa 17e épidémie d'Ebola, dans des régions du nord et de l'est où la présence de l'Etat est fragile, les infrastructures de santé démunies, et la riposte dépassée par l'explosion des cas. L'épidémie de 2018-2020 dans l'est de la RDC, considérée jusqu'alors comme la plus meurtrière de l'histoire du pays, avait fait 2.299 morts sur 3.381 cas confirmés, selon les chiffres de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS), basés sur les données des autorités congolaises. La flambée actuelle a fait 2.325 morts sur ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le gouvernement taïwanais va proposer des dépenses de défense record pour 2027, a annoncé lundi le président Lai Ching-te, au moment où l'île fait face à une pression militaire croissante de la part de la Chine.Cette annonce intervient alors que les gouvernements du monde entier augmentent leurs dépenses de défense face à l'intensification des conflits et aux inquiétudes croissantes concernant l'engagement des Etats-Unis dans la région Asie-Pacifique.La Chine revendique Taïwan comme partie intégrante de son territoire et menace de recourir à la force pour s'emparer de l'île de 23 millions d'habitants."Le budget total de la défense pour l'année prochaine - incluant à la fois le budget annuel et le budget spécial - dépassera pour la première fois 1.000 milliards de dollars taïwanais, pour atteindre 1.122,5 milliards de dollars taïwanais" (30,41 milliards d'euros), a indiqué M. Lai dans un communiqué publié par la présidence.Les dépenses de défense représenteront plus de 3% du PIB, "ce qui démontre la détermination de Taïwan à renforcer ses capacités d'autodéfense", a déclaré M. Lai. "Investir dans la défense nationale, c'est investir dans la paix", a-t-il stipulé."Nous continuerons à mettre en place une force de défense plus solide afin de ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP La députée écologiste Sandrine Rousseau a estimé lundi que la multiplication des canicules et des incendies cet été, ainsi que la sécheresse devaient constituer "une alerte extrêmement grave sur l'effondrement qui commence", et critiqué "l'indigence" du gouvernement. "Ce qu'on a vécu cet été devrait être une alerte extrêmement grave sur l'effondrement qui commence et en fait, on fait comme si tout continuait comme avant", a déploré la responsable écologiste sur franceinfo. Elle a regretté que les premières annonces budgétaires ayant transpiré ne concernent que le gel des pensions de retraite des plus aisés et "rien sur ce qu'on a vécu cet été"."On est dans une forme d'indigence du gouvernement depuis le début de cette crise", a-t-elle expliqué, regrettant que la seule polémique notable ait tourné autour du nombre de Canadairs dont dispose la France. "Il n'y a pas eu la moindre annonce du fait qu'on allait revoir les cours d'eau, réaménager les petits cours d'eau, qu'on allait développer les zones humides, qu'on allait ralentir la circulation de l'eau pour faire en sorte que les sols absorbent davantage", a-t-elle détaillé. À propos de l'incendie qui ravage les Landes depuis plusieurs jours - et ... Continue Reading »

Hamas leaders have reportedly reaffirmed their commitment to demilitarize Gaza during talks with US presidential adviser Jared Kushner Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Six civilians have been killed and four injured in a Ukrainian missile strike on Russia’s Belgorod Region, according to local officials Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Iran has offered a $30,000 reward for killing or capturing US troops as Washington reportedly weighs possible ground operations Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

A Ukrainian ‘Hornet’ drone has killed two civilians traveling by car in Russia’s Kherson Region, Governor Vladimir Saldo has reported Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Former US lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Washington is discussing the possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

По словам главы республики, для этого необходимо создать единый центр компетенций для развития низковысотной экономики Continue Reading »

Девушке грозит штраф в размере до 1 млн рублей Continue Reading »

Как в России удалось сократить количество детей в детдомах, что государство делает для поддержки многодетности и как родителям обезопасить ребенка от угроз в интернете — рассказала лидер предвыборного списка партии "Единая Россия", уполномоченный при президенте РФ по правам ребенка Мария Львова-Белова в интервью генеральному директору ТАСС Андрею Кондрашову, показанном в эфире "Вестей" Continue Reading »

В схватке за бронзу он победил чилийца Франсиско Солиса Continue Reading »

Соединенное Королевство должно использовать весь имеющийся энергетический потенциал, заявил Дэнни Крюгер Continue Reading »

Moscow 'under siege' as Ukraine onslaught starts inferno at 'Russia's AMAZON'... (Top headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:Kyiv plots next death blow to paralyze war machine...NATO fighter jet OPENS FIRE on 'Russian' drone over Europe... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron Continue Reading »

Kyiv plots next death blow to paralyze war machine... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Moscow 'under siege' as Ukraine onslaught starts inferno at 'Russia's AMAZON'...NATO fighter jet OPENS FIRE on 'Russian' drone over Europe... Continue Reading »

NATO fighter jet OPENS FIRE on 'Russian' drone over Europe... (Top headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Moscow 'under siege' as Ukraine onslaught starts inferno at 'Russia's AMAZON'...Kyiv plots next death blow to paralyze war machine... Continue Reading »

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Modi's BJP once controlled media narratives in India, but this might be changing with the 'Cockroach' movement. Continue Reading »

Children on Tonle Sap sacrifice education, with many working to help their families cover increasing fuel costs. Continue Reading »

Scheffler's 21st career PGA Tour title earns the American $3.6m for his resounding victory at TPC Southwind. Continue Reading »

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka escapes with a nail-biting win while Felix Auger-Aliassime downs ex-champ Stefanos Tsitsipas. Continue Reading »

Outrage as Colombian president hands out footballs in earthquake-hit city where residents say they await urgent aid. Continue Reading »

Security forces that arrived overnight to evacuate the outpost are still in the area, and residents have been instructed to avoid 'unnecessary vehicle movement'; Jewish extremists to be removed later Thursday; Political damage in US already done Continue Reading »

He was one of Israel's most senior media figures and considered for decades one of the voices most identified with foreign news and history coverage; his final broadcast was just five days ago due to the progression of the disease  Continue Reading »

Political damage is growing: Pro-Israel US Ambassador Mike Huckabee said that it was the US that asked the IDF and the police to evacuate the extremists who are besieging the homes of Palestinian families in Qusra; 'No excuse for such thuggish behavior' Continue Reading »

The Yahalomi family gave further testimony and rejected recent reports, saying there is 'no basis' to rule out a nationalist terror attack; a court imposed a gag order on all details of the probe at Lahav 433's request Continue Reading »

CIA analysts questioned the credibility of Israeli intelligence about an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump in Turkey, while the Secret Service acted on the warning and moved him to a decoy-free flight Continue Reading »

The president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader. Continue Reading »

President Trump said a cease-fire agreed in June would lead to limits on Iran’s nuclear program and finish the conflict, but the countries appear far apart. Continue Reading »

A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran’s leadership had declared it a nuclear power. Continue Reading »

President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But under Mr. Kim, the North has become increasingly belligerent toward the South. Continue Reading »

The new head of the Justice Department said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the president had never asked him to prosecute specific people — and never would. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

Andy Burnham and Anthony Albanese have found something few world leaders can replicate: a shared obsession with rugby league. Continue Reading »

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. Continue Reading »

Several high-profile progressives are blaming the Vermont senator. Sanders told POLITICO he has “limited resources” and can't endorse everyone. Continue Reading »

In one of his first interviews since winning the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, David Crowley shares his plan to bring in Francesca Hong voters — but he won’t commit to campaigning with far left surrogates. Continue Reading »

He dropped out of Maine’s Senate race last month after a woman he dated accused him of sexual assault, an allegation he denied. Continue Reading »

The goal of changing Congress’ workplace culture could hit a wall of longstanding lawmaker resistance to putting the tools in place to better police themselves. Continue Reading »

“I do think that there is a particular ethos of a Pelosi staffer,” one alumna said. Continue Reading »

Bronin defeated 14-term incumbent Rep. John Larson in a Connecticut Democratic primary last week. Continue Reading »

Reps. Kat Cammack and Teresa Leger Fernández are preparing to unveil legislation when they return from the summer recess. Continue Reading »

Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman are racing to win influential endorsements from powerbrokers across the state ahead of the Aug. 25 GOP runoff. Continue Reading »

The attorney general said he's willing to break with the president on legal issues and act with integrity. Continue Reading »

The president’s once-strong endorsement record faded in recent weeks and faces new tests later this month. Continue Reading »

A new generation of GOP leaders agree that the old free market orthodoxy won’t hold together the Trump coalition. The party is now figuring out how to sell its new economics heading into 2028. Continue Reading »

Negotiations to bring the war to a close remain deadlocked – and complicated by the fractured Iranian state. Continue Reading »

The board also approved a plan to shut the center down for two years. Continue Reading »

Bumble on Tuesday said it would begin allowing either person ⁠in a match to send the first message, dropping the women-first messaging rule ⁠that has ⁠been ​a defining feature of the dating app since its launch in 2014. The move ⁠comes as dating-app companies across the globe grapple with user fatigue toward traditional swipe-based platforms and slowing ⁠growth, prompting some, including Bumble and Tinder-owner Match Group, to ​roll out new ‌features and artificial intelligence-powered ‌tools aimed at improving engagement. Continue Reading »

For more than two years, it's been clear that something at Bumble wasn't working. As the dating app lost users—in a more accelerated way than its also-struggling competitors—it has been trying to figure out what today's daters want from the app that rose to fame with its pledge that "women make the first move." Continue Reading »

Dating app Bumble is eliminating its rule requiring women to send the first message to a match, the key differentiator between it and many other online dating platforms. According to a survey, more than two-thirds of women on the platform prefer for men to send the first message. Continue Reading »

"Why am I living in England?" Avni, an Albanian in his 40s working in London as a builder, asked me angrily, as we walked to the lines of riot police separating Albania's Flamingo Revolution protesters from the country's parliament. "Albania is a very good country, there is no war here. We shouldn't be immigrants. We should come back home," he added, telling me that his home village in northern Albania was now entirely depopulated, as everyone who could had already decamped to Britain or elsewhere in Western Europe. Continue Reading »

The rhythm of American life changes significantly when the workweek ends. Weekends and holidays bring more time for rest, recreation, chores, and social connections. At the same time, work and education occupy a much smaller share of the day. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, shows how Americans aged 15 and older redistribute their time between weekdays and non-workdays. Continue Reading »

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Russia's Ministry of Defense said that it had destroyed 822 Ukrainian drones overnight. Some 600 drones were detected headed toward the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, with a third destroyed over the Moscow region itself. Continue Reading »

At least three people have been killed and more than 10 injured in Ukraine in the latest wave of Russian strikes, officials have said. Firefighters are tackling a fire that started overnight at a market in the capital, Kyiv, after it was hit by Russian missiles and drones. Ukraine said it shot down three Russian missiles and nearly 100 drones. Meanwhile, Moscow's mayor said about 600 Ukrainian drones were launched towards the city overnight. A warehouse belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries was hit. Continue Reading »

Ukraine's long-range drone attacks have frequently targeted military bases and oil refinery and energy sites of late, and more recently warehouses of major Russian online retailer Wildberries - but on Saturday a new target has been added: space facilities. Ukrainian forces have touted that they've struck the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Russia's Samara region. The facility focuses on the manufacturing and operation of space launch vehicles. Continue Reading »

Is Beijing hoping to turn other authoritarian societies into digital Chinas? China's rise as the world's leading exporter of surveillance technology is yielding some disturbing results. Beijing's surveillance export packages comprise an entire technological architecture that can give governments an unprecedented ability to see, identify, and track their populations. Continue Reading »

It was 92 years ago when Congress, motivated by Prohibition-era gun violence and the attempted assassination of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, passed the National Firearms Act, which, among other things, made it more difficult to buy silencers, short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns. It remained intact — and wasn't especially controversial — for generations. Continue Reading »

The yearslong case against six Nevada Republicans who were accused of submitting a bogus certificate that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the state's 2020 presidential election has been dismissed, a judge ruled Thursday. The dismissal marks the latest setback in swing states' efforts to prosecute fake electors who tried to keep Trump in the White House after he lost to Joe Biden in 2020. Three other fake elector cases in Arizona, Michigan and Georgia have been dismissed. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes recently dismissed her office's criminal case but vowed to bring it back to a grand jury in hopes of securing another indictment. The dismissal was a legal maneuver aimed at getting around a deadline for starting new grand jury proceedings after Mayes lost an appeal earlier in June. Continue Reading »

President Trump claimed during remarks on Long Island, N.Y., on Friday that he will make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, despite the fact that Oman and Iran share jurisdiction of the waterway. "Pretty soon, I will be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," Trump said during an address highlighting his administration's efforts to combat crime in the U.S. Continue Reading »

TEHRAN, Iran — A defiant Iran called on the U.S. to "accept the reality of defeat and stop indulging in delusions" after President Donald Trump suggested that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a "territory of the United States." The crucial waterway that handled one-fifth of the world's oil before the war "cannot be seized with a tweet, nor with an aircraft carrier, nor by issuing an order, nor through an election speech," Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in a post on X early Saturday. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States will declare the Strait of Hormuz "U.S. territory" after it finishes defeating Iran, escalating his assertion of American control over the strategic waterway as Tehran vowed that the strait "has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian." "After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," Trump told a crowd during an event in Nassau County, New York. Continue Reading »

Five people were wounded in a shooting involving multiple suspects at Virginia State University early Saturday, prompting a campus lockdown and police investigation just as students get ready for a new school year. It happened near the university's Quad Annexes, where campus police and Chesterfield County officers discovered five people suffering from gunshot wounds outside campus dormitories. Officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. and the lockdown was lifted at about 9 a.m., county police said. Continue Reading »

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith said Thursday that Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., could make him a Republican, praising the Trump-backed gubernatorial frontrunner days before Florida Republicans choose their nominee to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis. "And I ain't no d--- Republican. But that mean if anybody could make me one, it would be him. I'm just going to keep it a buck. I'm just letting you know," Smith said. Continue Reading »

Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, has been found dead. Emergency services said a man was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. Continue Reading »

Former Cambridge sociology professor Jason Arday was found dead in south London on Friday, days after resigning from the university after being accused of plagiarism. Arday, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Metropolitan Police. Authorities said his death was unexpected but is not believed to be suspicious. "Sadly, a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene," a Metropolitan Police spokesman told the Telegraph. "His next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by officers."... Continue Reading »

Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge professor who was at the centre of ​a plagiarism scandal, has died aged 41. Arday had resigned earlier this month ‌as a professor of sociology of education following the accusations, which caused a furore in the world of academia. He was the university's youngest ever Black professor. He was found unresponsive by the ​ambulance service at a property in Battersea, south London... Continue Reading »

A British sociologist who resigned last week from the University of Cambridge following weeks of public accusations of plagiarism and media scrutiny was found dead Friday. Jason Arday, who was 37 when he became Cambridge's youngest Black professor in 2023, resigned after he came under intense media pressure, with weeks of allegations about plagiarism in his academic work and questions surrounding claims about his athletic and fundraising accomplishments. The Times and Telegraph newspapers, along with the BBC and Sky News, reported that Arday, 41, was found "unresponsive" inside a home in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon... Continue Reading »

U.S. Drafts Ultimatum for Allies Joining China's AI Bloc The United States is preparing to tell 35 countries they cannot belong to both the American and Chinese artificial intelligence coalitions, and that joining Beijing's framework will cost them their place in Washington's, according to an undated State Department draft letter reviewed by Reuters and a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The letter is addressed to the signatories of an "AI Opportunity Statement" the United States circulated in June, a group that includes members of Pax Silica, the non-binding framework Washington launched last year to secure supply chains for critical minerals, semiconductors and AI models, Reuters reported. "To be part of everything is to be part of nothing. Signature of the Pax Silica Declaration is not merely a membership subscription, but a commitment." The letter urges signatories to choose deliberately and does not name China. The U.S. official said the document was drafted to make clear that countries "can't have it both ways," speaking on condition of anonymity because internal discussions are continuing. The letter has not been sent. Reuters reported it could not determine when the State Department intends to ... Continue Reading »

Qatar Denies Holding Iranian Pilots As Tehran Demands Answers Over Missing Airmen Via The Cradle Qatar has denied that it is holding three Iranian pilots who Iran says were captured alive after their fighter jets crashed during the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic. On Saturday, Mohammad Bagherzadeh, head of the Missing Persons Search Committee of Iran's Armed Forces General Staff, stated that “Three Iranian pilots were captured alive by Qatari forces after the Su-24 fighter jets crashed during the March attacks.” He identified the captured pilots as Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian, and Omran Behraveshian. via Associated Press Iran is urging the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to investigate the condition of the pilots. In a statement to the ICRC, Bagherzadeh said that the pilots "have been held by Qatari forces for six months" and have not been allowed to contact their families. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari denied the claims, saying Qatar is not holding any Iranian pilots. "We categorically deny the claims circulating regarding the detention of Iranian pilots," Ansari said in a statement posted on X. Iranian officials were making "misleading statements" at a sensitive moment for regional diplomacy, he added. Doha acknowledged shooting ... Continue Reading »

Israel Threatens Return Of Lebanon War After Unleashing Deadliest Airstrikes Since Ceasefire Despite a June ceasefire technically being in effect, new weekend Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon mark the deadliest escalation since fighting largely came to a halt earlier this year. The Saturday attack saw eleven Lebanese killed - among them three children - and 19 injured after Israeli warplanes bombed several areas. It's by far the biggest mass casualty event since the ceasefire took effect, also in terms of extent of destruction. Flattened neighborhood in the southern Lebanese village of Deir al-Zahrani on August 15, via AFP "Israeli warplanes bombed a home on the outskirts of the village of Ansar, killing seven people and flattening the building early on Saturday morning, The Guardian reported. "Rescue services were working at the site to try to find survivors and locate bodies." "Another airstrike hours later on a home in the town of Deir al-Zahrani killed two, wounded nine and covered the streets in rubble and smoke," the report continued to detail. "An Israeli drone also targeted a motorcycle in the nearby city of Nabatieh, but it was unclear if the driver was killed." Lebanon’s National News ... Continue Reading »

English Villages In Fear Over 1,200 Male Migrants Moved Next To Schools Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, England's most peaceful villages are once again being turned into the front line of the migrant crisis. Up to 1,200 single adult male asylum seekers are earmarked for former military sites sitting within a mile of primary schools, nurseries and children's play areas, in direct tension with the Home Office's own recent guidance against housing near sensitive locations. The plan, revived and pressed forward under the current government, would drop large numbers of young men into high-trust, low-density rural communities that could not be more culturally distant from the backgrounds of many arrivals. The effect is to create maximum demographic shock and local fury in places least equipped to absorb it. Villagers up in arms as up to 1,200 male asylum seekers to be placed within a MILE of primary schoolhttps://t.co/PP4hXYWJyz — GB News (@GBNEWS) August 15, 2026 Villagers across North Yorkshire, Suffolk and Oxfordshire are now up in arms as the Home Office continues with three former military bases. RAF Linton-on-Ouse near York is set for as many as 1,200 male asylum seekers. The village ... Continue Reading »

Fog Of War: A World Searching For An Exit Authored by Armstrong Williams via The Epoch Times, There are moments when the world seems to be moving toward peace and war simultaneously. This is one of them. President Donald Trump continues to express hope that the conflict with Iran can be brought to an end. Iran and Oman say negotiations over shipping arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz are progressing. That is encouraging, but the moment remains fragile. Iran has attached significant conditions to reopening the strait, including compensation for wartime damage and changes in American policy. So diplomats are discussing stabilizing one of the world’s most important waterways while Tehran continues making demands Washington may find impossible to accept. That is the fog of war: hope in one headline, escalation in the next. The contradiction extends to Yemen. Even as diplomacy continues, Iran-aligned Houthi forces remain capable of destabilizing the region, including threatening Saudi interests and shipping routes. One spark can touch several alliances. That is why progress must be measured by actions, not announcements. Diplomats negotiate while generals prepare contingencies. Political leaders speak of peace while military planners prepare for negotiations to fail. America must do the ... Continue Reading »

"I've Never Heard Anything Like It": Was America's Top Secret Stealth Bomber Just Spotted Over Kansas? A video of a mysterious aircraft thundering over a U.S. military installation has set off a wave of speculation online, and the leading theories all point to aircraft the Pentagon would rather nobody photographed. The aircraft was captured flying over McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas. It is believed to be the B-21 Raider, a nuclear-capable stealth bomber carrying a unit price tag of roughly $700 million. That identification is unconfirmed. OutKick's David Hookstead, who first published the footage, wrote that a reflection off what appears to be a cockpit window around the seven-second mark is the strongest evidence for the B-21 - but allowed it could also be the RQ-170 Sentinel or the RQ-180, a classified surveillance drone whose existence the government has never acknowledged. Other observers have argued the shape is a better match for the older B-2 Spirit. McConnell is a tanker base, home to the KC-46 Pegasus, and sits well outside the B-21's Edwards Air Force Base test corridor - which is part of why the sighting drew attention, and part ... Continue Reading »

Dallas Airport Shelves Muslim Washing Facilities After Texas Governor Threatens Airport Funding Authored by Jeremy Lott via The Epoch Times, The Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport was mulling the installation of special washing rooms to facilitate prayers by its Muslim passengers. A DFW spokesman told The Epoch Times Saturday that the airport has shelved those plans after objections by the governor of Texas. The airport was “in the process of evaluating an internal proposal to add a set of ablution washing stations on the pre-security side of Terminal D” for international passengers, the spokesperson wrote in a statement. Terminal D is one of five terminals at DFW. The terminal has more than 30 gates, out of what the airport lists as over 160 total gates. It also has a connected hotel, the Grand Hyatt. With every proposed project in the whole airport, DFW management considers several factors, including “operational benefits, customer service impacts, operational risks and costs,” before granting approval, the spokesperson said. The prayer washing project had not yet reached the official evaluation point when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott registered his opposition to such facilities. “Government-owned airports cannot favor one religion over all ... Continue Reading »

The Democrats' Hasan Piker Problem Is Getting Worse The Democratic Party has so much going for it in the 2026 midterm election season, yet it looks like one man in particular might blow it for them. Hasan Piker, the 35-year-old left-wing influencer, is becoming a genuine electoral liability that could extend well beyond the races he's personally gotten involved in, and according to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Democrats are trying to do something about it. In Michigan, Piker has been campaigning alongside Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed despite warnings from party operatives who would rather he didn't. The two have continued campaigning together even as Democratic officials worry the association could bleed into contests in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin and Maine, states where Piker hasn't lifted a finger for any candidate. That's the nature of viral notoriety. A candidate doesn't need Piker in the room to become an issue because of him. Piker built his following on livestreams that pull in an audience of millions, a platform he has used to deliver commentary that ranges from standard progressive fare to remarks widely considered to be antisemitic, particularly his ... Continue Reading »

Oh, So This Is Why Luigi Mangione Pleaded Guilty... Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, Luigi Mangione, the man whose assassination of a health insurance executive turned him into a folk hero to many on the left, shocked the country on Friday when he finally admitted to the killing and changed his plea to guilty. "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan. I understood that my actions would place him in fear of death of bodily injury. I knew what I was doing was illegal," Mangione told the judge. He admitted to stalking his victim, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in the weeks before he gunned him down. The guilty plea locks in a consequence few outside the courtroom seemed to notice at first: a state court can no longer try Mangione for murder. Mangione had spent more than a year cultivating an image as a martyr willing to fight the system to the end. So why did he suddenly fold and admit everything? According to Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley, the answer has nothing to do with a guilty conscience. Turley discussed the plea with host Charlie Hurt on Fox & Friends Weekend on Saturday, and argued the move was a ... Continue Reading »

Military Contractor's Spy Aircraft Quietly Flying Southern Border On Mysterious Mission The Pentagon says it does not discuss contractor support to particular missions. The gear aboard mimics cell towers. Private military contractor Metrea has spent months quietly operating two surveillance-equipped aircraft along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the Arizona Mirror. Via the Arizona Mirror The planes have traversed Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, circling at high altitude over border cities including Bisbee and Douglas in Arizona, and Laredo and El Paso in Texas. Metrea holds multiple contracts with the U.S. military, including a $5.7 million award to support training for U.S. Special Operations Command. The company also conducts simulated training missions for the Marine Corps. It performs comparable border work overseas, providing what it describes as advanced aerial surveillance to the Australian government for monitoring that country's border regions. Arizona Mirror reports: One of the major pieces of equipment installed on the aircraft is a DRT 3300, also sometimes referred to as a "dirtbox." A dirtbox is a piece of equipment that mimics a cell phone tower and acts in a similar manner to "stingray" devices that track cell phones and reportedly can even intercept messages. It ... Continue Reading »

'Dems Don't Give A Crap About The Country': Martin Armstrong Sees Very, Very Tight Midterm Election Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong is out with a new report (more than 100 pages) that takes a deep dive on the “2026 Midterm Elections” in November.  Armstrong says, “The computer is showing this is going to be a very, very tight election..." "It’s a 50/50 deal where we didn’t see either party coming in with a landslide.  The bottom line looks like the Democrats can take the House, but not the Senate.  So, you will have a 50/50 divided government.  You are going to get a lot of the crazies on the Democrat side.  Even the conservative Democrats are getting very nervous.  You recently had (Democrat) James Carville talking about how the party is going to split, which was our forecast in 2024.  So, this is where we are heading.  By the Dems taking the House, you will see all kinds of investigations, there will be another impeachment of Trump, etc.  They will be real obstructionists.  They don’t give a crap about the country.  If Trump says the sky is blue, ... Continue Reading »

Apple Trains Custom AI Model For China With Alibaba's Help Apple has trained a custom large language model specifically for the Chinese market, utilizing technical support from Alibaba Group, according to Reuters.  Chinese flags hang from a lamp post in front of an Apple Inc. store in Shanghai. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg This arrangement would make Apple the first foreign company cleared by Beijing to offer a proprietary AI model in China. The custom model is expected to power portions of Apple Intelligence when the AI suite rolls out to mainland China via an upcoming iOS update. This marks a strategic shift from Apple's earlier plan to rely solely on third-party Chinese models for its regional generative AI features. According to the report, OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude - which Apple pairs with its own technology in Western markets - are unavailable in China. In July, China's Cyberspace Administration officially registered Apple's generative AI service, clearing the primary regulatory hurdle that had kept Apple Intelligence off local devices. Under this approved framework, Alibaba's Qwen model will integrate into Apple Intelligence across compatible iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Vision Pro headsets sold in China, while Baidu's technology will separately support ... Continue Reading »

Warsh's Mark Antony Moment Submitted by Peter Tchir, Academy Securities — Macro Strategy Warsh's Mark Antony Moment I really wanted to go with Warsh is “puttin’ on the foil” as the title for our Jackson Hole preview, but I’m told the Hanson Brothers might not be as iconic as I thought. In any case, of all my failings as a parent, getting my kids to finally watch Slapshot is one of the easier ones to correct. I felt the “vibe” of Warsh “puttin’ on the foil” in the green room as he gets ready to speak to the Jackson Hole crowd was good, but today we’ll go a little more “highbrow.” Friends, economists, central bankers, lend me your ears; I come to bury inflation, not to praise it. As you know we have been on the side of No Cuts: We discussed this along with the danger of Cheap Chinese Compute on Thursday on CNBC. On Friday, we discussed Iran, ProSec, and the Fed on Bloomberg TV (starts at the 2:19:40 mark, with Lisa giving her best Seinfeld impersonation of No Hikes For You (last weekend’s T-Report)). The segment before discusses why the Fed is still ... Continue Reading »

The 10 States Losing Public School Students The Fastest Public school enrollment is shrinking across much of the United States, but nowhere faster than West Virginia. An August 2026 study by family location-tracking app iSharing found that the state lost more than 10,500 public school students between 2021 and 2024, a decline of 4.2%, the steepest in the country, according to family location-tracking app iSharing, The trend reflects a broader demographic shift. Births have fallen in 44 of the 50 states, meaning many schools are receiving smaller incoming classes. In West Virginia, births dropped 18.3% between 2005 and 2024. New Mexico experienced an even larger 26% decline. Migration can offset some of these losses, but in many states it has not been enough to reverse the trend. The  iSharing study compared public school enrollment across all 50 states over three years and examined changes in births and migration. It also considered federal projections for 2031 to identify where enrollment could fall further. West Virginia ranked first, with enrollment falling from about 252,000 students in 2021 to 242,000 in 2024. Although the state recorded slightly positive net migration, declining births continue to reduce the number of ... Continue Reading »

How Socialism Gains Popularity Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times, More than 80% agreed economic hardship can make socialist policies attractive even to people who oppose socialism. Most Americans see communism in an unfavorable light, and a strong majority of Epoch readers say it’s incompatible with the United States’ founding principles. Yet socialism, an early stage of communism, continues to attract people by promising equal wages, low costs, and public benefits. The goal sounds appealing, but the means have historically included higher taxes and extensive state control. When asked about a movement in the United States to embrace socialism, Vice President JD Vance said in an Aug. 13 Fox News interview, “Our response to that can’t be to just ignore the economic concerns that I think are feeding this rising interest in socialism.” American citizens deserve a good life in this country and a good government to make that happen, said Vance. The Trump administration is rebuilding the industrial base and the heartland, making streets safer, and making it possible for young people to afford a home, Vance said. “This is how you stop socialism.” “You don’t stop socialism by throwing slogans at people about ... Continue Reading »

San Mateo County Passes Resolution To Regulate Commercial Humanoid Robots Authored by Lear Zhou via The Epoch Times, San Mateo County may become the first in California to regulate humanoid robots used for commercial purposes. The county board of supervisors on Aug. 11 passed a resolution sponsored by Supervisor Ray Mueller to direct county legal and administrative staff to draft an ordinance regulating the use of untethered autonomous or semi-autonomous humanoid robots, or “mobile humanoid robots,” in restaurants, retail stores, and other businesses. State law already regulates autonomous vehicles but not the commercial use of humanoid robots, according to a county memo. The resolution aims to create a “comprehensive permitting process governing the commercial deployment and operation” of such robots within the county. Several companies have already started humanoid robot pilot projects. Tau Robotics, for instance, offers cleaning services to invited San Francisco residents at $30 per hour in a pilot program launched on July 28. The robots are operated by humans and artificial intelligence, according to the company’s website. According to the county memo, having a permitting framework in place before these robots are widely implemented would “encourage the responsible integration of emerging technologies ... Continue Reading »

"US Can't Bomb Its Way To Victory": Scotiabank Maps Bessent's Coming Economic Hammer On Iran Brent crude futures ended last week near $88.50 a barrel as traders awaited details of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's planned escalation campaign of the economic war against Iran. Bessent said Friday that Washington would announce unprecedented economic-isolation measures next week, warning that the coming pressure campaign would be unlike anything "seen in the history of economic isolation on a country." US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced upcoming unprecedented economic measures against Iran amid ongoing blockades of its ports pic.twitter.com/OV3etgd2k0 — Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) August 14, 2026 For clarity on Bessent's upcoming economic-isolation operation against Iran, Derek Holt, head of Capital Markets Economics at Scotiabank in Toronto, provided clients with an assessment in which Bessent's warning could signal a move well beyond sanctioning shadow tankers and refiners, toward dismantling the entire financial network supporting Iranian oil exports. Holt explained: WHAT COULD BESSENT MEAN? What could Bessent do to economically isolate Iran further that has "never been seen"? • Target China and India: China is the main buyer of Iranian oil and is involved in undermining US sanctions. The US sanctions some individual Chinese ... Continue Reading »

Autopsy Bombshell: Los Alamos Lab Worker's Death Looks Like Murder Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Fresh autopsy findings on the skeletal remains of a Los Alamos National Laboratory administrative assistant have delivered a direct challenge to any suggestion of suicide. Melissa Casias was found propped against a tree in a remote stretch of New Mexico forest nearly a year after she vanished. The gunshot path through the base of her skull has left investigators and family members pointing to foul play - and the case now sits inside a much larger cluster of dead and missing scientists tied to nuclear programs and UFO secrets. Autopsy reveals chilling new details in mysterious death of missing scientist found skeletonized in the woods https://t.co/NPsCxGijLF — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) August 15, 2026 Casias, 53, disappeared from her Ranchos de Taos home on June 26, 2025. She left without keys, wallet, or identification. Both her work and personal phones were found factory-reset. Surveillance caught her walking alone on State Road 518. Her remains were discovered May 28, 2026, in the McGaffey Ridge area of Carson National Forest, a handgun nearby that her family says did not belong to her. ... Continue Reading »

Tokenization Of H₂O: Elites Are Claiming The World's Water Supply & Plan To Trade It Submitted by Patti Johnson, Yep, you heard me right. This is not a joke or exaggeration. The facts are out there for all to see. I wrote about the tokenization of nature in my article “From Blockchain to Ball and Chain: Are We Being Borged?” This article will deal primarily with the tokenization of the world’s water supply. Tokenization: Turning Life Itself into a Tradeable Chip For those who do not understand tokenization, here is a short and simple explanation: Tokenization means turning something real, like a share of water rights, a measured volume of water from a river or aquifer, or even credits for water that was “saved” or recycled, into a digital token (a unique digital certificate) that lives on a blockchain. A blockchain is simply a shared digital notebook that many computers keep identical copies of at the same time, so the records of who owns what cannot be secretly changed by any one person or company. That token can then be bought, sold, or traded on markets the same way people trade stocks or other assets. ... Continue Reading »

Beijing Wants Nvidia Out But China's AI Developers Aren't Ready China has spent years pouring money and political capital into building a homegrown semiconductor industry. Yet when its AI companies need to train their most sophisticated models, many still turn to Nvidia, according to South China Morning Post. The biggest obstacle may no longer be the chips themselves. It is everything developers have built around them. Nvidia’s CUDA software has become deeply woven into the way AI labs operate. Models, training tools and internal workflows have been designed around the platform, meaning switching to Chinese hardware can resemble rebuilding part of the factory rather than simply swapping out a machine. SCMP writes that Huawei’s Ascend processors are among the leading domestic alternatives, but moving an established operation onto them can require substantial engineering work. One researcher estimated that doing so could increase the time and expense of a project by at least 50%. How painful that transition becomes depends heavily on the model. Widely available open-source models such as DeepSeek are easier because engineers can modify the code and lean on work already done by others. In those cases, migration might require only a ... Continue Reading »