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Death toll from earthquake in Colombia up to 265
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near the city of San Jose del Palmar in the Choco department on August 10
Watch: Key moments from Karoline Leavitt's White House tenure
Leavitt became the youngest press secretary in the country's history when she took the job in January 2025 at age 27.
Russian forces tightening trap for Ukrainian troops in Volchansk after liberating Vodyanoe
The Volchansk pocket continues to shrink, military expert Andrey Marochko said
Meduza’s sources close to the Kremlin say Putin’s team registered an antiwar party as an experiment and shut it down, banning Yabloko from the ballot, when the polling came back
On July 29, Russia’s Central Election Commission registered the liberal party Yabloko for elections to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament. On August 7, however, another…
Russia’s Supreme Court disqualified the only antiwar party over copyright, campaign financing, and a picture from ChatGPT — without ever ruling on whether calls for peace are extremism
On August 10, Russia’s Supreme Court barred Yabloko — the only party in the race campaigning for peace with Ukraine — from the State Duma elections. The formal pretext was a lawsu…
Two pilots killed in US Army helicopter crash
Two pilots have been killed after a US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed in central Texas and sparked a large wildfire Read Full Article at RT.com
West Nile Fever cases imported to Russia from Thailand, Mali, CAR in 2026
No fatalities linked to West Nile Fever have been reported this year
900 days after she went missing, Haymanut Kasau’s family demands answers from Shin Bet
Dozens rally outside security agency's HQ to demand justice for the missing girl, whose father suggests the Shin Bet has ignored his daughter's plight because of her skin color Th…
Petition calling for preserving Russia House submitted to parliament — BSW party
BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht said earlier that her party had prepared a petition against the demands by some political forces to close the Russia House
ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves
The company that makes the gloves, Compliant Technologies, says they're a nonlethal tool to make individuals compliant during arrests.
Why are 'human fridges' being sold in Japan?
As Japan swelters through extreme summer heat, BBC Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries out a new way to cool down.
Ukrainian attack leaves Sevastopol without electricity
According to the city’s Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev, specialists are assessing the damage and emergency services are in a state of high alert.
Trump cuts sex-change funding for minors
The Trump administration has ended federal funding for sex-change surgeries and hormone treatments for minors Read Full Article at RT.com
Israel deliberately setting southern Lebanon ablaze – firefighters to Guardian
Lebanese firefighters have accused Israel of deliberately starting wildfires across southern Lebanon using drones, flares and munitions Read Full Article at RT.com
Nearly 40 shelling attacks by Ukrainian troops reported in DPR in past day
Twelve civilians, including a teenager, were reportedly wounded
Backed by Walmart and Cisco, Israel’s Team8 raises $365m to help build AI startups
Venture group plans to use funds for investing in 16 companies that focus on software infrastructure needed for businesses to securely manage AI agents in workloads The post Backe…
Watch: Why are ICE agents getting controversial shock gloves?
The BBC’s Sarah Smith looks at what the new equipment could mean for the agency as tensions over immigration enforcement continue to escalate.
Libyan parliament speaker, top Turkish diplomat discuss ways of settling Libyan crisis
The talks between Aguila Saleh and Hakan Fidan were held in Benghazi after the top Turkish diplomat’s meeting with Libyan National Army commander Saddam Haftar
Israeli militants besiege two Palestinian families in their West Bank homes
Settlers and soldiers cut off water and electricity to homes, and block medical care in campaign of terrorIsraeli militants have besieged two Palestinian families in their homes s…
Eisenkot vows ‘no compromise’ on IDF draft law, including for Haredim, if elected PM
Yashar leader says a minority government would be 'bad' but may be required as 'last resort,' as poll shows continued deadlock between the blocs The post Eisenkot vows ‘no comprom…
Two dead after military helicopter crashes in Texas
An Apache military helicopter crashed in central Texas, officials said Wednesday.
Lebanese PM says Israel breaching international law as Katz boasts of ‘destroying all houses’
Remarks come as defense minister visits south Lebanon, says Israel will be there long term; Israel denies it agreed with Beirut on list of countries to verify Hezbollah disarmamen…
From Ohio, a Palestinian American watches as settlers besiege his family in Qusra
Through security cameras 6,000 miles away, Loui Ridi sees IDF soldiers fraternizing with those blocking his trapped brother and nephew, instead of rescuing them The post From Ohio…
US spends $533 mln on shell plant that produces nothing
Moscow has repeatedly stressed that Western arms supplies to Kiev and assistance in training Ukrainian servicemen only prolong the conflict and do not change the situation on the …