Politics

Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal

The Guardian

Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal

Exclusive: Experts and former officials say accounts are running dry, and funding a war with no clear endgame is the main challenge Donald Trump’s war on Iran has driven the US military into a severe financial crisis, with the US navy…

The Guardian

Tariffs, the price of ground beef, and Donald Trump

Tariffs, the price of ground beef, and Donald Trump

Former President Trump's proposal to temporarily pause tariffs on imported ground beef aims to lower prices before the midterm elections, despite economic analysis suggesting the 25 percent price reduction claim is unrealistic and…

Woefully underqualified: Darline Graham gives confusing victory speech

Woefully underqualified: Darline Graham gives confusing victory speech

But if your own childhood demonstrates what happens when working families cannot afford to stop working when they're sick, shouldn't that make us want to fix the system?

Ratko Mladic, war criminal and former Bosnian Serb military leader, dead

CBC

Ratko Mladic, war criminal and former Bosnian Serb military leader, dead

Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in Europe's worst atrocity since the Second World War, has died.

CBC

Trump administration endangering national security with records law stance: Former archivists

Trump administration endangering national security with records law stance: Former archivists

Former officials with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) are urging a federal appeals court to reject the Trump administration’s attempts to ignore a long-standing presidential records retention requirement. In an…

Tinubu swears in Enitan as new Head of Service

The Punch

Tinubu swears in Enitan as new Head of Service

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Abel Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Enitan was sworn in on Thursday at a brief ceremony at the State House, Abuja, where he formally assumed office following the retirement…

The Punch

Obituary: Ratko Mladic, war criminal convicted of Srebrenica genocide, dies

Al Jazeera

Obituary: Ratko Mladic, war criminal convicted of Srebrenica genocide, dies

Ratko Mladic a Bosnian Serb war criminal, has died in prison aged 84.

Al Jazeera

US Patriot missile shortage in Europe ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war, officials say

South China Morning Post

US Patriot missile shortage in Europe ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war, officials say

The US military is experiencing a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, an American defence official in Europe and a Nato official said, raising…

South China Morning Post

TASS

Lukashenko arrives in Russia for visit

Earlier, BelTA reported that the Belarusian President plans to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during his working visit to Russia

TASS

Incidents of piracy off Somalia surged in 2026, new analysis of IMO data shows

Euronews

Incidents of piracy off Somalia surged in 2026, new analysis of IMO data shows

The region, which hosts some of the world's busiest shipping routes, has seen traffic heavily disrupted since the Iran war began on 28 February, affecting shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

Euronews

Four EU countries seek to reopen debate on Russian frozen assets for Ukraine

Straits Times

Four EU countries seek to reopen debate on Russian frozen assets for Ukraine

BRUSSELS, Aug 27 - The Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden called on Thursday for the European Union to reopen discussion next week on using Russia's frozen assets for Ukraine as Moscow shows no signs of wanting to end its war there.

Straits Times

Meta settles lawsuit, pays $17.1 billion over absurd claims

Meta settles lawsuit, pays $17.1 billion over absurd claims

Busybodies in both parties long ago decided that Zuck was Public Enemy Number 1. And they are perfectly willing to erect a regime of mass censorship in order to get their man.