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- + Cyprus natural gas will help supply Europe by first half of 2028, official says—The East Mediterranean is becoming an alternative energy source for Eu...
- + Elephants in your midst: In Boston, an art exhibit tells the story of an Indian herd—A touring art exhibit of life-size elephants is in Boston for the next...
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- + Germany warns of ‘daily hybrid warfare’ after explosive-laden drone found—Espionage, sabotage, cyberattacks, and covert operations are a constan...
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- + Will the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani “NATO” counter the US military retreat from the “Middle East”?—What is the alarming acknowledgement of “failure” in an article writte...
- + EE. UU. perdió Oriente Medio; Arabia Saudí, Pakistán y Turquía se unen—Elijah J. Magnier es analista político y veterano corresponsal en zona...
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- + Beyond productivity: rethinking how we invest in AI—When Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu recently warned that the rapid adoptio...
- + No need to overread the Middle East’s marriages of convenience—There is a familiar ritual in Washington’s foreign policy think tanks ...
- + US weighs tactical nukes as China, Russia raise escalatory stakes—The US may be entering a period of significant nuclear reassessment as...
- + Makkah pact more strategic hedge than mutual defense revolution—On August 7, 2026, at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah, Saudi Crown Prince Moh...
- + Unpacking the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey defense pact—The recently signed Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey Joint Defense Agreeme...
- + The political black hole over the Strait of Hormuz—The absence of Irans supreme leader, doubts about his condition and in...
- + California may win chip race while losing productivity one—Silicon Valley built its reputation by making transistors smaller and ...
- + Nuclear age began 81 years ago with lies, could end the same way—The atomic age began with a lie. Eighty-one years ago this week, a sin...
- + Out of bullets, US will have to adjust and change security policy—While President Trump says the US is not short of weapons, he has tol...
- + Japan’s non-nuclear consensus starts to fray—Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first ...
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- + Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan appears in court after extradition—The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bombproof van to tra...
- + Drones spotted over German base days after Leipzig bomb incident—Police are investigating a drone sighting over a miltary base reported...
- + Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan returning to Ireland in high-security operation —The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bombproof van to tra...
- + Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast—Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwat...
- + Hundreds arrested over French wildfires, but who is to blame?—The government is trying to attribute blame for the unprecedented fire...
- + Watch: Moment opposition MP throws eggs at Kosovo's acting PM—Lawmakers and police officers had to intervene after Alliance party MP...
- + Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies—Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 m...
- + Kidnapped rare Serbian eagle freed into wild after rescue—Feliks the eagle was abducted as he first flew the nest in Serbia and ...
- + Spain to impose border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies—Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 m...
- + Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of 'one of largest' smuggling networks —The group moved synthetic drugs from Spain to Algeria, then used the r...
- + Spain threatens retaliation if Italy fails to lift border controls after Ceuta crossings—Italy has said it will not accept "ultimatums or impositions" after th...
- + Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects—The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind ener...
- + Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact—Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack a...
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- + First Nations chiefs in B.C. call on Carney, Smith to halt advancing West Coast pipeline—The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs is calling on Ottawa and A...
- + Poilievre's letter to Carney: 'No more caving' to U.S. demands in trade, tariff talks—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is asking Canada's prime minister...
- + 2SLGBTQ+ political candidates in Quebec report a wave of online hate—As pride month celebrations take place across Quebec, political candid...
- + Canada, U.S. shadow Chinese research ships in the Arctic as concern grows over Snow Dragons' presence—Canada and the U.S. are shadowing two Chinese icebreakers operating in...
- + Feds should devise way to reflect on COVID-19 response, says Canada's chief science adviser—Canada's chief science adviser says the federal government should devi...
- + On America's northern border, the threats are not unidirectional—While U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Canada of allowing illeg...
- + Old military transport aircraft to get new lease on life as waterbombers—Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr announced the ...
- + 8th federal byelection required by mid-April with Conservative MP Larry Brock's exit—Voters are set for an eighth federal byelection between Aug. 31 and mi...
- + Ford writes Carney asking to extend gas and diesel excise tax holiday to Jan. 1—Ontario Premier Doug Ford has written to Prime Minister Mark Carney as...
- + Canada prepared to halt booze bans, meet other U.S. demands in exchange for tariff relief: sources—The Canadian government is preparing to meet some U.S. demands — inclu...
- + Canada adds 75,000 new jobs in July, unemployment rate lowest in 2 years—Canada added 75,000 jobs in July, up 0.4 per cent, as the unemployment...
- + Canadians' climate change concerns rebound amid wildfire season—The percentage of Canadians who see addressing climate change as a top...
- + Ontario Conservative MP Larry Brock to exit Parliament in September—Conservative MP Larry Brock, from the Ontario riding of Brantford—Bran...
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- + Abdul El-Sayed deals record-breaking loss to Israel lobby—“Truly catastrophic loss for the geniuses at AIPAC” also hits Democrat...
- + Need a divorce? Go to the hospital.—Divorced women in Gaza must wade through a destroyed judicial system t...
- + Gaza students “terrified” over spike in Irish student visa rejections —Even with fully funded scholarships, Ireland is turning away a growing...
- + How complicit media tried to sell a genocide—Two new books expose the failed attempt to win public support for Isra...
- + Livestream: Why Israel has no "right to exist"— [Category: livestream, Craig Mokhiber, Iran, Karim Khan, Internationa...
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- + House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental Healthcare—Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins received a lette...
- + What Is the Trump Administration Doing With Foreign Aid Money?—In a 2025 meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump held up a printed artic...
- + He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.—After Elvis Brooks spent 42 years in prison, a court threw out his con...
- + James Talarico Accused Ken Paxton of Voter Fraud. His Own Voter Registration Is Raising Questions.—State Rep. James Talarico accused his U.S. Senate opponent, Texas Atto...
- + Lead Contamination Is Still a Problem in Omaha. Why Is the City Cleaning Up Some Yards and Not Others?—Camila Ortiz González, 7, holds her 8-month-old brother, Isaías, at ho...
- + Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.—Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed a 21-person board to oversee water in...
- + The EPA Doesn’t Typically Retest Homes in the Country’s Largest Residential Lead Superfund Site. So We Did.—Flatwater Free Press reporters Chris Bowling, pictured, and Leah Keina...
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- + Zaporozhye Front: Heavy Fighting Near Orekhov’s Western Edge—Click to see the full-size image In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian...
- + Military Situation In Ukraine On August 9, 2026 (Maps Update)—Click to see the full-size image Russian strikes destroyed targets ...
- + Syria Announces Deal With Russia On Khmeimim And Tartus Bases—Click to see full-size image (Syrian Foreign Ministry) Syria and Russ...
- + Russia Strikes Ukrainian Ports, Railways And A Key Bridge, While Ukraine Targets Oil Refineries And Belgorod—Click to see the full-size image From August 7 to 9, Russian strikes ...
- + Military Situation In Yemen On August 9, 2026 (Map Update)—Click to see the full-size image During the past 48 hrs, the Yemeni...
- + Houthis Strike Saudi Refinery Again—Illustrative image. A new attack targeted Aramcos Jazan refinery in s...
- + Russian Army Seizes Key Heights, Disrupts Ukrainian Logistics In Kharkov—Click to see the full-size image In the Kharkiv direction, Russian un...
- + Israel Is Planning To Attack Iran On Its Own To Provoke War—Illustrative image. (Israeli Air Force) Israel is preparing its armed...
- + Turkey To Sell Ukraine MLRS, ATACMS Missiles—Illustrative image. (U.S. Army) The United States Department of State...
- + Ukraine Admits Losing Yet Another Helicopter—Illustrative image. A Ukrainian helicopter crashed on August 8 during...
- + Military Situation In Ukraine On August 8, 2026 (Maps Update)—Click to see the full-size image Russian strikes destroyed targets ...
- + Iran Sets Six Conditions To Reopen Hormuz—File image. Irans top security official said on August 8 that the Str...
- + Military Situation In Northern Palestine On August 8, 2026 (Map Update)—Click to see the full-size image The Israeli army carried out an ex...
- + Greek Apache Helicopters To Hunt Iranian Drones For UAE—Illustrative image. (U.S. Arm\Army Spc. Javier Arencibia) Greece is c...
- + Strike Sets UAE Tanker Ablaze Near Hormuz As IRGC Warns U.S.—Illustrative image. (Tasnim News Agency) The Abu Dhabi National Oil C...
- + Drone Attack On Refinery Highlights Chaos In Western Libya (Videos)—Click to see full-size image. (X) A drone struck a fuel tank at Libya...
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- + US redirects 55 vessels since resuming maritime blockade of Iran — CENTCOM—US forces have also disabled 2 vessels [Category: World]
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- + Mount Toba eruption doesn't seem like it could nearly kill our species—The massive Toba eruption seems to have had little climate impact. [Ca...
- + DeepMind’s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists—Open source WeatherNext model can make accurate predictions with lower...
- + The ultimate eclipse chase: A Concorde raced against the Moon's shadow—Fitted with telescopes, the plane did our longest imaging of the Sun's...
- + How snails engineer their slime—Collagen and calcium work in tandem to achieve varying mechanical prop...
- + The world's biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun's surface—We expected them to be there, but they had previously been too small t...
- + Trump is losing his war on wind power—A court rules that a hold on all wind projects clearly violates the la...
- + Large genome models used to design new viruses—The AI system makes genetically distant versions of a bacteria-killing...
- + Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too—This may help fungi survive host scarcity and explains why infected ho...
- + This Atlantic hurricane season is looking like a dud, but there will be a price to pay—"The models are forecasting something outside the envelope of anything...
- + D-Wave shows off its new entry in quantum computing race—Company noted for building quantum annealers now also making gate-base...
- + Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed—Also: Cyborg diving suits for cockroaches, why sleepy sperm whales blo...
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- + The Complicated Case of Passing On Your Digital Estate—There’s no perfect way to transfer possession of your digital assets t...
- + 4 Best Compression Boots: Therabody, Hyperice, and More (2026)—Whether you’re training hard, traveling often, or dealing with poor ci...
- + Meetily Lets You Transcribe and Summarize Meetings Without a Subscription—Here’s How—There are endless ways to record and transcribe your virtual meetings ...
- + TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper Review (2026): A Hybrid Tablet for Taking Notes and Watching Video—TCL’s hybrid tablet-digital notebook tries to be the best of both worl...
- + The 12 Best Anime to Watch if You Think You Hate Anime—Japan’s strongest media export makes a solid case for your attention s...
- + 8 Best Workout Headphones & Earbuds: Beats, Bose, Apple (2026)—Not every great pair of headphones belongs in the gym. These do, thank...
- + These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes—A new generation of philanthropists made rich by artificial intelligen...
- + The Sharpest Image Ever Taken of the Sun Reveals a Hidden Phenomenon—The photograph, taken in visible light, made it possible to observe fo...
- + Census Proposal Would Stop Counting Undocumented Immigrants—and Ignore Race and Sexual Orientation—A draft rule reviewed by WIRED would prevent the census from counting ...
- + Here Are the First Images of the Crater Left on the Moon by SpaceX’s Rocket—The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared images that show the gas...
- + The Excellent HP OmniBook 5 Is $550 Off Its Retail Price Today—My favorite budget laptop, the HP OmniBook 5, has an OLED screen and g...
- + Best Gaming Laptops (2026): Razer, Asus, Dell, and More—You don’t want any old gaming laptop. Here’s my take on which to get, ...
- + Xteink X4 Pro Pocket E-Reader Review (2026): Fun but Limited—Xteink’s new X4 Pro e-reader is its best yet, but the lack of an ebook...
- + Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed—Plus: A judge rules cell tower dumps unconstitutional, water utility h...
- + How to Disable Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs—New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. I...
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- + Defense Business Brief: The enduring case for small USVs | Battleship costs balloon | Rainey joins Bain Capital —Seasats CEO Mike Flanigan isn’t really interested in building sh...
- + Rough waters help firm demo ‘expeditionary manufacturing’ aboard warship—HONOLULU—Heavy seas didn’t stop Firestorm Labs from printi...
- + Officials hedge SpaceX aircraft-tracking satellite bet with three smaller company contracts—Three more companies will get Space Force money to build satellites th...
- + Did AI blow a $450M Army contract decision? Company lawsuit says yes—Trax International Corporation is asking the U.S. Court of Federal Cla...
- + US has too few interceptors to deter war with China, experts say—The United States would run out of the interceptors it needs to take d...
- + US has too few interceptors for war with China, Heritage says —The United States would run out of the interceptors it needs to take d...
- + Report: US doesn’t have enough interceptors for war with China —The United States would run out of the interceptors it needs to take d...
- + Can an Alaskan spaceport ease Pentagon’s launch bottleneck?—Rocket Lab’s announcement that it would launch suborbital rocket...
- + How many worked for DOGE? New data emerges, but many agencies stonewall—At least 206 people worked for the Department of Government Effic...
- + As AI models break free, White House works with firms on secret safety measures—No one is saying, officially, what was decided when top frontier ...
- + Pentagon counterdrone task force has a new AI-powered marketplace—The Pentagon’s counterdrone task force awarded Kaizen Laboratori...
- + Chinese telecoms kept footholds in US despite crackdowns, probe finds—Years after federal regulators invoked national security to push three...
- + OPM breach victims could get identity protection for life—Federal employees and contractors whose sensitive personal data was st...
- + Attackers are targeting open-source AI just as Big Tech is embracing it—The future of AI will be driven in significant part by startups and sm...
- + Shock wave—Imagine an alternate near-future in which the U.S. military had more v...
- + HII’s sea drone business is growing, but revenue is ‘modest,’ CEO says—The nation’s largest military shipbuilder sees maritime drones p...
- + Anthropic confirms its AI breached 3 organizations during testing—Anthropic’s flagship artificial intelligence model Claude gained...
- + Defense Business Brief: Handshake deals plane orders?; Inside the aerospace supply chain, plus thoughts on that critical minerals EO—Maybe it was just me, but there seemed to be more handshake deals betw...
- + Iran war ‘accelerated’ key tanker connectivity upgrades, top Air Force officials say—DAYTON, Ohio—The ongoing war in Iran has pushed Air Force offici...
- + Amazon uncovers broad North Korean hacking campaign against open-source software—A North Korea-linked hacker group has been tied to four open-source so...
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