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Israel carries out largest occupied West Bank raid in months

Israeli forces conducted one of the largest raids in months in the occupied West Bank, targeting currency exchanges.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

WATCH: Trump wishes Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ‘a lot of luck’ on their engagement

Back in 2024 after Swift endorsed Trump’s presidential rival, the then presidential candidate posted online, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

UN Demands Investigation After Israeli Strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital Kills Journalists

The United Nations has condemned as “unacceptable” and “shocking” the recent Israeli missile strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, which killed at least 20 people, including five journalists. Tamin Al-Kitan, spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called for a “thorough and independent investigation” to ensure accountability. The […]

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

US troops begin withdrawal from key Iraqi bases

US troops begin withdrawal from key Iraqi bases Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/26/2025 - 18:55 Pullout of US troops signals Trump administration is pressing ahead with plans to reduce troops in region of key competition with Iran US and French soldiers stand guard at Union III Camp in the Green Zone of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on 22 May 2025 (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP) Off US troops have begun withdrawing from two key...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

August consumer confidence dips with jobs and tariffs driving most unease

Americans’ view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening job market grew for the eighth straight month.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Is It Too Late for the US to Change Its Chip Strategy Toward China?

The Trump administration is shifting course on export controls, but Chinese companies have already made notable progress toward independence.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Venezuela Denounces U.S. Military Deployment in the Caribbean at United Nations

The presence of a nuclear-powered submarine is a violation of Latin America’s denuclearized status. On Tuesday, through its permanent mission at the United Nations, Venezuela has formally denounced an escalation of hostile actions by the United States, following the deployment of the USS Lake Erie, a guided missile cruiser, and the USS Newport News, a […]

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Warren Buffett just told CNBC his plan for trains. The stocks are moving

Buffett's comments come after Berkshire Hathaway's BNSF Railway and CSX announced a partnership to provide new coast-to-coast rail services on Friday.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Frontier Airlines goes after struggling rival Spirit's customers with 20 new routes

Frontier Airlines has gotten more aggressive for Spirit customers as its rival is on shakier financial footing.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Israeli Families Accuse Netanyahu of Blocking Ceasefire Deal

The Forum of Families of Hostages and the Disappeared, which represents relatives of those abducted during Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023, has accused the Israeli government of obstructing negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. The group cites Israeli media reports indicating that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to present a partial ceasefire […]

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Israel delivers demolition notices to Palestinian villagers near Bethlehem

Israel delivers demolition notices to Palestinian villagers near Bethlehem Israeli forces delivered retail demolition notices to Palestinian villagers in Husan, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on Tuesday, the Wafa news agency reported. Ramzi Hamamra, head of the Husan Village Council, told Wafa that the commercial properties all belong to Palestinian residents. The demolitions have long been a way of...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

UK’s hard-right Reform party pledges mass deportations if it wins power

The leader of Britain’s hard-right Reform party has pledged to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and detain and deport anyone who arrives in the country illegally.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump Pentagon weighing equity stakes in defense contractors like Lockheed, says Lutnick

The Trump administration is "thinking about" whether the U.S. should take stakes in top defense contractors, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

NCEA reform: how will schools decide who takes an academic or vocational path?

If these changes go ahead, parents should be asking how their child is moved into an academic or vocational track – and who gets to make the final call.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Iran blamed for antisemtic attacks in Australia - podcast

Iran directed at least two attacks against Australia’s Jewish community, the domestic spy agency has determined, prompting the Albanese government to expel Tehran’s ambassador from Australia. The prime minister announced on Tuesday that Asio had ‘credible intelligence’ to determine the Iranian government was behind the attacks against the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne and Lewis’s Continental Kitchen in Bondi,...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

WATCH: Trump promises to revive North Carolina furniture industry ‘like magic’

President Donald Trump said Tuesday tariffs are coming on furniture imports to help revitalize the domestic industry in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement

Pop music's current biggest star and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end plan to tie the knot after a courtship of around two years. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced the move in a joint post on Instagram.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

WATCH: Trump celebrates private business job creation while touting federal job cuts

President Donald Trump bragged that he had laid off 84,000 federal workers.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Israeli military says none of the five journalists killed on Monday were 'Hamas targets'

Israeli military says none of the five journalists killed on Monday were 'Hamas targets' The spokesperson for the Israeli military said on Tuesday that none of the five journalists Israel killed in a double-bombing of Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza were "targets". There were, however, six Hamas targets in the vicinity, the spokesperson said, suggesting that would justify the attack.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Eli Lilly’s weight loss pill orforglipron clears its latest trial, paving way for approval

Eli Lilly now has the clinical trial data required to start filing for approvals of the drug for chronic weight management with global regulators.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

DR Congo, M23 rebels resume talks in Qatar after renewed violence in east

Qatar's foreign ministry said delegations were meeting in Doha to review the implementation of a truce signed in July.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Tariff exemption for small packages ends this week

Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the U.S. this week as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Artwork looted by Nazis 80 years ago spotted in estate agent ad

Portrait of a Lady seen in house near Buenos Aires, more than 80 years after it was looted from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

US envoy tells Arab journalists in Lebanon to ‘be civilised’

US envoy Thomas Barrack sparked outrage in Beirut after telling Arab journalists to act “civilised,” not “animalistic."

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

What we know so far about the Victoria police shooting: two killed and a ‘significant’ search for an armed suspect

Two police officers have been killed and another wounded at a shooting in the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah, about 300km north-east of Melbourne, AustraliaVictoria police shooting live updatesWho is Dezi Freeman? Porepunkah shooting suspect called police ‘terrorist thugs’ and tried to arrest magistrateGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA manhunt is under way for Dezi Freeman, a...

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Taxi Federation Threatens to Shut Down New York City Over Waymo Robotaxis

200,000 drivers’ jobs are at risk if self-driving cabs operate in Manhattan and Brooklyn. On Monday, Fernando Mateo, spokesman for the New York Taxi Federation, warned Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams and lawmakers that drivers will shut down the city if they do not “immediately” stop self-driving taxis. RELATED: Elon Musk’s AI Grok Sparks […]

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Deadly Israeli attack hits crowded Gaza market

Video captured the chaotic aftermath of a deadly Israeli attack on a crowded Gaza market near al-Ahli Arab Hospital.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Lula denounces US decision to revoke visa from Brazilian justice minister

The president has denounced Donald Trump's attacks against Brazilian officials as 'unacceptable' amid Bolsonaro trial.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

WATCH: Trump claims ‘we maybe know’ the cause of autism, teases September announcement

The health secretary had promised the president in April that he would undertake a “research effort” using “scientists from around the world” to determine the cause of the disorder, but the health department has not yet publicly launched such an effort.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Iran or the US? How a new law is testing Iraq's independence

Iraqi politicians want to reform paramilitaries outside of government control. Critics say reforms will entrench Iran-run "terrorist groups" inside Iraq and the US is threatening sanctions if the reforms happen.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Europe’s ‘century of humiliation’ could be just beginning

Donald Trump is using America's military and technological superiority to force one-sided deals on Europe.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Iran warns European powers of consequences for sanctions at nuclear talks

Iran told Germany, France, UK during meeting in Geneva they do not have the right to trigger the 'snapback mechanism'.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump’s attack on Fed shifts market bets on interest rates and inflation

Gap between long-term and short-term borrowing costs reaches its widest in three years

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Germany updates: Merz, De Wever wary of Russian fund seizure

Friedrich Merz and his Belgian counterpart Bart De Wever warned that seizing frozen Russian central bank assets to help Ukraine could set a dangerous legal precedent, or simply break the law.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Galatasaray in talks over loan for Spurs' Bissouma

Turkish club Galatasaray are in talks with Tottenham over a loan deal for midfielder Yves Bissouma.

Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa