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'The water had no mercy': Hundreds killed as floods ravage north Pakistan
BBC visited villages which were wiped out overnight by rains, flash floods and landslides.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:
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From Precarity to Promise: How Public Policy Can Reverse the Wealth Gap
US wealth inequality is getting worse. Reversing this requires two things: identifying policies that help people without wealth build wealth and making those policies law.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Demonstrators in Mexico City demand cutting ties with Israel
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Mexico City on Sunday, calling on the government to cut diplomatic relations with Israel over the Gaza war.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Africa: Tech Firms Launch Joint Venture for African AI Development
[Vanguard] In a move aimed at strengthening Africa's digital infrastructure and sovereignty in artificial intelligence, four technology companies from Australia, Nigeria, the UAE and the Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish AfricAI, a multinational joint venture dedicated to building enterprise-grade AI solutions tailored to African markets.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:German FM Wadephul criticises China over 'aggressive behaviour' and support for Russia
During a trip to Japan on Monday, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul also criticised China for its "support for the Russian war machine" amid Moscow's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now well into its fourth year.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Netanyahuโs Endorsement of โGreater Israelโ Sparks Regional Condemnation
Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly reaffirmed his commitment to the โGreater Israelโ vision, drawing strong criticism from Arab states and highlighting ongoing tensions over regional expansionism and settlement policies.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:BBC witnesses West Bank attack by masked Israeli settlers
The BBC's Lucy Williamson says the incident near Nablus was "completely unprovoked".
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Battle to Breathe - the Ongoing Struggle for Clean Air in Mpumalanga
[spotlight] Despite a landmark court judgment three years ago that upheld the right to clean air, air pollution remains rife in South Africa's coal country. For part 2 of this Spotlight special series, journalist Sue Segar and photographer Thom Pierce travelled to meet some of the activists on the ground in Mpumalanga.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:What the skibidi is the tradwife doing? Five key new words added to the Cambridge Dictionary
The Cambridge Dictionary has officially added more than 6,000 new words this year, including a lot of new slang inspired by social media โ which continues to shape everyday speech.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Not just a night out: how 7 Management is redefining hospitality
We talk to 7 Managementโs CEO, Rabih Fakhreddine, about how he turned a Beirut lounge into a global hospitality empire blending dining, nightlife and immersive storytelling.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | August 18th, 2025 โ Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 18th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Teachers Learn the Art of Teaching Civics in a Hot-Button Age
The Constitutional Literacy Institute in Utah helps educators bring an appreciation for government to their classrooms โ without controversy. โNothing ...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Inaccurate, impossible: Experts knock new Trump plan to collect college admissions data
President Donald Trump wants to collect more admissions data from colleges and universities to make sure theyโre complying with a 2023 Supreme Court decision that ended race-conscious affirmative action. And he wants that data now. But data experts and higher education scholars warn that any new admissions data is likely to be inaccurate, impossible to [โฆ] The post Inaccurate, impossible: Experts knock new Trump plan...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Why do air disasters keep happening in African skies?
From Ghana's deadly crash to Kenya's mid-air tragedies, experts say that negligence, weak oversight and climate chaos are putting more and more air passengers at risk. Above all, however, there's the human element.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:BBC witnesses Israeli settlers' attack on Palestinian farm in West Bank
A BBC team was interviewing a Palestinian farmer when masked men charged towards them.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Iโm a couples therapist โ here are 5 reasons why people risk everything for an affair
There are five surprisingly common psychological pitfalls that can make someone risk everything for an affair, according to a couples therapist.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Sally Rooney vows to support banned group Palestine Action despite UK terror law
Sally Rooney says she will defy the UKโs ban on Palestine Action, warning the move sets a dangerous precedent for free expression in the arts and public life.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:A reckoning, talkfest or Canberra Coachella? What to expect from the economic reform roundtable
EV road user charges, cutting red tape for housing approvals and AI guardrails expected to be top of the agendaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA reform reckoning, a massive talkfest or Canberra Coachella 2025?Tuesday marks the start of the treasurerโs economic reform roundtable, bringing together business, unions and decision makers at Parliament House. Continue reading...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Thousands rally in Israel calling for Gaza hostage deal
Thousands marched in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, as well as in Jerusalem, on Sunday, blocking roads and shutting businesses in protests demanding a deal to free hostages held in Gaza.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:German watchdog received more platform complaints than EU counterparts
The Federal Network Agency said it started four administrative proceedings against online platforms.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Gaza War: Will the world's wallet shift Israel's stance?
Norway's wealth fund, the world's largest, is divesting from Israeli firms, joining a wave of nations pressuring Netanyahu over Gaza. Can global sanctions, asset sales and boycotts force a shift in Israel's war strategy?
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Will financial pressure shift Israel's Gaza war stance?
Norway's wealth fund, the world's largest, is divesting from Israeli firms, citing concerns over how Israel conducts its war in Gaza. Can global sanctions, asset sales and boycotts force a shift in Israel's strategy?
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Tokyo tops the list for 2025's best 'workcation' destinations in the world
The Japanese capital took the No. 1 spot for the best "workcation" destinations in the world, according to a 2025 report by the International Workplace Group.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:The Smoldering, Noxious Waste Dump Next Door
Five years ago, Elizabeth Jeffords stood at the top of a pretty, tree-lined street in Castaic, California, admiring the house she and her husband just bought. She loved how the two-story house, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles, looked out onto the Sierra Pelona Mountains. She loved how it sat at the top of [โฆ]
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Democratsโ Failuresโand Opportunities for a Climate Comeback
Seven months into President Donald Trumpโs second term in office, the environmental movement has suffered a rolling wave of defeats. From the proposed repeal of the EPAโs key โendangerment findingโ for greenhouse gases to the Big Beautiful Billโs accelerated phaseout of wind and solar tax credits, the current administration has sided with the fossil fuel [โฆ]
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Vendors Defy Govt's Ban On Importation and Sale of Second-Hand Clothing, Night Vending
[New Zimbabwe] Desperate Harare vendors trying to earn a living from importing and selling of second-hand clothing have defied government's directive by simply ignoring orders to leave the streets.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Global historic story in an ancient Chinese map
Revisiting Ancient Chinaโs World Knowledge (a talk delivered at the Hong Kong Book Fair in July). By the late 16th century, before Europeans arrived in China via sea routes, how much did ancient Chinese people know about the world? How did they imagine and understand the world they inhabited? This is not merely a question [โฆ] The post Global historic story in an ancient Chinese map appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Joe Caroff, movie poster designer and creator of iconic James Bond 007 logo, dies aged 103
Caroff designed the iconic James Bond 007 logo and was behind some of the most iconic Hollywood posters like 'West Side Story', 'Last Tango In Paris', and 'Manhattan'.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:How space is becoming the new battlefield between world powers
Between hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons, space is the next frontier in the fight for global dominance.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: One in Four Paternity Test Still Negative As DNA Testing Surges in Nigeria
[Premium Times] The report exposes a dramatic gender imbalance, with men initiating nearly nine out of 10 paternity tests while women account for just 11.8 per cent
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Google slapped with โฌ30M fine for anticompetitive deals with Australia's largest telcos
The tech giant signed deals with two major telcos to exclusively pre-install their search engine on phonesโbehaviour which is illegal in Australia.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Spanish PM calls for national climate pact during visit to region hit by wildfires
Amid worsening wildfires, Sรกnchez expressed condolences, highlighted firefighter efforts, and warned of "complex days" ahead.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:The โwrong kind of sorryโ: will a record fine for Qantas deter other companies from breaking the law?
The judgeโs ruling is an important signal to unions in pursuing other employers who may breach the Fair Work Act.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Unseen hands, shadow fleets and undersea cable sabotage
This article wasoriginally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. As the mysteries behind high-profile undersea cable ruptures in theBaltic SeaandTaiwan Straitremain unsolved, scrutiny over Russian and Chinese โshadow fleetโ activity has only intensified throughout 2025, doing little to quell speculation about intentional sabotage. Shadow fleets, which mainly came to prominence following Russiaโ...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Spain expands firefighting force as record heat drives wildfires
Spain has announced the deployment of an additional 500 soldiers to combat wildfires that continue to ravage drought-stricken forests during an extended period of extreme summer heat.
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source: