Politics ·
Justice Department officials have threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center if a court blocks planned renovations, while also requesting that Donald Trump's name be restored to the building following its removal earlier this year.
World ·
Following a summer of lethal temperatures and wildfires, European leaders are facing criticism for staying silent as voters demand action. During his party's summer congress, French leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon warned that addressing the climate crisis will require completely changing how society lives, produces, and trades.
World ·
Guinea's president has dismissed 173 soldiers, including a coup ally, on charges of desertion in what is seen as a move to consolidate control.
Politics ·
Channel 5 has commissioned a new drama titled "To Nicola, Love Peter," focusing on the relationship between former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and her ex-husband, Peter Murrell, during a 12-year period in which he embezzled £400,000 from the party.
Health ·
A large study tracking more than 180,000 postmenopausal women in the UK has found that those who used hormone replacement therapy were 10% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia and 16% less likely to develop Alzheimer's compared to those who never used it.
World · 3 sources ·
An avalanche triggered devastating flash floods in northern Nepal's Himalayas, washing away villages, homes, and infrastructure along the Bhotekoshi river, leaving at least eight people dead and hundreds missing.
World ·
Newly released CCTV footage captures the dramatic moments people fled just seconds before a massive mudslide engulfed a crossing on the Nepal-China border.
Politics ·
The Trump administration has halted all US immigrant visa applications and canceled scheduled interviews as the state department implements tighter restrictions to limit access for applicants who might need US assistance.
Sports ·
Thirty-six football teams are preparing to learn their opponents in the upcoming Champions League group phase draw, which precedes the tournament's knockout rounds.
World ·
China has issued a security advisory urging its citizens to leave Eswatini, which is notably the only country in Africa and one of only 12 nations globally maintaining formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
World ·
Cleveland police have launched a murder investigation after a fatal house fire in Middlesbrough claimed two lives in the early hours of Wednesday, noting that links to organized crime cannot be ruled out as authorities also investigate a recent fatal A66 crash.
World ·
A deceased whale measuring approximately 12 metres in length has been discovered washed up on a beach in Tijuana, Mexico.
Technology ·
A massive $500bn artificial intelligence datacenter project in Piketon, Ohio, backed by OpenAI, Nvidia, and Japanese investors, has sparked both economic hope for thousands of jobs and environmental concerns.
World ·
India has implemented a new policy permitting its private sector to manufacture advanced weaponry, a move aimed at advancing the nation's objective of military self-sufficiency.
World ·
BBC music correspondent Mark Savage reflects on the profound impact, heart, and determination of a late singer whose musical legacy is described as irreplaceable.
World ·
A mother and her daughter have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while receiving medical treatment in a hospital following a car crash.
World ·
Approximately 20,000 people gathered in the streets of Bunol, Spain, to hurl 165 tonnes of tomatoes at one another during the famed La Tomatina festival.
Sports ·
Manchester City has secured the transfer of sought-after teenage Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille on a five-year contract valued at $117m.
World ·
Canada has announced plans to implement countertariffs against the United States on a dollar-for-dollar basis, while the cultural world mourns the passing of legendary country star Dolly Parton at the age of 80.
Health ·
An airport worker in Germany has died of malaria following a rare outbreak at the country's busiest airport, which officials believe may have been caused by a mosquito arriving on a plane, while five other workers are currently receiving treatment.
Environment ·
A new lawsuit warns that the Trump administration's EPA has approved two new datacenter chemicals linked to severe health risks, including sudden death and cancer. The photoacid generators appear to be PFAS forever chemicals, though exact details remain unclear due to redacted EPA documents.
World ·
Farmers in Gaza are fighting to rebuild domestic food production on tiny patches of remaining land amid severe shortages and deadly conditions.
World ·
A Guardian analysis reveals that a pro-Israel messaging website using the name of a non-existent US thinktank published over 560,000 words across 124 reports in nine days using a commercial platform designed to make AI chatbots cite its content.
Sports ·
European Leagues chief Claudius Schaefer has criticized FIFA President Gianni Infantino, stating that he has no future at the organization while noting his influence has grown over the years.
World ·
Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to travel to Kyrgyzstan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, followed by an official visit to Egypt.
Health ·
A French court has recognized the breast cancer of former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault as an occupational disease due to a radiation link.
World ·
Experts suggest that a recent visit to Beijing by Japanese lawmakers indicates an effort by Japan to improve relations and defrost its worst diplomatic rift with China in decades, which was sparked by a spat over Taiwan.
Health · 2 sources ·
According to new Office for National Statistics data, more than 40,000 excess deaths occurred on England's hottest days between 1988 and 2025. The total excludes summer 2026, which is already pacing toward record-breaking heat mortality.
Politics ·
Darline Graham has won the Republican nomination for the US Senate in South Carolina to fill the seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham, while Alaska incumbent Senator Dan S Sullivan faces a November election featuring a same-party challenger with a nearly identical name.
Politics ·
Anita Perrottet, the sister-in-law of former NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, has denied lying under oath at an Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) inquiry. She rejected suggestions that she lied to protect her husband regarding allegedly illegal political donations, maintaining that hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to her were for strategic and marketing advice.