US immigration agency plans to buy electric shock gloves, raising alarm among rights advocates
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 – The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to buy electric shock gloves for officers in the field, alarming rights advocates who have condemned the action…
Ukrainian platoon stranded at front for months calls for help
Several servicemen from the 121st Territorial Defence Brigade appear gaunt and exhausted in a video. Read More
Two US Army soldiers killed in Texas helicopter crash
Aug 12 – Two U.S. Army soldiers died when an Apache military helicopter attached to the service’s Fort Hood base crashed into a field in Texas on Wednesday, sparking a…
Tropical Storm Cristobal expected to dissipate this week, NHC says
Aug 12 – Tropical Storm Cristobal that formed over the central subtropical Atlantic is expected to dissipate by Thursday night or Friday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on…
‘Trying to bury the science’: US climate research under siege
Scientists saw a “broad attack” on attribution science, including from Republicans in Congress seeking to outlaw climate accountability lawsuits. Read More
Senators press Rubio, Bessent on lack of counter-evasion sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 – Two senior Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday pressed Trump administration officials on why they have paused imposing fresh sanctions on companies, banks and other entities that…
Brazil pushes spending curbs in bill before Congress as debt concerns mount, sources say
BRASILIA, Aug 12 – Brazil’s finance and planning ministries have moved to advance spending-control mechanisms through a bill before Congress on an unrelated matter, said three sources with direct knowledge…
Trump sued over plan to sell access to Truth Social posts
The lawsuit states that the US president’s scheme to sell early access to his Truth Social posts is “extraordinary, corrupt and unconstitutional.” Read More
Brazil suspends Discord livestreams after teen suicide
Investigators say a 13-year-old girl was encouraged to self-harm and take her own life during a recent Discord live stream. Read More
New space object ‘black hole star’ discovered by astronomers
The object looks like a star the size of our solar system, but produces 100 billion times more energy than any star. Read More