Drought declared in ‘almost three-quarters’ of England
Britain has seen multiple temperature records being broken in 2026. Read More
Trump says Iran must pay compensation for those it has killed and wounded
Aug 10 – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will demand that Iran pay compensation for “all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded,” in…
Austria breaks up sanctions-evasion scheme supplying Russian arms industry
VIENNA, Aug 10 – Austria has broken up a scheme in which a Vienna-based company supplied equipment used to make engines for Russian missiles and fighter jets, in breach of…
Germany boosts police anti-drone unit after incident at strategic airport
A UAV was defused after it was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig-Halle airport. Read More
Octogenarian is first killed in British Columbia wildfire
TORONTO, Aug 10 – An 80-year-old woman died in the fast-moving Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia’s wine country, Canadian police said, after the blaze nearly doubled in size over…
Oil spill off Oman from tanker under sanctions against Russia spreads over huge area
CAIRO, Aug 10 – An oil slick is covering an area of around 390 square kilometres (150 square miles) off the coast of Oman, the country’s government said on Monday,…
Who is Iran’s Mohsen Rezaei, the hardliner appointed to key security role?
Aug 10 – Iran has appointed Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of its Supreme National Security Council, promoting a prominent hardliner and close ally of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to…
Poland and Baltics shield infrastructure, fearing a Russian false-flag strike
WARSAW/VILNIUS, Aug 10 – Russia’s northern NATO neighbours are tightening security around dams, power plants and natural gas infrastructure in a sign of mounting concern that Moscow will stage a…
Iranians ‘professional chess players’, says ministry in response to Trump analogy
Trump had earlier been quoted by news outlet Axios as saying he was “low-keying it” with Iran. Read More
Ukraine kills 13, including child, in drone attack on Russian city of Nizhnekamsk, officials say
MOSCOW, Aug 10 – At least 13 people were killed, including a child, and 39 injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on industrial and civilian targets in the city of…