Iran is betting that military pressure will ultimately force the United States to accept Tehran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz — and that time is on its side. But its strategy carries risks., Read MoreContinue Reading
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said her office issued subpoenas as part of a civil rights investigation into an immigration detention facility in Newark. The investigation is looking into whether any actions by GEO Group, which owns and operates Delaney Hall, violated people’s rights “in the wake of reportsContinue Reading
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council gave several conditions for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. If these aren’t met, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr said, the waterway which previously had 20% of the world’s water supply go through will stay closed. Semi-official news agency Tasnim reportedContinue Reading
Football star Lionel Messi returned to Argentina with his family on Saturday, a day after his father died., NewsFeed Football superstar Lionel Messi returned to Rosario, Argentina with his family on Saturday, a day after his father and longtime agent Jorge Messi died aged 68. His cause of death hasn’tContinue Reading
Senior Iranian security official sets broader conditions for reopening Hormuz., Zolghadr position goes beyond parts of the June 17 US-Iran memorandum of understanding. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has set out new conditions it says the United States must meet before the Strait of Hormuz can fully reopen. Mohammad BagherContinue Reading
Berlin officials and LGBTQ community members unveil a rainbow bench and plant a maple tree in Tiergarten to honour victims of the CSD attack.Continue Reading
The sun last set at the geographic South Pole on 23 March and will not rise until 21 September.Continue Reading
Ukraine has reached concrete agreements with the United States for monthly deliveries of interceptor missiles for its Patriot air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade on 8 August. The commitment does not close Ukraine’s gap. Zelenskyy said theContinue Reading
A Russian strike on the village of Pukhivka in Kyiv Oblast’s Brovary raion overnight into 8 August killed three members of one family: a three-year-old boy, his grandmother, and his grandfather. Four other people were wounded, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The boy’s parents and his 15-year-old brother were among theContinue Reading
Utah wildfire suppression efforts continued, with containment standing at 24 percent., Utah wildfire response continues despite loss of helicopter crew, with containment standing at 24 percent. A pilot and one crew member have been confirmed dead after their firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a massive wildfire in central Utah. TheContinue Reading
Palestinians near Bethlehem describe daily settler attacks as violence rises across the West Bank., NewsFeed Palestinians near Bethlehem describe daily settler attacks as violence rises across the West Bank. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports that with elections looming, Israel’s right-wing government has an incentive to keep settlers happy, with theirContinue Reading
Perez Hilton was in serious condition Saturday at a Florida hospital after he livestreamed what appeared to be self-harm from his Miami-area home Tuesday night, his family said in a statement., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Contractors’ hiring of an estimated 22,srcsrcsrc workers in July marked the largest monthly increase since March…Continue Reading