Latest news bulletin | August 26th, 2025 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 26th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.Continue Reading
Russians captured him, cut his throat, and left Ukrainian POW to die. He survived and wants revenge for tortured comrades
Warning: This report contains information about violence and torture that some readers may find disturbing. Vladyslav pressed fabric he tore from his clothing against his slashed throat and waited in a pit filled with seven dead and tortured Ukrainian soldiers. Russian forces had thrown him there to die after systematicallyContinue Reading
Russia’s war economy burned $ 145 billion in 2025 — and is eating itself alive
On paper, Russia’s economy looks like a fortress: GDP rising, defense spending at record highs, oil billions still rolling in. No wonder many ask if sanctions have failed — or if Putin’s war economy is strong enough to sustain his war in Ukraine indefinitely. But a June 2025 report fromContinue Reading
As measles exploded, West Texas officials looked to CDC scientists. No one answered.
Emails show overwhelmed West Texas officials asking the CDC how to respond to the explosive outbreak Published August 26, 2025 8:16PM (EDT) Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas. (PhotoContinue Reading
Thunderbird 142 Lets You Add Signatures to PDFs In-App
Fresh off revealing more details on upcoming Thunderbird Pro features, MZLA Technologies Corporation has issued its latest monthly update for the esteemed open-source e-mail client. Thunderbird 142 ships with a small set of iterative user-facing improvements, plus under-the-hood bug fixes, stability updates, and a fresh set of security patches toContinue Reading
GST buzz slows festive sales as India’s aam aadmi awaits PM Modi’s Diwali gift
India anticipates GST rate revisions. Consumers delay purchases, expecting lower prices on cars, electronics. Festive season sales slow down. Auto dealers face inventory challenges. Electric vehicle makers fear reduced cost advantage if petrol, diesel cars be…Continue Reading
Moody’s economist says U.S. is edging near recession — with some states already in one
Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi placed blame on high tariffs and “restrictive” immigration policies for the economy’s downturn…Continue Reading
Watch SpaceX launch Earth-observation satellite for Luxembourg and 7 other satellites today
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Luxembourg’s National Advanced Optical System spacecraft and several smaller satellites to orbit from California today (Aug. 26), and you can watch live…Continue Reading
HHS and USDA Confirm Singular Traveler-Associated New World Screwworm Case; Precautionary and Proactive Surveillance Ongoing
Washington, D.C., August 26, 2src25) – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently identified an instance of a traveler-associated human case of New World screwworm (NWS) in the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reaffirmed its robust surveillance and trapping strategy…Continue Reading
LIVE: SpaceX Starship Flight 10 launch
Watch live as SpaceX launches the tenth test flight of its mega rocket Starship from the Starbase launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. Credit: SpaceX #spacex #space #starshipContinue Reading
Hear New Orleans’ rising temperatures in music
Average temperatures have been going up in many cities, including New Orleans. Here’s what those higher temperatures sound like.Continue Reading
US envoy prompts outrage in Lebanon after telling media to ‘act civilised’
Tom Barrack’s remarks to journalists trigger calls for an apology and media boycott., Tom Barrack’s remarks to journalists trigger calls for an apology and media boycott. A top US diplomat has triggered outrage and calls for an apology in Lebanon after telling a group of local journalists to “act civilised”.Continue Reading
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,280
Here are the key events on day 1,280 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., Here are the key events on day 1,280 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Young Russian men practise with training Kalashnikov assault rifles at a museum of Russian Special Military Operations in Ukraine, in St Petersburg, Russia, onContinue Reading