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Today: August 02, 2026
Today: August 02, 2026

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Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 10 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland

Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least 10 people and injured over 50 others

Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 10 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland
Business|Economy|Environment|World

BP to cut 700 jobs as it simplifies company, internal email shows

BP plans to cut about 700 of its non-frontline global workforce, according to an internal email seen by Reuters, as the oil major sharpens its operational focus

BP to cut 700 jobs as it simplifies company, internal email shows
Business|Economy|World

Shell profit more than doubles to $9.8 billion, second-highest on record, as Iran war lifts prices

Shell's net profit more than doubled from last year to $9.84 billion in the second quarter, beating expectations, helped by higher

Shell profit more than doubles to $9.8 billion, second-highest on record, as Iran war lifts prices
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

In record heat, a warming world has come to rely on China to stay cool

In record heat, a warming world has come to rely on China to stay cool

In record heat, a warming world has come to rely on China to stay cool
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|World

US stocks, dollar slip after Fed leaves rates unchanged

U.S. stocks extended losses, interest-rate sensitive two-year Treasury yields dropped and the dollar slipped on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest

US stocks, dollar slip after Fed leaves rates unchanged
Crime|Health|Political|US|World

Judge weighs bid to block or reverse transfers of transgender inmates into a segregated prison unit

A federal judge is concerned that the Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit

Judge weighs bid to block or reverse transfers of transgender inmates into a segregated prison unit
Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

Macklin Celebrini gets 5-year, $94M extension from the Sharks in the NHL's richest deal ever

San Jose Sharks superstar Macklin Celebrini signed a five-year, $94 million extension that will make him the highest-paid player in the NHL

Macklin Celebrini gets 5-year, $94M extension from the Sharks in the NHL's richest deal ever
Americas|Crime|Political|World

Guatemalan man deported from US and wife found dead in sugarcane field, baby alive beside them

A Guatemalan man deported from the U.S. and his wife, who recently self-deported to join him, were found dead in a sugarcane

Guatemalan man deported from US and wife found dead in sugarcane field, baby alive beside them
Africa|Crime|Europe|Political|World

Germany deports Afghan without criminal record for first time since Taliban takeover

Germany has deported an Afghan national without a criminal record for the first time since the Taliban returned to power, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on

Germany deports Afghan without criminal record for first time since Taliban takeover
Business|Economy|Europe|World

Irish consumer sentiment slips in July on cost-of-living concerns

Irish consumer sentiment fell slightly in July on concerns about the cost of living, a survey showed on Tuesday.

Irish consumer sentiment slips in July on cost-of-living concerns
Crime|World

Shot fired outside US consulate in Toronto for second time this year

At least one shot was fired outside the U.S.

Shot fired outside US consulate in Toronto for second time this year
Business|Economy|Technology

South Korea's Naver jumps 10% on Nvidia's $1 billion investment plan

Shares of South Korean internet and cloud service giant Naver jumped more than 10% on Monday after it said Nvidia would acquire $1 billion of its new shares to finance a

South Korea's Naver jumps 10% on Nvidia's $1 billion investment plan
Political|US|World

Trump says US and Iran are talking, but Tehran is not yet ready for deal

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States and Iran were in talks to negotiate an end to their conflict, but repeated that Tehran was not yet ready

Trump says US and Iran are talking, but Tehran is not yet ready for deal
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Israel prepares major military operation in West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis killed

Israel prepares major military operation in West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis killed

Israel prepares major military operation in West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis killed
Crime|World

Israel launches military operation after deadly clash near Palestinian village

Four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed near a Palestinian village on Friday in a confrontation

Israel launches military operation after deadly clash near Palestinian village
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World

Wall St opens subdued after tech rout; Mideast, tariffs in focus

Wall Street's main indexes opened subdued on Friday after a tech-led selloff in the previous session, as investors digested fresh earnings, escalating Middle East tensions and a

Wall St opens subdued after tech rout; Mideast, tariffs in focus
Crime|Education|Health

Vigil held in Bessemer honors 3-year-old Ke'torrius "K-J" Starkes Jr.

Vigil held in Bessemer honors 3-year-old Ke'torrius "K-J" Starkes Jr.

Vigil held in Bessemer honors 3-year-old Ke'torrius "K-J" Starkes Jr.
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World

Canada's CPP taps foreign investors to grow C$100 billion bond program

Canada's biggest pension fund, CPP Investments, is tapping large

Canada's CPP taps foreign investors to grow C$100 billion bond program
Africa|Crime|Political|World

West African bloc calls for Guinea-Bissau opposition leader's release

The West African bloc ECOWAS urged Guinea-Bissau's military-led government to unconditionally release all detained political figures, including opposition leader Domingos

West African bloc calls for Guinea-Bissau opposition leader's release
Environment|Europe

Climate-focused regeneration breathes hope into a long-neglected Rome suburb

On the outskirts of Rome, an EU-funded regeneration project is seeking to improve the lot of 4,500 people living in a 1970s housing development, betting that

Climate-focused regeneration breathes hope into a long-neglected Rome suburb
Environment|Health|Science|Sports|Technology

Mets-Phillies start time moved, MLS game between Vancouver-Chicago ppd. due to wildfire smoke

The start time for the MLB game between the New York Mets and the Phillies on Thursday in Philadelphia was moved up one hour due to air quality concerns due to wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota, and an MLS game in Chicago was postponed

Mets-Phillies start time moved, MLS game between Vancouver-Chicago ppd. due to wildfire smoke
Environment

One Utah community will keep its fireworks ban even if the rest of the state doesn't

One Utah community will keep its fireworks ban even if the rest of the state doesn't

One Utah community will keep its fireworks ban even if the rest of the state doesn't
Business|Environment|Science|Technology|World

No radiation leak after 'contamination' events at Africa's only nuclear plant, regulator says

There have been three recent contamination events inside the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, South Africa’s nuclear regulator said

No radiation leak after 'contamination' events at Africa's only nuclear plant, regulator says
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World

Euro zone yields rise, gap between German and US borrowing costs smallest in a month

The gap between German and U.S. 10-year borrowing costs sat near its narrowest in a month on Thursday as the escalation of fighting in the Gulf sent euro zone

Euro zone yields rise, gap between German and US borrowing costs smallest in a month