Diplomacy, conflict, climate and global culture covered from on-the-ground correspondents across five continents.
U.S.-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon resumed in Rome amid conflicting reports over military withdrawals. Technical teams are addressing Hezbollah’s disarmament, southern border coordination, and pilot … Read more
More than 180,000 water customers in Puerto Rico will begin rotating water shutoffs starting Friday as a worsening drought grips the U.S. territory, according to The … Read more
Mexican social media influencer César Gastélum was shot and killed on August 4, 2026, while livestreaming a video with two friends outside a fast-food restaurant in … Read more
Hungary’s sole nuclear power facility, the Paks plant, teeters on the brink of a historic shutdown as the Danube River plunges to record-low water levels amid … Read more
Foreign ministers from Southeast Asian nations prepared for an informal meeting in Bangkok with Myanmar’s counterpart, while European and regional diplomats held high-level talks addressing ongoing … Read more
Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Wednesday, narrowly defeating Representative Haley Stevens by 1 percentage point with 99 percent of votes counted. The … Read more
A powerful heat dome building across the western and northern United States is threatening all-time temperature records this weekend, as millions face extreme heat, worsening drought … Read more
Global financial markets rallied on August 5, as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled that the United States and Iran might soon reach an agreement to … Read more
A massive Russian ballistic missile barrage struck Kyiv and surrounding districts overnight on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, killing at least 17 people, wounding dozens, and devastating … Read more
Billionaire Adelaide businessman Charlie Shahin has acquired Australia’s largest contiguous sheep station aggregation in South Australia’s far north-west for an undisclosed sum. The massive 1.29-million-hectare property … Read more
Military briefings from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detail significant daily reductions in opposing military personnel and heavy hardware. Recent reporting documents … Read more
Brazil lowered diplomatic ties with Argentina on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, expelling Argentine Ambassador Daniel Raimondi and leaving its own embassy in Buenos Aires vacant. The … Read more