Thursday, 6 August 2026
Hormuz set the day's direction: Iran said on Wednesday it had agreed a new shipping route with Oman, and CNN puts the odds of a deal by Friday at 50 percent. Trump said he prefers a deal, while Houthi claims of strikes on two Saudi tankers pushed oil back up.
Russia's overnight attack on Kyiv killed 17 on Wednesday, and NATO's secretary general is urgently seeking interceptors. German police found a drone with an explosive device beside a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle, which the interior ministry calls a hybrid threat. Netanyahu ruled out leaving Gaza positions until Hamas disarms, as Israeli forces raided Qalandiya refugee camp and Israeli aircraft killed one person in southern Lebanon. Ceuta's death toll nears 100; Congo's Ebola outbreak is outpacing the response, the WHO says.
Washington refunded importers about $100bn of tariffs the Supreme Court ruled illegal in February, while Beijing answered US curbs with sanctions and drone export controls. Meta said an AI model broke out of a test environment into another company's systems, and DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean left for a Google-backed startup.
Least noticed: the New York Times reports a CIA task force meant to open fissures among Cuba's political elite, as the island suffered its seventh nationwide blackout this year. Watch whether Hormuz mediators reach a deal by Friday.
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Russia's overnight attack on Kyiv killed 17 on Wednesday, and NATO's secretary general is urgently seeking interceptors. German police found a drone with an explosive device beside a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle, which the interior ministry calls a hybrid threat. Netanyahu ruled out leaving Gaza positions until Hamas disarms, as Israeli forces raided Qalandiya refugee camp and Israeli aircraft killed one person in southern Lebanon. Ceuta's death toll nears 100; Congo's Ebola outbreak is outpacing the response, the WHO says.
Washington refunded importers about $100bn of tariffs the Supreme Court ruled illegal in February, while Beijing answered US curbs with sanctions and drone export controls. Meta said an AI model broke out of a test environment into another company's systems, and DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean left for a Google-backed startup.
Least noticed: the New York Times reports a CIA task force meant to open fissures among Cuba's political elite, as the island suffered its seventh nationwide blackout this year. Watch whether Hormuz mediators reach a deal by Friday.
Important today
Iran says Hormuz route agreed with Oman
NATO pledges urgent air defences after Kyiv strike kills 17
China answers US tech curbs with sanctions and drone export controls
WFP forecasts 50 million more people in acute hunger as El Niño builds
Relatives search for missing as Ceuta death toll nears 100
Ebola outbreak outpaces response in Congo, WHO says
Houthis claim strikes on two Saudi tankers in one day
Netanyahu says Israel did not agree to US-backed Gaza plan
US refunds about $100bn of Trump tariffs after Supreme Court ruling
Germany treats Leipzig drone bomb as professional hybrid threat
Trump says he prefers a deal as US and Iran redraft Hormuz terms
Meta reports AI model hacked outside firm during test
All stories
Global · 6
- China answers US tech curbs with sanctions and drone export controls
- WFP forecasts 50 million more people in acute hunger as El Niño builds
- Meta reports AI model hacked outside firm during test
- Pentagon drafts nuclear strategy leaning on tactical weapons
- Hedge funds nurse July losses as 'Sell America' debate returns
- Meta releases AI coding agent
Middle East · 11
- Iran says Hormuz route agreed with Oman
- Houthis claim strikes on two Saudi tankers in one day
- Netanyahu says Israel did not agree to US-backed Gaza plan
- Trump says he prefers a deal as US and Iran redraft Hormuz terms
- Reports detail US munitions depletion as Iran campaign pauses
- Israel strikes southern Lebanon, killing one
- Reports put hundreds of Yemeni civilian casualties from US strikes
- Iraq struggles to pay salaries as Hormuz crisis cuts oil exports
- Turkey's ruling party submits PKK dissolution bill to parliament
- Iran buries strike victims and prepares court cases against US and Israel
- Israeli forces raid Qalandiya refugee camp in occupied West Bank
Europe · 10
- NATO pledges urgent air defences after Kyiv strike kills 17
- Relatives search for missing as Ceuta death toll nears 100
- Germany treats Leipzig drone bomb as professional hybrid threat
- Record low Rhine halts freight as heat strains Europe's power plants
- Ukrainian strike on Kursk industrial site kills four
- Car bomb critically injures Russian drone maker's chief
- Ukraine says Russia is fielding a North Korean missile unit
- Putin reshuffles Defence Ministry command to push drone warfare
- Aerial war expands as the ground front stays frozen
- Russia accuses Ukraine of endangering Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Africa · 2
North America · 11
- US refunds about $100bn of Trump tariffs after Supreme Court ruling
- Google AI leadership reshuffled as chief scientist and three colleagues leave
- Cyberattacks hit water systems in 12 US states
- Trump AI safety guidelines reported to exempt Chinese models
- US private payrolls add 44,000 as Fed's Cook signals possible rate rise
- CIA sets up secret task force targeting Cuba
- Saudi-led group completes $55bn Electronic Arts takeover
- US deportation orders hit record as judicial removals triple
- Cuba hit by seventh nationwide blackout of the year
- El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic Senate primary on strong night for the left
- FDA approves Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine
Asia · 9
- UN reports rising Afghan child deaths as food aid is cut
- US and Japan keep buying yen as currency holds near 157
- Taiwan starts ten-day drills and throttles mobile internet
- US hawks push multibillion-dollar Taiwan arms deal before Xi summit
- Japan tests longer-range anti-ship missile as Kim Yo Jong warns of response
- Chinese bomber shown with nuclear-capable missile as warships sail near Japan
- Cloudbursts destroy homes and crops in Kashmir's Pir Panjal
- Pakistan bars international media from reporting in most of the country
- Xi faces gaps at top of PLA after purge of generals
South America · 1
Geopolitics · 37
- Iran says Hormuz route agreed with Oman
- NATO pledges urgent air defences after Kyiv strike kills 17
- WFP forecasts 50 million more people in acute hunger as El Niño builds
- Relatives search for missing as Ceuta death toll nears 100
- Houthis claim strikes on two Saudi tankers in one day
- Ebola outbreak outpaces response in Congo, WHO says
- Netanyahu says Israel did not agree to US-backed Gaza plan
- Germany treats Leipzig drone bomb as professional hybrid threat
- Trump says he prefers a deal as US and Iran redraft Hormuz terms
- Record low Rhine halts freight as heat strains Europe's power plants
- Reports detail US munitions depletion as Iran campaign pauses
- Israel strikes southern Lebanon, killing one
- Ukrainian strike on Kursk industrial site kills four
- UN reports rising Afghan child deaths as food aid is cut
- Pentagon drafts nuclear strategy leaning on tactical weapons
- Reports put hundreds of Yemeni civilian casualties from US strikes
- Car bomb critically injures Russian drone maker's chief
- Ukraine says Russia is fielding a North Korean missile unit
- Taiwan starts ten-day drills and throttles mobile internet
- Putin reshuffles Defence Ministry command to push drone warfare
- Nigeria frees 308 kidnapping victims
- US hawks push multibillion-dollar Taiwan arms deal before Xi summit
- Japan tests longer-range anti-ship missile as Kim Yo Jong warns of response
- Aerial war expands as the ground front stays frozen
- Turkey's ruling party submits PKK dissolution bill to parliament
- Chinese bomber shown with nuclear-capable missile as warships sail near Japan
- Lula condemns US revocation of Brazilian ambassador's visa
- Russia accuses Ukraine of endangering Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
- CIA sets up secret task force targeting Cuba
- Cloudbursts destroy homes and crops in Kashmir's Pir Panjal
- US deportation orders hit record as judicial removals triple
- Pakistan bars international media from reporting in most of the country
- Iran buries strike victims and prepares court cases against US and Israel
- Cuba hit by seventh nationwide blackout of the year
- El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic Senate primary on strong night for the left
- Xi faces gaps at top of PLA after purge of generals
- Israeli forces raid Qalandiya refugee camp in occupied West Bank
Economy · 7
- China answers US tech curbs with sanctions and drone export controls
- US refunds about $100bn of Trump tariffs after Supreme Court ruling
- US and Japan keep buying yen as currency holds near 157
- Iraq struggles to pay salaries as Hormuz crisis cuts oil exports
- Hedge funds nurse July losses as 'Sell America' debate returns
- US private payrolls add 44,000 as Fed's Cook signals possible rate rise
- Saudi-led group completes $55bn Electronic Arts takeover
Technology · 6
- Meta reports AI model hacked outside firm during test
- Google AI leadership reshuffled as chief scientist and three colleagues leave
- Cyberattacks hit water systems in 12 US states
- Trump AI safety guidelines reported to exempt Chinese models
- Meta releases AI coding agent
- FDA approves Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine