Sunday, 9 August 2026
Iran tied reopening the Strait of Hormuz to US conditions, saying an Oman deal is close but that it will not open the waterway itself; the UAE blamed an Iranian missile for Saturday's strike on an Adnoc tanker. The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve is down to 304.81 million barrels, its lowest since March 1983.
Russian drones destroyed a family home near Kyiv on Saturday, killing a three-year-old boy and his grandparents; Ukrainian drones set Russia's Ilsky refinery ablaze. Bulgaria's defence ministry said nothing suggests a deliberate incident after a drone exploded near the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline. Turkey began restricting Black Sea traffic after attacks on its vessels, while Hamas said it is ready for phase two of the US-backed Gaza plan and urged Washington to press Israel, which has not signed.
US stocks closed the week at records with the Dow at 54,000, the Wall Street Journal reported, as China's consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in July and factory-gate inflation hit a three-month low. OpenAI paused part of its work on the model Astra after rating its cyber capabilities "critical".
Telesur reported that federal police and gendarmerie broke up a protest outside Argentina's Congress on Friday, injuring more than 1,500 people; rights groups allege abuses. Chinese forecasters expect Typhoon Dolphin to reach the east coast between late Sunday and early Monday.
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Russian drones destroyed a family home near Kyiv on Saturday, killing a three-year-old boy and his grandparents; Ukrainian drones set Russia's Ilsky refinery ablaze. Bulgaria's defence ministry said nothing suggests a deliberate incident after a drone exploded near the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline. Turkey began restricting Black Sea traffic after attacks on its vessels, while Hamas said it is ready for phase two of the US-backed Gaza plan and urged Washington to press Israel, which has not signed.
US stocks closed the week at records with the Dow at 54,000, the Wall Street Journal reported, as China's consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in July and factory-gate inflation hit a three-month low. OpenAI paused part of its work on the model Astra after rating its cyber capabilities "critical".
Telesur reported that federal police and gendarmerie broke up a protest outside Argentina's Congress on Friday, injuring more than 1,500 people; rights groups allege abuses. Chinese forecasters expect Typhoon Dolphin to reach the east coast between late Sunday and early Monday.
Important today
Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US conditions after tanker strike
Child among four killed near Kyiv as Ukrainian drones hit Ilsky refinery
Yemen's army counterattacks Houthis as UN warns of wider war
Typhoon Dolphin shuts eastern China's ports after battering Okinawa
Thai police detail gunman's preparations as school toll rises to nine
Ankara says Mecca defence pact carries NATO-style obligations
Israel holds off as Hamas presses for Gaza phase two
Spain checks arrivals from Italy as Ceuta braces for new crossing
US emergency oil reserve falls to lowest level since 1983 as Hormuz stays shut
Car bombing and drone attack follow Colombian president's inauguration
British Columbia declares emergency as wildfire drives 20,000 from Okanagan Valley
Pentagon gives arms makers 21 days as Patriot stocks run low
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Global · 2
Middle East · 8
- Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US conditions after tanker strike
- Yemen's army counterattacks Houthis as UN warns of wider war
- Ankara says Mecca defence pact carries NATO-style obligations
- Israel holds off as Hamas presses for Gaza phase two
- Lebanon says Israeli troops entered army-held village in the south
- Leaking tanker off Oman sinks deeper, satellite images show
- Palestinians near Bethlehem report daily settler attacks
- Turkish parliament passes bill aimed at peace with Kurdish rebels
Europe · 11
- Child among four killed near Kyiv as Ukrainian drones hit Ilsky refinery
- Spain checks arrivals from Italy as Ceuta braces for new crossing
- Turkey curbs Black Sea shipping after attacks on its vessels
- Drones sighted over German military base after Leipzig airport incident
- Romania sinks barges in the Danube to cool Cernavoda reactor
- Drone explodes near Trans-Balkan gas pipeline in Bulgaria
- Push grows to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine as Senate passes sanctions bill
- Ukrainian drones repeatedly strike warehouses of Russian retailer Wildberries
- Zelensky makes first Serbia visit as Belgrade pledges free-trade deal
- Hungary's governing camp nominates Orban's judicial adversary for president
- UK children report surge in explicit deepfakes of themselves
Asia · 12
- Thai police detail gunman's preparations as school toll rises to nine
- Typhoon Dolphin shuts eastern China's ports after battering Okinawa
- US calls China's Scarborough Shoal reserve a bid to seize fishing waters
- Taiwan's Lai rehearses night-time escape in largest annual drill
- Apple integrates Alibaba's Qwen model into macOS in China
- China's factory-gate inflation eases to three-month low as consumer prices slow
- Deadly protests in Pakistani Kashmir challenge military leadership
- India tests home-grown Kusha long-range air-defence missile
- New York Times reconstructs Delhi police crackdown on youth march
- Thailand receives Myanmar's junta chief with red-carpet honours
- Chinese-led team confirms existence of the glueball
- Nagasaki warns of rising risk of nuclear war on 81st anniversary
Africa · 3
North America · 17
- British Columbia declares emergency as wildfire drives 20,000 from Okanagan Valley
- Pentagon gives arms makers 21 days as Patriot stocks run low
- OpenAI halts part of Astra work after 'critical' cyber rating
- CIA widens Cuba operations in search of a new leadership
- Amazon confirms financing of Texas gas plant for AI data centres
- Trump's birth-tourism orders face new legal challenge as New Jersey probes detention deaths
- Scientists warn 'Super El Niño' could flood western US
- Senate confirms Trump's former lawyer Blanche as attorney general
- Berkshire buys back $4.5bn in shares as Abel deploys cash pile
- US stocks close week at records with Dow at 54,000
- Crypto market bill stalls in Senate despite $225m lobbying push
- SpaceX valuation falls sharply after June listing
- New York funds water security after cyberattacks on US utilities
- US judge halts Pentagon's Chinese military company label for WuXi AppTec
- US Senate passes stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown
- Cuba turns to solar power with Chinese systems amid fuel shortage
- Biden's prostate cancer has spread, son says
South America · 4
Geopolitics · 37
- Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US conditions after tanker strike
- Child among four killed near Kyiv as Ukrainian drones hit Ilsky refinery
- Yemen's army counterattacks Houthis as UN warns of wider war
- Thai police detail gunman's preparations as school toll rises to nine
- Ankara says Mecca defence pact carries NATO-style obligations
- Israel holds off as Hamas presses for Gaza phase two
- Typhoon Dolphin shuts eastern China's ports after battering Okinawa
- Spain checks arrivals from Italy as Ceuta braces for new crossing
- At least 13 killed in ADF attack in eastern DR Congo
- Car bombing and drone attack follow Colombian president's inauguration
- British Columbia declares emergency as wildfire drives 20,000 from Okanagan Valley
- Pentagon gives arms makers 21 days as Patriot stocks run low
- Drones sighted over German military base after Leipzig airport incident
- Romania sinks barges in the Danube to cool Cernavoda reactor
- CIA widens Cuba operations in search of a new leadership
- US calls China's Scarborough Shoal reserve a bid to seize fishing waters
- Drone explodes near Trans-Balkan gas pipeline in Bulgaria
- Taiwan's Lai rehearses night-time escape in largest annual drill
- Lebanon says Israeli troops entered army-held village in the south
- More than 1,500 injured in police crackdown outside Argentina's Congress
- More than 178,000 migrants leave South Africa amid crackdown and attacks
- Trump's birth-tourism orders face new legal challenge as New Jersey probes detention deaths
- Leaking tanker off Oman sinks deeper, satellite images show
- Zelensky makes first Serbia visit as Belgrade pledges free-trade deal
- Palestinians near Bethlehem report daily settler attacks
- Deadly protests in Pakistani Kashmir challenge military leadership
- Hungary's governing camp nominates Orban's judicial adversary for president
- Washington presses billionaire to exit Venezuela as Caracas reshuffles power utility
- India tests home-grown Kusha long-range air-defence missile
- Scientists warn 'Super El Niño' could flood western US
- Senate confirms Trump's former lawyer Blanche as attorney general
- New York Times reconstructs Delhi police crackdown on youth march
- Thailand receives Myanmar's junta chief with red-carpet honours
- Chagos islanders' return stalls after US strikes on Iran
- Biden's prostate cancer has spread, son says
- Nagasaki warns of rising risk of nuclear war on 81st anniversary
- Turkish parliament passes bill aimed at peace with Kurdish rebels
Economy · 13
- US emergency oil reserve falls to lowest level since 1983 as Hormuz stays shut
- Turkey curbs Black Sea shipping after attacks on its vessels
- Push grows to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine as Senate passes sanctions bill
- China's factory-gate inflation eases to three-month low as consumer prices slow
- Ukrainian drones repeatedly strike warehouses of Russian retailer Wildberries
- Berkshire buys back $4.5bn in shares as Abel deploys cash pile
- US stocks close week at records with Dow at 54,000
- Crypto market bill stalls in Senate despite $225m lobbying push
- US judge halts Pentagon's Chinese military company label for WuXi AppTec
- Amazon deforestation falls to ten-year low as clearing shifts to Bolivia
- US Senate passes stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown
- Cuba turns to solar power with Chinese systems amid fuel shortage
- FIFA accuses media of concerted effort to undermine Infantino
Technology · 7
- OpenAI halts part of Astra work after 'critical' cyber rating
- Amazon confirms financing of Texas gas plant for AI data centres
- Apple integrates Alibaba's Qwen model into macOS in China
- SpaceX valuation falls sharply after June listing
- New York funds water security after cyberattacks on US utilities
- UK children report surge in explicit deepfakes of themselves
- Chinese-led team confirms existence of the glueball