BERLIN, Aug 10 (Reuters) – A German far-right influencer whose online posts have been amplified by Elon Musk has applied for funding from the U.S. State Department to launch a media network for political content, Germany’s Handelsblatt news outlet reported on Monday. The self-professed libertarian and supporter of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) told…
Iran is insisting that the U.S. meet its demands in negotiations before the Strait of Hormuz reopens. Yemen’s Defense Ministry announced a new death toll in the latest attack by Houthi rebels on the Red Sea town of Mokha. And Israel’s military declared the Christian-majority town of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank a closed…
Authorities have warned of risks of severe flooding and landslides in some areas. Dolphin had maximum sustained winds of 65 kph (40 mph) in the morning and was continuing to weaken, Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said. The China Meteorological Administration said Dolphin was moving northwest at 15 to 20 kilometers per hour (9 to 12…
Elon Musk, the richest person in the world since May 2024, added $320 billion (or $875 million a day) between July 2025 and July 2026, according to an analysis by BestBrokers. The report is based on the Forbes real-time billionaire list. Musk became the world’s first trillionaire when SpaceX went public on June 12 but…
Moscow: At least 12 people were killed and 39 injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on industrial and civilian targets in the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Tatarstan region – the site of a major oil refinery – Radmir Belyayev, the city’s mayor, said on Monday. The region’s oil refinery, one of Russia’s most technologically…
By Steve Gorman Aug 9 (Reuters) – Many evacuees among the tens of thousands forced to flee a cluster of wildfires near Spokane, Washington, were allowed back to their homes on Sunday as firefighters stepped up efforts to extinguish the remaining hot spots. Despite another round of hot, dry weather over the weekend, nearly 1,700…
Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of the US-backed Gaza plan is no surprise. Aljazeera Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposal by U.S.-backed mediators for disarming Hamas, hardening his position after earlier voicing misgivings at the suggestion that Israel reciprocate with phased pullouts from Gaza. “Israel does…
Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport. Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China The weather system has lost power after making two landfalls along the coast of Zhejiang province on Sunday, with China’s…
BERLIN (AP) — The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. Globally, so far this is the third-hottest year, behind 2024 and 2025, climate statistics show. But 2026 still has time to catch up. Thanks to…
The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the three countries seek to deepen security cooperation amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Sunday the…