TOPSHOT - A statue is left amid the remains of a home burned by the Hawk Fire in Reno, Nevada on August 24, 2026. Tens of thousands of people looked set to spend another night away from home on August 24 as a wind-driven fire bore down on the western US city of Reno. Schools were shuttered as smoke swathed the city in Nevada, near the California border, home to around 280,000 people.
Around 24,000 were still under evacuation orders on Monday, officials said, down from over 40,000 at its peak. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine Awards Musk High State Honour as It Seeks to Use Starlink More

Aug 26 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ⁠has ⁠bestowed one of Ukraine’s ⁠top state honours on SpaceX owner Elon ​Musk as Kyiv seeks to expand use of the company’s Starlink terminals, ‌which provide battlefield communications ‌for Ukrainian forces. Under a presidential decree published on ⁠the ⁠presidential website on Wednesday, Musk was awarded the Order of…

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A woman walks across the debris in the aftermath of an overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

EU Approves Further €6.1 Billion for Ukraine’s Defence

BRUSSELS, Aug 24 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠European Commission ⁠on Monday approved a ​further €6.1 billion ($7.12 billion) in ‌financial aid for ‌Ukraine to ⁠procure ⁠new defence systems, such as air defence, ​missiles, ammunition and radars. The EU said this ​latest aid package came on ⁠top of €16 ⁠billion of ⁠previously ​approved procurement plans, of which…

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Zelensky Urges For 'Global Response' To Russia's Overnight Strike

Volodymyr Zelensky Urges For ‘Global Response’ To Russia’s Overnight Strike

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urginged a global response after Russia’s overnight attack. Ukraine: Russia is escalating its four-and-a-half-year invasion of Ukraine with deadly ballistic missile attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, urging a global response after a Russian overnight attack killed at least 13. “While Moscow is investing in ballistic missiles and escalation, such…

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TOPSHOT - A lion (Panthera leo) is pictured in its enclosure at the Berlin Zoo on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

    German Spy Agency Opens Helpline for Those Exiled From Russia, China

    FRANKFURT, Aug 20 (Reuters) – People exiled ⁠in ⁠Germany under threat or ⁠attack from agents of their repressive home ​countries now have a support line to call, courtesy of ‌the country’s domestic intelligence ‌service. Germany’s BfV, the Office for the Protection of ⁠the Constitution, ⁠on Thursday published a brochure advertising a helpline for ​people who…

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