{"id":2277,"date":"2019-12-04T03:35:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T03:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekhaus.com\/uudised\/?page_id=2277"},"modified":"2019-12-04T03:35:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T03:35:39","slug":"world","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geekhaus.com\/uudised\/world\/","title":{"rendered":"World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-2ce86f21c96ffb83a69ce46e3d233066 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> <\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/train-derails-southern-england.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Train Derails Near Town of Lewes in East Sussex, U.K.\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-uk-train-mfwl\/13int-uk-train-mfwl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Train Derails Near Town of Lewes in East Sussex, U.K.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-uk-train-mfwl\/13int-uk-train-mfwl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/train-derails-southern-england.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Train Derails Near Town of Lewes in East Sussex, U.K.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Michael D. Shear<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 9:22 pm <\/small><p>Emergency services said they were working at the scene of a derailment near Lewes, in East Sussex, on Thursday. Eighteen other people were less badly hurt.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/asia\/afghan-women-taliban-rule.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Female Afghans Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-afghanistan-women-1-fjtm\/13int-afghanistan-women-1-fjtm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Female Afghans Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-afghanistan-women-1-fjtm\/13int-afghanistan-women-1-fjtm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/asia\/afghan-women-taliban-rule.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Female Afghans Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Ephrat Livni<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 9:21 pm <\/small><p>Decrees restricting women\u2019s rights to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/russia-amazon-deep-strike-ukraine-blitz-wiping-billions-putin-linked-ceo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Russia\u2019s \u2018Amazon\u2019 in deep-strike Ukraine blitz, wiping billions from Putin-linked CEO\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/wildberries-strike-russia-factory.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1');\" title=\"Russia\u2019s \u2018Amazon\u2019 in deep-strike Ukraine blitz, wiping billions from Putin-linked CEO\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/wildberries-strike-russia-factory.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/russia-amazon-deep-strike-ukraine-blitz-wiping-billions-putin-linked-ceo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Russia\u2019s \u2018Amazon\u2019 in deep-strike Ukraine blitz, wiping billions from Putin-linked CEO<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 9:20 pm <\/small><p>Ukraine's drone strikes have knocked out 27% of Wildberries warehouse capacity, with losses estimated up to $8.5 billion as Russia's logistics reels.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-08-14\/corporate-travel-management-overcharging-scandal-uk-government\/107030376&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw0ooKlZ7ZTiiRVdMbmjs7BE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Corporate Travel Management's $100 million overcharging scandal and PwC auditor ... - ABC News<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 8:27 pm <\/small><p>... refugee program or charging for exclusive use of hotels when no exclusivity existed. ... refugees on a floating barge. The overbilling scandal emerged\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/middleeast\/oil-spill-oman.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Arabian Sea Bird and Turtle Habitat Threatened by Oil From Grounded Tanker\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-oman-1-kvzg\/12int-oman-1-kvzg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Arabian Sea Bird and Turtle Habitat Threatened by Oil From Grounded Tanker\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-oman-1-kvzg\/12int-oman-1-kvzg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/middleeast\/oil-spill-oman.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Arabian Sea Bird and Turtle Habitat Threatened by Oil From Grounded Tanker<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Pranav Baskar, Sanam Mahoozi and Somini Sengupta<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 8:25 pm <\/small><p>The spill of Russian crude bound for India compounds the environmental damage from spills in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers and oil facilities have come under attack.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/middleeast\/west-bank-siege-israeli-settlers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Israeli Settlers Resume West Bank Siege After Eviction\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-westbank-1-gqkf\/13int-westbank-1-gqkf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Israeli Settlers Resume West Bank Siege After Eviction\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-westbank-1-gqkf\/13int-westbank-1-gqkf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/middleeast\/west-bank-siege-israeli-settlers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Israeli Settlers Resume West Bank Siege After Eviction<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 8:18 pm <\/small><p>The military\u2019s failure to keep extremists away from two Palestinian families trapped in their West Bank homes made clear the chaos gripping the Israeli-occupied territory.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/africa\/-zimbabwe-lake-kariba-ferry-capsize.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"More Than 40 Dead After a Ferry Capsizes on Zimbabwe\u2019s Lake Kariba\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-zimbabwe-1-blmg\/12int-zimbabwe-1-blmg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"More Than 40 Dead After a Ferry Capsizes on Zimbabwe\u2019s Lake Kariba\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-zimbabwe-1-blmg\/12int-zimbabwe-1-blmg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/africa\/-zimbabwe-lake-kariba-ferry-capsize.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">More Than 40 Dead After a Ferry Capsizes on Zimbabwe\u2019s Lake Kariba<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Ephrat Livni and Jeffrey Moyo<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 8:16 pm <\/small><p>The vessel was crowded far beyond capacity and was hit by strong waves, the police said. While dozens have been rescued, the search continues for an unknown number of missing people.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cj4kppdk2qwo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Palestinians told to leave homes in village where Israeli settlers besieged houses\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4905\/live\/113cee30-9736-11f1-870d-5d08c49babb2.jpg');\" title=\"Palestinians told to leave homes in village where Israeli settlers besieged houses\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4905\/live\/113cee30-9736-11f1-870d-5d08c49babb2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cj4kppdk2qwo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Palestinians told to leave homes in village where Israeli settlers besieged houses<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 8:12 pm <\/small><p>The mayor of Qusra says Israeli troops have been telling families to leave their houses, using some as barracks.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/pakistan-e-bikes-europe-heat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Electric Thrills\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/14\/multimedia\/14int-theworld-electric-motorcycles-promo-mhkq\/14int-theworld-electric-motorcycles-promo-mhkq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Electric Thrills\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/14\/multimedia\/14int-theworld-electric-motorcycles-promo-mhkq\/14int-theworld-electric-motorcycles-promo-mhkq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/pakistan-e-bikes-europe-heat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Electric Thrills<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Katrin Bennhold<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 8:03 pm <\/small><p>Electric motorcycle sales are surging in Pakistan, as wartime prices accelerate the pivot away from fossil fuels in the developing world.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cyvl2d5j52lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/20ef\/live\/60e60690-9733-11f1-bdbf-1b7b2a4a87a1.jpg');\" title=\"Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/20ef\/live\/60e60690-9733-11f1-bdbf-1b7b2a4a87a1.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cyvl2d5j52lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 8:01 pm <\/small><p>Thousands of sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqlxpq5q799o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/73db\/live\/5d4d0250-9728-11f1-808c-532494fd22c7.jpg');\" title=\"Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/73db\/live\/5d4d0250-9728-11f1-808c-532494fd22c7.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqlxpq5q799o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 7:46 pm <\/small><p>The Cernavod\u0103 plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.refugeesinternational.org\/events-and-testimony\/no-one-died-the-deadly-impact-of-u-s-aid-cuts-in-afghanistan-five-years-since-u-s-withdrawal\/&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw1RQ54bwe5z2vRptbVUaGyq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">No One Died?: The Deadly Impact of U.S. Aid Cuts in Afghanistan Five Years Since U.S. Withdrawal<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 7:43 pm <\/small><p>Refugees International hosted a virtual event for an urgent conversation on what these findings mean for U.S. foreign policy, global health,\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/luxury-yacht-caught-camera-sinking-coast-after-delivery-owner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Luxury $9 million yacht caught on camera sinking off coast, days after delivery to owner\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/boatsinks.gif');\" title=\"Luxury $9 million yacht caught on camera sinking off coast, days after delivery to owner\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/boatsinks.gif\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/luxury-yacht-caught-camera-sinking-coast-after-delivery-owner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Luxury $9 million yacht caught on camera sinking off coast, days after delivery to owner<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 7:40 pm <\/small><p>Video footage shows the $9.1 million Angiola II tipping onto its side in the Mediterranean Sea after engine failure sparked a fire off Porto Cervo.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/politics\/states\/seattle-transgender-refugee-funds&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw3BVmfY3LHF1N-cjs5f0iTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Seattle considers $300K boost for groups serving LGBTQ+ people displaced by red-state bigotry<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 7:35 pm <\/small><p>The money won't be restricted to serving trans and queer refugees from other states, but the proposal comes as organizations helping those populations\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/climate\/el-nino-effects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Early-Onset El Ni\u00f1o<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">David Gelles<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 7:28 pm <\/small><p>The global weather disrupter appears to be taking a toll, and its peak could still be months away.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ce85p80nn2yo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Family of Irish plane crash victim awarded $29m in damages\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/82a7\/live\/6b9bb890-973e-11f1-96db-71945ca8cae7.jpg');\" title=\"Family of Irish plane crash victim awarded $29m in damages\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/82a7\/live\/6b9bb890-973e-11f1-96db-71945ca8cae7.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ce85p80nn2yo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Family of Irish plane crash victim awarded $29m in damages<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 7:08 pm <\/small><p>A jury in Chicago in the US awarded the sum to Michael Ryan's family after his  widow Naoise Connolly Ryan brought a civil suit against Boeing.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/haiti\/haiti-country-conditions-remain-unsafe-returns-new-report-finds&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw1OhHKOVrf3euefRuXLf0rq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Haiti: Country conditions remain unsafe for returns, new report finds - ReliefWeb<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 7:02 pm <\/small><p>Full report: https:\/\/refugees.org\/haiti-is-not-safe-country-conditions ... US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. Format. Analysis. Themes.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Americas\/2026\/0813\/brazil-facial-recognition-artificial-intelligence?icid=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Brazilians weigh the benefits of AI facial recognition against the costs<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.csmonitor.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.csmonitor.com\">Constance Malleret<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 6:53 pm <\/small><p>Advocates say smart cameras can help bring down crime \u2013 a top priority for many Brazilians \u2013 but this technology is exploding before a clear legal framework has been put into place.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/news.slashdot.org\/story\/26\/08\/12\/2052214\/how-social-media-spurred-a-refugee-crisis-between-spain-and-morocco&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw2ekRad_TUAB4dpAK56-CQ0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How Social Media Spurred a <b>Refugee<\/b> Crisis Between Spain and Morocco - Slashdot<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 6:47 pm <\/small><p>An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Two days before tens of thousands of migrants surged into Ceuta, one of Spain's\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5yw71q9y00o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Mangione lawyers to meet federal prosecutors amid reports of plea deal\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0854\/live\/f4140030-972d-11f1-bbb3-ebc49f706d46.jpg');\" title=\"Mangione lawyers to meet federal prosecutors amid reports of plea deal\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0854\/live\/f4140030-972d-11f1-bbb3-ebc49f706d46.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5yw71q9y00o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Mangione lawyers to meet federal prosecutors amid reports of plea deal<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 6:45 pm <\/small><p>Mangione faces two federal charges of stalking resulting in death, each carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/us\/politics\/trump-immigration-crackdown.html&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw24-5lwQXGm-oA8ZYanTSbY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump's Immigration Policy Echoes 1920s Crackdown, but This Time Congress Isn't Involved<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 6:45 pm <\/small><p>When explaining why the administration had allowed only Afrikaners, a group of mostly white South Africans, to enter as refugees, Secretary of\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/poland-arrests-russian-allegedly-hired-kill-ukrainian-american-inconvenient-putin-regime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Poland arrests Russian allegedly hired to kill Ukrainian-American who was 'inconvenient to the Putin regime'\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/putin-meeting-missile-cruiser-varyag.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1');\" title=\"Poland arrests Russian allegedly hired to kill Ukrainian-American who was &#039;inconvenient to the Putin regime&#039;\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/putin-meeting-missile-cruiser-varyag.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/poland-arrests-russian-allegedly-hired-kill-ukrainian-american-inconvenient-putin-regime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Poland arrests Russian allegedly hired to kill Ukrainian-American who was 'inconvenient to the Putin regime'<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 6:26 pm <\/small><p>Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Poland arrested a Russian citizen recruited by Russian intelligence to kill a Ukrainian-American in Warsaw.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/greenland-oil-project-us-dr-phil.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"How a Long-Shot U.S. Oil Drilling Project Is Shaking Up Greenland\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/16\/multimedia\/00int-greenland-oil-01-jbqm\/00int-greenland-oil-01-jbqm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"How a Long-Shot U.S. Oil Drilling Project Is Shaking Up Greenland\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/16\/multimedia\/00int-greenland-oil-01-jbqm\/00int-greenland-oil-01-jbqm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/greenland-oil-project-us-dr-phil.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How a Long-Shot U.S. Oil Drilling Project Is Shaking Up Greenland<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 6:22 pm <\/small><p>A U.S. oil company says it could be on the verge of a major discovery in Greenland. The proposal comes at a tricky time for the Arctic island, and locals are lining up against it.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com\/articles\/world-relief-moves&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw1AyYlNYPumFnQhVnD-3qIW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">World Relief moves to new office to assist <b>refugees<\/b> - Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 6:15 pm <\/small><p>1. The nonprofit, which helps refugees in the Tri-Cities, is relocating a mile south to 830 N. Columbia Center Blvd, a move that will\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/uk-heat-climate-change.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"\u2018An English Summer Is Not the Same Anymore\u2019\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-uk-heat-vqch\/13int-uk-heat-vqch-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"\u2018An English Summer Is Not the Same Anymore\u2019\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-uk-heat-vqch\/13int-uk-heat-vqch-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/uk-heat-climate-change.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">\u2018An English Summer Is Not the Same Anymore\u2019<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Lynsey Chutel<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 5:52 pm <\/small><p>With forecasters issuing a warning for very high temperatures, this summer is on track to be one of the hottest yet.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/cruz-sounds-alarm-over-400m-hamas-era-provision-board-peace-plan-issues-blunt-warning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Cruz sounds alarm over $400M Hamas-era provision in Board of Peace plan \u2014 issues blunt warning\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/hamas-terrorists-gaza-2025.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1');\" title=\"Cruz sounds alarm over $400M Hamas-era provision in Board of Peace plan \u2014 issues blunt warning\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/hamas-terrorists-gaza-2025.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/cruz-sounds-alarm-over-400m-hamas-era-provision-board-peace-plan-issues-blunt-warning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Cruz sounds alarm over $400M Hamas-era provision in Board of Peace plan \u2014 issues blunt warning<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 5:38 pm <\/small><p>Sen. Ted Cruz says he's deeply concerned about a Board of Peace provision that could cover up to $400 million in debts from Hamas' rule in Gaza.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/magazine\/deportation-immigrants-prison-eswatini.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/23\/magazine\/23mag-eswatini-roberto\/23mag-eswatini-roberto-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/23\/magazine\/23mag-eswatini-roberto\/23mag-eswatini-roberto-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/magazine\/deportation-immigrants-prison-eswatini.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Nicholas Casey<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 5:34 pm <\/small><p>As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/americas\/topos-azteca-rescue-efforts-colombia-earthquake.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Topos Azteca, a Mexican Volunteer Rescue Group, Helps With Rescue Efforts After Colombia Earthquake\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/13int-colombia-quake-rescue-promo\/13int-colombia-quake-rescue-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Topos Azteca, a Mexican Volunteer Rescue Group, Helps With Rescue Efforts After Colombia Earthquake\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/13int-colombia-quake-rescue-promo\/13int-colombia-quake-rescue-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/americas\/topos-azteca-rescue-efforts-colombia-earthquake.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Topos Azteca, a Mexican Volunteer Rescue Group, Helps With Rescue Efforts After Colombia Earthquake<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Genevieve Glatsky and Federico Rios<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 5:16 pm <\/small><p>Topos Azteca, a Mexican volunteer rescue group that works worldwide and helped after the Sept. 11 attacks, arrived in Colombia after searching for survivors in Venezuela.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c2352jyvm5xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Air India to test all pilots for banned substances\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/bc16\/live\/c940eb70-9732-11f1-bdbf-1b7b2a4a87a1.jpg');\" title=\"Air India to test all pilots for banned substances\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/bc16\/live\/c940eb70-9732-11f1-bdbf-1b7b2a4a87a1.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c2352jyvm5xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Air India to test all pilots for banned substances<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 4:52 pm <\/small><p>It comes after one of its planes suddenly lost altitude last week, with a number of passengers injured.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/oscars-switzerland-selects-doc-still-161205659.html&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw2I-Di-7YFVS0LsjV95SGgH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Oscars: Switzerland Selects Doc 'Who Is Still Alive' About Palestinian <b>Refugees<\/b> Who Fled ... - Yahoo<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 4:48 pm <\/small><p>Who Is Still Alive tells the story of Gaza through the eyes of nine Palestinian refugees: Through their eyes, we discover a reality far removed from\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/hias.org\/news\/protecting-children-chad-amid-sudans-ongoing-conflict\/&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw3PgTYiPrr4eMYrApWGjU34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Protecting Children in Chad Amid Sudan's Ongoing Conflict - HIAS<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 4:46 pm <\/small><p>HIAS Chad provides protection services, including child protection, as well as mental health care and economic aid to Sudanese refugees.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/2026\/0813\/syria-war-rock-climbing?icid=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A climbing gym in Damascus allows Syrians to scale new heights after a long war<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.csmonitor.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.csmonitor.com\">Adri Salido<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 4:42 pm <\/small><p>Siblings Moaz, Yasseen, and Zahira Tasabehji founded a climbing gym known as Jabalna (Arabic for \u201cour mountain\u201d).<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/community\/kindertransport-refugee-and-legendary-volunteer-harry-heber-passes-away-aged-95-x4gv8aap&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw3ZI3q3F1HW2Ey6-oFfWNgR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Kindertransport <b>refugee<\/b> and 'legendary' volunteer Harry Heber passes away aged 95<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 4:34 pm <\/small><p>Harry Heber arrived in Harwich aged 7 as a Kindertransport refugee and, after retiring, went on to create more than 60000 pairs of prescription\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/mount-etna-volcano-sicily-eruption.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Hundreds of Flights Canceled in Sicily as Mount Etna Erupts\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-Italy-ash-bfpz\/13int-Italy-ash-bfpz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Hundreds of Flights Canceled in Sicily as Mount Etna Erupts\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-Italy-ash-bfpz\/13int-Italy-ash-bfpz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/mount-etna-volcano-sicily-eruption.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Hundreds of Flights Canceled in Sicily as Mount Etna Erupts<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Josephine de La Bruy\u00e8re<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 4:25 pm <\/small><p>Etna erupts often, but it usually doesn\u2019t release this much ash, an expert said. Tens of thousands of travelers\u2019 plans have been disrupted in the past week.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/chicagos-agents-of-hope-training-information-center-refugees\/&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw0ABv0x2r2A0Vqec1aP3TYP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Chicago's Agents of Hope Training &amp; Information Center works to connect <b>refugees<\/b> with jobs<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 3:55 pm <\/small><p>\"We wanted to know, what are the things they need to be successful?\" The Refugee Exit Plan helps refugees transition from welfare to employment by\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c2el29e3m3xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Presidential pardon for French alleged spy accused of plotting Mali coup\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d647\/live\/3b219a60-9728-11f1-808c-532494fd22c7.jpg');\" title=\"Presidential pardon for French alleged spy accused of plotting Mali coup\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d647\/live\/3b219a60-9728-11f1-808c-532494fd22c7.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c2el29e3m3xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Presidential pardon for French alleged spy accused of plotting Mali coup<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 3:50 pm <\/small><p>France is yet to comment on Yann Vezilier's pardon and previously called the accusations \"unfounded\".<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx2k1r97vx7o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Person fined after using foghorn to wake sleeping polar bear\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/69e0\/live\/7dbeac50-9728-11f1-808c-532494fd22c7.jpg');\" title=\"Person fined after using foghorn to wake sleeping polar bear\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/69e0\/live\/7dbeac50-9728-11f1-808c-532494fd22c7.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx2k1r97vx7o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Person fined after using foghorn to wake sleeping polar bear<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 3:30 pm <\/small><p>Under local regulations in the region, \"it is forbidden to needlessly disturb, attract or pursue a polar bear\".<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/the-cotswolds-new-forest-and-malvern-among-17-areas-with-no-asylum-seekers-4701399&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw2Nrd7s_BwZiUhSlMa0FQmz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The Cotswolds, New Forest and Malvern among 17 areas with no asylum seekers<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 3:21 pm <\/small><p>\u201cWhen we took part in the Syrian refugee and Afghan resettlement scheme, there were times we couldn't meet refugees' medical needs and they had to be\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.tamilguardian.com\/content\/sri-lanka-approves-framework-voluntary-return-refugees-india&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw2VgXOH7mYTk2jy9X73m9Oi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Security clearance required as Sri Lanka opens route home for <b>refugees<\/b> in India<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 3:13 pm <\/small><p>Around 89,000 Eelam Tamils were living in and outside refugee camps in Tamil Nadu in early 2026, according to Sri Lankan government estimates, roughly\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/hias.org\/publications\/2025-annual-report\/&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw3GiB8H-G1UlGTS6u94pL4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">2025 Annual Report | HIAS<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 3:08 pm <\/small><p>Standing with refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants across the U.S. during one of the most challenging years in recent history. Providing essential\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.monitor.co.ug\/uganda\/news\/national\/minister-engola-urges-refugees-to-return-home-as-aid-dwindles-5556966&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw1MniqSZvLWScE7Q84wLmBa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Minister Engola urges <b>refugees<\/b> to return home as aid dwindles | Monitor<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 3:06 pm <\/small><p>According to him, Uganda is hosting more than two million refugees, yet it is operating at less than 50 percent .<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3D0bU6159fiLY&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw1xhkgfmMM6rY2KsD_Pug6e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Chicago nonprofit Agents of Hope connects <b>refugees<\/b> with jobs - YouTube<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 3:03 pm <\/small><p>Chicago nonprofit Agents of Hope is hoping to make the job search a bit easier for refugees through career training programs and workforce\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/americas\/100000011042147\/brazils-disease-fighting-mosquitoes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Brazil\u2019s Disease-Fighting Mosquitoes<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Apoorva Mandavilli, Leila Medina, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Joey Sendaydiego and Tuna Mayer<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 2:58 pm <\/small><p>Our reporter, Apoorva Mandavilli, goes inside a mosquito factory in Brazil, where scientists are producing millions of mosquitoes to fight deadly tropical diseases in a warming world.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c0l5273xjnlo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Who could replace White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt?\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9596\/live\/0b835a70-9758-11f1-9240-c70a29f1c818.jpg');\" title=\"Who could replace White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9596\/live\/0b835a70-9758-11f1-9240-c70a29f1c818.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c0l5273xjnlo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Who could replace White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 2:56 pm <\/small><p>The job requires managing a complex relationship with the media - as well Trump's high expectations.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/climate\/el-nino-early-onset-effects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Effects of Record-Breaking El Ni\u00f1o Are Happening on 3 Continents\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12CLI-ELNINO-EFFECTS-01-lwzg\/12CLI-ELNINO-EFFECTS-01-lwzg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Effects of Record-Breaking El Ni\u00f1o Are Happening on 3 Continents\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12CLI-ELNINO-EFFECTS-01-lwzg\/12CLI-ELNINO-EFFECTS-01-lwzg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/climate\/el-nino-early-onset-effects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Effects of Record-Breaking El Ni\u00f1o Are Happening on 3 Continents<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Raymond Zhong and Chico Harlan<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 2:53 pm <\/small><p>The recurring climate phenomenon is expected to peak later this year, but it is already causing dry spells and crop failures on three continents.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/middleeast\/west-bank-palestinians-israeli-settlers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-westbank-1-bljm\/12int-westbank-1-bljm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-westbank-1-bljm\/12int-westbank-1-bljm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/middleeast\/west-bank-palestinians-israeli-settlers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">David M. Halbfinger, Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 2:52 pm <\/small><p>Two families have been trapped by settlers for days, casting a spotlight on the army\u2019s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cj9dpdmr77do?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Four Canadian hockey stars remain suspended after sexual assault acquittal\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/dbc2\/live\/55beb0f0-68c2-11f0-8dbd-f3d32ebd3327.jpg');\" title=\"Four Canadian hockey stars remain suspended after sexual assault acquittal\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/dbc2\/live\/55beb0f0-68c2-11f0-8dbd-f3d32ebd3327.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cj9dpdmr77do?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Four Canadian hockey stars remain suspended after sexual assault acquittal<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 2:51 pm <\/small><p>A fifth has been reinstated, though an appeals board found that the whole group broke Hockey Canada's code of conduct.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/health\/mosquitoes-brazil-health-threat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/00dc-mosquitoes-top-01-zmbl\/00dc-mosquitoes-top-01-zmbl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/00dc-mosquitoes-top-01-zmbl\/00dc-mosquitoes-top-01-zmbl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/health\/mosquitoes-brazil-health-threat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Apoorva Mandavilli and Alessandro Falco<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 2:49 pm <\/small><p>The city of Bel\u00e9m in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.the-berliner.com\/berlin\/berlin-introduces-payment-card-for-refugees\/&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw2em02q4R9zY4JXUb6W2hMr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Berlin Introduces Payment Card for <b>Refugees<\/b> - The Berliner<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 2:48 pm <\/small><p>Starting Thursday, all refugees who are newly arriving in Berlin will receive the payment card. Berlin is introducing a refugee bezahlkarte making\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/australia\/bishop-christopher-saunders-abuse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Former Catholic Bishop Is Convicted of Sexual Abuse, Australian News Outlets Say\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-oz-bishop-blmv\/13int-oz-bishop-blmv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Former Catholic Bishop Is Convicted of Sexual Abuse, Australian News Outlets Say\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-oz-bishop-blmv\/13int-oz-bishop-blmv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/australia\/bishop-christopher-saunders-abuse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Former Catholic Bishop Is Convicted of Sexual Abuse, Australian News Outlets Say<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Laura Chung<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 2:31 pm <\/small><p>A court found Christopher Alan Saunders, the former bishop of Broome, guilty of sexually abusing two men, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5yr8r04edvo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Zambians voting as president bids for second term\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2806\/live\/9cb26d10-9721-11f1-b8b8-270ec183dd5e.jpg');\" title=\"Zambians voting as president bids for second term\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2806\/live\/9cb26d10-9721-11f1-b8b8-270ec183dd5e.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5yr8r04edvo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Zambians voting as president bids for second term<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 2:29 pm <\/small><p>Hakainde Hichilema wants five more years but continued cost of living pressures have dented his appeal.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c5y07l2z2g1o&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw3wHkOySZ6Io34FZuvryKCf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><b>Refugee<\/b> hopes to help others after A-level success - BBC<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 2:24 pm <\/small><p>She has long, light English Martyrs Catholic School. Anastasiia Sochka arrived in north-east England from Ukraine in 2022. A Ukrainian refugee\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/theconversation.com\/refugees-lost-trade-and-security-costs-how-conflict-in-one-african-country-drives-up-debt-for-its-neighbours-288952&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw1i-9FUatdSHgunUzrFRf8-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><b>Refugees<\/b>, lost trade and security costs: how conflict in one African country drives up debt for ...<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 2:22 pm <\/small><p>Refugee movements, humanitarian emergencies and disrupted trade routes create fiscal pressure, leading to debt accumulation, even when countries are\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/refugees.org\/return-without-protection-afghan-refugees-and-the-2026-u-s-iran-war\/&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjc0NzE5NGJkZjMzZDM2OTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AOvVaw3fLral3xoh55I2V2YMmkBb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Return Without Protection: Afghan <b>Refugees<\/b> and the 2026 U.S.-Iran War - USCRI<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 2:08 pm <\/small><p>The conflict between the United States and Iran in 2026 was not the primary factor behind the displacement of Afghan refugees. However, the war in\u00a0...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/unicef-gaza-findings-completely-shatters-starvation-claims-against-israel-state-dept-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"UNICEF Gaza findings \u2018completely shatters\u2019 starvation claims against Israel, State Dept says\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/931\/523\/gaza-aid-delivery-tps-il-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1');\" title=\"UNICEF Gaza findings \u2018completely shatters\u2019 starvation claims against Israel, State Dept says\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/931\/523\/gaza-aid-delivery-tps-il-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/unicef-gaza-findings-completely-shatters-starvation-claims-against-israel-state-dept-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">UNICEF Gaza findings \u2018completely shatters\u2019 starvation claims against Israel, State Dept says<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 2:00 pm <\/small><p>New UNICEF findings fuel fresh scrutiny of Gaza famine claims as the State Department says the data \"completely shatters\" allegations Israel deliberately starved civilians.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/africa\/ebola-congo-patient-dies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A Patient\u2019s Final Breath in a Congolese Ebola Ward\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-ebola-ward-patient-promo-hkgq\/12int-ebola-ward-patient-promo-hkgq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"A Patient\u2019s Final Breath in a Congolese Ebola Ward\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-ebola-ward-patient-promo-hkgq\/12int-ebola-ward-patient-promo-hkgq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/africa\/ebola-congo-patient-dies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A Patient\u2019s Final Breath in a Congolese Ebola Ward<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Finbarr O\u2019Reilly<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 1:32 pm <\/small><p>The distance between life and death is razor thin at one medical clinic in Rwampara, the heart of the epidemic ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cn5n399n6zvo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Three men will be executed on the same day as death penalties rise in US\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1597\/live\/d3304b90-970e-11f1-870d-5d08c49babb2.jpg');\" title=\"Three men will be executed on the same day as death penalties rise in US\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1597\/live\/d3304b90-970e-11f1-870d-5d08c49babb2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cn5n399n6zvo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Three men will be executed on the same day as death penalties rise in US<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 1:27 pm <\/small><p>Despite growing opposition to the death penalty, one state is behind the rising numbers.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cgewp4ep9dro?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"\u2018Justified\u2019 or \u2019no business being there\u2019? Tennessee munitions town loyal to Trump but divided on Iran\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4e29\/live\/ae2701f0-9717-11f1-a7ab-8b30adf0800a.jpg');\" title=\"\u2018Justified\u2019 or \u2019no business being there\u2019? Tennessee munitions town loyal to Trump but divided on Iran\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4e29\/live\/ae2701f0-9717-11f1-a7ab-8b30adf0800a.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cgewp4ep9dro?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">\u2018Justified\u2019 or \u2019no business being there\u2019? Tennessee munitions town loyal to Trump but divided on Iran<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 1:20 pm <\/small><p>Hear from voters in Kingsport, home to a munitions plant supplying the US military, as tensions over the Iran war spark debate.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/europe\/solar-eclipse-europe-photos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"See the 2026 European Solar Eclipse, in Photos and Videos\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12xp-eclipse-visual-stack-promo-thgl\/12xp-eclipse-visual-stack-promo-thgl-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg');\" title=\"See the 2026 European Solar Eclipse, in Photos and Videos\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12xp-eclipse-visual-stack-promo-thgl\/12xp-eclipse-visual-stack-promo-thgl-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/europe\/solar-eclipse-europe-photos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">See the 2026 European Solar Eclipse, in Photos and Videos<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">The New York Times<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 1:17 pm <\/small><p>People gathered across the continent to watch the total solar eclipse on Wednesday.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/asia\/putin-visit-islands-japan-russia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-japan-russia-ftjb\/13int-japan-russia-ftjb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-japan-russia-ftjb\/13int-japan-russia-ftjb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/asia\/putin-visit-islands-japan-russia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Javier C. Hern\u00e1ndez and Paul Sonne<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 1:12 pm <\/small><p>Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has been a public critic of Mr. Putin, who has denounced her country\u2019s sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/uk-free-fall-free-speech-expert-warns-british-mp-brands-trump-admin-grant-maga-money-meddling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"UK \u2018in free fall\u2019 on free speech, expert warns as British MP brands Trump admin grant 'MAGA money meddling'\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/free_speech.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1');\" title=\"UK \u2018in free fall\u2019 on free speech, expert warns as British MP brands Trump admin grant &#039;MAGA money meddling&#039;\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/free_speech.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/uk-free-fall-free-speech-expert-warns-british-mp-brands-trump-admin-grant-maga-money-meddling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">UK \u2018in free fall\u2019 on free speech, expert warns as British MP brands Trump admin grant 'MAGA money meddling'<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 12:08 pm <\/small><p>The U.S. Embassy in London is offering up to $500,000 for projects promoting Anglo-American principles including freedom of speech, limited government and the rule of law.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/asia\/china-premier-zhu-rongji-reaction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"How China Remembers Zhu Rongji, the Premier Who Spoke His Mind\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-china-premier-01-hjtf\/13int-china-premier-01-hjtf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"How China Remembers Zhu Rongji, the Premier Who Spoke His Mind\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-china-premier-01-hjtf\/13int-china-premier-01-hjtf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/asia\/china-premier-zhu-rongji-reaction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How China Remembers Zhu Rongji, the Premier Who Spoke His Mind<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Chris Buckley<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 11:21 am <\/small><p>Tributes to the former premier recalled his spirited style and his efforts to integrate China into global commerce, in contrast with the rigidity of the Xi era.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cly8p8lpyvmo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Eurovision Song Contest 2027 to be held in Burgas, Bulgaria\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/09b3\/live\/6cb77580-9701-11f1-b72c-211ea4e0afc4.jpg');\" title=\"Eurovision Song Contest 2027 to be held in Burgas, Bulgaria\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/09b3\/live\/6cb77580-9701-11f1-b72c-211ea4e0afc4.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cly8p8lpyvmo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Eurovision Song Contest 2027 to be held in Burgas, Bulgaria<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 11:10 am <\/small><p>The Black Sea location has been selected after Bulgarian singer Dara won this year's contest.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/europe\/100000011041924\/why-nigel-farage-is-running-against-a-trash-can.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Why Nigel Farage Is Running Against a \u2018Trash Can\u2019<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Amelia Nierenberg, Leila Medina, Nikolay Nikolov and Joey Sendaydiego<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 10:40 am <\/small><p>Our reporter Amelia Nierenberg describes how the right-wing British political leader Nigel Farage, who is seeking re-election to Parliament, faces an unconventional opponent: Count Binface.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cp30pz8d09jo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Twitch users outraged as Amazon uses their content to train AI in opt-out feature\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6839\/live\/60b85d20-9702-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg');\" title=\"Twitch users outraged as Amazon uses their content to train AI in opt-out feature\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6839\/live\/60b85d20-9702-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cp30pz8d09jo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Twitch users outraged as Amazon uses their content to train AI in opt-out feature<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 10:39 am <\/small><p>Users of the popular streaming platform criticised allowing Amazon to use their data by dafault.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/russia-ukraine-ports-odesa-cargo-ship-attacks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Russian Blockade of Major Ukrainian Ports Threatens Global Grain Supplies\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-ukraine-ports-01-lvhk\/12int-ukraine-ports-01-lvhk-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg');\" title=\"Russian Blockade of Major Ukrainian Ports Threatens Global Grain Supplies\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-ukraine-ports-01-lvhk\/12int-ukraine-ports-01-lvhk-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/russia-ukraine-ports-odesa-cargo-ship-attacks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Russian Blockade of Major Ukrainian Ports Threatens Global Grain Supplies<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Marc Santora<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 10:22 am <\/small><p>The deadly strikes are part of a long-running maritime battle with Ukraine and echo battles over other key shipping routes around the world.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/asia\/one-mans-quest-to-build-indias-most-livable-city.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"The Man on a Mission to Build India\u2019s Most Livable City\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-india-city-phlq\/13int-india-city-phlq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"The Man on a Mission to Build India\u2019s Most Livable City\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-india-city-phlq\/13int-india-city-phlq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/asia\/one-mans-quest-to-build-indias-most-livable-city.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The Man on a Mission to Build India\u2019s Most Livable City<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 10:17 am <\/small><p>The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has 25,000 workers building his dream capital with waterways, bike lanes and a \u201cQuantum Valley\u201d tech hub.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqx7ple0nxxo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Japan PM says Putin's visit to disputed islands 'absolutely unacceptable'\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/26a4\/live\/b1ea09c0-96dd-11f1-9b96-77d3dc534330.jpg');\" title=\"Japan PM says Putin&#039;s visit to disputed islands &#039;absolutely unacceptable&#039;\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/26a4\/live\/b1ea09c0-96dd-11f1-9b96-77d3dc534330.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqx7ple0nxxo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Japan PM says Putin's visit to disputed islands 'absolutely unacceptable'<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 9:54 am <\/small><p>It was the first time the Russian leader had visited the Kuril islands, according to state media.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/houthi-yemen-militia-iran.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Who Are the Houthis, Iran-Backed Militia Entering Mideast War?\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/01\/10\/multimedia\/10israel-hamas-houthi-explainer-fbzl\/10israel-hamas-houthi-explainer-fbzl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Who Are the Houthis, Iran-Backed Militia Entering Mideast War?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/01\/10\/multimedia\/10israel-hamas-houthi-explainer-fbzl\/10israel-hamas-houthi-explainer-fbzl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/houthi-yemen-militia-iran.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Who Are the Houthis, Iran-Backed Militia Entering Mideast War?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Ismaeel Naar, Ephrat Livni, Abdi Latif Dahir, Eve Sampson, Jonathan Wolfe and Zane Irwin<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 9:19 am <\/small><p>Amid relentless war in the Middle East, the Iran-backed militants seem poised to renew their conflict with Yemen\u2019s Saudi-backed government.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Europe\/2026\/0813\/Kazakhstan-Asia-Soviet-Russia-Ukraine?icid=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Why former Soviet states now challenge Russia over Ukraine war<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.csmonitor.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.csmonitor.com\">Fred Weir<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 9:00 am <\/small><p>Former Soviet states in Central Asia are questioning Russia\u2019s war with Ukraine<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqx7pp3yd25o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"French ambassador to CAR accused of misconduct at official residence faces disciplinary action\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ddec\/live\/94f00910-96d7-11f1-a393-936d941a912a.jpg');\" title=\"French ambassador to CAR accused of misconduct at official residence faces disciplinary action\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ddec\/live\/94f00910-96d7-11f1-a393-936d941a912a.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqx7pp3yd25o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">French ambassador to CAR accused of misconduct at official residence faces disciplinary action<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 8:15 am <\/small><p>The accusations against Bruno Foucher prompted investigations into a potential security breach.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/farage-binface-uk-byelection-clacton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"What to Know About Today\u2019s U.K. Special Election: Farage vs. Binface\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-uk-farage-wtk-01-vgkz\/13int-uk-farage-wtk-01-vgkz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"What to Know About Today\u2019s U.K. Special Election: Farage vs. Binface\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-uk-farage-wtk-01-vgkz\/13int-uk-farage-wtk-01-vgkz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/13\/world\/europe\/farage-binface-uk-byelection-clacton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">What to Know About Today\u2019s U.K. Special Election: Farage vs. Binface<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Michael D. Shear<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 8:04 am <\/small><p>Nigel Farage, the right-wing populist leader, forced a by-election in his parliamentary seat of Clacton after he came under pressure over his financial declarations.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9q9351yp1xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Indian actor's video with endangered gibbon sparks investigation\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3069\/live\/d93ce580-96e5-11f1-9b96-77d3dc534330.png');\" title=\"Indian actor&#039;s video with endangered gibbon sparks investigation\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3069\/live\/d93ce580-96e5-11f1-9b96-77d3dc534330.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9q9351yp1xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Indian actor's video with endangered gibbon sparks investigation<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 7:05 am <\/small><p>A deleted video of Tamil star Vikram cuddling an endangered gibbon has triggered an inquiry into how the animal entered India.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/solar-eclipse-2026-updates\/2027-eclipse-morocco-spain-egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Coming next summer: the \u2018eclipse of the century.\u2019\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12europe-eclipse-next-topart-wmtk\/12europe-eclipse-next-topart-wmtk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Coming next summer: the \u2018eclipse of the century.\u2019\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12europe-eclipse-next-topart-wmtk\/12europe-eclipse-next-topart-wmtk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/solar-eclipse-2026-updates\/2027-eclipse-morocco-spain-egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Coming next summer: the \u2018eclipse of the century.\u2019<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Danielle Dowling<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 6:19 am <\/small><p>The sky will go dark for six minutes or more over landmarks like the Rock of Gibraltar, the casbah of Tangier and the temples of Luxor, Egypt.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c74grmy2v7ko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4d25\/live\/1d504a60-964f-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg');\" title=\"Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4d25\/live\/1d504a60-964f-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c74grmy2v7ko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 4:55 am <\/small><p>In an exclusive interview with the BBC\u2019s Steve Rosenberg, Dmitry Muratov says the Kremlin leader can only \"destroy Ukraine, not conquer it\", with the war now in its fifth year.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/afghanistan-taliban-anniversary-eclipse-lakers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Afghanistan\u2019s Unhappy Anniversary\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-theworld-afghanistan-taliban-promo\/13int-theworld-afghanistan-taliban-promo-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Afghanistan\u2019s Unhappy Anniversary\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/13\/multimedia\/13int-theworld-afghanistan-taliban-promo\/13int-theworld-afghanistan-taliban-promo-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/afghanistan-taliban-anniversary-eclipse-lakers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Afghanistan\u2019s Unhappy Anniversary<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Katrin Bennhold<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 4:35 am <\/small><p>Five years into their hard-line rule, the Taliban find themselves in crisis at home and abroad.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx2v1893n3eo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"BTS star V reveals hearing loss battle during livestream\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0298\/live\/61c58c60-96cb-11f1-9bc6-975e8edc7c6e.jpg');\" title=\"BTS star V reveals hearing loss battle during livestream\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0298\/live\/61c58c60-96cb-11f1-9bc6-975e8edc7c6e.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx2v1893n3eo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">BTS star V reveals hearing loss battle during livestream<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 4:09 am <\/small><p>The K-pop star says he has suffered hearing issues for over two years before revealing it publicly this week.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5y49xp2wrno?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3190\/live\/fb878e50-966e-11f1-870d-5d08c49babb2.jpg');\" title=\"Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3190\/live\/fb878e50-966e-11f1-870d-5d08c49babb2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5y49xp2wrno?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 3:28 am <\/small><p>Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and ports.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5yw7vdwjxyo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Australian army whistleblower released on parole after more than two years in jail\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/605d\/live\/71de6600-96ba-11f1-977f-49a574135f6a.jpg');\" title=\"Australian army whistleblower released on parole after more than two years in jail\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/605d\/live\/71de6600-96ba-11f1-977f-49a574135f6a.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5yw7vdwjxyo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Australian army whistleblower released on parole after more than two years in jail<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 2:23 am <\/small><p>David McBride was jailed after pleading guilty to leaking military secrets about Afghanistan.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/solar-eclipse-2026-updates\/muddling-through-icelands-rainy-eclipse-accompanied-by-clouds-whales-and-at-least-one-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Muddling through Iceland\u2019s rainy eclipse, accompanied by clouds, whales and at least one proposal.\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12europe-eclipse-iceland-scene\/12europe-eclipse-iceland-scene-mediumSquareAt3X-v5.jpg');\" title=\"Muddling through Iceland\u2019s rainy eclipse, accompanied by clouds, whales and at least one proposal.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12europe-eclipse-iceland-scene\/12europe-eclipse-iceland-scene-mediumSquareAt3X-v5.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/solar-eclipse-2026-updates\/muddling-through-icelands-rainy-eclipse-accompanied-by-clouds-whales-and-at-least-one-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Muddling through Iceland\u2019s rainy eclipse, accompanied by clouds, whales and at least one proposal.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Amelia Nierenberg and Egill Bjarnason<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 2:10 am <\/small><p>In a place known for its fickle weather, eclipse watchers took a risk. Only some got to see the sun.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cgk4pex4mn8o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/45e0\/live\/2fd6c2d0-96a5-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg');\" title=\"Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/45e0\/live\/2fd6c2d0-96a5-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cgk4pex4mn8o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 1:31 am <\/small><p>The outbreak, declared on 15 May, has caused more than 2,000 deaths, with thousands more reported cases.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx2r179e232o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Travis Kelce shares first details from his wedding to Taylor Swift: 'Best night of my life'\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a017\/live\/b5f275d0-96e1-11f1-870d-5d08c49babb2.jpg');\" title=\"Travis Kelce shares first details from his wedding to Taylor Swift: &#039;Best night of my life&#039;\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a017\/live\/b5f275d0-96e1-11f1-870d-5d08c49babb2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx2r179e232o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Travis Kelce shares first details from his wedding to Taylor Swift: 'Best night of my life'<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 13, 2026 at 1:19 am <\/small><p>In the comments, Kelce called Swift his \"wife\" for first time and said it was a \"childhood dream\" to wed at Madison Square Garden.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/europe\/europe-fifth-heat-wave.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Europeans, Braced for 5th Heat Wave of 2026, Have Had Enough\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/00int-europe-heat-cmbg\/00int-europe-heat-cmbg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Europeans, Braced for 5th Heat Wave of 2026, Have Had Enough\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/00int-europe-heat-cmbg\/00int-europe-heat-cmbg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/europe\/europe-fifth-heat-wave.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Europeans, Braced for 5th Heat Wave of 2026, Have Had Enough<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Elisabetta Povoledo, Giulia Imbert and Carlos Barrag\u00e1n<\/a> on August 13, 2026 at 12:44 am <\/small><p>With temperatures set to soar as high as 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) this week, Europeans and tourists say that summer in Europe has lost its appeal.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cn0n8nd6645o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Iran has shaken Trump's support - is his loyal base sticking with him?\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0efd\/live\/f0862c10-970d-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg');\" title=\"Iran has shaken Trump&#039;s support - is his loyal base sticking with him?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0efd\/live\/f0862c10-970d-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cn0n8nd6645o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Iran has shaken Trump's support - is his loyal base sticking with him?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 12, 2026 at 11:26 pm <\/small><p>Munitions for the war are made in Kingsport, Tennessee, where some of the president's most loyal supporters are wrestling with higher prices.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx256pp33l3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the 'Vulture King' is fighting to reverse the trend\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2cb5\/live\/5b6616a0-9577-11f1-870d-5d08c49babb2.jpg');\" title=\"Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the &#039;Vulture King&#039; is fighting to reverse the trend\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2cb5\/live\/5b6616a0-9577-11f1-870d-5d08c49babb2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx256pp33l3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the 'Vulture King' is fighting to reverse the trend<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 12, 2026 at 11:19 pm <\/small><p>Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/asia\/zhu-rongji-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/asia\/Zhu-Rongji-Obit-Cover-Image\/Zhu-Rongji-Obit-Cover-Image-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/asia\/Zhu-Rongji-Obit-Cover-Image\/Zhu-Rongji-Obit-Cover-Image-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/asia\/zhu-rongji-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Keith Bradsher<\/a> on August 12, 2026 at 11:13 pm <\/small><p>As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world\u2019s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwymw4434v7o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6ede\/live\/9f7531a0-8f41-11f1-8c3d-6f698d2b4d1e.jpg');\" title=\"Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6ede\/live\/9f7531a0-8f41-11f1-8c3d-6f698d2b4d1e.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwymw4434v7o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 12, 2026 at 11:00 pm <\/small><p>Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvglzrvyrz3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave post\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5edf\/live\/54d0fdd0-9687-11f1-a7ab-8b30adf0800a.jpg');\" title=\"Trump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave post\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5edf\/live\/54d0fdd0-9687-11f1-a7ab-8b30adf0800a.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvglzrvyrz3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave post<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 12, 2026 at 10:58 pm <\/small><p>Leavitt will depart from her role to spend time with her young children and family, the president says.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9d83j4ql2xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador's expulsion\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7aed\/live\/6188d850-9659-11f1-ad58-9debde8148f5.jpg');\" title=\"Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador&#039;s expulsion\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7aed\/live\/6188d850-9659-11f1-ad58-9debde8148f5.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9d83j4ql2xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador's expulsion<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 12, 2026 at 10:56 pm <\/small><p>An online petition accusing Pete Hoekstra of diplomatic interference in Canadian domestic affairs has garnered more than 60,000 signatures.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cz7d2e5wlgno?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia quake\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b547\/live\/5e706700-9654-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg');\" title=\"Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia quake\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b547\/live\/5e706700-9654-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cz7d2e5wlgno?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia quake<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 12, 2026 at 10:41 pm <\/small><p>Following a 10-hour rescue operation, emergency workers pulled the 32-year-old from beneath slabs of concrete.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cjej4y3gvzlo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Why are 'human fridges' being sold in Japan?\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ab01\/live\/e3226840-9519-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg');\" title=\"Why are &#039;human fridges&#039; being sold in Japan?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ab01\/live\/e3226840-9519-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cjej4y3gvzlo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Why are 'human fridges' being sold in Japan?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 12, 2026 at 10:07 pm <\/small><p>As Japan swelters through extreme summer heat, BBC Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries out a new way to cool down.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/europe\/trump-flight-putin-security.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Plane Switch Ruse Pales in Comparison With Putin\u2019s Secrecy\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12dc-trump-putin-top-zwgc\/12dc-trump-putin-top-zwgc-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg');\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Plane Switch Ruse Pales in Comparison With Putin\u2019s Secrecy\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12dc-trump-putin-top-zwgc\/12dc-trump-putin-top-zwgc-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/europe\/trump-flight-putin-security.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump\u2019s Plane Switch Ruse Pales in Comparison With Putin\u2019s Secrecy<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Anton Troianovski<\/a> on August 12, 2026 at 9:37 pm <\/small><p>President Trump\u2019s Air Force One subterfuge pales in comparison to the secrecy surrounding Russia\u2019s president, whose fixation on security has reached new heights in recent years.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/europe\/spain-eclipse-astrophysicist-festival.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-spain-eclipse-01-pgbz\/12int-spain-eclipse-01-pgbz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-spain-eclipse-01-pgbz\/12int-spain-eclipse-01-pgbz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/europe\/spain-eclipse-astrophysicist-festival.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Jason Horowitz<\/a> on August 12, 2026 at 9:04 pm <\/small><p>Mar Carretero-Castrillo, an astrophysicist, returned to her remote village in Spain to be in the path of totality. Hundreds of  partygoers came too.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/europe\/count-binface-nigel-farage-clacton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-uk-binface-01-chlb\/12int-uk-binface-01-chlb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12int-uk-binface-01-chlb\/12int-uk-binface-01-chlb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/europe\/count-binface-nigel-farage-clacton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Amelia Nierenberg<\/a> on August 12, 2026 at 8:37 pm <\/small><p>Nigel Farage forced a new election in his parliamentary seat after coming under pressure over his finances. His main challenger is Count Binface, a novelty candidate.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/travel\/europe-travel-tourism-wildfires-heat-waves.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">As Europe Faces Heat Waves and Wildfires, Travelers Are Forced to Adapt<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Ryley Ober<\/a> on August 12, 2026 at 8:06 pm <\/small><p>Soaring temperatures, widespread wildfires and dried-up rivers are transforming tourism across the continent. Here\u2019s how travelers are responding.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/americas\/colombia-earthquake-rescue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A Bright Spot in Colombia as Rescuers Free Quake Victim\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/12int-colombia-quake-oneimage-promo\/12int-colombia-quake-oneimage-promo-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"A Bright Spot in Colombia as Rescuers Free Quake Victim\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/12int-colombia-quake-oneimage-promo\/12int-colombia-quake-oneimage-promo-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/americas\/colombia-earthquake-rescue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A Bright Spot in Colombia as Rescuers Free Quake Victim<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">The New York Times<\/a> on August 12, 2026 at 8:01 pm <\/small><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/solar-eclipse-2026-updates\/at-icelands-eclipse-festival-prayer-for-sea-cucumbers-and-generosity-from-the-sky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"At Iceland\u2019s eclipse festival, a prayer for sea cucumbers and \u2018generosity from the sky.\u2019\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12europe-eclipse-iceland-festival-hmvj\/12europe-eclipse-iceland-festival-hmvj-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg');\" title=\"At Iceland\u2019s eclipse festival, a prayer for sea cucumbers and \u2018generosity from the sky.\u2019\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/12\/multimedia\/12europe-eclipse-iceland-festival-hmvj\/12europe-eclipse-iceland-festival-hmvj-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/08\/12\/world\/solar-eclipse-2026-updates\/at-icelands-eclipse-festival-prayer-for-sea-cucumbers-and-generosity-from-the-sky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">At Iceland\u2019s eclipse festival, a prayer for sea cucumbers and \u2018generosity from the sky.\u2019<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Callie Holtermann<\/a> on August 12, 2026 at 7:59 pm <\/small><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c20d8g0qze0o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Australia's game-changing disability support is in crisis \u2013 what went wrong?\" style=\"width:200px; height:200px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9c6d\/live\/e5592410-963a-11f1-8414-97750c5a4202.jpg');\" title=\"Australia&#039;s game-changing disability support is in crisis \u2013 what went wrong?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9c6d\/live\/e5592410-963a-11f1-8414-97750c5a4202.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c20d8g0qze0o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Australia's game-changing disability support is in crisis \u2013 what went wrong?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on August 12, 2026 at 7:56 pm <\/small><p>The programme was game-changing for its users - but as costs balloon, its success has led to its downfall.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:200px; 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