US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told several foreign counterparts that the United States is not expected to launch new strikes against Iran “for the time being,” according to two sources familiar with the matter. Instead, the Trump administration is focusing on other forms of pressure, including a naval blockade and new sanctions announced…
A 31-year-old mother and her 2-year-old twin daughter have died after being struck by lightning in Margate, Florida. According to the Margate Police Department, Kenya Glasgow and her daughter, Kennedi, were struck by lightning at around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday while they were outside, in an incident witnessed by Kenya’s husband, Kam Glasgow. Kam…
Singapore has announced a new support package that could provide each child with nearly S$70,000 (about US$55,160) in government assistance from birth through the teenage years, as the country intensifies efforts to address its declining birth rate. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced the measures during the National Day Rally, outlining plans to strengthen family support,…
Quality Control Music co-founder Pierre “P” Thomas has been hospitalized after reportedly suffering a heart attack. The music executive, whose label has been associated with artists including Lil Baby, Quavo and JT, is currently receiving medical treatment, according to a statement released by the record label. “We want to clarify that Pierre ‘P’ Thomas is…
Prince Harry and six other high-profile figures have been ordered by the UK High Court to pay more than £9.5 million to the publisher of the Daily Mail following their failed legal action. The group, which includes Elton John, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and David Furnish, sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over allegations of unlawful information-gathering.…
A US court has taken another step in the long-running Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case seeking the release of records allegedly linked to drug-trafficking allegations involving President Bola Tinubu. A Washington-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., said in an update posted on X that Judge Beryl Howell of the US District Court for the…
A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, August 20, killing everyone on board, according to the US military. The crash occurred at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, about 450 miles (725 kilometres) west of Anchorage. US Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Davis,…
A former Zambian cabinet minister, Mutotwe Kafwaya, has been shot dead during a security operation at the home of opposition leader Mundubile following last week’s presidential election. Police said Kafwaya, 49, was fatally wounded on Friday in Lusaka during what authorities described as an exchange of gunfire between security forces and suspected armed individuals. Eleven…
At least seven Hindu devotees were killed and more than 10 others seriously injured in a stampede at a Shiva temple in eastern India on Monday morning, August 17, 2026. The incident occurred near the Ashok Dham temple in Lakhisarai, Bihar, where tens of thousands of worshippers had gathered during the holy month of Shravan.…
A Nigerian-American poet, Daniel Umemezie, has been named the 2026–2027 U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate, earning recognition from the U.S. Mission in Nigeria. Umemezie becomes the 10th young poet to hold the prestigious title and the second Nigerian-American to receive the honour. He follows in the footsteps of Salome Agbaroji, who made history in 2023…
