articles 7 aug.

  
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Hiroshima 81: The Looming Risk Of Nuclear Disaster 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/07/hiroshima-81-the-looming-risk-of-nuclear-disaster/

6 Aug '26 - Faith Leaders Collectively Raise Alarm as AI and Nuclear Weapons Systems Merge 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/06/faith-leaders-collectively-raise-alarm-as-ai-and-nuclear-weapons-systems-merge/

Trump’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs seeking ‘off-ramp’ from Iran war, report says
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-general-caine-iran-war-off-ramp-b3029640.html

"A massive disaster": The US explains why Trump must urgently leave Iran. 
https://en.topcor.ru/73254-grandioznaja-katastrofa-v-ssha-objasnili-pochemu-tramp-dolzhen-srochno-ujti-iz-irana.html

MATTHEW HOH: Why the US Has NO Military Option in Iran
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/matthew-hoh-why-the-us-has-no-military

Details of the initial draft of “Iran’s Strategic Plan for Managing the Strait of Hormuz,” currently under review by parliament’s National Security Commission, according to MP Alireza Salimi, who spoke to Iran’s Tasnim News:
The draft would prohibit vessels belonging to the U.S., Israel and any countries Iran designates “hostile” from transiting Hormuz. Israeli-linked cargo, whether military or civilian, would also be barred.
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2085513993485979671

Iran not to allow opening of second corridor in Hormuz
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246805/Iran-not-to-allow-opening-of-second-corridor-in-Hormuz

Iranian pilots bombed US bases without using GPS
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246809/Iranian-pilots-bombed-US-bases-without-using-GPS

IRGC Releases Photos and Video Showing Claimed U.S. F-15E, MQ-9 Reaper and Israeli Hermes 900 Wreckage 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/IRGC-Releases-Photos-and-Video-Showing-Claimed-US-F-15E-MQ-9-Reaper-and-Israeli-Hermes-900-Wreckage/

U.S. Missile Crisis in Iran War; JOHNSON: ‘I Can Add and Subtract'...
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/us-missile-crisis-in-iran-war-johnson

Prof John Mearsheimer: US will Lose War to Iran bc Trump Fell Victim to 'Gambler's Fallacy'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b37eo9rm3bk

Oil extends gains as Iran strikes targets in Strait of Hormuz
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/abed1ad8-fe7a-4e90-aa96-6c7397152c27



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Unicef: At least 300 children reportedly killed in Gaza in past 300 days
https://israelpalestinenews.org/unicef-at-least-300-children-reportedly-killed-in-gaza-in-past-300-days/

Israel’s detention of children in West Bank rises sharply – Daily Update
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israels-detention-of-children-in-west-bank-rises-sharply-daily-update/

Trump Undercuts His Own Peace Plan while Israel Ramps Up Killing in Gaza
https://israelpalestinenews.org/trump-undercuts-his-own-peace-plan-while-israel-ramps-up-killing-in-gaza/

Yemeni attacks leave dozens of Saudi-backed mercenaries dead
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246812/Yemeni-attacks-leave-dozens-of-Saudi-backed-mercenaries-dead

Netanyahu will Burn Entire Region in War to Stay in Power /frm IDF Soldier & Historian Omer Bartov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FwMS0diBcs

Netanyahu’s ex-chief of staff: Entire staff at PM’s office instructed to ‘sign pledge of loyalty to his family’
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-ex-chief-of-staff-entire-staff-at-pms-office-instructed-to-sign-pledge-of-loyalty-to-his-family/

Netanyahu’s Scorched Earth Tactics 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/uncategorized/netanyahus-scorched-earth-tactics/

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign defense deal
https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-saudi-arabia-turkey-pakistan-sign-defense-deal/live-78272895

Any country joining Saudi aggression is aggressor: Yemen
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246816/Any-country-joining-Saudi-aggression-is-aggressor-Yemen

Israeli army deliberately killed Lebanese (Woman) journalist "Khalil"
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246804/Israeli-army-deliberately-killed-Lebanese-journalist-Khalil

Sewage, trash, rodent catastrophe in Gaza
https://israelpalestinenews.org/sewage-trash-rodent-catastrophe-in-gaza/

AMO: Israel hiding true number of Gaza prisoners
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/07/367952/

Spate of settler attacks and violations reported across W. Bank
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/07/367931/

Two-day Israeli assault leaves widespread damage in Qalandia camp
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/07/367935/

Israel authorities force Jerusalemite family to demolish two apartments, destroy seven homes in Qalandia
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/07/367932/

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian communities near Bethlehem and Nablus, opening fire on residents, assaulting civilians and targeting an ambulance and its crew.
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/ambulance-attacked-palestinians-shot-and-beaten-in-west-bank-settler-violence/

UN Official Leaked Classified Documents to Israeli Diplomats for Years – Report
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/un-official-leaked-classified-documents-to-israeli-diplomats-for-years-report/

Colonists vandalize water tanker near Bethlehem
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/173336?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Ukrainian Defense Ministry: In July, air defense forces intercepted 29 of 195 ballistic missiles 
https://en.topwar.ru/287679-minoborony-ukrainy-v-ijule-sily-pvo-perehvatili-29-iz-195-ballisticheskih-raket.html

A Ukrainian expert explained the ineffectiveness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' electronic warfare systems in intercepting airborne targets. 
https://en.topwar.ru/287667-ukrainskij-jekspert-objasnil-nejeffektivnost-rjeb-vsu-v-perehvate-vozdushnyh-celej.html

WP: several European countries refused to supply Kyiv with Patriot missiles
https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/27991163

The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Yalta with naval drones. 
https://en.topwar.ru/287659-vsu-atakovali-jaltu-morskimi-bespilotnikami.html

New attacks on bulk carriers: the naval blockade of Ukraine continues 
https://en.topwar.ru/287677-novye-udary-po-suhogruzam-morskaja-blokada-ukrainy-prodolzhaetsja.html

Kyiv promises to protect "Greater Odessa" from "Geranium" missiles with the Danish BlueDragon system. 
https://en.topwar.ru/287681-kiev-obeschaet-prikryt-bolshuju-odessu-ot-geranej-datskoj-sistemoj-bluedragon.html

Another large warehouse of a foreign company was destroyed by strikes by the Russian Armed Forces in Kyiv. 
https://en.topwar.ru/287672-v-kieve-udarami-vs-rf-unichtozhen-ocherednoj-krupnyj-sklad-inostrannoj-kompanii.html

Ukraine is reporting an increase in the number of aerial bombings of targets in Sumy. 
https://en.topwar.ru/287669-na-ukraine-otmechajut-rost-kolichestva-udarov-aviabombami-po-celjam-v-sumah.html

Kyiv has struck a Wildberries warehouse again, this time in Yekaterinburg. 
https://en.topwar.ru/287640-kiev-snova-udaril-po-skladu-wildberries-na-jetot-raz-v-ekaterinburge.html

A mass suicide of Ukrainian Armed Forces commanders has been recorded in Sumy Oblast. 
https://en.topcor.ru/73267-v-sumskoj-oblasti-zafiksirovan-massovyj-suicid-komandirov-vsu.html

The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit an apartment building in Kerch, there are dead
https://ria.ru/20260807/kerch-2109623500.html

Media: Pentagon dismisses key general in charge of aid to Ukraine
https://ria.ru/20260808/pentagon-2109679823.html

In Kyiv, a new confirmation of tensions between Zelensky and Zaluzhny was found
https://utro.ru/news/politics/2026/08/07/1573397.shtml

Former head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine put forward a demand for reinstatement to Zelensky
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/ehks-glava-mo-ukrainy-vydvinul-zelenskomu-trebovanie-o-vosstanovlenii-v-dolzhnosti

Ukraine has asked Elon Musk to allow the use of Starlink for strikes deep into Russia. What did he say?
Elon Musk refused Ukraine to use Starlink for strikes deep into Russia
https://lenta.ru/news/2026/08/08/long-ukraina-poprosila-ilona-maska-razreshit-ispolzovanie-starlink-dlya-udarov-vglub-rossii-chto-on-otvetil/

In Kiev, protests against Fyodorov's dismissal have been going on for 21 days
(may require non-US proxy server to view) 
https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/in-kiew-wird-seit-21-tagen-gegen-fjodorows-absetzung-protestiert/



NATIONAL  2

Tucker Carlson unveils 10-point manifesto amid third-party speculation
https://israelpalestinenews.org/tucker-carlson-unveils-10-point-manifesto-amid-third-party-speculation/

AIPAC-Linked Super PACs, Pro-Israel Donors Flood Primary to Succeed Angie Craig With More Than $3 Million
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/minnesota-primary-aipac-dmfi-super-pacs-matt-little

Pro-Israel Pressure Group "Honest Reporting" Received Grant from Knight Foundation
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/honest-reporting-knight-foundation-israel-gaza

Aipac-linked Super Pacs spend millions in California to thwart progressive candidate (over $5m)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/aipac-super-pacs-spend-millions-california

Media Melts Down After Voters Reject AIPAC Money
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVO-eClPe-Q

A Third Party? Why Don't We Start Working on A Second Party? - Ron Paul
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gYQs5ywWIU8

U.S. appeals court blocks construction of Trump’s White House ballroom
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-trump-white-house-ballroom-appeals-court/

Prosecutor fired over blogposts critical of Trump sues US justice department
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/prosecutor-fired-trump-blog-lawsuit

US woman who killed husband two decades ago admits murder of firefighter wife
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/yolanda-olejniczak-marodi-wife-husband-murder

Retail gas stations touted by Trump racked up (over 200  safety and environmental) penalties in New Jersey 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/retail-gas-stations-touted-trump-140000293.html

Meet Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist who is poised to become her party's nominee in Wisconsin's pivotal governor's race
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/meet-francesca-hong-the-democratic-socialist-who-is-poised-to-become-her-partys-nominee-in-wisconsins-pivotal-governors-race-160117269.html

Hunter Biden tells BBC his pardon was 'not good' for America or his father's legacy
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/hunter-biden-tells-bbc-pardon-211659950.html

The (Racist, Pro-Gay) WNBA Is At War With Its Biggest Stars
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/wnba-war-its-biggest-stars

Military families confront Navy leaders about USS Lincoln's prolonged Iran deployment: Report
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/military-families-confront-navy-leaders-about-uss-lincolns-prolonged-iran-deployment-report/4021563

Mother, 2 trans-identified males charged with murder of Ohio mentally handicapped 7-year-old boy
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-mother-2-trans-identified-males-charged-with-murder-of-ohio-mentally-handicapped-7-year-old

JD Vance doubles down on mocking neocon elitist who says Americans should just accept $20 burritos
https://thepostmillennial.com/jd-vance-doubles-down-on-mocking-neocon-elitist-who-says-americans-should-just-accept-20-burritos

Black man films brutal attacks on white women while shouting racial slurs in Charlotte, NC
https://thepostmillennial.com/black-man-films-brutal-attacks-on-white-women-while-shouting-racial-slurs-in-charlotte



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Long COVID Recovery Takes Years for Most Patients, Major 4-Year Study Warns - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/long-covid-recovery-takes-years-for-most-patients,-major-4-year-study-warns

Moderna’s New mRNA Flu ‘Vaccine’ Wins FDA Approval
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2026-08-06/modernas-new-mrna-flu-vaccine-wins-fda-approval

The Recently FDA Approved mRNA-1010 mFlusiva "Vaccine" Increases Your Chances Of DYING By 30x
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/all-vaccines-will-kill-you-the-recently

Tularemia cases investigated in Suffolk County, New York
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/tularemia-cases-investigated-in-suffolk

Why Everyone in This Mysterious Village Lives So Long 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdxBYdiXayQ

Meet The Lab-Leak Proponent Set To Take Fauci's Old Job
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/meet-lab-leak-proponent-set-take-faucis-old-job



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Indian analysts have named Russia as a key player in the AI ​​field. 
https://en.topwar.ru/287674-indijskie-analitiki-nazvali-rossiju-odnim-iz-kljuchevyh-igrokov-v-sfere-ii.html

EU aims for seven AI gigafactories with €10 billion plan in race with US, China
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eu-aims-seven-ai-gigafactories-with-10-billion-plan-race-with-us-china-2026-07-30/

AI translates 5,000-year-old cuneiform tablets into English
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/cuneiform-machine-learning-translation-rep/

Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/security-researchers-scanned-the-polish-web-and-found-courts-hospitals-and-airports-at-risk-of-hacks/

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/cloudflare-launches-kitesurf-a-browser-built-for-ai-agents/

Chinese AI model Kimi escaped its cybersecurity testing environment, researchers say
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/chinese-ai-model-kimi-escaped-its-cybersecurity-testing-environment-researchers-say/

AI music watermarks: how Suno plans to label songs made by algorithms
https://www.vespernews.com/en/articles/tech/16c52036-96ac-4ad5-8a94-267207ce2d6f

Quote of the day by computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton on AI: 'It is hard to see how you can prevent the bad actors from using it for bad things' — a pessimistic take on the domination of new technologies by those with ulterior motives (e.g. robot soldiers)
https://www.techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the-day-by-computer-scientist-geoffrey-hinton-on-ai-it-is-hard-to-see-how-you-can-prevent-the-bad-actors-from-using-it-for-bad-things-a-pessimistic-take-on-the-domination-of-new-technologies-by-those-with-ulterior-motives

The next age of LLMs? Dev gets a small LLM running at 10 tokens a second locally on a $10 microcontroller
https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-next-age-of-llms-dev-gets-a-small-llm-running-at-10-tokens-a-second-locally-on-a-usd10-microcontroller

Shock horror — AI-generated security patches fall short of actually solving all the problems they were meant to fix
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/shock-horror-ai-generated-security-patches-fall-short-of-actually-solving-all-the-problems-they-were-meant-to-fix

Experts warn malicious AI skills are hitting more victims than ever — with one family amassing 1.7 million downloads
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/experts-warn-malicious-ai-skills-are-hitting-more-victims-than-ever-with-one-family-amassing-1-7-million-downloads

This 'classic' decades-old SQL injection flaw could let hackers take over entire Windows servers, thanks to a nifty database trick
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-classic-decades-old-sql-injection-flaw-could-let-hackers-take-over-entire-windows-servers-thanks-to-a-nifty-database-trick

Court deals setback to Trump’s war on wind as Pentagon is ordered to review projects
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/08/07/court-deals-setback-trumps-war-wind-pentagon-is-ordered-review-projects/

US judge orders Pentagon to lift wind project freeze
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-judge-orders-pentagon-lift-wind-project-freeze-2026-08-06/

Utah produced more power from solar than any other source in May, marking a new first 
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/08/03/utah-sets-solar-power-record/

Telo raises its tiny electric truck’s tow rating to 8,000 lbs
https://electrek.co/2026/08/07/telo-tow-rating-8000-lbs-electric-truck/

Tesla China sales are crashing as exports surge
https://electrek.co/2026/08/04/tesla-china-sales-crash-exports-surge-h1-2026/

BYD opens Denza Z9S pre-orders, claiming the ‘world’s longest’ EV range at 1,100 km (683 miles)
https://electrek.co/2026/08/03/byd-opens-denza-z9s-pre-orders-record-1100-km-ev-range/



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Pentagon UAP Release #5: Sky Sightings of Black Triangles Highlighted
https://www.leonarddavid.com/pentagon-uap-release-5-sky-sightings-of-black-triangles-highlighted/

The Pentagon declassified the case of the fall of a UFO with a human body inside
https://lenta.ru/news/2026/08/08/pentagon-rassekretil-delo-o-padenii-nlo-s-chelovecheskim-telom-vnutri/

New Antimatter Discovery in the Milky Way Challenges Known Physics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wPXFT92178

8 Diseases You Won’t Believe Are Still Plaguing the World
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/8-diseases-you-wont-believe-are-still-plaguing-the-world/

This Death Valley Plant Cools Its Leaves by 13°C to Survive Extreme Heat
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/this-death-valley-plant-cools-its-leaves-by-13c-to-survive-extreme-heat/

China Unveils Updated Moon Map
https://www.leonarddavid.com/china-unveils-updated-moon-map/

SkyFall on Mars: Water-snooping Helicopters Spun Up
https://www.leonarddavid.com/skyfall-on-mars-water-snooping-helicopters-spun-up/

Getting to Know Uranus’s “Breathing” Bow Shock 
https://eos.org/research-spotlights/getting-to-know-uranuss-breathing-bow-shock

A Rare Look at How Life First Colonizes Cooling Lava Tubes
https://eos.org/articles/a-rare-look-at-how-life-first-colonizes-cooling-lava-tubes



MILITARY - AVIATION

Man Facing Felony Charges After Sneaking Onto JetBlue Plane, Causes $2,400 Flight Delay
https://simpleflying.com/man-felony-charges-sneaking-jetblue-plane-2400-flight-delay/

Firefighting helicopter crashes near US wildfire; status of 2 aboard unknown
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/firefighting-helicopter-crashes-near-us-wildfire-status-of-2-aboard-unknown/4021569

US Navy and Marine Officers on Board Ships in the Arabian Sea Are Failing to Feed Their Enlisted Personnel Properly
https://sonar21.com/us-navy-and-marine-officers-on-board-ships-in-the-arabian-sea-are-failing-to-feed-their-enlisted-personnel-properly/

Trump admits to serious ammunition shortages in US army
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246807/Trump-admits-to-serious-ammunition-shortages-in-US-army

​Out of bullets, US will have to adjust and change security policy 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/out-of-bullets-us-will-have-to-adjust-and-change-security-policy/

US Navy submarine crisis worsens as first Improved Los Angeles-class submarine USS San Juan retires.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/us-navy-uss-san-juan-ssn-751-decommissioned-submarine-crisis

Pentagon signs $500 million deal for unmanned counter-drone missile systems promising 'decisive advantage'
https://www.techradar.com/pro/pentagon-signs-usd500-million-deal-for-unmanned-counter-drone-missile-systems-promising-decisive-advantage

Hivemind AI software carries out first on-water 'swarming test' in Taiwan mission
https://www.techradar.com/pro/hivemind-ai-software-carries-out-first-on-water-swarming-test-in-taiwan-mission

U.S. Marines Bring FPV Precision Strike to the Tactical Edge in South Korea With Neros Archer Attack Drones.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-marines-bring-fpv-precision-strike-to-the-tactical-edge-in-south-korea-with-neros-archer-attack-drones

U.S. Army Moves to Make High-Energy Lasers a Permanent Counter-Drone Weapon.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-army-moves-to-make-high-energy-lasers-a-permanent-counter-drone-weapon

U.S. Integrates F-35s and HIMARS to Engage Simulated Target 135 Miles Away in Arctic Exercise 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/US-Integrates-F-35s-and-HIMARS-to-Engage-Simulated-Target-135-Miles-Away-in-Arctic-Exercise/

South Korean Navy Tests AI-Driven Uncrewed Mine Warfare System in First Sea GHOST Combat Trial 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/South-Korean-Navy-Tests-AI-Driven-Uncrewed-Mine-Warfare-System-in-First-Sea-GHOST-Combat-Trial/

The German Bundeswehr will purchase a large batch of Boxer armored personnel carriers and Puma infantry fighting vehicles. 
https://en.topwar.ru/287680-dlja-nemeckogo-bundesvera-zakupjat-krupnuju-partiju-btr-boxer-i-bmp-puma.html

U.S. losing credibility after Iran War: report
Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that he was giving Iran one last chance to agree to Washington’s demands to end the war
https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/us-losing-credibility-after-iran



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.
https://www.propublica.org/article/greg-abbott-nueces-river-authority

Lake Mead hits lowest water level on record as Colorado River crisis deepens
https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/lake-mead-hits-lowest-water-121347828.html

Officials will not release cool water from a Colorado River reservoir to protect threatened fish
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-cool-colorado-river-reservoir-threatened.html

Video. Wildfire burns 100 hectares near Narbonne in France 
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/07/wildfire-burns-100-hectares-near-narbonne-in-france

Wildfires continue to rage as Europe swelters under extreme heat
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/07/wildfires-continue-to-rage-as-europe-swelters-under-extreme-heat

Puerto Rico rations water as severe drought leaves reservoirs depleted
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/8/puerto-rico-rations-water-as-severe-drought-leaves-reservoirs-depleted

Europe's rivers are drying up. Can they be saved?
https://www.dw.com/en/europes-rivers-are-drying-up-can-they-be-saved/a-78276662

Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan's southwestern islands
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260807_04/

Will winter be snowy, stormy or mild? Farmers' Almanac forecast by region
https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/winter-snowy-stormy-mild-farmers-141229574.html

Birdsong and whale song show patterns similar to human language
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-birdsong-whale-song-patterns-similar.html

Week in wildlife: a tiger release, an Exmoor eagle and Pallas’s kittens
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/aug/07/week-in-wildlife-a-tiger-release-an-exmoor-eagle-and-pallass-kittens

Some fish swimming in the Great Lakes could be upward of 400 years old, new study finds
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/great-lakes-lake-sturgeon-michigan-study-b3029584.html

Being Resilient in the Face of Climate Chaos
https://atmos.earth/political-landscapes/being-resilient-in-the-face-of-climate-chaos/

Oil dispersants reshape Arctic sea-ice microbes but do not markedly accelerate oil breakdown
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-oil-dispersants-reshape-arctic-sea.html

Volcanoes 8 Aug 2026: Etna volcano, Santiaguito, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu, Puracé
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html



ECONOMY

US unexpectedly sheds 23,000 jobs in blow to Trump before midterms
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/ae5353db-4c53-4b83-ad71-9b3b488baa78

China overtakes US to lead global R&D spending, hitting $615 billion
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/084f4e09-63da-49b7-b744-152a13ecfe69

US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/07/russia-sanctions-senate-passed-petroleum

Brent climbs $1 on uncertainty over end to Iran war
https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/oil-rises-concerns-over-strait-004641480.html

Household income plunges in Greece, Austria despite overall OECD growth
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/07/household-income-plunges-in-greece-austria-despite-overall-oecd-growth

Visualizing 75 Years Of America's Electricity Transition
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/visualizing-75-years-americas-electricity-transition

Reality Bites: Socialist NYC Mayor Mamdani Turns To Capitalist Bankers For Help
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/reality-bites-socialist-nyc-mayor-mamdani-turns-capitalist-bankers-help

Vance: Federal Government Has Identified $230 Billion In Fraud Since March
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/vance-federal-government-has-identified-230-billion-fraud-march

Even If the Strait of Hormuz Opens, the Damage to the Persian Gulf Energy Infrastructure is Enormous
https://sonar21.com/even-if-the-strait-of-hormuz-opens-the-damage-to-the-persian-gulf-energy-infrastructure-is-enormous/



EU - UK - CANADA

The Countries That Will Pay for the UN Tax Experiment 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/united-nations/the-countries-that-will-pay-for-the-un-tax-experiment/

Iceland’s EU vote: A nation divided over Europe 
https://www.dw.com/en/icelands-eu-vote-a-nation-divided-over-europe/a-78285133

Spain to introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/07/spain-to-introduce-temporary-border-checks-on-visitors-from-italy

Receding Rhine reveals large unexploded WW2 bomb
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/receding-rhine-reveals-large-unexploded-123338347.html

Food fraud costs UK economy up to £2 billion a year, new study finds
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-food-fraud-uk-economy-billion.html

Algerian father regularized in Spain’s mass amnesty and 16-year-old son arrested over violent robberies targeting elderly women
https://rmx.news/article/algerian-father-regularized-in-spains-mass-amnesty-and-16-year-old-son-arrested-over-violent-robberies-targeting-elderly-women/

German teacher says school with 75% migrant-background students is plagued by violence, drugs, and even prostitution in toilets
https://rmx.news/germany/german-teacher-says-school-with-75-migrant-background-students-is-plagued-by-violence-drugs-and-even-prostitution-in-toilets/

Poland’s Conservatives propose deporting unemployed Ukrainian men of military age
https://rmx.news/poland/polands-conservatives-propose-deporting-unemployed-ukrainian-men-of-military-age/



CHINA - ASIA

Japan protests South Korean activity off Takeshima Islands
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260808_03/

Thailand school shooting: eight killed including suspected attacker, police say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/07/thailand-school-shooting-debsirin-nonthaburi-bangkok



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

De la Espriella sworn in as Colombia’s leader, vows armed group crackdown
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/8/de-la-espriella-sworn-in-as-colombia-leader-vows-crackdown-on-armed-groups

Petro Declares 42% of Colombia as Protected Amazon Reserve
https://www.telesurenglish.net/petro-declares-42-of-colombia-as-protected-amazon-reserve/

Mexico Deploys Troops to Protect Michoacán Avocado Industry
https://www.telesurenglish.net/mexico-troops-protect-avocado-industry/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

DR Congo: Ebola outbreak tops 4,000 confirmed cases - The second largest Ebola outbreak on record
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-tops-4000

WHO calls for intensified response as DR Congo Ebola cases near 4,000
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/1aab7725-0507-4719-a534-154e9b1d1dae

Egypt arrests suspects accused of impersonating judges in courtroom scam
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/0c50f61a-01af-443a-ba07-3065344cbd2d

Kenya's High Court declares 2027 election date unconstitutional
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/4071e061-68c2-4129-ab89-e2b8b46a2985

Nigeria frees over 300 abductees in its 'largest single-day rescue operation'
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/387b77b5-381f-480f-9884-7e2884b49663