One geography, two states: Saudi Arabia’s security approach to Sudan
Riyadh sees Sudan’s unity and stability as inseparable from its own security across the Red Sea.
Month: August 2026
Deadly Russian missile barrage hits Kyiv in hours-long overnight attack
Russia launched a hours-long overnight barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones across Kyiv.
Gunmen seize tanker off Yemen amid resurgence of Somali piracy
UK maritime security monitor says Seamull tanker diverted towards Somalia, as wave of piracy sweeps the Gulf of Aden.
Togo charges two French journalists over incorrect documents, rights group says
Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani’s detention is “unjustified and disproportionate”, Reporters Without Borders says.
Landslide at unlicensed Colombian gold mine kills 13
Four members of an indigenous family are among the dead, witnesses said.
Ex-Zambian minister killed in security raid on opposition
Police confirm Mutotwe Kafwaya’s death after growing demands for information about his whereabouts.
Trump vows tougher economic measures on Iran and supporting countries
It comes after a 60-day ceasefire expired on Monday, with no sign of a diplomatic or military off-ramp to the conflict.
Claim Italian town cages politicians, dunks them in freezing river blurs fact and fiction
The mock trial actually ends with a performer being dunked in the river — not the “condemned” person.
Are lemons ‘manmade’ fruits that don’t occur naturally? Here’s the bitter truth
When life hands fact checkers dubious fruit claims, we make sure to find the truth.
Did Trump demand sails on US Navy ships and consider adding cannons? Here’s the truth
The claim spread after Trump ordered the Navy to revert back to using a steam catapult system for launching fighter jets from aircraft carriers.
6 claims about Hakeem Jeffries we’ve investigated
False claims have connected the Democratic House minority leader to Jeffrey Epstein, Diddy and Nicolás Maduro.
Bond yields jump, erasing impact of Treasury Department’s intervention
Bond yields jumped Thursday, erasing the declines stemming from of the Treasury Department’s unusual intervention in the debt market a day earlier.
Trump Warns Iran of ‘Economic D-Day’ as War Nears 6 Months
As the war in the Middle East nears its 6-month mark, President Tweety McTreason is making new threats against Iran, posting on social media that
OpenAI previews Private Safety Processing to keep zero data retention
OpenAI has told enterprise customers that its promise not to keep their data will survive the next generation of models. The company set out the