UK PM Burnham Plans Council Powers on Vape and Betting Shops
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans for new powers. Councils would get more control over vape and betting shops. This applies to high stre...
At Least 47 Dead After 7.4 Earthquake Hits Western Colombia
A powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday. It measured 7.4 magnitude and hit at 7:34 a.m. local time. At least 47 people died in the ea...
South Carolina Republicans to Pick Graham Successor Tuesday
South Carolina Republicans vote on Tuesday August 11. They will pick a nominee for November's election. The nominee will replace the late Senator Lin...
Ukraine Drone Strike Kills at Least 13 in Tatarstan, Russia
Ukraine launched a drone attack on Tatarstan, Russia on August 10. The strike hit Nizhnekamsk an industrial center in Tatarstan. Nizhnekamsk is about...
Europe Braces for Another Heat Wave as Records Fall
High-temperature warnings covered western, central and southern Europe on Monday. This happened as a heat dome intensified across the continent. Euro...
Typhoon Dolphin Hits Eastern China Causes Flooding
Typhoon Dolphin hit eastern China on Sunday evening. It was the strongest storm to hit China this year. The typhoon dumped heavy rain across eastern ...
Chris Sale Ejected Before Sunday Braves-Yankees Game
Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale was ejected Sunday. He was ejected before the game against the New York Yankees. He was not even pitching that day....
Ocasio-Cortez Announces Egg-Freezing Plans and Criticizes Trump Administration
New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plans to freeze her eggs. She announced this in Instagram stories this weekend. Ocasio-Cortez said sh...
Ireland Extradites Daniel Kinahan and Charges Him in Court
Daniel Kinahan was extradited from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. He was sent to Ireland. He appeared at Dublin's Special Criminal Court on Sunda...
Hall of Fame NBA Coach Don Nelson Dies at 86
Don Nelson died Sunday at age 86. He was a Hall of Fame basketball coach. He entered the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. Nelson won three NBA Coach ...
Woman and Baby Die in Statue of Liberty Boat Accident
A boat capsized near Liberty Island in New York Harbor. This happened late Saturday night, August 8. A nearby boat rescued 12 people from the water. ...
Israel Rejects Trump's 15-Point Gaza Plan Over Hamas Disarmament
Israel rejected President Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza. The plan wanted Hamas to disarm. It also wanted Israeli troops to leave Gaza. Israeli Prime...
Houthis Claim Attacks on Saudi Oil Site and Yemen Port
Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed attacks on Sunday. They targeted a Saudi Aramco oil facility. The facility is in southwestern Saudi Arabia. They also c...
Syria and Russia Agree to End Base Use
Syria and Russia reached a new military agreement this week. The deal changes Russia's military presence in Syria. It ends Russia's use of two Medite...
Indonesia Closes Mount Bromo National Park as Wildfire Grows
Indonesia closed Mount Bromo National Park until further notice. A growing wildfire in the park caused the closure. Strong winds and rough terrain ar...
British Columbia Declares Emergency as Wildfires Force 20,000 to Flee
British Columbia in Canada declared a state of emergency Saturday. More than 100 wildfires are burning across the province. Nearly half of the fires ...
US Immigration Agency Defends Body Camera Rules
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement defended its body camera policies this week. People are asking about rules on releasing camera footage. The ru...
Russian Attacks Kill Four Near Kyiv Amid Air Defense Warning
Russian drone and missile attacks hit Kyiv overnight Saturday. The attacks killed at least four people including a 3-year-old boy. Three of the victi...
Iran Says Oman Deal Won't Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iran said Saturday a deal with Oman was close. But the deal alone would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Oman said talks were continuing in a positiv...
Hunter Biden Says Joe Biden's Cancer Spread to Bones
Former US President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread to his bones. His son Hunter Biden shared this during an interview broadcast Friday. Hunte...
Jorge Messi, Lionel Messi's Father and Agent, Dies at 68
Jorge Messi died at age 68. He died after a long illness. He was Lionel Messi's father and agent. He died at a hospital in Rosario, Argentina. The h...
Paris Suspends Seine High-Diving Training Over Water Concerns
Paris paused training for its first high-diving contest in the Seine River. Organisers stopped the training on Thursday. Traces of oil-like chemicals...
UK Police Reopen Burglary Case Tied to Widdecombe Death
Counter-terrorism police in the UK have reopened an old burglary case. It is linked to the investigation into Ann Widdecombe's death. Someone reporte...
Spain to Add Border Checks on Travelers From Italy
Spain will add temporary border checks for travelers coming from Italy. The checks start at midnight Saturday. They will last until September 7. Spai...
Trump Renews Threat to Remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook
President Trump is again trying to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. This comes two months after the Supreme Court blocked his earlier attemp...
US Senate Passes Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill Named for Graham
The US Senate passed a sanctions bill on Friday. It targets Russia and Iran. Senators voted 86-11 to approve it. The bill now goes to the House for c...
US Court Orders Trump to Stop Ballroom Construction
A federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Trump's team to stop building a White House ballroom. The project sits on the site of the White Ho...
Cassidy Support Gives US Republicans Enough Votes For Blanche
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy said he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general. Blanche is President Trump's former personal lawyer. Ca...
US Employers Cut 23000 Jobs in July
US employers cut 23000 jobs in July. This was unexpected according to a Labor Department report released Friday. It was the first monthly job decline...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Defense Pact
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a defense pact on Friday. Under the pact an attack on one country counts as an attack on all three. Pakistan...
England Footballer Ivan Toney Charged With Assault
England footballer Ivan Toney was charged on July 31 with assault. The charge is called assault causing actual bodily harm. It relates to an alleged ...
Thailand Teen Kills Grandparents Then School Near Bangkok
A 14-year-old student is suspected of killing his grandparents at home. He then opened fire at a high school in Nonthaburi near Bangkok on Friday. Po...
Trump Orders 15% Tariff on Polysilicon Products
President Trump ordered a new 15% tariff on imported polysilicon products. Polysilicon is a key material used to make microchips. China makes most of...
US Court Orders Meta to Pay $567 Million
A court in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $567 million. The payment covers mental-health harms to children. Meta owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsAp...
Two French Streamers Convicted Over Raphaël Graven's Death
Two French streamers were convicted in a case linked to Raphaël Graven's death. Graven was a French streamer who died in August 2025. His death was b...
Trump Signs New Orders Limiting Birthright Citizenship
President Trump signed two new orders on immigration this week. The orders aim to limit US birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship means anyon...
Watchdog Says DOGE Overstated Federal Savings by $110 Billion
A watchdog found that DOGE overstated its savings claims. DOGE said it saved Americans $110 billion in government spending. The review found DOGE cou...
Trump Denies US Weapons Shortage Claims
Trump denied reports that US weapons stockpiles are running low. He rejected claims that the Iran war drained supplies of key weapons. Trump also sai...
UEFA Maintains World Cup Boycott Threat as FIFA Drops Investor Plan
UEFA and European nations said a World Cup boycott remains possible after FIFA ditched its plan to sell a stake to external investors. UEFA reiterated...
Trump Defends Pentagon Chief Hegseth Over Weapons Reports
President Trump defended Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday. He posted on social media that he was very happy with Hegseth's work. This followed...
TikTok Creator Sydney Towle Dies at 26
Sydney Towle was a TikTok creator who shared her cancer journey online. She died at age 26. Her family announced her death on Thursday. Towle had sta...
Germany Sentences Munich Attacker to Life in Prison
A court in Munich, Germany sentenced Farhad N. to life in prison. He is a 25-year-old man from Afghanistan. The court convicted him of two counts of ...
US Senate Panel to Vote on Holding Fauci in Contempt
A Senate panel got a copy of Anthony Fauci's government cellphone. Senator Ron Johnson leads the panel doing this check. The Senate Homeland Security...
India Court Gives 10 Years to Former Editor for Rape
An Indian court sentenced Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison. He was convicted of raping a junior colleague. Tejpal is 63 years old. He founded Tehel...
FIFA Leader Apologizes Over Failed $20bn Investment Plan
Gianni Infantino is the president of FIFA, the group that runs world football. He apologized for mistakes in his private investment plans. This happe...
US Fed Official Ready to Raise Rates on Inflation
Lisa Cook is a leader at the US Federal Reserve. She said she is ready to act on interest rates. This could include raising them if inflation does no...
Trump Lawyers Try to Block BBC From Getting Records
President Trump's lawyers filed an emergency request on Wednesday. They want to block a court order. The order requires Trump's trust to give financi...
Google Shakes Up AI Team, Shares Drop
Google announced changes to its AI teams on Wednesday. Jeff Dean is leaving the company. Dean is Google's chief scientist and one of its first employ...
Armed Drone Found Near Ukraine Planes at Germany Airport
German police found a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport in Germany. It was found late Tuesday night before dawn Wednesday. The drone was i...
Bangladesh's Hasina Plans December Return Despite Death Sentence
Sheikh Hasina is Bangladesh's ousted former prime minister. She now lives in exile in India. Hasina said she plans to return to Bangladesh in Decembe...