Live: Ukraine hit missile fuel production facility in Russia in overnight assault
16/08/2026 – 11:38 Ukraine hit missile fuel production facility in Russia, Ukrainian military says Ukraine hit a missile fuel production facility in Russia’s Rostov region overnight, Ukrainian military said on Sunday. «The company…
Canadians are still boycotting US travel. Here’s where they’re going instead
Christie Mitchell has made countless trips to the US in her lifetime. She has hiked national parks, attended American football games and drove an RV through several states down to Florida. The 50-year-old mother of two from the town of Powell River,…
Indonesian earthquake : Aid reaches Flores as death toll climbs
At least 47 people have been killed after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, triggering hundreds of aftershocks, widespread destruction and landslides. Rescue operations are underway as remote villages remain difficult to reach…
Three killed as Russia launches drone and missile attack on Ukraine
At least three people have been killed and more than 10 injured in Ukraine in the latest wave of Russian strikes, officials have said. Firefighters are tackling a fire that started overnight at a market in the capital, Kyiv, after it was hit by Russian…
Spanish fighter jet downs drone breaching Romania’s airspace
Romania‘s defence ministry said Sunday that a Spanish fighter jet shot down a drone that breached its airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova. The incident is the latest to highlight the challenges facing NATO states bordering Ukraine,…
Twelve killed as Polish bus veers off Hungarian motorway
Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured when a Polish tourist bus veered off a Hungarian motorway and into a ditch. Police said the bus overturned after coming off the M3 motorway, which connects Hungary’s capital Budapest with the…
Thousands of evacuees await aid after deadly quake on Indonesia’s Flores island
Help started arriving Sunday for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia‘s Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings. Some 5,000 people fled their homes as the 7.7-magnitude…
The Polygamist’s author says women see themselves reflected in her Netflix hit
If there is a note of frustration in her, it surfaces around the question of who gets to write at all. Nyathi wanted to be a writer from childhood, but her parents pushed her towards a more traditional profession. She worked in finance for almost two…
Flood in rural northwestern Spain kills two, injures two babies
A flood and a landslide triggered by torrential rain killed two elderly women and injured two babies in rural northwestern Spain on Saturday, authorities said. «The deaths of two women, approximately 60 and 80 years old respectively, have been…
Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?
The court documents relating to the Anthropic case revealed the project of ingesting old books was referred to in internal company communications as «Project Panama.» The documents indicated the company’s aim was to «destructively scan all the…