Capybaras Were the Newest Lobbyists in This Brazilian Legislature
In Mato Grosso, Brazil, capybaras wandered into the building, but they were polite during the incursion.
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Salman Khan, sister Alvira summoned in Being Human jewellery case
Indian court directs siblings, company officials to appear in Oct over complaint linked to Being Human jewellery brand Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his sister, Alvira Khan Agnihotri, have been summoned by a district court in India’s Chandigarh in connection with a complaint related to the Being Human jewellery brand. According to Gulf News, the … Read more
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile, South Korea says
Launch comes ahead of joint South Korean-US military drills expected this month North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an ‘irreversible’ nuclear state. Photo: AFP/file North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Thursday towards the sea off the peninsula’s eastern coast, South Korea’s military said, the first such launch in more than 40 days after … Read more
Israeli Settler Charged in Death of Activist Awdah Hathaleen
The indictment was a rare case in which the Israeli authorities pressed charges against an Israeli in the killing of a Palestinian.
‘Olmo’ Review: A New Mexican Coming-of-Age Comedy
Fernando Eimbcke’s film, set in Las Cruces, finds tenderness and turmoil in a 1970s Mexican American household.
Houthi Strikes on Yemeni Military Threaten to Reignite Civil War
The Iran-backed militia said they had targeted the armed forces in two resource-rich provinces, as escalating violence in Yemen imperils a fragile truce.
At least 38 Yemeni troops killed in Houthi attacks: medical sources
Yemen military camps in Marib and Hadramawt were attacked, including sites near the Saudi border, officials said At least 30 people were killed in Houthi attacks, more deaths expected. PHOTO:AFP Houthi missile and drone attacks in Yemen on Thursday killed at least 38 government troops and injured 29, two medical sources told AFP, in one … Read more
Sunny Deol says India, Pakistan remain ‘connected’ while promoting Batwara 1947
Indian actor recalls his father Dharmendra’s view on shared roots, saying, ‘We were all one country at one point’ Actor Sunny Deol has spoken warmly about Pakistan, saying people on both sides of the border remain connected despite political divisions, while promoting his upcoming film Batwara 1947, which is set against the backdrop of the … Read more
As Iran war drags on, Americans are bracing for more chaos in Middle East, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Six-day poll ended Monday as Trump retreated from “massive attacks” on Iran, highlighting conflict uncertainty People walk past an anti-U.S. billboard on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 3, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Five months into the US war with Iran, Americans who expect the Middle East to slide toward … Read more
Driver in Munich Car Ramming Attack Given Life in Prison
The attack, in 2025, was one of several carried out in Germany in recent years by men with migrant backgrounds, shaking the public’s sense of safety.