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From midnight radio broadcasts to a last-minute flag, read how the nation took shape after 1947 Every August, the story of Pakistan’s independence arrives with familiar images: green-and-white flags, the national anthem, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s speeches and crowds celebrating on the streets. But the birth of a country is rarely as neat as the … Read more
Three months’ worth of rain fell in just 12 hours in a region east of Tokyo, leading to deadly flooding.
The continent’s railways and roads “were engineered for a climate that no longer exists,” one expert said.
Over 360mm rain falls in 24 hours, leaves 20,000 households without power as soldiers dispatched to aid relief efforts A passenger looks at a screen announcing suspended train services at a train station at Narita International Airport, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, August 14, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Record rainfall in Japan stranded thousands of travellers at Tokyo’s … Read more
The director Jane Schoenbrun breaks down how they played with genre conventions in “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.”
Commodity vessel transits remain lower than month’s daily average as shipping risk persists Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 3, 2026—REUTERS Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz fell below the month average towards the end of the week due to volatile sentiment between the United States and Iran, with both countries making competing claims … Read more
War secretary says US military has capability to maintain a naval presence in region to enforce its blockade of Iran US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a media interview at the White House in Washington, DC on July 30, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the United States is going … Read more
Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform U.K., won the parliamentary by-election in Clacton. Count Binface, his costumed main rival, came second.
Taking El Obeid would allow the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to consolidate its hold on western Sudan, a significant strategic goal.
Dinosaurs wreak satisfying havoc in 1980s suburbia while the movie slyly undermines its formula.