Iran denies talks with US on extending ceasefire
Iran has denied any discussions with the U.S. on extending a 60-day ceasefire under an interim deal signed in June. A senior Iranian source told Reuters that the U.S. must first return…
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Verizon outages hit thousands, vandals cut California fiber cables
Verizon suffered widespread service disruptions in Southern California after vandals cut multiple fiber cables, knocking out mobile and internet services for several hours. The company said law enforcement is investigating the incident,…
Montreal man charged with death threats to Canadian PM Carney
A 51-year-old Montreal man, Marc-Andre Porlier, has been charged with making death threats against Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The RCMP said Porlier sent the threatening remarks in an email to a…
UFC 330: Makhachev eyes 17th straight win, Garry bets on vegan diet
Islam Makhachev looks for a record 17th consecutive UFC win when he defends his welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 in Philadelphia on Saturday. Makhachev, 34, has added five…
California man gets parents’ postcard 26 years late
Bob Sheppard of Long Beach, California, received a postcard this week that his parents mailed from Copenhagen in 2000, 26 years late, the Economic Times reports. The postcard, postmarked July 2000, bore…
World Bank warns Pakistan over housing aid diversion
The World Bank has warned Pakistan that diverting funds from a resilient housing programme for flood-hit families in Balochistan to infrastructure projects could deepen poverty and increase disaster vulnerability. According to Dawn,…
UNESCO says Taliban barred 2.4 million Afghan girls from school
The Taliban have barred an estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls from secondary education since their return to power in 2021, UNESCO said on Tuesday. Afghanistan is the only country where girls and…
Darline Graham advances to South Carolina Senate runoff
Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, advanced to a runoff in South Carolina's Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, according to media projections. She will face U.S. Representative Ralph Norman…
Trump’s Iran War Unpopular, Christian Base Wants It to Continue
A new poll shows 57 per cent of Americans now oppose the US-Iran war that began in February 2026, up from 46 per cent at its start, according to aggregator Nate Silver.…
Cambridge AS & A Level entries in India surge 15%
Cambridge International Education released its June 2026 exam results on 12 August, with over 40,000 entries from India, an 11 per cent rise from last year and a 15 per cent jump…
