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Kushner Meets Netanyahu as Gaza Peace Plan Faces Israeli Rejection

Hamas has agreed to disarm in exchange for a phased Israeli withdrawal, but Israel insists full disarmament must come first.

Aug 17, 2026

Cambridge Chancellor Condemns Racist Media Treatment of Dead Professor Jason Arday

More than 80,000 people have signed a petition calling for an inquiry into press coverage of the 41-year-old Black academic.

Aug 17, 2026

Margaret Atwood Explains How Old Dutch Cleanser Inspired Handmaid's Tale Costumes

Atwood, interviewed at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto, said the iconic red-cloaked outfit began with a childhood memory of a cleaning product box.

Aug 16, 2026

White Sox Complete Three-Game Sweep of Tigers With 7-5 Win

Munetaka Murakami's 28th home run of the season gave Chicago a lead it would not surrender in the seventh inning.

Aug 16, 2026

Jack Whaley Wins US Amateur Championship at Merion Golf Club

The 22-year-old from Doncaster beat American Jay Leng Jr. 4&3 to earn spots in the Masters, US Open, and The Open at St Andrews in 2027.

Aug 16, 2026

Trump Orders Pentagon to Scale Back Military Exercises With South Korea

The announcement came less than 24 hours before the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield drills were set to begin Monday.

Aug 16, 2026

Fraud Arrest at Alexander Stadium Forces Postponement of Six Medal Ceremonies

A man found without proper accreditation at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham was arrested Saturday evening, stranding thousands of spectators for over an hour.

Aug 16, 2026

Four Renaissance Paintings Stolen from Museum in Sicily During City Celebrations

Works attributed to 15th-century artist Antonello da Messina were taken from the Regional Interdisciplinary Museum of Messina late Saturday.

Aug 16, 2026

Two Earthquakes Strike Indonesia Killing 53 and Destroying Hundreds of Buildings

A magnitude 7.7 quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia before dawn, followed hours later by a 6.9 magnitude tremor, with tsunami warnings later lifted.

Aug 16, 2026

Ukraine Launches 600 Drones at Moscow in Largest Aerial Attack of War

Russian air defenses shot down 201 drones over the Moscow region, with at least six people killed across multiple Russian regions.

Aug 16, 2026

Trump Family Crypto Venture Granted First-Ever Bank Charter for a President's Business

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gave World Liberty Trust Co. conditional approval to issue stablecoin cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar.

Aug 15, 2026

Colombia's President Asks Trump to Suspend Tariffs After Deadly Earthquake

A 7.4-magnitude quake killed nearly 300 people and destroyed almost 13,000 homes in the cities of Cali and Pereira.

Aug 15, 2026