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From Wales to Hormuz, the world's food system is running out of road
The National 3 Aug 2026

From Wales to Hormuz, the world's food system is running out of road

For farmers such as North Wales-based George Tomlinson, the declaration of drought conditions last week was a confirmation of hard times. It is not just the increasingly hard grou…

Historic bill to run final phase of ‘terror-free Türkiye’ bid
Hürriyet 3 Aug 2026

Historic bill to run final phase of ‘terror-free Türkiye’ bid

A major framework law will govern the final phase of the “terror-free Türkiye” project with a clear objective of ending the decades-old PKK problem, say officials from the ruling …

More than 10 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade heavy attacks
Al Jazeera 3 Aug 2026

More than 10 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade heavy attacks

Exchange of fire intensifies as war, now in its fifth year, shows no signs of slowing down. At least nine people have been killed in Russia and three in Ukraine, according to loca…

Palestine’s new ambassador to Spain calls for deeper friendship
Al Jazeera 3 Aug 2026

Palestine’s new ambassador to Spain calls for deeper friendship

Palestine's new ambassador to Spain, Fadi Elhusseini, has shared his first message since taking office.

This Time Could Be Different for Russia Sanctions
Project Syndicate 3 Aug 2026

This Time Could Be Different for Russia Sanctions

Simon Johnson & Oleg Ustenko see much to like in a new bipartisan bill designed to hit the Kremlin where it would hurt the most.

Unraveling Russia's bridge project with North Korea
DW 3 Aug 2026

Unraveling Russia's bridge project with North Korea

In the far east, well away from world events, Russia and North Korea are building their first road connection. The project has set alarm bells ringing in Ukraine.

The Download: reward hacking explained, and suspected Iranian cyberattacks
MIT Technology Review 3 Aug 2026

The Download: reward hacking explained, and suspected Iranian cyberattacks

Plus: Google briefly made it easy to fake satellite images This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the wor…

Jumbo’s quinoa now comes from Groningen, not Peru
DutchNews.nl 3 Aug 2026

Jumbo’s quinoa now comes from Groningen, not Peru

More than two dozen farmers in the Netherlands are growing quinoa, a South American seed that copes with salt far better than the crops usually planted on coastal land. Salt is a …

Russian Foreign Ministry on Balzi Rossi restaurant blast in Moscow: ‘Kyiv terrorists wanted to scare Italians working in Russia’
Meduza 3 Aug 2026

Russian Foreign Ministry on Balzi Rossi restaurant blast in Moscow: ‘Kyiv terrorists wanted to scare Italians working in Russia’

The Russian Embassy in Italy accused Ukraine of involvement in the explosion at Moscow’s Balzi Rossi restaurant.

Barzani meets Al Shara on first Damascus visit by Kurdish leader since Assad's fall
The National 3 Aug 2026

Barzani meets Al Shara on first Damascus visit by Kurdish leader since Assad's fall

Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara on Monday rolled out the red carpet for the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, for the first high-level visit by a Kurdi…

Iran war latest: Flurry of diplomacy after Trump halts strikes
The National 3 Aug 2026

Iran war latest: Flurry of diplomacy after Trump halts strikes

Trump says Iran talks to begin after halting planned strikesMassive explosions rock south LebanonIran executes two convicted Mossad-linked agentsIraq and Iran foreign ministers di…

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill calls Russian nuclear weapons ‘God’s grace’
Meduza 3 Aug 2026

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill calls Russian nuclear weapons ‘God’s grace’

Speaking to worshippers at the Holy Trinity Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, Patriarch Kirill commented on why Russia’s nuclear weapons were c…