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Firefighters work at a Kyiv book market destroyed by a Russian missile strike on August 16, 2026

Ukraine’s 600-Drone Moscow Strike Kills 83-Year-Old as Russia Intercepts Record 822

Ukraine launched approximately 600 drones at Moscow overnight in what Russian authorities called the largest single drone strike on the capital, killing an 83-year-old civilian in Moscow Oblast as Russia's air defences

August 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Robert Jenrick, Reform UK's Treasury spokesman who announced the £50bn welfare overhaul plan

Reform UK Plans £50bn Welfare Overhaul Targeting Millions of Disabled Claimants

Reform UK's Robert Jenrick outlined a £50bn welfare overhaul ending PIP for working-age claimants and stripping Universal Credit health payments from 2.89 million disabled people. Labour dismissed it as 'fantasy economics'.

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

NATO Jet Downs Drone Over Romania as Russian Strikes Kill Woman in Kryvyi Rig

A Spanish NATO F-18 shot down a drone over Romania's Galati region on Sunday — the fourth such intercept this year. Russian strikes the same weekend killed a woman in Zelenskyy's hometown

August 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Count Binface at the Clacton by-election declaration podium, August 2026

Farage Wins Clacton By-Election He Did Not Attend as Count Binface Claims 27 Percent

Nigel Farage won the Clacton by-election with 63.3 percent of the vote but did not attend his own declaration, citing security concerns. Count Binface — who turned up — took 26.9 percent,

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Mykhailo Fedorov, former Ukrainian defense minister, speaks about technological war with Russia

Fired Ukraine Defense Minister Fedorov Warns of Technological War With Russia in First US Interview

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's fired defense minister, warned in his first US interview that Russia is outpacing Ukraine in ballistic missile development. The man who built the Flamingo missile program estimates Ukraine could

August 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Uber and Pony.ai announce Verne robotaxi partnership for European expansion

Uber and Pony.ai Plan 2,000 Robotaxis Across Four European Cities

Uber and Pony.ai announced Thursday a 2,000-vehicle robotaxi deployment across four European cities, the largest AV commitment Europe has seen. The expansion tests whether Pony.ai's China-proven deployment model can transfer to markets

August 16, 2026

Business·News·Technology

Count Binface satirical candidate at Clacton Leisure Centre by-election count August 2026

Farage Wins Clacton By-Election, but Nearly 10,000 Votes for a Satirist Signal a Hollow Mandate

Nigel Farage reclaimed his Clacton parliamentary seat Thursday with 22,239 votes in a by-election boycotted by every major party. The Electoral Commission renewed its probe into an allegedly unreported £5 million donation

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in London on July 20, 2026, who Epstein survivors will press for a public inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Epstein Survivors to Press Burnham for Public Inquiry Into Andrew

Members of the UK Epstein Survivors Campaign will meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham within the month to press for a public inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Six months after his arrest, he has

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during an exclusive Al Jazeera interview in which he said EU membership is no longer a priority for Ankara

Erdogan Says EU Membership No Longer a Priority, Calls Europe the Loser

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Al Jazeera that joining the European Union is no longer a priority for Ankara and that Europe is the one that loses by keeping Turkey out.

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Monitoring image showing aftermath of Ukraine's Flamingo missile strikes on Savasleyka airbase and Samara Progress Centre, August 15 2026

Ukraine Strikes Savasleyka Airbase and Roscosmos Plant in Samara With Flamingo Missiles

Ukraine struck Russia's Savasleyka airbase — home to the MiG-31K jets that carry Kinzhal hypersonic missiles — and a Roscosmos electronics plant in Samara with Flamingo cruise missiles on August 15, reaching

August 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Ukraine’s 600-Drone Moscow Strike Kills 83-Year-Old as Russia Intercepts Record 822

Reform UK Plans £50bn Welfare Overhaul Targeting Millions of Disabled Claimants

NATO Jet Downs Drone Over Romania as Russian Strikes Kill Woman in Kryvyi Rig

Farage Wins Clacton By-Election He Did Not Attend as Count Binface Claims 27 Percent

Fired Ukraine Defense Minister Fedorov Warns of Technological War With Russia in First US Interview

Uber and Pony.ai Plan 2,000 Robotaxis Across Four European Cities

Farage Wins Clacton By-Election, but Nearly 10,000 Votes for a Satirist Signal a Hollow Mandate

Epstein Survivors to Press Burnham for Public Inquiry Into Andrew

Erdogan Says EU Membership No Longer a Priority, Calls Europe the Loser

Ukraine Strikes Savasleyka Airbase and Roscosmos Plant in Samara With Flamingo Missiles

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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