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The worst stock market collapse in South Korea's history has wiped out billions in retail investments, raising concerns over financial stability and market regulation.
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Facing its worst wildfire season in decades, France is implementing new strategies to prevent fires before they ignite.
France 24 English | Aug 2, 2026, 6:54 PM
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The AI Kill Switch Act would require AI developers to maintain shutdown controls and allow the Department of Homeland Security to intervene during emergencies, with hefty fines for noncompliance.
Fox News Latest | Aug 2, 2026, 6:21 PM
business
Japanese corporations are investing heavily in AI-related infrastructure and factory upgrades, pushing capital expenditures to unprecedented levels this fiscal year.
Nikkei Asia | Aug 2, 2026, 6:21 PM
world
Property price declines are now affecting multiple Australian cities, with experts warning of further deterioration amid economic uncertainties.
ABC Australia News | Aug 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
world
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, endorsed by the Workers' Party, declares he is in great shape as he seeks a fourth and final term in Brazil's October elections amid rising foreign influence concerns.
France 24 English | Aug 2, 2026, 5:59 PM
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A surge of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta has led to a humanitarian tragedy and heightened political tensions in Europe.
Fox News Latest | Aug 2, 2026, 5:47 PM
politics
Reason revisits key reflections on post-9/11 America, highlighting the limited impact of REAL ID enforcement and shifting attitudes toward U.S. global military dominance.
Reason | Aug 2, 2026, 5:14 PM
politics
The Trump administration’s new policy diverts asylum seekers directly to deportation court, raising alarms about family separations and violence against migrants.
The Hill | Aug 2, 2026, 4:40 PM
world
Overnight drone attacks by Ukraine killed at least five people across Russia, hitting industrial sites and warehouses of e-commerce giant Wildberries, amid ongoing drone exchanges between the two countries.
France 24 English | Aug 2, 2026, 4:28 PM
general
A recent AP-NORC poll reveals immigration remains a key issue for President Donald Trump among Republicans, despite declining overall approval and recent deadly encounters with immigration enforcement.
Washington Times News | Aug 2, 2026, 4:28 PM
politics
With the House passing the Sunshine Protection Act favoring permanent daylight saving time, a competing bill proposes permanent standard time, which would lead to earlier sunsets and later winter sunrises in much of the U.S.
The Hill | Aug 2, 2026, 4:06 PM
world
After months of conflict with Iran and no clear resolution, experts suggest the US should allow diplomatic efforts under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding to proceed.
Al Jazeera | Aug 2, 2026, 4:05 PM
world
Iran denies reports of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, stating the waterway remains closed amid US hostility, while US President Donald Trump announces a pause on new strikes.
Africanews | Aug 2, 2026, 3:34 PM
world
Following months of conflict and diplomacy, Iran and Oman approach an agreement on a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, while the US and Israel pause military action to allow for negotiations.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 3:34 PM
world
A mid-air collision between two firefighting helicopters near Athens has triggered a search-and-rescue operation as Greece battles widespread wildfires amid record summer heat in Europe.
Al Jazeera | Aug 2, 2026, 3:01 PM
politics
GOP Sen. James Lankford asserts President Trump remains focused on negotiating a deal with Iran after calling off planned military strikes.
The Hill | Aug 2, 2026, 3:00 PM![When Arthur Bently Worthington embarked upon his return voyage to Christchurch from Tasmania in 1897, he must have been aware that his arrival there was unlikely to be accompanied by the same degree of fanfare and enthusiasm that greeted him when he first set foot in the city, in 1890. In December 1895 the ‘tall and handsome’ American with ‘steel-blue greyish and expressive eyes’, whose real name was Oakley Crawford, had suddenly departed Christchurch, having spent the previous five years in residence there building up and ministering to his flock of acolytes, the ‘Students of Truth’, converts to his new religion. In reality, the charming Worthington was a notorious confidence trickster, having previously travelled the length and breadth of the United States bigamously marrying and swiftly defrauding the many wealthy women who crossed his path – abandoning them, and any children that he may have fathered along the way. His liaison with Mary Plunkett, the ‘wife’ who accompanied him to New Zealand in 1890, was the first to diverge from this pattern. Worthington met Mary, the editor of a Christian Science journal and wife of a notable businessman, in New York in 1889, whilst posing as a faith-healer for the sect, and quickly won her over. It wasn’t long before the two, accompanied by her two children, fled America, as Mary’s former husband had begun to unravel Worthington’s shameful and shocking past. In Mary, Worthington had found a woman whose charisma and beauty perfectly complemented his own, and hoards of Christchurch residents soon fell prey to their peculiar brand of proselytisation. Many in Christchurch willingly parted with their cash, and in some cases even mortgaged their homes, to further the religion, and to furnish the couple’s lifestyle. This extended even to the erection of a magnificent columned edifice, the Temple of Truth, in Latimer Square in 1892 (and the lavish private residence attached to it for the couple), within which Worthington preached his self-styled revivalist ‘rational form of Christianity’ to large congregations several times a week, and his insights into reincarnation and sexology for a smaller, more select audience. It was the latter that provoked an outcry – the Methodists first, and then the other denominations expressed their moral outrage at Worthington’s doctrine of free love, and as details of his sordid past started to emerge, and whispers grew about the sexual ‘goings on’ within the group, things began to heat up for him. Creditors were soon seeking financial reparation in the courts from Worthington for bad loans, a schism occurred within the group which culminated in Mary leaving Worthington (historian Geoffrey Rice in Christchurch Crimes and Scandals 1876-99 speculates that this was likely on account of Worthington’s sexual promiscuity - he quickly moved on and ‘wed’ a young parishioner, however), and New Zealand authorities moved to have him extradited by the United States. No wonder then that he fled for Australia at the close of 1895. What is more surprising is his decision to return in 1897 – presumably to have ‘another crack’ at the citizenry of Christchurch via a series of lectures at the Oddfellows’ Hall in September. During his third lecture, on 26 September, an angry crowd thought to number 6000 amassed in the street outside the building; the police found themselves unable to placate the mob and felt that they needed to read the Riot Act – doing so for the first time in Christchurch’s history. In 1899, Worthington finally made a permanent departure from New Zealand – though the events in Christchurch didn’t deter him from continuing his life of crime, and he died in prison in New York in 1917. Entries in the Police Communications Book, such as those pictured, record the frantic attempts of the police to prepare for and contain the anger on the streets of Christchurch. Archives New Zealand’s Christchurch Regional Office holds a wealth of historical material relating to the Canterbury and Westland areas, and this book can be viewed in person in our Christchurch Reading Room. Archives New Zealand/Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Christchurch Regional Office [Archives Reference: CH439/26].](/assets/images/2026-08-02T14-38-51-238Z-sri-lanka-deploys-troops-to-contain-riot-at-overcrowded-mahara-prison-wikimedia-480.webp)
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An inmate was killed and six others wounded as inmates destroyed multiple facilities inside Mahara Prison near Colombo.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 2:38 PM
world
The Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry caught fire while sailing from Surabaya to Makassar, prompting ongoing search and rescue efforts.
Al Jazeera | Aug 2, 2026, 1:52 PM
world
Following the largest mass migration in Ceuta’s history, 22 EU member states urge stronger external border controls amid ongoing migrant returns to Morocco.
Al Jazeera | Aug 2, 2026, 1:19 PM
general
Republican senators warn that President Donald Trump’s insistence on canceling the August recess could hinder GOP incumbents’ ability to campaign, risking key Senate seats in the upcoming midterm elections.
Fox News Latest | Aug 2, 2026, 1:19 PM
world
Wang Hong’s candid reflections on feeling discouraged at university resonate with Chinese students, prompting discussions on the nation’s education system.
South China Morning Post World | Aug 2, 2026, 1:08 PM
us
After a Supreme Court setback, Donald Trump has turned to new legal tools to impose tariffs on countries including Canada and China, raising concerns about broad presidential trade powers.
Guardian US | Aug 2, 2026, 12:44 PM
world
Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign reveals intense debate and unprecedented pro-Israel spending in Michigan’s Democratic primary, reflecting broader US political dynamics.
Al Jazeera | Aug 2, 2026, 12:43 PM