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Deadly clashes in western Iran’s Kurdish-majority regions raise questions about escalating Kurdish opposition amid ongoing U.S.-Iran diplomatic talks.
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Palestinians in Gaza express frustration over escalating Israeli attacks and stalled disarmament deal despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement of progress.
CNA Latest News | Aug 3, 2026, 4:16 PM
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The new commission aims to improve quality of life for military families and strengthen military readiness by addressing key issues such as employment, housing, childcare, and healthcare.
Fox News Latest | Aug 3, 2026, 4:14 PM
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As the US-Israeli conflict with Iran enters its sixth month, Tehran faces internal tensions over its recovery and leadership after the war.
Al Jazeera | Aug 3, 2026, 1:11 PM
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Intensified Israeli military operations in Gaza and political resistance threaten the US-backed ceasefire roadmap amid rising Palestinian casualties.
Al Jazeera | Aug 3, 2026, 11:23 AM
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Authorities report a doubling in the speed of radicalisation among youths, with recent arrests highlighting planned attacks linked to extremist groups.
South China Morning Post World | Aug 3, 2026, 8:08 AM
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Israeli officials express skepticism about the disarmament plan following Hamas' announcement, while Israeli strikes continue in Gaza.
CNA Latest News | Aug 3, 2026, 7:22 AM
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Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with an International Committee of the Red Cross representative, marking her first confirmed contact with a foreign official since the military coup in 2021.
BBC World | Aug 3, 2026, 6:37 AM
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Manila considers adopting Kyiv’s low-cost drone technology to enhance maritime surveillance, though adapting battlefield drones to sea disputes presents challenges.
South China Morning Post World | Aug 3, 2026, 1:32 AM
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Retired PLA senior colonel Zhou Bo outlines China’s military modernization goals leading up to 2027 and 2049, highlighting ambitions to match US military strength.
South China Morning Post World | Aug 2, 2026, 10:58 PM
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Israeli strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Deir el-Balah have resulted in multiple deaths amid ongoing tensions despite a recent disarmament plan.
BBC World | Aug 2, 2026, 6:55 PM
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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
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United States President Donald Trump delays military action against Iran following regional requests, while Iran maintains control over key shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz.
Al Jazeera | 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
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Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza on August 2, 2026, causing significant casualties despite recent US-led ceasefire efforts.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 2:38 PM
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The sentencing highlights contrasting military justice outcomes following incidents at the Sde Teiman base.
Al Jazeera | Aug 2, 2026, 12:11 PM
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Iran's Mehr news agency rejects former US President Donald Trump's statement that Tehran requested the US to hold off on new military strikes amid ongoing tensions.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 11:24 AM
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Twenty-eight Israeli children who lost parents in security service traveled across North America to strengthen Jewish identity and solidarity.
Fox News Latest | Aug 2, 2026, 11:02 AM
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Following an unprecedented surge of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, many Moroccan migrants have returned home exhausted and disappointed, highlighting ongoing challenges in migration and employment.
Africanews | Aug 2, 2026, 7:36 AM
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US President Donald Trump announces a pause on new strikes against Iran as allies in the Middle East agree on parameters for ending the ongoing conflict.
ABC Australia News | Aug 2, 2026, 5:56 AM
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Israeli strikes in Gaza continue despite a US roadmap aimed at disarming Hamas and Israeli withdrawal.
Al Jazeera | Aug 2, 2026, 3:38 AM
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As the People’s Liberation Army approaches its centenary, its evolution reflects the Communist Party’s sustained emphasis on absolute control over the armed forces, rooted in Mao-era doctrines and reinforced through ongoing political measures.
South China Morning Post World | Aug 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
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Michigan’s Arab American community supports progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed despite heavy spending by pro-Israel lobby AIPAC against him.
Al Jazeera | Aug 1, 2026, 11:34 PM
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Iran threatens retaliatory strikes on oil and gas fields in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Israel following US threats of fresh attacks on Iranian targets.
CNA Latest News | Aug 1, 2026, 11:09 PM