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NATO beware: Drones can’t replace tanks, experts warn
As armies scramble to learn the lessons of the Russia-Ukraine war, one question looms above all: Have drones replaced traditional weapons such as tanks and artillery? For NATO, the implications are more than tactical. As the alliance struggles to rebuild its long-neglected armies, it faces tough decisions about allocating scarce money and industrial capacity. If…
Read MoreMexico’s Maya Train derails in the Yucatan Peninsula, but no injuries reported
IZAMAL, Mexico (AP) — A tourist-focused Maya Train running along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula derailed Tuesday as it was slowly pulling into a station, the train line said in a statement. There were no injuries. The train was running from the Caribbean resort of Cancun to the Yucatan capital Merida when it left the tracks at…
Read MoreIsrael demands release of all Gaza hostages, casting doubt on ceasefire proposal
Israel is demanding the release of all 50 hostages held in Gaza, an Israeli official has said, casting doubt on whether it will accept a new proposal for a 60-day ceasefire agreed to by Hamas on Monday. Israel’s stance was “in accordance with the principles set by the cabinet to end the war”, the official…
Read MoreAir Canada to restart operations as flight attendants end strike
Air Canada will gradually resume operations after reaching a tentative settlement with unionized flight attendants on a new contract, ending a work stoppage that forced the airline to halt flights for three days, both sides announced on Tuesday. The agreement, overseen by a federal mediator, means the airline’s 10,000 flight attendants will immediately return to…
Read MoreAircraft toilets could be key to tackling ‘silent pandemic’, scientists say
Testing aircraft toilet waste could help track the global spread of drug-resistant superbugs, which is often referred to as the “silent pandemic” and are projected to kill more people than cancer by 2050. The study, published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum, analysed lavatory wastewater from 44 international flights arriving in Australia from nine countries. Scientists,…
Read MoreHistoric Swedish church to relocate on trailers in logistical feat
With great fanfare, a historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden’s most beautiful buildings is to be moved Tuesday from its longtime home in the Arctic town of Kiruna to allow the expansion of Europe’s biggest underground mine. Kiruna Kyrka, a Swedish Lutheran church, dates from 1912, but the 672-tonne building will be moved…
Read MorePolice arrest Palestinian West Bank resident for alleged ties to Iranian agent
The 24-year-old suspect was apprehended on August 6 during a joint operation by the Israel Police officers from the Etzion police station in the West Bank and the IDF. A Palestinian woman from the West Bank town of Beit Umar was arrested in early August on suspicion of connections to an Iranian agent, N12 reported…
Read MoreVolkswagen Delivers 1.5 Millionth ID. EV as Global Sales Surge
Volkswagen Delivers 1.5 Millionth ID. EV as Global Sales Surge originally appeared on Autoblog. Volkswagen has officially delivered its 1.5 millionth all-electric ID. model, a milestone reached in under five years since the first ID.3s rolled off the line in 2020. The landmark car was an ID.7 Tourer Pro, presented at VW’s Emden plant in Germany, a…
Read MoreShowdown in the Oval
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Read MoreOver 350 Dead in Less Than a Week as Monsoon Flooding Continues to Ravage Communities: ‘Everybody Is Scared’
NEED TO KNOW In the last four days, about 360 people have died across Pakistan from monsoon flooding, officials said “Everybody is scared,” one resident said “My heartfelt condolences go out to the bereaved families. We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in this hour of grief,” Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said…
Read MoreNGO petitions High Court: Forbid use of mounted police to break up protests
The use of mounted cops has a “chilling effect” that discourages citizens from realizing their right to protest, and “harms the foundations of democracy,” the ACRI said. Israel Police should not be allowed to use mounted officers to break up protests, or at the very least, change the protocols so they cannot be used alongside…
Read MoreSergio García Sánchez and Lola Moral’s “Artist in Training”
For many of us, spending time at the beach is one of the highlights of summer. The cover of the August 25, 2025, issue, by the artist Sergio García Sánchez and his wife, the colorist Lola Moral, is inspired by a different feeling. “As a child, I got very bored at the beach, so I…
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