Mexico's tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants (apnews.com)
Driven by mounting pressure from the U.S. to block millions of vulnerable people headed north, but lacking the funds to deport them, Mexican authorities are employing a simple but harsh tactic: wearing migrants out until they give up....
British band Oasis to reunite 'Definitely Maybe'? (www.reuters.com)
Oasis, one of the 1990s rock bands that defined Britpop, is set to reunite as brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher teased an announcement early on Tuesday and a newspaper said they were planning shows in 2025....
UN aid operations in Gaza halted after Israel evacuation orders (www.yahoo.com)
“Colonial Process”: How U.S.-Led Ceasefire Talks Are Latest Erasure of Roots of Arab-Israeli Conflict (www.democracynow.org)
Palestinian American journalist Rami Khouri responds to the latest exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah and the drawn-out ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, which Khouri calls a “fictitious political dynamic” that is primarily used as diplomatic cover for Israel’s warfare....
Oasis’ Liam and Noel Gallagher Drop Biggest Hint Yet That Group Is Reuniting (variety.com)
At least five reported dead in Ukraine after Russian airstrikes (www.theguardian.com)
A huge missile and drone attack launched by Russia across Ukrainian territory has left at least five people dead, officials have said....
Panama launches US-backed deportation flights aimed at discouraging migrants (www.aol.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/panama-launches-us-backed-depor…
Vietnam ousts deputy PM in ‘blazing furnace’ anti-graft campaign (www.bangkokpost.com)
Zelensky: Diplomacy 'not at the expense of 30% of our territory' (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine is committed to peace but not at the expense of giving up its territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a sit down with representatives of the Indian media that was published on Aug. 25....
Ganiyat Popoola: Nigerian doctors strike over kidnapped colleague (www.bbc.com)
Doctors in Nigerian public hospitals have started a seven-day nationwide strike to demand the release of their colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who has been held by kidnappers for eight months....
Gun in hand, the Israeli settler tells the Palestinian: I will kill you (www.thetimes.com)
The girls, aged 14 to 16, have come for settler training to learn how to occupy Palestinian land — breaking international law. “God promised us this land and told us if you don’t take it, bad people will try and take it and you will have a war,” says Emuna Billa, 19, one of the camp supervisors. “Why do we have a war...
Israel Launches Massive Attack on Lebanon, Heightening Fears of All-Out War (www.commondreams.org)
‘Decadent and passive’: China cracks down on ‘throwing eggs’ card game (www.theguardian.com)
As recently as last year, Chinese state media was hailing guandan as the card game that “can get you a promotion in China”....
Hurricane Hone moves south of Hawaii's Big Island as Category 1 storm (abcnews.go.com)
Hawaii is on alert for Hurricane Hone, a weak Category 1 hurricane moving south of the state's Big Island.
After a decade-long battle, Kyiv showcases Crimean treasures that Russia wanted to steal (kyivindependent.com)
Dutch watchdog fines Uber over driver data protection (www.dw.com)
A regulator in the Netherlands has slapped ride-hailing app Uber with a €290 million fine for transferring European drivers’ data to the US. The firm described the decision as “extraordinary.”
Analysis: The Middle East may have backed off from the brink of a regional war – for now | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
For nearly a month, people in Lebanon and Israel braced for a wider war. A deadly rocket strike from Lebanon last month on the town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights was followed by an Israeli retaliatory strike that killed Hezbollah’s top commander in southern Beirut.
In rare break with China, North Korea objects to telecoms plan by border (english.kyodonews.net)
Let us show Putin we have ability to hit targets deep inside Russia, Ukraine urges west (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine wants permission from the west to use long-range Storm Shadow missiles to destroy targets deep inside Russia, believing this could force Moscow into negotiating an end to the fighting....
After Iran Steals Sensitive Israeli Data, Israel Tries to Censor the Internet [Omer Benjakob | Aug 21, 2024 | haaretz.com] (www.haaretz.com)
Anti-Israel hackers stole troves of sensitive Israeli data and are now publishing gigabytes of secret and classified information. Unable to stop the hacks, Israel is waging a futile war to against the leaks...
The Indian archer without arms shooting for a gold (www.bbc.com)
Russia launches deadly overnight aerial attack on cities and power grids across Ukraine | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Russian forces launched a barrage of drone and missile attacks across Ukraine overnight, killing at least three people, as Ukrainian officials reported power outages in several cities.
Netanyahu says attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon ‘not the end of the story’ (www.theguardian.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israeli air raids targeting Hezbollah rockets in southern Lebanon in the early hours of Sunday morning were “not the end of the story”, after the two sides exchanged their heaviest fire since the war in Gaza began, raising fears of an all-out regional conflict....