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- Iran Hangs Another January Protester As Surge In Executions Continues
on August 23, 2026 at 7:05 amAs the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
- Israel-Turkey tensions expose personal, strategic rivalry between Netanyahu and Erdogan
on August 23, 2026From the future of Gaza to developments in Syria, there is no shortage of friction between the two military powers of the eastern Mediterranean. Over the past three years, their relations have steadily deteriorated on several fronts.
- Tina Fordham: “It's a mad world – and it's here to stay”
on August 22, 2026Geopolitical strategist Tina Fordham tells Matthew Partridge that investors will have to adjust to new risks.
- Trump Admin Report Claims 24,000 Noncitizens Voted in 2020. Experts Doubt It.
by Dion Nissenbaum on August 22, 2026 at 6:08 pmEven if the numbers were accurate, the 24,000 votes in question wouldn’t have changed the outcome of the 2020 election.
- Daily Cartoon: Friday, August 21st
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U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%. [...]
Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions. [...]
Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown. [...]
Gain insight on Experian, SoFi Technologies and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. [...]
Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia. [...]
The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks. [...]
U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts. [...]
QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions. [...]
News that comedian Guo Degang is under investigation by the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism for a playful riff on an old “red tune” has set alarm bells ringing about the state of artistic censorship in China. While playing the popular role of [...]
This post from WeChat account 百里曾游 Bǎilǐ Céngyóu ("100 Li Once Traveled"), deleted at the source but archived at CDT Chinese, describes the gauntlet of security checks, ID-card scans, pat-downs, bag-checks, book-checks, hem-lifts, and shoe-squeezes involved in visiting Zhengyangmen, also known as Qianmen, the towering [...]
The announcement that two Chinese mathematicians have won the Fields Medal, awarded every four years to outstanding mathematicians under 40, has been met with an outpouring of national pride on Chinese social media, as well as debate about the state of Chinese academia and whether [...]
The post translated below, from WeChat account “Summer Flavors,” argues that keyword-based censorship on Chinese online platforms is missing the mark, both unnecessarily restricting harmless speech and failing to address the problems it is meant to target. This leaves users struggling to articulate even relatively [...]
Late last month, Caixin published an update on the case, prompting commentator and former investigative journalist Chu Chaoxin to post a belated but heartfelt plea for Jing Shuren’s release. He emphasizes that Jing was for the most part only reposting others’ content, and there is [...]
The rise of artificial intelligence and the widespread use of domestic and international large language models (LLMs) have had a profound impact, for better and worse, on the work of Chinese investigative journalists and news editors. New AI tools have reverberated through campus newsrooms, state [...]
A decades-old compound may point to a new way of treating obesity by making the body burn more energy rather than simply reducing appetite. In mice, TOFA increased energy use by as much as 18%, reduced body fat without significant muscle loss, and improved blood [...]
Researchers have used AI to uncover the DNA signature of a key genetic “switch” involved in turning genes on. After analyzing about 500,000 DNA sequences, the model identified the initiator in roughly 60% of human genes. The breakthrough could help predict the effects of harmful [...]
Scientists have developed an ultrathin coating that could dramatically improve how efficiently heat is transferred during condensation. By turning tiny polymer structures once considered “defects” into places where water droplets can form, then helping those droplets detach quickly, the new surface keeps exposing fresh areas [...]
Researchers have found a way to slash the processing time for 3D-printed zirconia crowns from as much as 100 hours to under 30 minutes. The advance could eventually let dentists print strong, customized permanent crowns for patients within a single appointment. [...]
A massive analysis involving more than 100 million people has found strong links between recreational drug use and stroke, including among younger adults. Cocaine was associated with nearly double the risk of stroke, amphetamines with more than double the risk, and cannabis with a 37% [...]
An abandoned farm field became a flourishing wildflower meadow within little more than a decade, with plant diversity doubling and thousands of orchids appearing naturally. The discovery suggests that simply giving nature time to recover could be a powerful and inexpensive tool for restoring biodiversity. [...]
Mice that developed compulsive drinking after alcohol abstinence showed more than double the activity in a brain region associated with stress and addiction. Because the signal appeared before they drank again, researchers think it could eventually help predict who is most at risk of relapse. [...]
Researchers at CERN have created microscopic versions of the early Universe by colliding surprisingly small atomic nuclei at nearly the speed of light. The collisions produced quark-gluon plasma, the ultra-hot matter believed to have filled the cosmos shortly after the Big Bang. Even more intriguingly, [...]
UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel for refusing criminal probe into aid worker killings in Gaza
Seven World Central Kitchen workers were killed in the Israeli strike on their convoy in 2024. [...]
Thirty "pioneer families" have arrived on a wave of nationalism driven by Israel's government, but the rapid change has left nearby Palestinian residents fearful. [...]
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says allies will need to decide whether they "are with us or against us". [...]
European countries and Canada pile on pressure over Israel's plans to expand settlements in a strategically vital part of the occupied West Bank. [...]
Lebanon handed over former General Adel Issa, as Syria steps up its pursuit of wanted members of the former regime. [...]
Australia's foreign minister summoned the Israeli ambassador over "insulting" Zomi Frankcom decision. [...]
The five-year-old Palestinian girl initially survived the attack and pleaded for help but her body was recovered later with those of six of her relatives. [...]
BBC Verify looks at footage from two deadly strikes in under 24 hours in Gaza. [...]
But Tehran’s top crude buyer appears unwilling to play ball. [...]
Anton Jager explains why record voter turnout isn’t leading to systemic change. [...]
Early policy choices shaped the inequity and employment challenges facing the country today. [...]
Northern Ireland’s most outlandish plan comes to fruition in Jan Carson’s new novel. [...]
Test yourself on the week of Aug. 15: Trump praises Kim Jong Un, the U.S. and Iran miss a deadline, and the U.K. shrugs off Russian threats. [...]
A new survey reveals a preference for the U.S. president’s transactional approach. [...]
The U.S. president has simultaneously demolished key relationships in East Asia and the Middle East. [...]
[allAfrica] Each time we travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), we first go to listen. [...]
[RFI] Togo's government says it has "serious and consistent evidence" against two French documentary filmmakers detained since July on charges of making false statements. Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani were arrested along with their Togolese fixer, Fred Vedomey, and have denied wrongdoing. [...]
[State Department] The following statement was released by the representatives of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the representatives of the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement, as well as the State of Qatar, the United States of America, the Republic of [...]
[UN News] As the deadliest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo's history continued spreading on Friday, UN responders renewed their urgent appeal for immediate international support, with existing funding for lifesaving work critically low. [...]
[Ayin Network] In Sudan's war, ground fighting has intensified on more than one front in the last few days. The fighting led to a shift in the map of control, particularly in the Blue Nile and Kordofan regions. At the same time, the army's leadership [...]
[The Conversation Africa] Across southern Africa, sitting presidents have faced a wave of turnovers and electoral setbacks in the past few years. [...]
[allAfrica] Kenya is growing more cotton again, but the bigger opportunity lies in what happens after the harvest -- from ginning and spinning to fabric, garments, jobs and industrial investment. For decades, Kenya's cotton story has largely been told from the farm. [...]
[New Dawn] MONROVIA, August 20, 2026 -- The first group of 20 people transferred from the United States has arrived in Liberia, marking the beginning of an arrangement under which the country has agreed to receive up to 1,200 third-country nationals from the U.S. [...]