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The last solar eclipse visible from the European mainland was in 1999. Here's what to expect, and how to prepare for this rare occasion.

Putin: Several countries are attempting to restrict the movement of Russian vessels. If Western nations seize Russian commercial ships, Moscow will respond in kind.
Putin: Russia will respond in kind to attempts by Western countries to seize Russian merchant vessels.

Russia's Novorossiysk 'endured a horrific night', with a child killed and dozens of buildings damaged, says local mayor.
Putin on Japan: Japan, under the pretext of events in Ukraine, without delving into the causes of this conflict, imposed sanctions against Russia that were unprovoked on our part.

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In the north of the temporarily occupied Crimea, a Russian military base caught fire on the night of August 12, and Sevastopol came under a massive drone attack.

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The military blew up the uncrewed aircraft near its flagship gas field once Kyiv confirmed they weren't Ukrainian.

Gold prices rose on Wednesday, supported by reduced bets on Federal Reserve tightening next month as investors awaited key US inflation data that could reshape policy expectations. Spot gold gained 0.6 per cent to $4,391.82 per ounce by 0535 GMT. US gold futures for December delivery rose 0.2pc to $4,451.90. Bullion climbed to a 10-week high on Tuesday before hitting technical resistance at the 100-day moving average around $4,387 and closing lower for the second time this month. “The primary dr

The swap, which happened after the NATO summit on July 8, wasn’t disclosed until this week.

When war changes, schools change. New technology, the politics of mass mobilization and campaign design, and novel tactics that defined Napoleonic warfare led to Gerhard von Scharnhorst’s reforms and the idea of lifelong education as a professional obligation. The pattern repeated itself in the interwar period. In 1929, James Carson Breckinridge, a Marine officer, published “Some Thoughts on Service Schools” in the Marine Corps Gazette, calling for a new educational paradigm consistent with John

Air defense forces shot down several hundred UAVs during a massive attack on Russia’s southern Krasnodar Region

Continuous bombing disrupts routines, causing sensory shocks and behavioural relapses in Gaza's autistic children.
Russians attacked Zaporizhia, hitting a hypermarket, reported Head of the Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov on his Telegram channel.

According to Acting Governor Alexander Shuvayev, as many as 4,737 people have been injured

Sergey Kobylash added that since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Air Force has "achieved impressive results in engaging both ground and air targets"

One of the injured is in serious condition, the nuclear facility added

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Ukrainian drones hit Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea port and oil export hub. https://t.co/DEX7sKecFt

Initial: Explosion reported at Al Rayyan International Airport in Mukalla, eastern Yemen. https://t.co/PnYc7JAI6h

[RFI] Rebel authorities on Tuesday accused the Ethiopian government of carrying out deadly drone strikes in southern Tigray state and condemned the move as "a serious escalation", amid fears of a new war.

When Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told state television last week that he found it “very difficult” to reach the country’s supreme leader, it sparked fresh speculation about the whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei who has not been seen in public since taking over as the country’s ultimate authority in March. By Monday, Pezeshkian told the official broadcaster that the two had in fact recently held a meeting lasting “seven or eight hours”. “It was a very good meeting,” Pezeshkian told a...

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SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military hosted an exchange event We...

The serviceman added that using radar stations, the troops track the flight of Ukrainian UAVs, lock onto the target, and then a Russian drone approaches the target and detonates

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The Pentagon acknowledged that U.S. military operations in Yemen killed 153 civilians and injured 243 in 2025, all in strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis. The figures come as the Pentagon faces criticism over major cuts to its civilian-harm mitigation programs, with staffing reportedly reduced by about 90% since March 2025. Source: CBS News

Deliveries of electric vehicles (EVs) in China fell 3.9 per cent in July from a year earlier, extending their decline to a seventh consecutive month as fading government incentives and weaker consumer demand weighed on the market. Domestic sales of pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles last month also fell 5.8 per cent from June, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). “A bleak market outlook is likely to affect most small [EV] companies, as some of them will be...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar condemned on Wednesday the attack by Houthis on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea that claimed the lives of three Pakistanis and said Islamabad was in contact with the relevant authorities to ascertain further details. The attack targeted a Tanzania-flagged vessel Tihamah, causing deaths and injuries among its crew. Apart from three Pakistanis, an Indonesian was also killed in the attack. Dar said in a post on X that he had also received repo
Дефіцит пального в росії охопив щонайменше 16 регіонів після ударів по НПЗ російські ЗМІ пов’язують нову хвилю дефіциту з ударами Сил оборони України по нафтопереробних і нафтохімічних підприємствах. За даними The Moscow Times у низці областей заправки закриваються, обмежують обсяги продажу або забороняють відпуск пального в каністри. З початку серпня перебої з пальним фіксували у краснодарському, приморському краях, калузькій, ростовській, тамбовській, тульській, саратовській, пензенській, в

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met in Beirut with General Joseph Clearfield and U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa to discuss implementing the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement, per the Lebanese Presidency. https://t.co/a9OyRkF8uc
President Donald Trump's administration has struck vessels that it accuses of transporting narcotics in the Eastern Pacific, casting its targets as "narco-terrorists."

Pakistan's foreign minister has said Islamabad "strongly condemns" Houthi attacks on commercial vessels while offering condolences to the families of the dead.

Attack on ship in Red Sea kills three Pakistani nationals, wounds another An attack on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea killed at least three Pakistani nationals and left another wounded, Islamabad's foreign minister said on Wednesday. "Pakistan strongly condemns the Houthi attack on a non-combatant commercial vessel," Ishaq Dar said in a post on X. "Such attacks endanger innocent lives, constitute a violation of international law, and pose a serious threat to freedom of navigation, maritime

Iranian attacks reportedly target several areas in Iraq's Erbil Kurdish news media is reporting that Iranian missiles and drones have targeted a number of locations in Iraq's Erbil, including attacks in the districts of Soran, Khalifan and Harir.

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