#BREAKING Hong Kong records highest daily rainfall in August since 1884, says Observatory

In a rare joint appeal, former Mossad, Shin Bet and IDF heads call for an immediate end to the Gaza war, warning it now serves "messianic and extremist goals" and is leading to "the loss of Israel's security and its freedom" haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Thousands of North Korean IT workers are using stolen and made-up US identities to make hundreds of millions of dollars a year to fund Pyongyang’s military programs. cnn.com/interactive/20…

Recovery of Suspected Underwater Drone in Bolinao, Pangasinan The Philippine Coast Guard has confirmed the recovery of an alleged underwater drone by local fishermen in Bolinao, Pangasinan. On August 6, 2025, while engaged in fishing approximately 149 nautical miles northwest

Here is a longer video capturing the collision between the PLA Navy 164 and the China Coast Guard 3104. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has consistently urged the Chinese government to respect the COLREGS and to approach these matters with professionalism, especially considering

Incredible footage of a China Coast Guard ship colliding with a Chinese Navy ship at high speed while pursuing a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the South China Sea. x.com/jaytaryela/sta…

This dramatic collision between 2 Chinese ships comes after years of warnings that jockeying between warships and warplanes in the South China Sea could lead to a tragic accident... #China #Philippines #Navy Erin Burnett OutFront

Treasury issued a license to allow Vladimir Putin & his Russian team to land in Alaska despite US sanctions. It is good through August 20th.

⁦Kari Lake⁩ tells a federal judge she wants Newsmax to run on Voice of America. She's also saying she's the CEO of its federal parent agency. There's no documentation of that. And she may not be eligible for it under the law. My updated story: npr.org/2025/08/13/nx-…

Here in Hong Kong, we are outside the court where the national security trial of Jimmy Lai is to hear closing arguments.  Black rain has postponed the hearing. ☔️ Dozens of people braved typhoon rain to be present.  Security is tight.

A court in Texas just gave The Onion another opening to try and buy Alex Jones’ Infowars cnn.com/2025/08/13/med…

What a big shift toward Ukraine among the GOP from 6 months ago. % who think we give Ukraine too much support has dropped dramatically from 47% to 30%. % who say we should give more arms to Ukraine has jumped from 30% to 51%. Oh & Putin: GOP hates him with 84% unfavorable.

Did you listen to Trump blather on about the ‘rigged election,’ and Biden, and tariffs, and mail-in ballots? Even he knew he bombed with Putin… My new column on POTUS’ self-own summit: newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

Trump-Putin documents left on hotel printer NPR's ⁦Chiara Eisner 🎤⁩ with the exclusive npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-…

People applying to live or work in the United States will now be screened for “anti-Americanism." US Citizenship & Immigration Services announces this policy update. "Anti-American" screening will include checking applicants' social media cnn.com/2025/08/19/us/…

Japanese Coast Guard crews helped battle a fire that burned for 12 hours on board the US Navy warship New Orleans off the coast of Okinawa cnn.com/2025/08/20/asi…