Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,343
Here are the key events from day 1,343 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Read More Sunday, August 2, 2026
Latest:
- Mexico’s Sheinbaum denies ‘diplomatic crisis’ with Spain after conquest row
- Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked
- At least six killed in Kyiv as gunman opens fire and takes hostages
- Pope says ‘tyrants’ speech was not aimed at Trump
- Venezuela’s Machado to hold Madrid rally as opposition frozen out after Maduro capture
Global News
Australian girls being ‘hunted’ by online crime gangs to commit violent acts
Groups of young men are coercing and exploiting vulnerable girls “for fun”, Australian police say.
Read MoreBorder patrol leader told to go to court every weekday to report on Chicago enforcement
Federal judge gives orders to Gregory Bovino in exceptional bid to impose oversight over Trump officials’ raids in city A
Read More
These doctors want to break the cycle of shame and blame in medicine
Shaming is common in medical school and unfortunately, sometimes in the doctor’s office. Some doctors are trying to teach medical
Read MoreWole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate and Trump critic, says US visa revoked
Soyinka, 91, who recently compared US president to Idi Amin, says ‘I have no visa – I am banned’ The
Read MoreElderly woman left behind by cruise ship on Great Barrier Reef island found dead
The ship’s crew realised the 80-year-old was missing several hours after they had left the island
Read MoreAFP developing AI tool to decode Gen Z slang amid warning about ‘crimefluencers’ hunting girls
AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett says online crime networks of young boys and men are targeting vulnerable teen and pre-teen girls
Read MoreUS Senate passes Republican-led bill to rescind Trump’s tariffs on Brazil
Vote passes 52-48 with Republican support in rare bipartisan rebuke of US president’s trade policies The US Senate on Tuesday
Read MoreUS Senate passes bill with Republican support to rescind Trump’s tariffs on Brazil
Republicans break ranks as vote passes 52-48 in rare bipartisan rebuke of US president’s trade policies The US Senate on
Read MoreBBC journalist barred from leaving Vietnam and repeatedly interrogated
BBC ‘deeply concerned’ for journalist’s wellbeing after Vietnamese police withhold their ID card and renewed passport Vietnamese authorities have barred
Read More