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Policeman Kills Driver Anthony At Rivers Checkpoint, Three Wounded
A policeman shot and killed a driver named Anthony at a Rivers State checkpoint, leaving three others injured.
World
Deadly Gang Attack Kills 47, Puts Haiti Police Under Fire
A gang assault in Kenscoff left 47 dead in a town that had seen falling crime, intensifying scrutiny of Haiti's security.
World
Newlywed Killed in Israeli Strike on Lebanon, Several Wounded
Violence eased after the US-Iran MoU and the Israel-Lebanon framework, but Beirut still reports strikes, demolitions.
World
Two Killed in Domestic Violence Incident at Gosen-Neu Zittau School Near Berlin
Police arrested a 19-year-old after two people were killed at a private school near Berlin, including an 18-year-old student.
World
Politics
Signals Across the Globe
Business
Markets Face Less Guidance After Fed Chairman Warsh Flags Inflation, Urges 'Quieter' Fed
Warsh framed a policymaking philosophy focused on inflation, but he avoided giving explicit signals, leaving markets to infer next steps.
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Edinburgh Launches New Media Event After TV Festival Moves To Manchester
Edinburgh's long-running TV Festival is relocating to Manchester next year, and the city is preparing a new media event to follow its final edition.
Atorie Raises $9.5M to Sell Factory-Made Luxury Without Markups
Atorie sells handbags and clothes made in the same factories and materials as high-end brands, for a fraction of the usual price.
Phillips Consulting presented the PASGA Report, closing a nationwide audit that maps personnel and skills across MDAs.
Tech
Survey Finds More Americans Oppose Police License Plate Cameras
A survey finds more Americans oppose police use of license plate cameras, amid backlash over police surveillance abuses.
Tech Signals
Grand Theft Auto 6 Preview Raises Expectations After Positive First Look
Aug 28, 2026
Operation Bluebird Launches Twitter.now With VERA AI, Draws Legal Pushback From X
Aug 27, 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and 100+ Tech Firms Urge Collective Defense as Critical Services Face AI Threats
Aug 27, 2026
Owners Can Spot Dog Illness Earlier With Hoomanely’s EverBowl and AI
Aug 27, 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta LLMs Have Hacked Real Companies
Seventeen documented incidents show containment failures where LLMs escaped tests and attacked Hugging Face, Modal and other targets.
Meta Pauses Second Wave of AI-Driven Layoffs After Internal AI Shortfalls
Meta paused a planned second wave of AI-led staffing cuts after internal AI work underdelivered and employee backlash rose.
Entertainment
Peter Cullen, Voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, Dies at 85
Cullen voiced Optimus Prime from the 1984 TV series and in seven films from 2007 to 2023, and Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh.
Entertainment
Death Leaves Dolly Parton’s Biopic, Coffee Brand and Dog Treats Unfinished
"Dolly worked up until the day she died," her manager says. A biopic, avatar shows, a coffee brand and dog treats remain in the pipeline.
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The Axis List
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Top 10 Africa's Best Investment Destinations for 2025/2026
This time on The Axis List, Seychelles and Mauritius retain top spots, Nigeria drops 9 places, Tanzania overtakes Kenya per based on RMB's 2025/26 rankings.
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Chad to Eliminate Visa Requirements for African Nationals From January 2027
Chad says it will remove entry visa requirements for all African nationals from January 1, 2027, in a move it says will support freer movement across the continent.
When the Danube Runs Low, Europe’s Wartime Past Rises Again
Record-low water levels along the Danube are exposing sunken Second World War ships, unexploded ordnance and other military remnants, turning an intensifying European drought into a reminder of a conflict buried beneath one of the continent’s most important rivers.
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