Trump Order to Expand US Space Launches to 1,000 Annually by 2030
President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Aug. 20, aiming to skyrocket the annual number of U.S. space launches by 2030, helping secure...
Bessent: US to Impose ‘Toughest Sanctions in History’ on Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Aug. 20 that the United States will impose the “toughest sanctions in history on Iran,” the details of...
Trump Tells Michael Cohen ‘They Weaponized You’ in Radio Interview, Praises His Recanting
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump appeared on Michael Cohen’s radio show and commended his former attorney for recanting his previous statements. Their conversation marked a surprising...
Canadian premier says ‘erratic’ Trump ‘not to be trusted’ amid US trade feud
The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on US President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a “bad person” and “not...
Australia completes first Hobart-class destroyer upgrade yard phase
Australia undocked HMAS Hobart on 20 August 2026, marking the completion of the yard phase of the Destroyer Capability Enhancement (DCE) programme that began...
International study finds solar panels in China could be harming birds
Solar expansion policies across China have led to a reduction in bird diversity, with wealthier and non-desert regions bearing the brunt of species loss,...
Real-life ‘gold-devouring beast’: Chinese girl, 5, hospitalised after swallowing gold bar
Published: 10:46am, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 10:50am, 21 Aug 2026 A five-year-old girl in northern China accidentally swallowed a 50-gram gold bar, sparking viral jokes...
Japan executes man behind pachinko parlour arson that killed 5
Japan executed on Friday a man convicted of an arson attack on a pachinko parlour in 2009 that killed five people, authorities said. It...
Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser, former leaders guilty of inciting subversion
Published: 10:28am, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 10:40am, 21 Aug 2026 A now-disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil, along with two of its...