Offshore sportsbooks like BetOnline are offering betting markets on the Little League World Series, drawing massive user demand and raising ethical concerns over gambling on children's sports.
Five journalists and two military members attending an event at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California were briefly detained at gunpoint by security officers who mistook them for gate crashers.
Primary election results trickle in across Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming. President Trump postpones a 50% Canadian import tariff by three days, aiming to resume the Keystone pipeline. Meta's high-stakes antitrust trial begins, and economists analyze AI's impact on recent college graduate hiring.
Webull reported a record $198 million in revenue for Q2 2026, with cryptocurrency trading accounting for $2.25 million. Equity and options trading generated $112 million, while executives noted gradual rollouts for crypto deposits and withdrawals.
US retailer Target reported receiving a $994 million pre-tax tariff refund from the US government, which doubled its second quarter operating income to $2.6bn. The rebates follow a Supreme Court ruling declaring previous import tariffs unlawful.
President Donald Trump paused planned 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports for three days after talks yielded a tentative trade agreement addressing U.S. agricultural access and Canadian retaliatory alcohol restrictions.
Le groupe hongkongais CK Hutchison a engagé une procédure d'arbitrage contre le Panama, réclamant plus de 1,5 milliard de dollars de dédommagement après l'annulation de sa concession pour l'exploitation de deux ports sur le canal.
Prince Harry and Meghan are reportedly moving back to the UK over six years after stepping down as working royals and relocating to the US.
President Trump is reportedly set to nominate White House domestic policy aide Heidi Overton as FDA commissioner, placing a conservative physician with ties to Marty Makary and the America First Policy Institute at the head of the agency.
Iran has executed at least 900 people since January 2026, with 28 in August alone, per the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. Executions spiked for national security, drug offenses, and ethnic minorities, with 56 for security charges and 268 for drug-related crimes.
Kim Yo Jong, department director of the Workers' Party of Korea, stated the DPRK's full support for Russia's actions to protect its sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity, citing the Ukrainian crisis' roots in Western threats to Russia and dismissing rumors of North Korean troop deployments to Ukraine.
Protesters disrupted oil exploration by Mongolia Foison Energy at the Kherlen Tohoi XXVIII site last Friday. Two Mongolian citizens were detained after footage showed them dumping items belonging to Chinese workers. China has demanded protection for its enterprises.
Russian forces have captured the village of Vodyanskoye in the Donetsk region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The ministry also reported 1,420 Ukrainian casualties and the destruction of significant military equipment across multiple frontline sectors.
Aryan Nishad's crowdsourced platform Bribes.fyi, designed to document alleged government bribery in India, has temporarily shut down following a viral surge in traffic. The team is now seeking legal and financial counsel to manage data verification and platform liability.
US President Donald Trump has suspended planned 50% tariffs on Canadian imports after reaching a tentative trade deal. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed progress in negotiations, while Trump suggested the Keystone XL pipeline project could be revived.
The UK faces potential food price shocks due to high reliance on imports from climate-vulnerable countries. A new Food Foundation report urges the government to boost domestic production and support farmers to mitigate risks to food security and affordability.
Target reported a 5.3% increase in net sales for the second quarter, exceeding Wall Street expectations. The results were bolstered by $752 million in tariff refunds, prompting the retailer to raise its full-year earnings and sales growth outlook.
The UAE Ministry of Defence reported that Iran launched two ballistic missiles toward its territory on Tuesday. Neither missile hit land, with one falling outside territorial waters and the second within them. Authorities issued a brief safety alert to residents.
President Donald Trump has paused planned 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian imports for three days after reaching a tentative deal. The delay avoids immediate trade escalation while negotiators work to finalize terms regarding U.S. exports.
Russian diamond exports to India fell by nearly 50% to 1.2 million carats in the first half of 2026. Monetary value dropped 38% to $106.5 million, despite an 8% increase in the average price per carat for gem-quality diamonds.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) achieved a record quarterly net profit of HK$5.38 billion, a 21% increase year-on-year, driven by strong IPO activity and high stock market turnover in the second quarter.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan will be transferred to Shifa International Hospital for treatment following a Supreme Court order. The court also mandated weekly family meetings, citing health concerns including anxiety and fluctuating blood pressure.
US President Donald Trump delayed 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian imports for three days following a last-minute deal, averting an immediate trade conflict between the historic allies.
Chinese private space company LandSpace successfully recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket on land for the first time, advancing China's reusable launch technology.
