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CNBC World NewsAug 05, 2026
Iran, Oman say Strait of Hormuz talks in final stages, as Trump again teases a deal being close
Trump's latest remarks signaling again that a deal with Iran to reopen the Hormuz Strait is close at hand drove oil prices lower and sent stocks soaring.

BBC Front PageAug 05, 2026
Iran says it has agreed Strait of Hormuz shipping route with Oman
A foreign ministry spokesman did not give details but said an agreement with the Gulf nation was "in the final stages".

CNBC World NewsAug 05, 2026
SpaceX stock falls 13% as AI spending surge rattles investors and massive share unlock looms
CEO Elon Musk said SpaceX would hit $1 trillion in annual revenue in 2030 versus a previous forecast of 2031 as he looked to strike an bullish tone.

ABC NewsAug 05, 2026
El-Sayed won crucial Michigan Senate primary. Now comes the coalition test: ANALYSIS
Abdul El-Sayed's narrower-than-expected victory underscores that his most significant challenge begins now -- building the coalition he'll need to win in November.

Int'l Herald TribuneAug 05, 2026
A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It
Amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site. Most did not detect anything.

Int'l Herald TribuneAug 05, 2026
El-Sayed's Michigan Senate Primary Win Sets Up the Left's Biggest Test of the Fall
Abdul El-Sayed's Senate candidacy poses a critical challenge for Democrats' ascendant progressive wing: Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?

Washington Post World NewsAug 05, 2026
Ukraine fails to halt Russian barrage as Zelensky blames partners for ‘horrific casualties'
U.S.-made systems are Kyiv's only means to shoot down ballistic missiles, and Ukraine says it has run out of interceptors. Seventeen Ukrainians died overnight.

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BBC Front PageAug 05, 2026
After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives
Without Patriot interceptors, Ukraine's skies are wide open and people are fully exposed to Russia's missile barrages.

BBC Front PageAug 05, 2026
Russia strike kills 21 as Ukraine says it needs more missile interceptors
The Russia defence ministry said it had struck logistics hubs and supply centres in Kyiv and the surrounding region.

BBC News Front Page | WorldAug 05, 2026
AI or real? BBC analyses viral China disaster videos
As weather events become more extreme, fake videos are being shared rapidly online, and it's causing real world problems in China.

Int'l Herald TribuneAug 05, 2026
Cost of Trump's Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More
President Trump's goal of building a "golden fleet" of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.

CBC Top StoriesAug 05, 2026
It looks like a SpaceX rocket did slam into the moon (as predicted)
A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday, scientists reported, after drifting off course for the past year.



Int'l Herald TribuneAug 05, 2026
Suspected Iran Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect
Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation's water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.

BBC News Front Page | WorldAug 05, 2026
Family 'devastated' by death of girl, 9, as man charged with murder
A 35-year old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Minnie Merriman, who was found injured in Arbroath on Monday.

NYTimes GlobalAug 05, 2026
Israel Strikes Lebanon After Accusing Hezbollah of Cease-Fire Violation
At the same time, Israeli and Lebanese negotiators were holding talks in Rome aimed at fostering a long-term diplomatic settlement.

BBC Front PageAug 05, 2026
Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
The drone was found in the cargo area near a Ukrainian aircraft before another suspected object collided with a cargo aircraft in mid-air.

BBC Front PageAug 05, 2026
EA FC and The Sims maker Electronic Arts sells for $55bn to Saudi-led group
The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt.

NPR Topics: NewsAug 05, 2026
Progressives see biggest win yet in Michigan, while Trump flexes power over GOP
Progressives notched major wins in Michigan, while voters in Missouri and Washington rejected insurgent Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump continued to flex his influence over the Republican Party.

CNBC World NewsAug 05, 2026
Oil prices move higher after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claim Saudi tanker strike
Crude prices rose Wednesday after Yemen's Houthis claimed they had struck a Saudi Arabian oil tanker in the Red Sea.

NYT Middle EastAug 05, 2026
Israeli Strikes May Undermine Trump's Peace Plan for Gaza
President Trump announced a proposal aimed at achieving the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal. Israel ramped up attacks on the Palestinian enclave.

Int'l Herald TribuneAug 05, 2026
Star Scholar Jason Arday Resigns From Cambridge
Jason Arday was hired by the University of Cambridge in 2023 as the youngest Black professor in its history. Doubt has since been cast on his academic qualifications and claims about his life.

BBC News Front Page | WorldAug 05, 2026
Walk-in mental health centres to open in banks and libraries across England
Government plans network of nearly 200 specialist services to help those facing mental health crises.

NPR Headline NewsAug 05, 2026
$150 million contract to represent migrant children awarded to Trump connected Texas law firm
A small Texas law firm with ties to the Trump administration has been awarded a $150 million contract to represent children who cross the border without guardians.

NPR Headline NewsAug 05, 2026
Kyiv residents face attacks with fewer defenses overhead
Another overnight attack killed at least 17 people in and around Kyiv. The strikes come as Ukraine faces a growing shortage of the interceptor missiles used to defend the capital.

NPR Headline NewsAug 05, 2026
Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuum
Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees, amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil.

BBC News Front Page | WorldAug 05, 2026
University of Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns
Prof Jason Arday said he had "concluded that the only way to bring this chapter to an end is to step away".

BBC News Front Page | WorldAug 05, 2026
How Buttler became T20 cricket's run-scoring GOAT
BBC Sport explores how Jos Buttler became the highest run-getter in men's T20 cricket.

ABC NewsAug 05, 2026
Senate votes to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director
The Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

BBC Front PageAug 05, 2026
Youth protests have weakened Modi, Indian activist who went on hunger strike tells BBC
The Cockroach movement was one of the biggest public displays of dissent against India's prime minister in years.

ABC NewsAug 05, 2026
Candidate who dropped out beats Trump-backed favorite in Michigan GOP House primary
Thomas J. Smith, who suspended his campaign in July, won by a wide margin.

ABC NewsAug 05, 2026
Texas law firm to receive $150M contract to represent unaccompanied migrant children
The Trump administration is set to award a $150 million contract to a Texas law firm without immigration expertise to represent migrant children in custody.

BBC Front PageAug 05, 2026
Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate
Kemi Badenoch says Joshua Bonehill-Paine will now advise the Conservatives on tackling extremism.

BBC Front PageAug 05, 2026
Ex-MP urges Tories to block council candidate jailed for antisemitic abuse against her
Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed over neo-Nazi activism, but has been selected to stand in a new Somerset Council seat in 2027.

Int'l Herald TribuneAug 05, 2026
Migrant Crisis Reveals Vast Differences Between Ceuta and Its Moroccan Neighbor
Ceuta, Spain, and Fnideq, Morocco, are physically separated by only a mile, but they are intertwined by family and trade. A recent border crisis is the latest chapter in their story.

CNBC World NewsAug 05, 2026
CNBC Daily Open: Markets rally on hopes of Iran-U.S. Strait of Hormuz deal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that Iran and the U.S. could reach a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz by Wednesday.

NYT Middle EastAug 04, 2026
Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Reports 33% Profit Surge, Despite Iran War Disruptions
Higher oil prices propelled a quarterly earnings jump for Saudi Arabia's energy giant, which used pipelines to work around disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Int'l Herald TribuneAug 04, 2026
S&P 500 Hits Record High as Stock Market Worries About Iran and AI Ease
The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent, pushing past its previous peak at the start of June and capping a big turnaround from a recent sell off in technology stocks.

CNBC World NewsAug 04, 2026
Palantir stock skyrockets 29%, narrowly missing its best day ever after 'otherworldly' results
"Our customers have declined to become vassal states of the language labs," Palantir's co-founder and CEO Alex Karp said after blowout second-quarter earnings.

CBC Top StoriesAug 04, 2026
South Korea records highest-ever temperature of 41 C amid intense heat wave
South Korea recorded its highest temperature on Friday since modern weather observations began, as a prolonged heat wave pushed temperatures above 40 C for a third straight day in parts of the country.



BBC Front PageAug 04, 2026
Trump says Iran will be 'hit very hard' if Hormuz Strait not open soon as oil prices fall
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume.

Int'l Herald TribuneAug 04, 2026
What One Witness Saw Before a Spokane Wildfire Started
A resident of Spokane County, Wash., said he noticed a man acting suspiciously and called 911 after seeing smoke. The police later arrested a suspect tied to one of the wildfires in the area.

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Spokane fires continue to destroy buildings and displace tens of thousands (NPR Headline News)

CNBC World NewsAug 04, 2026
How the 'Baby iPhone' and an Apple supplier leak explain China's recent supply chain moves
In China's biggest electronics marketplace, Huaqiangbei, technicians don't have the parts to make exact copies of Apple's latest phones.

NPR Topics: NewsAug 01, 2026
More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends
Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for legal access expired Friday.
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