Bloomberg

Trump's Challenge: Shatter Strategic Stalemate in Afghanistan Bloomberg President Trump delivers his policy on Afghanistan. He speaks from the Fort Myer Army base in Virginia. (Source: Bloomberg). Faced with a resurgent Taliban and the growing threat from Islamic State, Afghan watchers have little confidence U.S. President ...

Washington Post

Chelsea Clinton defends Barron Trump after conservative website bashes his clothes Washington Post Once again, Barron Trump has become the target of online criticism. And once again, political figures, celebrities and others on social media are standing up for the 11-year-old, imploring the media to keep the youngest Trump out of the negative limelight.

Reuters

US divers search for 10 missing sailors in hull of damaged destroyer Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers began searching sealed sections of the damaged hull of a U.S. warship on Tuesday for 10 sailors missing since the guided-missile destroyer collided with a merchant vessel near Singapore, the ...

BBC News

Triple talaq: India court bans Islamic instant divorce BBC News India's top court has ruled the practice of instant divorce in Islam unconstitutional, marking a major victory for women's rights activists. In a 3-2 majority verdict, the court called the practice "un-Islamic". India is one of a handful of countries ...

New York Times

South Korea Faces an Uncomfortable Reality: A Nuclear Neighbor New York Times An antiterrorism drill as a part of the joint military exercises in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, on Monday. Millions in South Korea live in range of the North's artillery and rockets. Credit Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters. SEOUL, South Korea — As the United ...

Miami Herald

The Latest: Spain says man slain by cops was terror driver Miami Herald The latest on the aftermath of the Spain attacks (all times local):. 4:10 a.m.. Spanish police says they have "scientific evidence" that a fugitive shot to death Monday was the man who drove a van through Barcelona's crowded Las Ramblas promenade ...

BBC News

Ischia earthquake: Race to reach brothers after baby rescued BBC News Rescuers are desperately trying to reach two brothers trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake on the Italian holiday island of Ischia. They pulled free the boys' seven-month-old brother at around 04:00 (02:00 GMT), several hours after the 4.0 ...

Washington Post

A man accused of killing a journalist on his private submarine 'buried her at sea,' police say Washington Post An inventor charged with killing a journalist on his personal submarine has admitted that she died on board “and that he consequently buried her at sea” off the coast of Copenhagen, police announced Monday. But Peter Madsen, who is being held by police ...

Omaha World-Herald

Anger over rally violence boils over in Charlottesville Omaha World-Herald Protesters yell during the Charlottesville City Council meeting Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. Anger boiled over at the first Charlottesville City Council meeting since a white nationalist rally in the city descended into violent chaos ...

Reuters

North Korea shipments to Syria chemical arms agency intercepted: UN report Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the Command of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in an unknown location in North Korea in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 15, ...