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August 11, 2026

WHO counters Trump’s order on fewer childhood vaccinations, says its recommendations science-based

Mr Trump signed the executive order on Monday, calling for a limit on immunisations against diseases from 18 to 11.

Trump, children undergoing vaccination and the WHO emblem.
August 11, 2026

WNBA moves to clear air on transgender controversy, eligibility clause

Mrs Engelbert said, “We recognize that this is a complex and nuanced topic.”

Women's National Basketball Association
August 11, 2026

Judgement day awaits Google, Snapchat, TikTok, Meta over social media addiction

A federal court on Monday approved thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta, Google, Snapchat, and TikTok over claims their platforms are addictive to young users.

Google, Meta, TikTok, Snapchat
August 11, 2026

Canadian flight attendant pleads guilty to posing as pilot, enjoying over 200 free trips across U.S.

Mr Pokornik pleaded guilty to charges and has agreed to pay the three airlines he duped as part of his plea.

Dallas Pokornik
August 11, 2026

U.S. Democratic candidates are jihadists, says Trump

“We have jihadists being elected all over the place. We have this—whether it’s communism, jihadism,” Mr Trump said.

Donald and Melania Trump, Abdul El-Sayed and his wife
August 11, 2026

Ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

A Syrian court sentenced Mr Assad alongside his younger brother, Al-Assad Maher, to death on Tuesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
August 11, 2026

July declared warmest month on record in U.S. since 1895

An assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says July was the warmest month on record for the 48 U.S. states connected by land.

People cooling off during heatwave
August 11, 2026

Elon Musk sympathises with China as satellite-carrying rocket explodes seconds after launch

The failure of the Long March 7A came six years after its maiden flight in March 2020, when an in-flight malfunction made the mission to fall through.

China’s rocket prepared to launch a satellite into orbit exploded 85 seconds after liftoff on Monday. A viral video showed the Long March 7A rocket erupting into a fireball as it blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the island of Hainan. The state news agency Xinhua said the rocket blasted off at 8.02 p.m. Beijing time (1202GMT), attributing the failure to a flight anomaly. It added that the cause of the failure was under investigation. The failure could force China to check other launches should investigators trace the problem to shared components, manufacturing or Wenchang launch operations. Commenting on the development, Elon Musk stated, "Rockets are insanely hard. There is a reason for the idiomatic expression. I hope they have a speedy recovery." The failure of the Long March 7A came six years after its maiden flight in March 2020, when an in-flight malfunction made the mission to fall through. satellite-carrying rocket explodes
August 11, 2026

Colombia earthquake death toll rises to 132

The Colombian government has declared a state of national disaster after the death toll of the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that shook the country on Monday has risen to 132.

People being rescued after quake
August 11, 2026

At least 111 killed as 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Colombia

President Abelardo de la Espriella on Monday confirmed that at least 111 people were killed as a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia.

Quake in Colombia