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World

August 10, 2026

Maryam Qayum jailed 12 years for illegally issuing three million opioid prescriptions to drug dealers

Maryam Qayum was jailed 12 years and six months for operating her Kingwood medical clinic as an illegal pill mill that issued prescriptions for three million opioid pills.

Note seized from Qayum’s clinic showing cash prices for control substance prescriptions
August 10, 2026

Nigerian, Chinese authors collaborate to boost cultural ties

Nigerian and Chinese writers have expressed readiness to collaborate on literary projects to strengthen cultural ties and mutual understanding between both countries.

August edition of the Reading and Writers Dialogue of the Abuja chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors
August 10, 2026

Russia’s richest woman Tatyana Kim’s online marketplace Wildberries faces Ukraine’s wrath

Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, co-founded by billionaire entrepreneur Tatyana Kim, has suffered billions of dollars in losses, with 23 of its warehouses hit.

Tatyana Kim, Wildberries in flames
August 9, 2026
smart glasses
August 9, 2026

Woman, baby die in New York’s Statue of Liberty boat accident

The U.S. Coast Guard is also investigating alongside other authorities to determine whether the boat was operating as an unlicensed passenger vessel.

New York City police on scene of the boating accident
August 9, 2026

Child killer nurse Lucy Letby won’t face new charges, says CPS

Ms Letby from Hereford was convicted of murdering seven newborns and attempting to kill six others. She is serving 15 whole life terms.

Lucy Letby
August 9, 2026

UK-based charity under probe over alleged links to Hamas

The commission said the investigation followed complaints alleging that the UK-based aid charity funded Hamas

The Charity Commission
August 9, 2026

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis bomb Saudi Aramco refinery

The group said the attack was “in response to the Saudi enemy’s breach of the airspace of the provinces of Saada and Hajjah with its drones.”

Saudi Aramco refinery
August 9, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza peace plan

The PM said he would not ⁠⁠withdraw forces until the Palestinian group Hamas ⁠⁠fully disarms.

Trump standing with Netanyahu
August 8, 2026

Joe Biden’s cancer has spread to bones, son says

The former president announced his diagnosis in May 2025, less than four months after leaving the White House.

Joe Biden