Issue 2026-08-12
Stories
- 7.4-Magnitude Quake Near San José del Palmar Topples Western Colombia
- Colombia Declares Emergency After 7.4-Magnitude Quake Leaves 3,000+ Missing Days Into De la Espriella’s Presidency
- Spain Revises Ceuta Border Breach to 80,000 Entrants, Triggering Security Buildup and Mass Protests
- Trump Reparations Gambit Stalls Hormuz Re-Opening Talks
- N Chandrasekaran Quits as Tata Sons Chairman, Stays Until Feb 2027
- Bezos-Backed Consortium Nears 30% Liverpool Stake, Fans Demand Governance Assurances
- New Mexico Judge Brands Meta a ‘Public Nuisance,’ Adds $567 M to Child-Safety Penalty
- Europe Braces for 12 Aug 2026 Total Solar Eclipse, Triggers Last-Minute Rush for ISO Glasses
- Meta Unveils 30B-Parameter ‘Muse Glimmer’ and Issues 6,500-Word Open-Weight AI Manifesto
At a Glance
- On 10 Aug 2026 a deep, magnitude-7.4 earthquake under Chocó rattled half of Colombia, killing at least twenty people...
- Less than a week after taking office, President Abelardo de la Espriella mobilised the entire military and police for...
- Madrid officially increased the count of migrants who flooded into Ceuta on 30–31 July 2026 from 72,000 to roughly 80...
- On 11 Aug 2026 President Donald Trump inserted a demand that Tehran pay multi-decade “damages,” derailing nascent U.S...
- On 12 August 2026, a week before the Tata Sons AGM, Chairman N Chandrasekaran tendered his resignation but said he wi...
- Liverpool supporters intervened after reports that an Amit Bhatia-led consortium, now fronted by Jeff Bezos, is days...