Australian tourists swim for their lives after ferry capsizes off Bali
Australian tourists had to swim for their lives after a ferry capsized off Bali, killing two Chinese passengers and a crew member.
Day: August 6, 2025
Wildfire In Wet Washington State Is Changing Under Climate Change
The famously rainy state is facing longer, hotter and drier fire seasons, raising the risk of a mammoth fire that will be nearly impossible to fight. All the state can do is prepare.
Sudan’s Civil War Shifts Toward Kordofan
Since the Sudanese Army drove its paramilitary rival from the capital in March, the two sides are battling for territorial gains in the Kordofan region.
Royal Marines raiding craft graduates ready for action
A new wave of Royal Marines small boat and landing craft operators has completed intensive training with 47 Commando (Raiding Group) Royal Marines, qualifying them for front-line amphibious roles across the UK Commando Force.
The post Royal Marines raiding craft graduates ready for action first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Qatar introduces jail and QR100,000 fine for privacy violations in major cybercrime law update
Qatar has enacted a new cybercrime law amendment, effective August 4, 2025, imposing strict penalties for unauthorized sharing of images or videos online. Violators face imprisonment up to one year and fines up to QR100,000 for infringing on individual…
Our Reporter Speaks to a Ukrainian Sniper About His Recovery
Volodymyr is a Ukrainian sniper whose face was shattered by a Russian bomb in 2023. After multiple surgeries and titanium implants, he has returned to active duty near the closest point of the front line of the war with Russia. Calling in from there, h…
Lost your USAID funding? These aid matchmakers have a solution.
Project Resource Optimization is connecting formerly US-funded aid projects – including one providing clean water in Nigeria – to new donors.
Ukraine destroys Russian radar hub in Black Sea raid, opening new front in coastal war
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Future AI-drone defenses will need act first, ask later, commander says
“We will push the boundaries on that, because we have to,” Lt. Gen. Gainey said.
World in pictures this week, August 7, 2025
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors