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Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says a new defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is not aimed at Iran or any other country. The pact, signed Friday in Mecca, states that an attack on one is considered an attack on all three. Fidan …
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026
Darline Graham, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, is running in a crowded Republican Senate primary on Tuesday. She was appointed to fill out his term after he died from a torn aorta. Now she wants to serve a full six years and has the endorsemen…
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026
The largest reservoir in the United States has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was created some 90 years ago. Federal data shows Lake Mead fell Friday to a level just below the prior record-low set in July 2022. It’s another sign of the crisis pl…
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026
Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts are among the essayists in a project c…
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026
Iran has issued dramatic new demands for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen. Oman says talks to manage the strait between it and Iran are continuing. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates said on Saturday that an Iranian missile targeted one of its ships that's own…
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026
Senators have headed for the exits in the predawn hours without having met President Donald Trump’s push to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill. Trump had demanded that senators stay in session and skip their August recess. But there is not enough …
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026
Trade Minister Budi Santoso expressed hope that the second Indonesia-Egypt Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting would be held in 2026 to strengthen bilateral ...
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026
Has a Human Ever Been Raised by an Animal? The Enigmatic World of Feral Children The question of whether a human has truly been raised by an animal is a complex one. While documented cases of genuine animal rearing are largely mythical, some individuals, ofte…
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026
by Martha Hutchens Photo: Lt. C. J. Ware, Royal Navy official photographer. Imperial War Museums collection (public domain via Wikimedia Com...
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026
About 40% of its land is flood-prone, as the highly dynamic and sediment-laden Brahmaputra continuously shifts its course, eroding riverbanks and altering floodplains
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026
Iran's leaders believe that sooner or later the United States will have to accede to their control over the Strait of Hormuz. That would mark a victory in the five-month war, as the critical waterway carries a fifth of the world's traded oil and gas in peacet…
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026
The Trump administration has announced renewed efforts to limit birthright citizenship for children born to immigrant parents under specific circumstances and children who are the result of “birth tourism.” A Supreme Court decision in June struck down Trump's…
The News Flicker·August 8, 2026