KYIV, Aug. 16 -- The MiG-31K fighters based at Savasleyka airfield, in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, carry one weapon Ukrainian air defenses cannot reliably stop: the Kinzhal, a hypersonic ballisti... Read More
The remark, Aug. 15 -- Britain's government formally raised objections with Israel's government on Saturday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the United Kingdom as "the Islamic Republi... Read More
MOSCOW, Aug. 15 -- For eighty-one years, no Russian president had set foot on the disputed Kuril Islands. Vladimir Putin changed that on Tuesday, not to negotiate or invite Japan to the table, but to ... Read More
The Ansar strike, Aug. 15 -- Three children were among the seven people killed when an Israeli airstrike destroyed a family home in the village of Ansar, in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh region, on Frid... Read More
SEOUL, Aug. 15 -- Lee Jae Myung used South Korea's most emotionally charged public holiday on Saturday to make a peace offer Pyongyang was almost certain to receive with suspicion. Speaking on Liberat... Read More
NEW YORK, Aug. 15 -- PayPal Holdings' board looked at the $60.50-per-share offer Stripe and Advent International put on the table in July and decided the number was wrong. The payment giant rejected ... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The Contexto answer for Saturday, August 15, 2026 is JOURNAL, puzzle #1427. The word spans three overlapping semantic registers simultaneously, and that breadth makes it harder t... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Across: COOPS, OHWOW, RINSE, DOGTAGS, OUTRO, ARIAL, LETBE; Down: CORD, OHIO, OWNGOAL, POSTURE, SWEATIT, GRAB, SOLE. NYT Mini Crossword Hints - August 15, 2026 Hint 1: The seven... Read More
BEIRUT, Aug. 15 -- Seven people were killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon overnight Saturday, and by morning, Tehran had drawn a public line: any Israeli military move against the Ali al-Tahe... Read More
PETERSBURG, Aug. 15 -- Two days before classes were set to begin, five people were shot near the dormitories at Virginia State University early Saturday morning as campus police and at least four othe... Read More