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Egypt-Ethiopia Nile Dispute Expands Into a Contest for the Horn  New Ethiopian hydropower plans are drawing Somalia, Somaliland, Eritrea and Gulf states deeper into the regional balance  By Giorgia Valente / The Media Line  Ethiopia’s plans to build three additional hydropower dams on the Blue Nile have reopened one of Africa’s most persistent geopolitical disputes, less than a year after Addis Ababa formally inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) […]

By Maxim Shemetov WENCHANG, China, Aug 20 (Reuters) – On a sweltering August night, thousands on China’s Hainan island thronged the beaches around the Wenchang Space Launch Site, phones raised, waiting for a show.  Shortly after 8 p.m., the Long March 7A rocket blasted off. The crowd roared as its ascent lit up the night sky.  Moments later, the uncrewed rocket turned into a ball of fire in midair, an […]

NEW YORK (AP) — In her first large staff meeting, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promised Wednesday to advocate for the agency while acknowledging that congressionally funded programs lacked staff and employees were feeling burned out. Dr. Erica Schwartz also said she wouldn’t hesitate to disagree with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. if necessary — but said she wouldn’t do so publicly. […]

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics network, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday. Howard-Taylor, who was vice president from 2018 to 2024, was stopped while attempting to leave Liberia at Roberts International Airport and taken to Liberia National Police headquarters, the ministry said in a statement. She […]

The longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes has announced his retirement, ending a decades-long career with the military newspaper as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon moves to exert editorial control and eliminate what it asserts are “woke distractions.” Max D. Lederer Jr. announced his retirement, effective at the end of September, in a memo to staff on Tuesday, as well as in an interview with Stars and Stripes. In the […]

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy didn’t appreciate the “wrongfulness” of killing her three children because of her mental health issues, a psychologist testifying for the defense said at her murder trial Wednesday. The testimony of Paul Zeizel is the strongest evidence yet to support the defense contentions that Clancy should not be held legally responsible for murder because she has bipolar disorder and was in the grip of a […]

Aug 20 (Reuters) – Sales of electric trucks and buses nearly doubled globally in 2025, data from research organization the International Council on Clean Transportation showed in a report published on Thursday. China drove most of the growth and other markets such as the European Union and India saw a double-digit increase, the organization said. • Electric trucks and buses crossed the half-million-units mark globally in 2025, with sales up […]

WASHINGTON (SRN NEWS) — President Donald Trump took on a role that has become one of his favorites Wednesday: builder-in-chief. Standing on the South Lawn of the White House amid the sounds of heavy equipment and ongoing construction, the president personally guided reporters through a series of major renovation projects he says will modernize and strengthen the White House while leaving a lasting legacy for future generations. Mr. Trump proudly […]

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks and cornerback Trevon Diggs are working on a contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract, which is expected to be a one-year deal, hasn’t been finalized. Diggs, 27, is a two-time Pro Bowler coming off a season in which he was placed on […]