German actor Michael Mendl dies at 82

10 min agoA Chinese worker was pulled alive from a 225-metre tunnel at a hydropower project in Nepal's Rasuwa district ten days after a major flood struck the region. A 64-year-old Nepali woman was also rescued from her buried home in Nuwakot district on Saturday. The flooding has killed over 1,300 people and left at least 5,500 missing.

55 min agoWildfires have forced a rescue operation in Indonesia, where a mother orangutan and her offspring were pulled from a forest shrinking under the threat of encroaching flames. Authorities made the announcement on Saturday.

1 h agoKawal Preet Singh, 50, an Indian national unlawfully present in the United States, was charged with distributing methamphetamine from a Round Table Pizza restaurant he operated in Dinuba, California, while armed with illegal firearms. Federal agents seized more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine, three firearms, and more than $10,000 in cash during a search on August 18, 2026.

1 h agoMichael Mendl, a German actor who appeared in more than 200 film and television productions, has died at age 82. He had a breakthrough role in the crime series Tatort and appeared in the World War II film Der Untergang and the Netflix series Dark.

2 h agoThe Israel Defense Forces struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon in response to a drone attack on troops in the security zone. Lebanon's health ministry said three people were killed in the strikes.

2 h agoTrump declared the war with Iran is "pan comido" (easy) for the United States. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated the country's right to defend itself following attacks on U.S. targets in the Middle East.

2 h agoIran's media reported that a US missile struck an oil tanker near Kharg Island, the country's major oil export hub. The vessel involved was small, with no injuries reported, though blasts near the island were heard by witnesses.

3 h agoA jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict after seven days of deliberations in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing her three children in Massachusetts in January 2023. Judge William Sullivan declared the trial a mistrial, leaving the Plymouth County district attorney to decide whether to pursue a new trial, negotiate a plea agreement, or drop the charges.

3 h agoDefending singles champions Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the fourth round on Friday, with Alcaraz defeating Wu Yibing 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 and Sabalenka beating Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4. Serena and Venus Williams lost their first-round doubles match to Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7) in their return to Grand Slam doubles.

4 h agoThe US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Golden Global Bank, a Turkish bank, accusing it of facilitating transactions for Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Quds Force. All assets of the Istanbul-based bank are frozen in US territory and linked operations are prohibited. The US ambassador to Turkey said the sanctions target the bank's conduct, not Turkey's financial system.