Morning Digest
25 stories from 4 sources, 43 more held back.
US President Donald Trump knows he can neither sustain nor win a protracted war against Iran, political scientist and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer has said.
NATO member hit by ammo depot fire. Multiple explosions have been heard at a Bulgarian munitions storage facility after a delivery truck serving a military plant caught fire, local media have reported.
A powerful earthquake hit Colombia on Monday, killing at least 30 people, according to estimates from the local authorities. Tremors were felt in several major cities across the country, as well as neighboring Ecuador and Panama.
German news coverage of Russia is becoming increasingly radical as the media grooms the public for war, correspondent Thomas Roeper told RT. Roeper made the remarks on Monday after Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung correspondent Michael Martens asked Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky how Europe could help Kiev “kill more Russians. The journalist hastily clarified that he meant “more Russian…
Child migrants raped amid massive influx into Spanish exclave – Euronews. At least four girls under 14 have been treated for alleged sexual assaults in the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta, after a massive migrant influx overwhelmed reception facilities in the area and left minors sleeping on the streets, Euronews has reported.
President Donald Trump must end the US blockade of Cuba as fuel shortages cause severe power cuts and deepen the island’s humanitarian crisis, South African anti-apartheid cleric Michael Lapsley has said. Lapsley is traveling to Havana to address a colloquium marking the centenary of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro’s birth.
Hitler’s forgotten Ukrainian state lasted just three days. The period between the two world wars was a turbulent time. Entire countries sprang up and sometimes fell in a matter of days.
Mass graves containing the bodies of 25 civilians have been found in Kurmuk in Sudan’s Blue Nile region after the army retook the town, Kurmuk commissioner Abdel Aty Mohamed al Faki has said. Al Faki accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of executing the victims, local news outlets reported on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is on the brink of renewed war as violence continues across several other parts of the country, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. Tigray was devastated by a war between federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) from 2020 until a peace agreement was signed in 2022.
Indian warships escorted two crude oil tankers through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait amid the recent attacks that have struck commercial ships around the shipping chokepoint in the Red Sea.
Kazakhstan reroutes oil exports after Ukrainian strikes. Kazakhstan has redirected part of its oil exports to Russia and China after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted shipments through Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the Energy Ministry has said.
Russia rebuffs French wildfire conspiracy theory. A senior Russian diplomat has dismissed speculation that Moscow played any role in the wildfires sweeping France, saying the allegations show their authors “do not respect” their own population.
Senate Republicans are now warning that Trump’s voter ID crusade could cost them their majority in November. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had to end a campaign rally early after hecklers grilled him about a cushy plea deal for a child molester. Donald Trump just admitted he doesn’t actually have any proof of his vandalism claims about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Twelve days, 10 practices, and it's time to get the heck out of West Virginia. The New York Giants got in their work, secluded, in the first summer under John Harbaugh. Mixed in have been team hangouts, dinners, golf at the beautiful Greenbrier and a trip to see "Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:. One teammate even nicknamed him "Silent Assassin." All of which makes what has unfolded through the Patriots' 12 training camp practices this summer stand out that much more.
Many people will have started hearing the name Kimi Antonelli float about, whether you follow Formula 1 or not. For those less familiar with the highest tier of motorsport, you might be wondering who is this Italian teenager and how has he risen to the top so quickly. Those within F1 will tell you that his rise was never in doubt and that it was only a matter of time.
The rookie parade continued through the past week, as a trio of top-40-overall prospects from Kiley McDaniel's May update -- all of them shortstops in the AL -- made their MLB debuts. Each of them has the potential to make an immediate impact, including in ESPN standard leagues.
The Little League Baseball World Series (LLBWS) and the Little League Softball World Series (LLSWS) will showcase a field of 20 and 12 teams, respectively. ESPN's coverage of Little League Baseball began Aug. 6 with the United States regional tournaments, while Little League Softball regional tournament coverage started July 17.
ST JOSEPH, Mo. -- Eric Bieniemy, the Chiefs' offensive coordinator, returned to the team Monday after a two-week absence following the shooting of his wife, Mia. Bieniemy missed 11 practices after traveling to Virginia to be with his wife, who was allegedly shot by the couple's son at the family's home. Mia Bieniemy, 57, was hospitalized July 26 and has remained in stable condition.
Everything that happens in the NFL has additional context when viewed from a fantasy football perspective. From position battles to injuries and so much more, the news cycle will constantly affect player values in fantasy football.
A source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport that Mays fractured a small bone in his wrist that is expected to sideline him roughly eight to 10 weeks. Campbell wouldn't offer a timeline on Mays' return when he spoke to reporters but joked that "he'll be ready for the playoffs." Campbell also announced that Lions running back Isiah Pacheco is dealing with an MCL sprain and will miss some time.
With the new Premier League season almost upon us, clubs are busy signing players and getting their squads into shape. Plenty of transfers have already gone through, but an unusual deal was struck this week between Crystal Palace and Everton to garner a little extra attention.
Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III is expected to miss the preseason after suffering a groin injury in practice, but the team believes he should be back for the regular-season opener against the Carolina Panthers, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Coach Dan Quinn did not disclose how long Tunsil will be sidelined but said the Commanders hope the five-time Pro Bowler will return this season. Quinn indicated that the Commanders will have a clear idea of Tunsil's return timeline once the surgery is completed. "It's always tough to talk about a player missing time, especially a great player like LT," Quinn said Monday.
A week ago, OpenAI’s upcoming Astra model was making major waves in the math world after knocking out 10 long-standing problems. Days later, it set off an alarm the company had never rung before.
US President Donald Trump knows he can neither sustain nor win a protracted war against Iran, political scientist and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer has said.
NATO member hit by ammo depot fire. Multiple explosions have been heard at a Bulgarian munitions storage facility after a delivery truck serving a military plant caught fire, local media have reported.
A powerful earthquake hit Colombia on Monday, killing at least 30 people, according to estimates from the local authorities. Tremors were felt in several major cities across the country, as well as neighboring Ecuador and Panama.
German news coverage of Russia is becoming increasingly radical as the media grooms the public for war, correspondent Thomas Roeper told RT. Roeper made the remarks on Monday after Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung correspondent Michael Martens asked Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky how Europe could help Kiev “kill more Russians. The journalist hastily clarified that he meant “more Russian…
Child migrants raped amid massive influx into Spanish exclave – Euronews. At least four girls under 14 have been treated for alleged sexual assaults in the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta, after a massive migrant influx overwhelmed reception facilities in the area and left minors sleeping on the streets, Euronews has reported.
President Donald Trump must end the US blockade of Cuba as fuel shortages cause severe power cuts and deepen the island’s humanitarian crisis, South African anti-apartheid cleric Michael Lapsley has said. Lapsley is traveling to Havana to address a colloquium marking the centenary of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro’s birth.
Hitler’s forgotten Ukrainian state lasted just three days. The period between the two world wars was a turbulent time. Entire countries sprang up and sometimes fell in a matter of days.
Mass graves containing the bodies of 25 civilians have been found in Kurmuk in Sudan’s Blue Nile region after the army retook the town, Kurmuk commissioner Abdel Aty Mohamed al Faki has said. Al Faki accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of executing the victims, local news outlets reported on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is on the brink of renewed war as violence continues across several other parts of the country, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. Tigray was devastated by a war between federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) from 2020 until a peace agreement was signed in 2022.
Indian warships escorted two crude oil tankers through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait amid the recent attacks that have struck commercial ships around the shipping chokepoint in the Red Sea.
Kazakhstan reroutes oil exports after Ukrainian strikes. Kazakhstan has redirected part of its oil exports to Russia and China after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted shipments through Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the Energy Ministry has said.
Russia rebuffs French wildfire conspiracy theory. A senior Russian diplomat has dismissed speculation that Moscow played any role in the wildfires sweeping France, saying the allegations show their authors “do not respect” their own population.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Twelve days, 10 practices, and it's time to get the heck out of West Virginia. The New York Giants got in their work, secluded, in the first summer under John Harbaugh. Mixed in have been team hangouts, dinners, golf at the beautiful Greenbrier and a trip to see "Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:. One teammate even nicknamed him "Silent Assassin." All of which makes what has unfolded through the Patriots' 12 training camp practices this summer stand out that much more.
Many people will have started hearing the name Kimi Antonelli float about, whether you follow Formula 1 or not. For those less familiar with the highest tier of motorsport, you might be wondering who is this Italian teenager and how has he risen to the top so quickly. Those within F1 will tell you that his rise was never in doubt and that it was only a matter of time.
The rookie parade continued through the past week, as a trio of top-40-overall prospects from Kiley McDaniel's May update -- all of them shortstops in the AL -- made their MLB debuts. Each of them has the potential to make an immediate impact, including in ESPN standard leagues.
The Little League Baseball World Series (LLBWS) and the Little League Softball World Series (LLSWS) will showcase a field of 20 and 12 teams, respectively. ESPN's coverage of Little League Baseball began Aug. 6 with the United States regional tournaments, while Little League Softball regional tournament coverage started July 17.
ST JOSEPH, Mo. -- Eric Bieniemy, the Chiefs' offensive coordinator, returned to the team Monday after a two-week absence following the shooting of his wife, Mia. Bieniemy missed 11 practices after traveling to Virginia to be with his wife, who was allegedly shot by the couple's son at the family's home. Mia Bieniemy, 57, was hospitalized July 26 and has remained in stable condition.
Everything that happens in the NFL has additional context when viewed from a fantasy football perspective. From position battles to injuries and so much more, the news cycle will constantly affect player values in fantasy football.
A source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport that Mays fractured a small bone in his wrist that is expected to sideline him roughly eight to 10 weeks. Campbell wouldn't offer a timeline on Mays' return when he spoke to reporters but joked that "he'll be ready for the playoffs." Campbell also announced that Lions running back Isiah Pacheco is dealing with an MCL sprain and will miss some time.
With the new Premier League season almost upon us, clubs are busy signing players and getting their squads into shape. Plenty of transfers have already gone through, but an unusual deal was struck this week between Crystal Palace and Everton to garner a little extra attention.
Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III is expected to miss the preseason after suffering a groin injury in practice, but the team believes he should be back for the regular-season opener against the Carolina Panthers, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Coach Dan Quinn did not disclose how long Tunsil will be sidelined but said the Commanders hope the five-time Pro Bowler will return this season. Quinn indicated that the Commanders will have a clear idea of Tunsil's return timeline once the surgery is completed. "It's always tough to talk about a player missing time, especially a great player like LT," Quinn said Monday.
Senate Republicans are now warning that Trump’s voter ID crusade could cost them their majority in November. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had to end a campaign rally early after hecklers grilled him about a cushy plea deal for a child molester. Donald Trump just admitted he doesn’t actually have any proof of his vandalism claims about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
A week ago, OpenAI’s upcoming Astra model was making major waves in the math world after knocking out 10 long-standing problems. Days later, it set off an alarm the company had never rung before.