Day: August 9, 2026

Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi Aramco Jazan refineryThe Saudi energy ministry said relevant authorities were completing procedures to deal ⁠with the incident, which processes 400,000 barrels of crude ​oil ⁠per day.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A satellite view of smoke plumes rising from Saudi Aramco’s refinery complex and oil terminals in Jazan/Jizan, Saudi Arabia,…

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy says up to 50,000 North Korean troops to be deployed in RussiaNorth Korea is using the war to “build its experience in modern warfare, receive licenses from Russia, and receive all kinds of military tools from them,” Zelenskyy warned.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during…

Exploding drone incident at German airport housing Ukrainian planes highlights ‘new threat’Germany is worried about further low-cost drone attacks, as an initial assessment indicates the drone likely belonged to Russia, a Western official and a U.S. source tell NBC News.Listen to this article00:0000:00A forensic technician works alongside a bomb-disposal robot at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz,…

Abdul El-Sayed says he hopes to campaign with Obama after phone call to discuss campaignThe Michigan Senate candidate also disavowed previous comments about 9/11 made by Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Abdul El-Sayed says he spoke with Obama after primary win, hopes he’ll campaign for him01:32Get more newsLiveonAug. 9,…

Boat capsizes near Statue of Liberty, killing woman and childTwelve others were rescued from the water and taken to the hospital for minor injuries, New York City authorities said.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Woman and Baby Die After Boat Capsized in New York Harbor01:12Get more newsLiveonAug. 9, 2026, 10:04 AM EDTBy Bella LoBue…

Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is ‘purely defensive’ and open to othersIn Islamabad, defense analysts cautioned against viewing the agreement as the equivalent of NATO, despite its collective-defense provision.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister…

Typhoon Dolphin hits China’s east coast, over 1 million evacuatedTorrential rain is forecast through Aug. 10 across swaths of China, with Shanghai among the areas evacuating homes over fears of flooding.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Pedestrians walk through strong winds in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, as Typhoon Dolphin approaches on Aug. 9.VCG / VCG…