Colombia’s far-right government recognises Israeli claim over Golan Heights; Trump demands compensation from Iran as talks on...
News and markets
- Global headlines: Colombia’s far-right government recognises Israeli claim over Golan Heights (The South American nation is only the second country to recognise Israel's claims over the illegally annexed territory); Trump demands compensation from Iran as talks on Strait of Hormuz continue (US president seeks payment for '50 years' of alleged damages after Iran conditions opening of Hormuz on war reparations); and Trump claims Strait of Hormuz is open, will seek compensation from Tehran (US President Donald Trump said he will seek compensation from Iran for casualties in the war).
- Markets leaned higher, with 4 of 7 tracked indexes up; Nikkei 225 up 2.08% was the largest move.
- Benchmarks tracked: S&P 500, NASDAQ Composite, Euronext 100 Index, and Public Joint-Stock Company Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS plus 3 more indexes.
Hacker News and Product Hunt
- Hacker News: The UK's War on Anonymity Has Come to America (The NGOs Behind Britain); Antirez/h3.c: MiniMax H3 inference engine for Mac computers (MiniMax H3 inference engine for Mac computers. Contribute to antirez/h3.c development by creating an account on GitHub); and Chicken Scheme 6.0 (code.call-cc.org: Chicken Scheme 6.0).
- Product Hunt features Remix (Figma, but on your production app. Test variants and ship), Gutta (A tiny, offline task list for your Mac menu bar), and Portfolio Lab (AI investing, done responsibly).
Global Headlines
Top stories across selected outlets, presented in a fast daily brief format.
Colombia’s far-right government recognises Israeli claim over Golan Heights
The South American nation is only the second country to recognise Israel's claims over the illegally annexed territory.
Trump demands compensation from Iran as talks on Strait of Hormuz continue
US president seeks payment for '50 years' of alleged damages after Iran conditions opening of Hormuz on war reparations.
Trump claims Strait of Hormuz is open, will seek compensation from Tehran
US President Donald Trump said he will seek compensation from Iran for casualties in the war.
Ceuta mayor calls for migrant detention amid mass influx crisis
Thousands of migrants in Ceuta face dire conditions, sparking political and social tensions in the Spanish territory.
Europe braces for another heatwave after record-breaking temperatures
Extreme heat warnings issued in Britain and France with temperatures forecasted to reach mid-30s Celsius this week.
Alabama heads into a second primary election after redistricting
Alabama voters are again selecting candidates for four Congressional districts after the state changed the district map to favor Republicans. The redistricting is causing confusion among voters.
After his Reflecting Pool vandalism case is dismissed, David Hearn looks for closure
The ex-Olympian accused of damaging the reflecting pool tells NPR the experience has been "Orwellian" and "Kafkaesque." And it's not over yet: His lawyers are fighting to close the case permanently.
Trump and RFK Jr. try again to upend vaccines for kids
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday about vaccines, saying children should get fewer. His administration has been blocked in the courts from changing the vaccine schedule.
'The Nerd Reich' tracks the 'unmasking of Silicon Valley's true politics'
Journalist Gil Durán argues that a small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — and that they should be governing in its place.
Despite Mideast wars, 20 million gather in Iraq for Shia pilgrimage
Despite wars ranging across the Middle East, more than 20 million Shia pilgrims gather in Iraq shrine city for Arbaeen festival
Jordan explores China tie-ups in education sector
Pursuing a strategic pivot eastward, Jordan has placed education at the forefront of its engagement with China amid the evolving Middle Eastern landscape. Backed by a comprehensive higher education and vocational training system, the country has rolled out multiple programs to cultivate youth talent and cement long-term cooperation.
Japan urged to face the facts of Nanjing Massacre
Kumiko Haba, distinguished professor at Josai International University, has urged Japan to confront the facts of the Nanjing Massacre and its wartime history of aggression. Haba criticized a proposal to rebrand references to the "Nanjing Massacre" as the "Nanjing Incident" at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, arguing that such terminology "simply does not reflect the facts". As the daughter of an atomic‑bomb survivor, Haba expressed deep distress over the move.
New Arctic route could cut shipping time in half
A new shipping route between the Chinese port of Ningbo-Zhoushan and Felixstowe in the United Kingdom launches this week, with claims it could cut the 40-day journey in half.
Busan rides surging Chinese tourism wave
The number of Chinese visitors to Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, has been increasing rapidly as more travelers look for cultural immersion experiences.
Colombia earthquake kills at least 111
A powerful Monday morning earthquake has killed at least 111 and injured 87 in the west part of Colombia.
At least 10 people injured by pellets on July 20, shows RTI response
Ten people were injured by pellet guns during the July 20 protest, confirmed by RTI responses from two hospitals.
Not turbulence: Air India A320 suffered rare flight-control event before 300-foot altitude drop
Air India's Phuket-Delhi flight faced multiple technical failures leading to a 300-ft altitude drop, injuring 17 passengers.
Allahabad HC upholds religious conversion of two women, orders UP govt. and father to pay ₹25 lakh compensation
Allahabad HC rules in favor of two women’s religious conversion, orders ₹25 lakh compensation for unlawful confinement by their father.
Lok Sabha passes Tribunals Reforms Bill amid din
Lok Sabha passes Tribunals Reforms Bill, establishing a commission for tribunal appointments without debate amid opposition protests.
History will indeed remember Manmohan Singh kindly as most consequential PM: Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi praises Manmohan Singh's integrity and legacy after the Supreme Court clears him in the coal block allocation case.
Oil prices rise, Asia stocks drift amid US-Iran stalemate
Reuters: Oil prices rise, Asia stocks drift amid US-Iran stalemate.
Gold gains for third session, inflation reports in focus
Reuters: Gold gains for third session, inflation reports in focus.
Car bomb kills eastern Libyan military intelligence chief, sources say
Reuters: Car bomb kills eastern Libyan military intelligence chief, sources say.
Turkish parliament passes landmark law to advance PKK peace process
Reuters: Turkish parliament passes landmark law to advance PKK peace process.
Libya's NOC warns of force majeure, Zawiya refinery shutdown if drone attacks continue
Reuters: Libya's NOC warns of force majeure, Zawiya refinery shutdown if drone attacks continue.
Market Snapshot
Latest completed sessions across the selected benchmark indexes.
| Index | Region | Session Date | Value | Change | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S&P 500 | US | 2026-08-11 | 7753.11 | -4.53 (-0.06%) | Down |
NASDAQ Composite | US | 2026-08-11 | 26605.36 | -85.26 (-0.32%) | Down |
Euronext 100 Index | Europe | 2026-08-11 | 1972.84 | 3.74 (0.19%) | Up |
Public Joint-Stock Company Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS | Europe | 2026-08-11 | 85.20 | -0.11 (-0.13%) | Down |
HANG SENG INDEX | Asia | 2026-08-11 | 25937.49 | 269.46 (1.05%) | Up |
Nikkei 225 | Asia | 2026-08-11 | 66970.22 | 1363.51 (2.08%) | Up |
S&P BSE SENSEX | India | 2026-08-11 | 78542.44 | 43.27 (0.06%) | Up |
Hacker News
Ten notable links from the last day in the Hacker News ecosystem.
Antirez/h3.c: MiniMax H3 inference engine for Mac computers
MiniMax H3 inference engine for Mac computers. Contribute to antirez/h3.c development by creating an account on GitHub.
Show HN: Scroll through all 43252003274489856000 Rubik's Cube states
Scroll through all 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 reachable Rubik's Cube permutations.
Show HN: Needle2: 14MB agentic LLM for phones, wearables, smart home and robots
An open 45M-parameter model for tool calling, device use, and structured extraction. Needle 2 runs as a 14 MB binary in 28 MB of session RAM.
Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta returns to open models
ft.com: Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta returns to open models.
Rust SIMD on the GPU
GPU code can now use Rust's portable SIMD. We share the implementation approach and what this unlocks for GPU programming.
World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world
An interactive railway map of the world: 1,247 notable train routes. High-speed, classic, night, scenic, heritage and luxury lines, with the facts behind every one.
Hyperspace
Hyperspace finds files with identical contents and then reclaims the disk space taken by all but one of the identical files— without removing any of the files . To learn more about how Hyperspace works, please read the FAQ . Hyperspace is available in the Mac App Store .
Product Hunt
Featured products from the latest public Product Hunt listings.
Source Notes
Generation details, data coverage, and any partial-source warnings for this edition.
- Washington Post: This operation was aborted