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Monday 10 August

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A devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia dominated the day's events, with the death toll rising rapidly to at least 111 people as rescue teams sift through collapsed buildings in cities like Cali and Pereira. The quake, felt as far away as Ecuador and Venezuela, has triggered a massive emergency response in a region already grappling with shifting political leadership. Meanwhile, the diplomatic divide in the Middle East widened as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally rejected the US-backed 15-point peace plan, prompting President Trump to pivot toward aggressive economic demands, including multi-billion dollar compensation from Iran for regional damages.

Technological and environmental records were also shattered today. July was officially confirmed as the hottest month ever recorded in the United States, part of a broader global heatwave that has left two-thirds of England in drought and fueled "incinerated destruction" from wildfires in British Columbia. In the tech sector, Meta and OpenAI made major moves, with Zuckerberg releasing a new "lightweight" AI model and Altman's team launching a dedicated cybersecurity model, even as Senator Bernie Sanders led a chorus of calls for a pause in AI development to prevent human loss of control.

01The stories

The stories

  1. 01

    Natural Disasters & Environment

    A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, killing at least 111 people and injuring nearly 100 as dozens of buildings toppled. Separately, the NOAA confirmed that July was the hottest month in the contiguous US in 132 years, while record heat in Spain and the UK has led to severe drought declarations and warnings that tourists viewing the upcoming solar eclipse could inadvertently spark more wildfires.

  2. 02

    Middle East & Global Security

    Benjamin Netanyahu publicly broke with the Trump administration by rejecting its Gaza peace plan, insisting on full Hamas disarmament. In response, Donald Trump stated he will demand compensation from Iran for conflict damages in Lebanon and Gaza, as Tehran appointed hardliner Mohsen Rezaei to lead its Supreme National Security Council amid a continued naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

  3. 03

    Russia-Ukraine War

    A Ukrainian drone strike on the Taneko refinery in Tatarstan, hundreds of miles from the border, killed at least 13 people, marking one of Kyiv's deadliest long-range attacks to date. Inside Russia, the Supreme Court barred the anti-war Yabloko party from upcoming elections, while German intelligence investigates a drone laden with Semtex aimed at a Ukrainian cargo plane in Leipzig.

  4. 04

    Technology & AI

    OpenAI introduced GPT-5.6-Cyber for advanced cybersecurity defense, while Meta released its open-weight Muse Glimmer model capable of running on single computers. Intel announced a $15 billion share sale to fund its turnaround, even as Bernie Sanders urged Silicon Valley to pause development on machines humans "cannot control."

  5. 05

    Business & Finance

    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is reportedly nearing a $2 billion deal for a stake in Liverpool FC, valuing the club at nearly $6 billion. In retail, Harvey Nichols warned of a potential collapse without new investment, while Blackstone is finalizing a $2 billion stake in Air Canada’s Aeroplan loyalty program.

  6. 06

    Global News & Justice

    In Thailand, a former MP confessed to killing a government official on a YouTube livestream, the country's second high-profile shooting in days. The UK recorded a new high of 230 migrants arriving on a single "mega-dinghy" across the English Channel, as Nigel Farage pledged to deport all foreign criminals from British prisons if elected.