A Female Sniper Battles ISIS in First Teaser for Venice Title ‘No Paradise if You Are Killed by a Woman’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The fight against the Islamic State has been given the Hollywood-style revenge thriller treatment in Halkawt Mustafa’s “No Paradise if You Are Killed by a Woman,” as revealed by the film’s first teaser trailer.

Chalong Riewrang: Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube

A former Thai MP allegedly shot dead a local official near Bangkok, then dialled into a YouTube livestream to inform the host - a political pundit - of what he had done.

Harvey Nichols warns it could collapse without rescue deal, as bidders circle

Harvey Nichols has warned that it will not be able to survive another year without new investment, as bidders for the Knightsbridge-headquartered department store chain circle.

The retailer’s Hong Kong-based owner, Dickson Poon, put it up for sale in June, with Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group aiming to buy it for about £40m.

Tropical Storm Dolphin batters eastern China with heavy rain, strong winds

Dolphin is forecast to move deeper inland to the central provinces of Hubei and Henan in ⁠the coming days.

Tropical Storm Dolphin is sweeping through eastern China, bringing torrential rain and storms as authorities warned of severe flooding and landslides.

Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai

More than a million people were moved to safety across eastern China by Sunday evening as powerful Typhoon Dolphin made landfall amid fears torrential rain would cause flooding and landslides.

Taylor Farms issued a recall for over a dozen items, including salsa and guacamole, over Salmonella risks

Taylor Farms is recalling over a dozen items due to salmonella risks.

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Taylor Farms is recalling items, including salsa and guacamole, due to Salmonella risks, weeks after the company was linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak.

I spent 15 years chasing my dream of designing planes. I gave it up to help revive rural Japan.

Daisuke Fujii at his desk working in Japan.

Daisuke Fujii career change

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daisuke Fujii, the cofounder of Farm & Firm Company, a Japanese consulting firm that helps farmers and rural communities generate new income through agritourism, hospitality, and business development.

Trump names Will Scharf as White House counsel ahead of midterms

The former Trump lawyer, who worked on the presidential immunity case and oversaw approval of the president’s disputed White House ballroom project, will replace David Warrington on September 1.

United States President Donald Trump has named White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf as his next White House counsel, elevating a longtime legal ally to one of the administration’s most important legal positions months before November’s midterm elections.

US president says he is using economic pressure, not strikes, on Iran

The US is relying on sanctions and a naval blockade, as oil prices stabilise, easing economic strain on American consumers.

United States President Donald Trump has said Washington is relying on economic pressure rather than new military strikes to push Iran towards making a deal.

HDD Industry Revenue Could Top $30B In 2026

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This last week I attended part of the IEEE TMRC meeting in San Diego as well as the 2026 Future of Memory and Storage Conference in Santa, Clara, CA. I also sent to subscribers the latest HDD industry updates from the August 2026 Digital Storage Technology Newsletter. Let’s look at some announcements on HDD technical developments from the TMRC conference as well as our latest newsletter. I will get into the 2026 FMS developments in future articles.