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What You Need to Know • Back-to-school shopping season has started, with discounts on backpacks reaching up to 71% at major retailers. • Popular brands like The North Face, Coach,...

What You Need to Know • Traditional savings accounts currently average an interest rate of just 0.38%. • High-yield savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and money market accounts offer significantly...

What You Need to Know • Republican Senator Lindsey Graham was honored in a Congressional tribute at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. • Graham, who passed away at 71, was...

What You Need to Know • Ozgur Ozel announced the formation of a new political party in Turkey on July 28, 2026. • Ozel and 90 other lawmakers left the...

What You Need to Know • President Donald Trump will deliver one of the eulogies at Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral service. • Fox News host Sean Hannity and Graham's niece,...

What You Need to Know • The International Organization for Migration estimates that over 300,000 workers are employed in scam centres across South-East Asia. • Victims from more than 80...

What You Need to Know • Approximately 330,000 people have evacuated their homes due to severe wildfires in Spain and southwestern France. • The Gironde wildfire in France has burned...

What You Need to Know • The 26th International AIDS Conference began this week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the theme "Rethink. Rebuild. Rise." • In 2025, 1.2 million...

What You Need to Know • Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old suspect, allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIL (ISIS) in a video. • The video was discovered on a phone in the...

What You Need to Know • Gourav Roy, an Indian software engineer, traveled over 9,650 kilometers to attend the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals and final. • India is currently...

What You Need to Know • A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan, causing part of the Aeon Mall shopping center to collapse. • Approximately 20 to 30 employees are...

What You Need to Know • Nearly 4,000 people were evacuated from tourist sites in Lacanau, France, due to wildfires. • Spain has seen 116,000 people displaced by wildfires, with...

What You Need to Know • U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison ordered the release of Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego on Monday. • Rojas Pliego was detained at the Montgomery...

What You Need to Know • Iran's economy remains resilient despite five months of war with the United States and severe sanctions. • Inflation in Iran has surged to approximately...

What You Need to Know • Seattle residents mourned three victims of a gunfight at the Bite of Seattle food festival on Sunday. • The deceased were identified as Junior...

What You Need to Know • Hackney Council is set to vote on a motion to end its twinning with Haifa, Israel. • The twinning agreement, established on July 26,...

What You Need to Know • A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu region on July 28, 2026, causing significant damage. • Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reported at least 50...

What You Need to Know • Former U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington. • Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are in...