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Singapore's national water agency PUB has urged the public to avoid several areas in the city-state because of flash flood risks. The advisory, reported by The Straits Times, follows heavy rainfall that left parts of the island prone to sudden flooding. Authorities are asking residents and commuters to steer clear of the affected locations until conditions improve.

Oregon's public universities and their classified workers have narrowly avoided a strike, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. Classified staff — including support and administrative employees across the state's public university system — had been moving toward a walkout before an agreement was reached. The last-minute resolution spares campuses from disruption, though details of the settlement have not been reported in the available coverage.

Republican figures are publicly distancing themselves from Donald Trump as polling shows declining support for the party. The move reflects concern among lawmakers about electoral prospects, with some candidates and officials seeking to separate their campaigns from the former president's positions. Commentators see it as a sign of anxiety within the party heading into upcoming elections.

A senior Manchester City figure has reiterated the club's innocence in its legal battle with the Premier League over financial rule breaches, while rival clubs are pushing for the outcome of the long-running case to be published. The dispute, one of football's most consequential regulatory sagas, has dragged on with no public resolution, keeping City, its leadership and the Premier League at the centre of debate across English football.

ACAPS has published a thematic report examining the current and expected indirect humanitarian impacts of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The analysis looks beyond case numbers to effects on health services, livelihoods, movement and access to aid. Humanitarian agencies typically use such assessments to guide funding appeals and response planning in the affected region.

John McEnroe says tennis players should boycott Grand Slam tournaments as a way to push for higher prize money. His comments came as players ended their public protest over prize money distributions at the majors. The debate over how much of Grand Slam revenue goes to players continues to divide the sport.

A satirical art collective has turned Donald Trump's repeated threats to acquire Greenland into a playable arcade game, installed as a public art intervention. The piece invites players to engage directly with the absurdity of the geopolitical standoff, continuing the collective's practice of converting political headlines into interactive street installations that mock US ambitions over the Danish territory.

The number of video game publishers operating in Russia is growing at an accelerating pace, according to a report from industry tracker wnhub.io. The finding points to an expanding domestic games sector, with more companies entering the publishing business despite international studios having scaled back or exited the Russian market in recent years.

A new analysis by Nate Silver argues that rising diesel prices could become a serious political problem for Republicans across the American heartland, since diesel costs feed directly into farming, freight and food prices in rural regions that lean heavily Republican. The piece links fuel inflation to potential voter backlash and shifting political fortunes in key agricultural states.