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Washington's strategy of putting maximum economic pressure on Iran is tempered by its desire to smooth political tensions with China.

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Pakistan rejects US sanctions on Iran Pakistan says it will not comply with Washington’s sanctions against Iran, arguing that the unilateral measures have no basis in international law. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Taher Andarab told reporters in Islamabad on Thursday that dialogue should resolve disputes between countries. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled further sanctions on Iran on Monday as the Trump administration intensifies economic pressure on Tehran to extract concessions.

White House on Iran: "No negotiations are happening right now with Iran. This will continue until Trump feels that maybe they come to the table in a meaningful way. We haven't seen that yet."

Chinese scientists have developed a cross-border early warning system with counterparts in Nepal to monitor Himalayan glacial lake outburst floods. The system has issued timely alerts over the past several years, effectively preventing casualties. But on Wednesday, a high-altitude ice-rock avalanche took everyone by surprise. The debris flow hit a river in Nepal, generating a devastating flash flood that swept all the way down to Gyirong county in China’s Tibet region. As of Thursday afternoon,.

Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as US blockade chokes Iran oil imports ➡️ https://t.co/gDbnMG31GN https://t.co/uUGiDtR9dy

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KARACHI: The judicial commission formed to investigate the murder of Mir Raza Ali issued notices to the parties for Friday, the commission’s spokesperson said on Thursday. Ali, a 25-year-old Karachi-based businessman, was found dead with a gunshot wound in Gulistan-i-Jauhar last month, a day after he was reported missing. The provincial government decided on Sunday to form a judicial commission for a review of the probe into the case, despite objections from the victim’s family. The head of the

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The catastrophic flash floods and mudslide that devastated the Gyirong Port crossing along the China-Nepal border on Wednesday have dealt a heavy blow to China-Nepal trade and imperilled Kathmandu’s push to cut reliance on Indian transit routes. However, if Beijing and Kathmandu are to proceed with ambitious infrastructure projects, they are expected to take environmental factors into consideration and adjust their construction methods accordingly, one expert said. Chinese officials confirmed..

Iran will defeat enemy in ‘full-scale economic war’, Ghalibaf says Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has described the pressure facing the country as “a full-scale economic war”. Ghalibaf said Iran “will defeat the enemy in this field as well”, according to the official IRNA news agency.

Initial reports of Houthi ballistic missiles launches towards military warehouses at the Al-Mokha Port, Yemen. https://t.co/LMoMr5vGAf
IDF strikes in southern Lebanon are ongoing. https://t.co/jUkAlhJNZh
The Long-Range Strike Company of the 429th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade Achilles struck a Nebo-U radar station at the Millerovo military airfield in Russia's Rostov region.

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Aftermath of an Israeli strike on Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. https://t.co/6aGYoqWHZG

Moscow has reason to believe that French and Ukrainian security services were behind recent large-scale attacks by militants in Mali, according to RIA.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has urged couples in unregistered customary marriages to regularise their unions before the looming 31 August 2026 deadline.

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Artillery shelling of the town of Mansouri

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[Dabanga] West Kordofan -- The Kordofan Observatory warns of signs of an imminent famine in several parts of the region, reporting that families in the localities of El Nahud, Wad Banda, El Khuwei, and Muglad are being forced to rely on ambaz -- the residue left after pressing groundnuts for oil, normally used as animal feed -- as living conditions deteriorate, food prices soar, and humanitarian aid is cut off.

[Dabanga] Nyala -- The emergency room and health centres in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, warn of deteriorating humanitarian conditions in several displacement shelters across the city. They say the basic needs of hundreds of families remain inadequately met, amid shortages of food, water, medicines, shelter materials, and hygiene supplies.
Chinese refiners continue receiving roughly 1.2 million barrels of Iranian oil per day, barely changed from last year. The trade uses elaborate evasion methods including ship-to-ship transfers near Malaysia and payment in Chinese currency or crypto. But Washington conspicuously avoided sanctioning major Chinese banks or financial institutions, a sign it is reluctant to jeopardize the fragile US-China truce ahead of Xi Jinping's expected visit to the US next month. Source: NYT

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Iran's top diplomat met his Qatari counterpart on Thursday in Tehran for talks on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a US naval blockade squeezes oil supplies to Iran amid a domestic shortfall.

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A leaked letter from Baltic and Polish EU commissioners reveals growing alarm over Russian aggression, citing a "deteriorating security environment" with increased airspace violations and drone incursions. CIA Director Ratcliffe flew to Moscow on August 25 specifically to warn Russia against escalating with Baltic NATO states. This followed US intelligence reports that Russia may test NATO resolve with a limited incursion as early as this fall. The commissioners requested $115 billion to

The US designated UK-based Palestine Action as a terrorist group and imposed sanctions freezing its assets. Co-founder Huda Ammori responded: As a Palestinian and Iraqi, the fact the country which destroyed both my homelands is calling me a terrorist is beyond hypocritical. The UK already banned the group in 2025 under anti-terror legislation. Over 2,000 people face potential trial for declaring support during mass demonstrations against the ban. Palestine Action has been given permissio

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Rescue teams are searching for survivors after a glacial collapse triggered catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet. Hundreds of people, including many foreign tourists, are missing.
🇲🇩🇷🇺🇺🇦⚠️ Russia’s latest mass attack on Ukraine has once again spilled beyond Ukraine’s borders, with five Russian drones entering Moldovan airspace, adding to growing concerns over the security of Eastern Europe as Moscow repeatedly pushes military activity across internationally recognized borders. According to Moldova’s Foreign Ministry, five Russian drones violated the country’s airspace during the overnight missile and drone assault on Ukraine, while another drone was subsequently di

An accounting of how the White House has run down key munitions in the Iran war.

Dmitry Peskov added that Russia continues contacts with the United States on Ukraine "at the working level"
Russian forces again attacked the Kherson combined heat and power plant (CHP) of Naftogaz Ukrainy Group overnight Thursday, causing critical damage, acting Naftogaz Ukrainy Board Chairman Serhiy Fedorenko said.

Trains operated by Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), the state-run rail operator, are running with significant delays due to Russia's attacks on Ukraine. The worst-affected trains are those departing from frontline areas that have been subjected to Russian attacks for several consecutive days.