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Aug 6 (Reuters) - Two people were killedin an explosion in a city on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday night, according to the country's health ministry. In a statement carried by state news, the ministry added that 13 others were injured in the vehicle explosion. A minibus taxi exploded in the predominantly Druze area of Jaramana outside Damascus. A security source told the state-run Ekhbariya TV that the blastwas caused by an explosive device planted on a vehicle, citing pr
By Yamaam Al-Shaar and Firas Makdesi Aug 6 (Reuters) - A bomb planted in a minibus killed two people and wounded 14 others on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday night, officials said. The blast occurred in the predominantly Druze area of Jaramana, outside Damascus. A security source told the state-run Ekhbariya TV that the blast was caused by an explosive device planted on the vehicle, citing preliminary information. Footage from the scene showed the blown-up husk of a white m
By Yamaam Al-Shaar and Firas Makdesi Aug 6 (Reuters) - A bomb planted in a minibus wounded 14 people on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday night, with some of the injuries so severe that they were taken for fatalities, an official said on Friday. Officials had said on Thursday that two people were killed in the blast. Health ministry head of media, Riad al-Sayed Hasan, told Reuters that assessment was based on the discovery of body parts at the scene which turned out to be tho
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Iran's Tasnim: Two explosions heard near Qeshm were the result of Iranian forces engaging hostile targets at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. Officials said details of the operation's results will be announced in the coming hours.

The visit comes as the three countries ramp up coordination to weather the regional fallout from the Iran war.

At least two people were killed and 13 wounded after a bomb planted on a minibus exploded on Thursday in a Syrian town home to Druze and Christian communities near capital Damascus, state media reported, citing the health ministry. At the blast site in the town of Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, a minibus had its roof blown out, with the chassis wrecked from the inside and debris strewn across the road, AFP images showed.

Fedorov confirms ongoing talks with Elon Musk about using Starlink to help target Russian military assets.

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WATCH: A Russian car was propelled forward after an explosive device detonated inside it, with the blast's force causing the damaged vehicle to drive away on its own.
NEW: Scientists used an AI model to design new bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) not found in nature. Of 285 AI-designed genomes tested, 16 produced viable viruses. The work could advance medicine and biotechnology, but it also raises concerns that similar AI tools could one day be misused to create dangerous pathogens, highlighting the need for stronger biosafety safeguards. Source: NYT

Former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says his team has developed a plan to reform mobilisation through phased call-ups, improved military service conditions and greater opportunities for others to remain in the workforce.
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Two employees of Ukrposhta, Ukraine's national postal operator, were killed when Russian forces destroyed one of its sorting hubs and the base for its mobile post office units in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on 6 August.

Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia Friday to discuss Hormuz: presidency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Saudi Arabia Friday for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif, Erdogan's office announced on Thursday. The leaders will disucss the US-Iran war and its effect on the Strait of Hormuz.

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President Lai Ching-te participated in an anti-decapitation drill on Aug. 5, simulating a People’s Liberation Army strike targeting Taiwan’s national leadership. Lai traveled by Clouded Leopard armored vehicle to the National Political and Military Operations Command Center, while three convoys reportedly departed the Presidential Office to confuse enemy surveillance. The drill tested command continuity, interagency coordination, and emergency government operations.

Three Palestinians injured, one detained during Israeli settler attack east of Ramallah Three Palestinians were injured and one was detained on Thursday evening after Israeli settlers attacked a family east of the village of al-Taybeh, east of Ramallah, Wafa news has reported. Local sources told Wafa that the family has been subjected to near-daily attacks by armed Israeli settlers for nearly three years, with the assaults intensifying over the past three months.

At least two people were killed and 13 wounded after a bomb planted on a minibus exploded on Thursday in the Syrian town of Jaramana near capital Damascus, state media reported, citing the health ministry.

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The project is a 150-person military outpost for Moroccan soldiers, the source stated, who would rotate in from a base in Israel. As currently planned, it will be 100 by 120 meters in area.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: They expected the country to collapse because of the pressures they applied. They applied this pressure and made our economy more difficult day by day, causing us to face problems. Now, in their analyses, they are surprised as to why we haven't collapsed. We've had meetings with industrialists, the Chamber of Industry, the Chamber of Commerce, and guilds. With their help, we are trying to remove the obstacles from their path. They have come to our aid to
ISTANBUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and several other countries on Thursday strongly condemned what they described as ongoing Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip, including attacks on healthcare facilities, medical infrastructure and civilian infrastructure. In a joint statement also signed by the foreign ministers of Qatar, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia, they condemned the continued loss of civilian lives in Gaza.
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US says latest round of Israel-Lebanon talks ‘fruitful’ US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement on Thursday that talks between Lebanon and Israel were “fruitful” amid ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon. “Lebanon and Israel are much closer to reaching an agreement on advancing and expanding the pilot zones process,” he said, as the latest round of direct talks, the seventh overall, just wrapped up in Rome, Italy.
🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran says Washington's pressure campaign has failed and accuses the United States of replacing strategy with political theater. The remarks come as diplomatic contacts continue alongside lingering threats of military action. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf criticized the U.S. approach toward Tehran, mocking what he described as repeated shifts between threats and negotiations. "A massive attack is coming... wait, never mind, they want to negotiate." That's theate
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: We were supposed to face power, water, and gas outages and such in winter. The discussion was that in winter we would have neither electricity nor heating. But with cooperation, companionship, and management, it didn’t happen. And again, it was the people who helped us a lot in their electricity and gas consumption.

After migrant surge from Morocco, EU says Spain assured Schengen is safe but warns Europe's borders are 'vulnerable'.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: Our relationship with our neighbors is much better than in the past, and neighboring countries are cooperating very well with us. In fact, one of the plans in this war was to incite unrest and tensions from the northwest and southeast. They claimed that people would enter from those sides to cause disturbances. The regional countries themselves did not allow anyone to enter easily from those directions and cause unrest. This is a very significant point; o
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Two people were killed and 13 wounded in a car bomb blast in Jaramana, the Druze area outside Damascus, Syria. https://t.co/EPnjGofkXw

Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, Vance said Washington was dealing with an unpredictable political structure in Iran, where different factions hold sharply different views on the ongoing conflict.

Iran conveyed through intermediaries that any attacks on its power plants would trigger strikes on the same targets in the Gulf, officials said.

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Trump to hold a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince MBS on Iran, per U.S. officials.
Insecurity caused by the Houthis in the Red Sea, followed by disruptions caused by the Iran war in the Strait of Hormuz, has had a direct impact on Europe.

LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Thursday announced peaceful sit-ins against the petroleum levy at 510 locations across the country on Friday, warning that the protests would transform into a movement to overthrow the government if authorities attempted to stop them. Addressing a protest rally by the JI Women’s Wing on Wahdat Road in Lahore against rising petroleum prices and inflation, Rehman said major roads linking districts across Pakistan would be blocked f