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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
During a Russian missile and drone attack in the Black Sea, the German dry cargo ship Emil sustained significant damage, while in Ukraine, a Puma warehouse was damaged and the central warehouse of the German automotive chemicals manufacturer Liqui Moly was destroyed.
President Trump is set to speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about Iran, U.S. officials told CBS News.
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U.S. Saudi crude imports fell to zero in July for the first full month since 1985 as Hormuz disruptions shifted buying to Venezuela. Saudi imports are expected to rebound to around 300,000 bpd this month, according to Kpler. Source: Bloomberg
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli on Spain: Pedro Sánchez is one of the most anti-Israel heads of government. During the first hostage deal, he announced Spain's recognition of a Palestinian state. So we asked: Who is Sánchez's strongest political opponent? Who speaks out against Hamas? Who understands the threat of radical Islam? The answer was Santiago Abascal, the leader of Vox. We brought him to Israel—to the City of David—for a meeting with the Prime Minister.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. senator has reintroduced a bill to expedit...

Nuclear arms makers draw 30% more financing as geopolitical risks rise

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Homes of people believed to be asylum seekers allegedly attacked during two nights of violence in Thetford Two men have been arrested after police were injured as they intervened to protect men believed to be asylum seekers from angry mobs trying to break into their homes. The arrests followed two nights of unrest in Thetford, Norfolk, involving more than 100 people protesting against plans to house asylum seekers in former military barracks near the market town. Continue reading...

Women displaced by Sudan's war are speaking publicly about surviving rape by Rapid Support Forces fighters.
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli on France: Macron stabbed us in the back and twisted the knife. Meanwhile, RN speaks out against Hamas, opposes the decisions of the ICJ and the ICC, supports Israel's position, and supports the Jewish community.
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Taiwan’s Air Force Air Defense and Missile Command conducted a mobile deployment of Sky Bow III missile launchers on Aug. 6. The units moved to designated positions to conduct key-area air defense, testing joint command and control and cross-domain fire coordination. https://t.co/0Z16suz7C6
New Mossad chief Roman Gofman has reassigned two senior officials who helped develop an unsuccessful plan to topple Iran's regime. The plan envisioned backing Kurdish forces to spark a nationwide uprising, but it was ultimately abandoned after U.S. officials deemed regime change unrealistic and other political obstacles emerged. Source: N12

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China confirms 2 deaths in Scarborough Shoal crash during Philippine ship chase. https://t.co/UvPwxrM1bf
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli: Today we need to understand that the Turks are building military bases deep inside Syria. We have Turkish warships in the Port of Tartus. We have Turkish bases near Palmyra. In practice, educational programs in Syria are also being run by Turkish schools. This is extremely significant. Beyond the moves that Erdogan and Fidan are leading in Syria, they also want to establish a Turkish military presence along the Israel–Lebanon border.