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US sanctions Chinese firms over Iran links but spare big banks as Trump and Xi eye key talks.

Israeli forces raid Unrwa centres serving 16,000 Palestinian refugees Israeli forces have stormed Unrwa vocational centres in Qalandiya and Kufr Aqab that serve about 16,000 Palestinian refugees across the occupied West Bank. The raids follow Israel’s assault on Unrwa’s headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem several months ago, when forces expelled staff and demolished sections of the building. Israel could intensify its attacks on the UN agency before October’s elections as far-right minister

Trump: The failing Islamic Republic of Iran is not paying large segments of their military, while at the same time killing protesters, even when they are not protesting, at levels not seen before. It is a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions, and must be stopped, NOW.

Trump says Iran is failing to pay "large segments" of its military while killing protesters and others at unprecedented levels, calling it "a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions" that "must be stopped, NOW"

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Trump: There is a massive humanitarian crisis in Iran and it must be ended immediately.

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States remain committed to...
Turkish President Erdogan: If everyone has an agenda, rest assured that we too have an agenda, a plan. Most importantly, Allah, the Lord of all worlds, also has a plan. And in the end, that plan will prevail. The merchants of blood will lose. Those who seek to plunge our region into instability, the perpetrators of genocide, will lose. The side of humanity will prevail. Brotherhood will prevail. Peace and stability will prevail.

Trump: The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don't expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer https://canada.liveuamap.com/en/2026/25-august-10-trump-the-united-states-is-giving-serious-consideration

Russia has had no naval presence in the Mediterranean since June, the first time in a decade, and allied warships in European waters now outnumber Russian vessels by roughly three to one, a NATO official has told the UK Defence Journal. NATO outnumbers Russia at sea as Mediterranean presence ends first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Russia has consistently conveyed its position at multiple levels

Trump: The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
The Russian army struck Kryvyi Rih with three guided aerial bombs.

The US has threatened to isolate nations that continue to do business with Tehran, which sells much of its oil to Beijing.
Ukraine struck the Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Svobodny, on Russia's border with China. The plant was months from opening after six years of joint Russian-Chinese construction. https://t.co/aud2PbWBKv
A U.S. Air Force C-17 landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport after flying from Riga, Latvia. U.S. and Russian officials have not disclosed the purpose of the rare military flight.

Another explosive drone has been found by German authorities at Leipzig airpot which hosts Ukrainian and NATO military cargo aircraft. 2 explosive drone failed to detonate 2 months ago at the same airport.

At least 47 people were killed and 22 more injured in an overnight gang raid on a neighbourhood overlooking Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, the UN said on Monday, prompting anger over the lack of protection from repeated deadly attacks.

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The Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated that all Gulf states support reaching a peaceful solution to the crisis between the United States and Iran.
Aug 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. is beginning to send personnel back to some diplomatic missions in the Middle East that were evacuated or downsized amid tensions with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The posts in Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Baghdad, Iraq, are among those where staff will return, the sources said. Family members will also be allowed to return to the U.S. post in Riyadh, they added.
Aug 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is preparing to return diplomats to embassies in the Middle East that were evacuated before and during the war with Iran, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing an internal State Department document. The return of Foreign Service officers and the scaling back of emergency measures at U.S. missions in the region could begin as early as this week, the report said. Reuters was not immediately able to verify the report. The U.S. Department of Stat

The system is designed to protect facilities, vehicles, armored vehicles, and personnel from attack and reconnaissance drones, as well as kamikaze drones

The US is expanding sanctions on Iran's financial networks, targeting crypto, gold, aviation and shipping. Analysts say the measures may fuel inflation and strengthen informal markets without changing Tehran's behavior.

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Israel-backed Hikmat al-Hijri: We are an inseparable part of Israel, and we share its beliefs and ideology.

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Big fire in Samar after explosions

A Russian drone attacked Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo workers during emergency repairs in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Ukrainian troops destroyed the UAV, allowing the crew to restore power to 5,500 consumers.

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India must better protect tribal peoples and disadvantaged castes subjected to extrajudicial killings, torture and violence by law enforcement, a United Nations watchdog said on Tuesday. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said the world’s most populous country also urgently needed to address hate crimes against Bengali-speaking Muslims. “The committee was gravely concerned about reports of large-scale violations perpetrated by law enforcement officials against et

The U.S. State Department has officially removed Syria from its designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, ending the restrictions associated with that designation. The State Department also revoked the designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization, while the Treasury Department removed HTS from its sanctions list https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2026/25-august-06-the-us-state-department-has-officially-removed

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged the country’s filmmakers to think more freely, even as recent censorship battles show how tightly the state still controls what can reach the screen. Anwar said an industry forced to repeatedly seek official approval for individual scenes could not become more creative or competitive, calling for fewer restrictions on filmmakers at a time when Malaysian productions were outperforming Hollywood titles at home. But his remarks came less than six...
The IAF hit five Hamas weapons depots and a rocket launch site in Gaza yesterday, the IDF says. The depots, built inside mosques and beside humanitarian infrastructure, held rockets, explosives and other gear. Warnings were issued to residents beforehand. The IDF and Shin Bet called it "a clear warning" to Hamas.

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The U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran are unilateral, Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, adding that Qatar supports ongoing mediation efforts aimed at resolving the dispute

The town of Bani Hayyan is being subjected to Israeli artillery shelling, coinciding with movements of Israeli army vehicles in the town and rising smoke resulting from bulldozing and burning.

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Israeli politician filmed smashing Palestinian memorial in occupied West Bank Israeli politician Zvi Yedidia Sukkot has been filmed attempting to destroy a memorial to Palestinians killed by Israel in the occupied West Bank. Footage circulated online shows the Religious Zionist Party legislator swinging a sledgehammer at the structure in Madama village, south of Nablus. Israeli soldiers and border police stood nearby as Sukkot struck the memorial. Members of his staff also accompanied him. Earl

Iran vowed to push back against new US "economic D-day", saying key trading partners would resist US pressure. It's biggest trading partner, China, said it firmly opposes illegal unilateral sanctions. Follow DW for more.