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After decades of urging the United States to attack Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally got his wish. But after six months of inconclusive hostilities, Israel may ultimately find itself in a worse position than it was before the war. The Islamic republic, which Netanyahu has long cast as an existential threat, has not only survived but appears emboldened.

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A source familiar with the conversation confirmed to CNN that Trump spoke with Munir last week and discussed Iran with the Pakistani Army chief.

Gang members killed around 40 displaced people sheltering in a church near Haiti’s capital, a local mayor said on Monday. The victims were killed in an attack on Sunday night in Kenscoff, in the hills above Port-au-Prince, Mayor Massillon Jean said, describing a “night of terror”. Some people remained missing.

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Pakistani army chief discussed 'ending deadlock' in US-Iran talks during visit to Tehran Asim Munir, Pakistan's army commander, held "constructive consultations" on Monday with senior Iranian officials regarding regional peace and how to resolve escalating tensions, Iranian state media reported. The talks were held during Munir's one-day visit to Tehran as part of Islamabad's "diplomatic efforts to end the deadlock in US-Iran talks and explore ways to achieve lasting peace and a permanent end

Tehran also threatened both a possible military response and further reduction in oil exports from the Gulf even before any US economic measures were announced.

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By Yasmine Ghania and David Lawder CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Iran promised to retaliate against expanded U.S. economic sanctions that the Americans said would cut off Iran's economic lifeline, with Tehran expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist Washington's pressure campaign. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the measures on Monday but stopped short of the most punishing sanctions, saying countries that continued trading with Iran risked being force
By Yasmine Ghania and David Lawder CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Iran pledged to fight back against expanded U.S. sanctions aimed at isolating its economy, expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist the pressure campaign and saying that Washington was keen to revive talks. Almost six months into a conflict the U.S. has struggled to resolve, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the measures on Monday but stopped short of the most punishing sanctions.

At least 30 people have been killed in a gang attack on a hillside community that overlooks routes into Haiti's capital.
On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded state honors and conferred honorary titles on 289 artists, athletes, educators, scientists, medical professionals, diplomats, military personnel, volunteers, and representatives of other fields.
On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded state honors and conferred honorary titles on 289 artists, athletes, educators, scientists, medical professionals, diplomats, military personnel, volunteers, and representatives of other fields.

UN calls for protection of civilians in Gaza amid Israeli attacks A UN spokesperson said that three UN warehouses were damaged in an Israeli air strike on Sunday, with one significantly affected. A UN spokesperson said that three UN warehouses were damaged in an Israeli air strike on Sunday, with one significantly affected. pic.twitter.com/JbSUoZlmEo August 24, 2026

Chinese Embassy Spokesman Liu Chang stressed that Beijing will protect Chinese businesses’ legitimate and lawful rights and interests

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham have signed a joint declaration on AI cooperation, including the development and deployment of military AI capabilities.

Ahmad al-Sharaa hails Syria's removal from US 'terrorism list' Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has applauded his country's removal from the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) blacklist. "Today, Syria is shedding a dark stain from its shoulders and tearing up with its own hands a page from its painful past, to move into a new space of development, reconstruction and building," he said in a video posted on X. "Great people of Syria, you have done it again. Sanctions have been lifted from you and
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The new ship attack adds another challenge to Trump's push to extricate the U.S. from war with Iran. The post Ship Struck In Strait Of Hormuz Hours After Trump’s “Economic D-Day” Campaign On Iran Unveiled appeared first on TWZ.

Taiwan’s MND is rolling out 14 measures to boost military recruitment as the number of draft-eligible men is expected to fall below 80,000 in 2027 amid the island’s declining birth rate. Measures include partnerships with 116 universities and 432 high schools and vocational schools, higher recruitment bonuses and volunteer salaries, expanded campus outreach, increased recruiter staffing, and assignment adjustments based on personnel’s household registration.
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An oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile about 9 nautical miles northeast of Ash Shishah, Oman, UKMTO said. The strike damaged the engine room and disabled the vessel. All crew are safe, while any environmental impact remains unclear.
Reporter: Is it fair to say that kinetic strikes are on a pause right now? Hegseth: No. If we need to use kinetic strikes, we'll use them.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa: I congratulate the Syrian people on the official removal of Syria's name from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, and I thank His Excellency President Donald Trump for this historic decision, as well as all the brothers and friends who stood with Syria and the Syrians.

US tells countries to choose between Washington and Tehran, warns Iran's trade partners they will face consequences.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he and other European leaders plan to travel to the US next month to lobby President Donald Trump to let Ukraine access some of its Patriot air defence missile stocks ahead of the winter. “I’m looking forward to going to New York in September,” Burnham said in an interview with Bloomberg in Kyiv on Monday evening, referring to the coming UN General Assembly meeting in New York. It would be his first trip to the US since becoming prime minister. “I’ve not fully

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"By no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz or around Iran," Hegseth told reporters.

A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the US for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defence lawyers want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Wednesday for the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi in Washington DC. His trial will be the first in the US for the December 21, 1988, bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270

Israeli settler attacks rise by 63 percent in first seven months of 2026, says Commission The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said that Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank rose sharply during the first seven months of 2026, reaching 4,113 compared with 2,524 during the same period in 2025, an increase of 1,589 attacks, representing a 63 percent rise, Wafa news reported. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission said that the number of attacks in 2026 exceeded tho
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A Russian drone attack on the evening of 23 August caused a fire at a Ukrainian Red Cross warehouse in Kherson, with damage to humanitarian supplies estimated at nearly UAH 28 million (about US$627,000).

Johann Wadephul said he had discussed the matter in detail with Ukraine's new defense minister
Support for the conflict has remained below 40% since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28.

New sanctions hit Iran's aviation, tech, and shipping sectors, amplifying pressure on global markets and energy prices.

Scott Bessent earlier said the United States was declaring an "economic D-Day" on Iran, but his announcement named no specific countries beyond Iran and gave no timelines.

The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions and marking another step in warming ties between the countries. The US Department of State also revoked its designation of al-Nusra Front -- latterly known as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) -- as a global terrorist organization. The Treasury Department announced corresponding sanctions relief.