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Ukrainian soldiers from the 1st Separate Assault Regiment have hunted down a Spirit-030, a Russian satellite communications terminal, on the Huliaipole front.

Ukraine’s General Staff is considering lowering the upper mobilization age from 60 to 50–55, with exceptions for critically needed specialists. The proposal is still under discussion, with no final decision yet. Source: Pravda Ukraine

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Our intrepid team covers a lot of ground in this episode: the increasing fluidity of the battlefield, drones and air defense, the biting Black Sea campaign, the causes and aftermath of the firing of Ukraine’s popular defense minister, why Ukraine probably cannot produce PAC-3 air defense missiles (despite what some journalists are telling you), and the likelihood of a new round of Russian mobilization. This episode is Dara Massicot and Michael Kofman at their best.Thanks to NODA AI for supportin

Trump says Iran 'collapsing' ahead of sanctions announcement President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran is "collapsing" hours before the US government was set to announce details of what it says will be crushing sanctions against Tehran. "IRAN IS COMPLETELY COLLAPSING!!!" Trump posted in his trademark all-caps style on his social media platform Truth Social.

Winged hunters that outlast copters push Russia's spotter drones farther offshore—and those spotters double as the relays that let crews steer Shahed swarms by hand.
Russian troops launched an attack on Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region. One person was killed, and two others were wounded.

Zelenskyy has refused wartime elections in Ukraine saying it could be destructive to the war effort.
Earlier this week, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara called for renewed arrests and stricter economic sanctions against military draft evaders.
Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) shot down a strategic drone in Kurmuk town in the Blue Nile region on Monday: Official https://t.co/Vv199Pj91J

According to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, another goal may also be achieved, which is weakening public support for Germany’s opposition forces

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday warned that Tehran would respond harshly to expanded US sanctions, including measures against countries it sees as cooperating with Washington. The prospect of expanded sanctions comes after weeks of impasse, with the United States having not yet dislodged Iran’s grip on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has responded to statements by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov regarding the Russia-Ukraine war.

Gardiner, who had cancer, is remembered as ‘one of a kind’ after competing in BBC show with son Sam in 2020 Tributes have been paid to the Race Across the World star Jo Gardiner, who has died a year after her son and co-star Sam was killed in a car crash. The physiotherapist from Manchester died after “a long and courageous battle with cancer”, relatives said. She was 61 and is survived by her other son, Charlie. Continue reading...

ISLAMABAD: Global ratings agency Moody’s on Monday upgraded Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating to B3 from Caa1 and maintained a stable outlook, citing governance improvement expectations and easing external and fiscal vulnerabilities. “The upgrade to B3 reflects our expectations that improvements in governance will allow the government to sustain the recent improvements in the country’s external position and strengthen fiscal metrics”, Moody’s said in an announcement. Pakistan’s external vulnera

Trump: IRAN IS COMPLETELY COLLAPSING!!!

After five weeks of strikes on privately held Wildberries, attacks on listed Ozon gave investors a direct price for warehouse risk.

The battlegroup's service members continue creating a security zone in the Sumy and Kharkov Regions

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Syria has mostly curbed Iranian smuggling to Hezbollah under al-Sharaa • IDF sources say no recent spike has been detected

Iran has warned that Tehran would respond harshly to expanded U.S. sanctions, including measures against countries it sees as cooperating with Washington. The expanded sanctions come after weeks of impasse. The United States has not dislodged Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil passed before the war started nearly six months ago. Now, Washington is hoping the extra sanctions will bring change. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah tells us about the atmosphere i

[Premium Times] Rabia Sa'id, a professor of physics at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), was appointed last year by the United Nations Secretary-General to a 21-member scientific panel studying the physical effects and societal impacts of nuclear war.
🇺🇦🫡🎖️ Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi, commander of Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps, has been awarded the country’s highest state distinction: the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Gold Star. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented the award to Biletskyi on Ukraine’s Independence Day, August 24. According to the presidential decree, he received the distinction for personal courage and heroism demonstrated in defending Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as self

The cancellation follows Trump's surprise order last week to scale back a separate annual joint military drill.

South Korea said on Monday that the United States had cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to constraints on force availability caused by the war with Iran. The biennial Ssangyong drills involve marine forces from South Korea and the US and are designed to strengthen combined operations, typically involving warships, aircraft and ground forces rehearsing amphibious landings. The cancellation follows US President Donald Trump’s order last week to scale.

Andy Burnham in his todays speech said Britain would transfer Ukraine long range weaponry in order to hit Russian ballistic missile launchers before they fire on Ukraine. Based...

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Modern Ukrainian weaponry was showcased in central Kyiv on 24 August, Ukraine's Independence Day, instead of a usual military parade. The display featured ground robotic systems, naval drones and UAVs.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia is not willing to engage in a mutual halt to attacks on vessels carrying agricultural produce in the Black Sea, as Moscow wants to expand the deal to also cover attacks on Russian oil infrastructure.

The warning came as British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged to keep backing Ukraine militarily during a visit to Kyiv.

ISLAMABAD: Global ratings agency Moody’s on Monday upgraded Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating to B3 from Caa1 and maintained a stable outlook, citing governance improvement expectations and easing external and fiscal vulnerabilities. “The upgrade to B3 reflects our expectations that improvements in governance will allow the government to sustain the recent improvements in the country’s external position and strengthen fiscal metrics”, Moody’s said in an announcement. Pakistan’s external vulnera

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Uganda is close to finalizing a deal to send roughly 1,200 troops to Gaza under the proposed U.S.-led International Stabilization Force. Parliament approved the mission earlier this month. Ugandan military officials recently visited Israel to discuss the deployment.

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The number of people injured in a Russian strike on Chernihiv has risen to 20, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv regional military administration.
Russian occupying forces carried out several strikes on Sloviansk on Monday, Aug 24, at around 10:10 a.m.
Andy Burnham to Ukraine: We are with you in this struggle all the way, heart and soul. As prime minister, I'm with you personally. What I see before me today is an unbroken country.

The wreck of the Irgun underground's Altalena ship, bombed by the Israeli military in 1948 and deliberately sunk in 1949, was located off Israel's coast at a depth of 1,650 feet.

A consortium of mainland Chinese-backed companies and a subsidiary of a Hong Kong developer has won the first “large-scale land disposal” project in the Northern Metropolis for HK$1.03 billion (US$132 million), with the total investment expected to reach HK$16.8 billion. The Development Bureau announced the results on Monday, awarding the tender for the 10.5-hectare development project in Hung Shui Kiu to the six-company consortium, HSK New Development Limited. It comprises China Merchants Land,