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Iraq calls for joint security council between Saudi Arabia and Iran Iraq has called for creating a joint security council between Iran and Saudi Arabia, citing a "crisis of trust" between the two countries, a senior Iraqi official told state broadcaster Iraqiya TV. Qasim al-Araji, the national security adviser to the Iraqi prime minister, indicated that Baghdad had presented the proposal to both Tehran and Riyadh.
Zelensky: Our long-range capabilities are cutting into their revenues. Thousands of our deep strikes have already been seen by Moscow. Tula, Ryazan, Olenya, Omsk — and dozens of other locations where Ukrainian justice has already reached. Russia must see more of this justice.
Russian forces launched a massive missile-and-drone attack on food warehouses and energy infrastructure in Odesa region.
Zelensky: Our sea drones are at work. The enemy had a fleet. It is becoming scrap metal. But we need to sink more.
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Now Iraq is indicating that it actually wants to wait until the US leaves, to disarm the militias. This bait and switch on timing shows how Iraq will slow play its obligations.

WASHINGTON: Several major US universities have urged international students to return to the United States before September 15, when new federal immigration rules are scheduled to take effect. Under the new rules, international students could remain in the US as long as they maintained their academic status, with a fixed period of admission for holders of F (academic students), J (exchange visitors) and I (foreign media and journalists) category visas. Universities, including Harvard, Columbia,
The Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck warehouses belonging to Russian company Ozon, one MiG-29 fighter jet, four radar systems, two Russian shadow fleet vessels, and a deployment site of special forces from a rapid response unit.

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SEOUL, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The United States cancelled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea, Seoul's Marine Corps said on Monday, after Washington cited constraints on the availability of U.S. forces due to the war in Iran. The U.S. Marine Corps formally notified its South Korean counterpart in June that force availability would be constrained for the division-level exercise, known as Ssangyong, a South Korean Marine Corps spokesperson told a press briefing.
By John Geddie, Yukiko Toyoda, Ben Blanchard and Aftab Ahmed TOKYO/TAIPEI/NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's olive branch to North Korea's Kim Jong Un at the expense of a long-standingally comes at a pivotal moment for U.S. security ties in Asia, as partners from Japan to India reassess how much they can rely on Washington.
Andy Burnham arrives in Kyiv, Ukraine, on his first international trip as Prime Minister.
“The negotiations were frozen after the Iranian-Israeli war, and we hope they will resume in the near future so that we can complete this process,” al-Shaibani said.

Routine Chinese activities are increasingly being framed as threats by Indian intelligence agencies, raising the risk of New Delhi miscalculating and taking “unilateral countermeasures” against Beijing, a Chinese academic has warned. India has stepped up intelligence-gathering as ties with neighbouring China turned sour in recent years, according to Zhao Ruoxi, a researcher with the Macau University of Science and Technology. Zhao made the remarks in a paper analysing India’s intelligence...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has highlighted Ukraine's defence industry and said Flamingo missiles should be mass-produced as Kyiv prepares for another winter of war with Russia.

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On the night of Monday, August 24, drones attacked warehouse and logistics facilities of the Ozon marketplace in several southern regions of Russia.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz: "Prime Minister Netanyahu and I instructed the Israel Defense Forces to adopt a policy of zero inclusion and zero tolerance toward the launching of kites and balloons from Gaza to the Negev settlements. If the launches continue, powerful actions will be taken to put an end to the phenomenon."

2 people killed, 6 wounded as result of Russian attacks in Donetsk region

A search and rescue operation was launched as emergency teams combed through the enormous piles of waste for survivors.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yevhen Khmara, during a meeting with U.S.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy states that the American side has officially shed its illusions regarding the position of Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
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Ukraine will no longer allow the RF to seize the initiative and will be ready for the mobilization planned in the aggressor state, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy states.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the extraordinary role of the Ukrainian defense-industrial complex in defending Ukraine’s independence and specifically mentioned Ukrainian-produced FP-5 ("Flamingo") cruise missiles in the context of the winter military confrontation with Russia.

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Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani to Reuters: "We expect that negotiations with Israel regarding a security agreement will resume soon. Communications with Israel were cut off after its attack on the Abu al-Duhur Air Base on August 18th. Syria currently does not trust Israel, and the priority is to stop its attacks on our territory. Syria is extending a hand to diplomacy, and Israel should seize this historic opportunity. Israel has tried to maintain its security through brute force a

[Daily Trust] Former Governor of Edo State and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has urged Nigerians to dismantle ethnic and religious fault lines, saying such divisions undermine accountability, justice and national development.

US-South Korea cancel Ssangyong amphibious exercise due to US forces being stretched thin by Iran War. Decided in July, before Trump separately ordered the August Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise cut from 11 days to 5.

[Radio Dalsan] The demolition of homes in Tookiyo neighbourhood, in Mogadishu's Yaqshiid district, has triggered tensions and clashes between government forces and local residents who opposed the operation. The demolitions began around midnight and were still continuing, with local reports saying nearly 10 people had been injured in the confrontation.

[Premium Times] Between January and February, the agency wrote to governors in Lagos, Imo, Ondo, Sokoto, Edo and Nasarawa, seeking government support, state coordinators, funding or fee, land and participation in programmes in Nigeria and abroad.

#RevueDePresse Processus de Doha : Massad Boulos salue les progrès enregistrés lors des discussions entre Kinshasa et l’AFC/M23 en Suisse, du 17 au 21 août. Une mission de vérification du cessez-le-feu est annoncée ce 24 août à Minembwe, dans le #SudKivu. A lire➡️ https://t.co/eXVBf4IcGZ
A total of 89 vessels exited the strait while 103 entered over the seven-day period, the report, based on Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, showed.

[Radio Dalsan] Baidoa - South West State's Security Minister, Osman Isaaq Mohamed, has called on Kenya to arrest Laftagareen, the region's former president, and extradite him to Somalia. Multiple Somali outlets reported the demand, made Thursday. The minister was addressing the security crisis in Baidoa after the deadliest clashes the city has seen since March. He accused former President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed "Laftagareen" of responsibility for recent attacks and bombings in the city. He said

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali pirates hijacked a U.S.-sanctioned oil products tanker off Yemen and steered it toward Somalia's Puntland coast, a Somali maritime security official said Friday, in the latest attack during a renewed wave of piracy across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean, according to the Associated Press.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's federal government is aware of military operations and shelling off the coast of Puntland, the state minister for defence said Saturday, amid growing concern over attacks linked to a resurgence of piracy.