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A fire broke out at another location in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district after debris from a Russian drone fell on the site of non-residential buildings.

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Schools across Thailand are carrying out active shooter drills to save lives and spread awareness.

US Army Scraps Futuristic Drone Assault Battalion in Favor of Airborne Infantry The Army will end its dedicated drone-assault mission of a 600-soldier battalion created in January to test unmanned warfare, returning to its core airborne infantry role. READ MORE

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday urged China to join Washington’s latest efforts to economically pressure and isolate Iran after negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the six-month conflict collapsed. “Keep in mind, the Chinese get 50 per cent of their energy from the Gulf. So, it would do them a big service to get with the programme,” Bessent told CNBC when asked whether the new economic sanctions would include China. Bessent also said that “many conversations are..

Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi has announced that the Ministry of Finance has been tasked with selling Sense Bank.

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1 person wounded as result of Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia

Speaking to CNBC, in a message to allies, he said, "This is going to be the greatest coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world. And we are going to them and saying you are either with us or against us".
Most of the countries around Israel prefer diplomacy. They are working closely together. Many of them view conflict as destabilizing. They want to bide their time and build up their capabilities.

A security source told Naya that violent clashes took place east of the capital, Baghdad, in an attempt to arrest one of the leaders of the Mahdi Army, "Abu Deraa al-Lami".

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the reaction of international organizations to the murder of war correspondent Darya Dugina in 2022 was particularly telling

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday emphasised that, as an Islamic Republic, Pakistan’s constitutional duty was to ensure that society exhibited exemplary behaviour in protecting, honouring and upholding the rights of women, treating any violation of their sanctity as a betrayal of both divine law and national values rather than simply witnessing an escalation in cases of femicide. The observation came in a 12-page detailed judgment to explain why a three-judge bench on June 4 had thrown aw

Federal authorities arrested Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, accusing her of planning to bomb the New York State Capitol and kill state senators. According to the FBI, Bowie pledged allegiance to ISIS, repeatedly surveilled the Capitol, sought help making explosives, and discussed disguising a bomb in a food-delivery bag. She is charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS.

BIG: The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $4.5 billion sale of up to four KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft and related equipment to Qatar. The package includes eight PW4062 turbofan engines, radar warning receivers and other equipment.

Hezbollah's Nawaf Moussawi: Only force can compel Israel to leave Lebanon Force must be used to liberate South Lebanon because Israel will never be convinced to withdraw through negotiations alone, senior Hezbollah official Nawaf Moussawi told Middle East Eye. Speaking to MEE in a wide-ranging interview at his Beirut office, Moussawi insisted that Lebanese-Israeli negotiations would remain fruitless as long as President Joseph Aoun comes to the table lacking any sort of leverage over the Israel
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the introduction of several new sanctions packages against Russia.

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Human Rights Watch alleges that the killings by Africa Corps troops took place in the presence of Malian soldiers.

The four-engine turboprop is expected to form a key new piece of China’s modernizing military transport fleet. The post Our Best Look At China’s New Y-15 Turboprop Airlifter appeared first on TWZ.

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The US government has classified Hezbollah as a foreign terrorist organization since 1997.

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BREAKING: SDF chief Mazloum Abdi declares the integration of SDF and Asayish forces into Syria’s Defense and Interior Ministries complete.

The government on Thursday raised the price of petrol by Rs0.27 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs1.64. Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs337.78 per litre while HSD will cost Rs364.70 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in taxes and duties on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel. According to the Petroleum Division’s notification, the new prices will be applicable for August 21 (Friday). The price of HSD has come down from a peak of Rs520.35

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Annette Young is pleased to welcome Dr. Simon Williams, Behavioural Scientist, WHO Consultant, Lecturer in psychology and a public health researcher at Swansea University. What concerns Dr. Williams most is that the health consequences of extreme heat, particularly for older adults, are emerging sooner and at lower levels of warming than we had previously understood. We are already living with approximately 1.3°C of global warming, and increasingly severe summers are exposing profound age-relate

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The U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on Hezbollah, re-designating it under a terrorism authority to emphasize its ties to Iran’s IRGC-Quds Force. Washington also sanctioned 10 people accused of smuggling cash for Hezbollah.

NEW: The U.S. Treasury is re-designating Hezbollah for acting on behalf of Iran’s IRGC-QF and sanctioning 10 people accused of moving cash for the group. Treasury says the network used commercial flights between Lebanon, Turkey, the UAE and Iran to move hundreds of millions of dollars outside the formal banking system.
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The United States will on Thursday issue fresh sanctions targeting Lebanon's Hezbollah, including re-designating it under a terrorism authority, according to a statement seen by Reuters, in a move aimed at emphasizing its links to the Iranian government. While Hezbollah is not being designated under any new authority, the Treasury Department is re-designating it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist "for service to the Iranian regime under the command of Iran’
By Daphne Psaledakis and Michael Martina WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday issued fresh sanctions targeting Lebanon's Hezbollah, including re-designating it over actions on behalf of the Iranian government, according to a statement seen by Reuters. The Treasury Department redesignated the group "for service to the Iranian regime under the command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force," according to the statement.

Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter to the Jerusalem Post: "We are not seeking escalation or war with either Turkey or Syria. But a red line was crossed." Leiter said Israel had received clear intelligence indicating that Turkey intended to significantly expand its military presence in Syria, which Israel viewed as a blatant Turkish violation. "Those who needed to be exposed to the intelligence received it."
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs additional missiles for its Patriot air defense systems, which partners can provide, and that Ukraine is ready to purchase them.

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