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A warehouse belonging to the EKO Market supermarket chain was damaged on the morning of 20 August as a result of a large-scale Russian missile attack.

“We believe HÜRJET has the potential to become not only the trainer aircraft of Türkiye and Spain, but also a training platform for NATO,” CEO Mehmet Demiroglu said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to provide concrete solutions and proposals regarding mobilization, contract service, and the rotation of military personnel.

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Aug 20 (Reuters) - The United States will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran,U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday as he urged Beijing to cooperate with Washington. Bessent said he would hold a press conference on Monday to discuss details. "It is a one-two punch. We have the blockade (on Iran), and we are going to have the toughest sanctions in history," Bessent told CNBC. "It is going to work in Iran and we are going to collapse this regime." "It is time for ou
Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday Washington will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran and urged Beijing to cooperate with the U.S., but China said sanctions will not help in resolving the issue. Bessent said he would hold a press conference on Monday to discuss details. "It is a one-two punch. We have the blockade (on Iran), and we are going to have the toughest sanctions in history," Bessent told CNBC. "It is going to work in Iran and we ar
Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saidon Thursday that he would hold a press conference on Monday "to talk about exactly what we're going to do" on Iran. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned of economic consequences against any country that provided "any type of lifeline to Iran" as the United States looks to resolve a warit began alongside Israel nearly six months ago. "I think oil markets are misinterpreting what this economic pressure means," Bessent told CNBC.Oil
Russia may continue the war “for some time yet,” as sanctions have not brought its economy to a halt, and oil revenues and aid from other countries allow it to circumvent the restrictions.

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Russia launched a hours-long overnight barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones across Kyiv.

Iran condemns new US sanctions, calls them 'economic terrorism' Iran's foreign ministry condemned newly announced US economic and trade sanctions on Thursday, saying they targeted ordinary Iranians and amounted to "economic terrorism" and crimes against humanity. US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday of sweeping economic consequences for any country that provided what he called "any type of lifeline to Iran", threatening economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale. The Iran

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The country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishers The Ukrainian Book Institute has called on the international publishing community to support Ukrainian publishers after Russian attacks in July and early August destroyed about 10m books and a significant share of the country’s book production capacity. The institute said the attacks on publishing, printing and warehouse infrastructure had left some compa

Russian forces destroyed a distribution warehouse belonging to ice cream producer Fayni Lyodu in Kyiv on the night of 19-20 August.

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Thursday warned that the JI would expand its ongoing sit-ins into a nationwide wheel-jam and shutter-down strike the week after 12th Rabiul Awwal (August 26) if the government failed to abolish the petroleum levy. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said the party would, in addition, establish protest camps across the country in support of its campaign. He said the JI could also march on Islamabad on foot if the gov
Russian troops carried out nine airstrikes on Kramatorsk, wounding ten people and damaging 22 apartment buildings.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Al Arabiya in a Thursday interview that he didn't believe the Israeli attack on Syria was a provocation against Turkey, but more of a reaction.
Bessent on Iran: We are going to have the toughest sanctions in history, and I will tell you, this will work. It worked in Venezuela once we put up the blockade. It is working in Cuba right now, and it is going to work in Iran, and we are going to collapse this regime.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has introduced the new defence minister, Yevhenii Khmara, and outlined the priority tasks for the Ministry of Defence.

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Q: Does the economic campaign against Iran include China? Because China is the primary economic partner of Iran. Bessent: Many conversations are best to have in private.

Rescue workers found the body of a victim at the site where UAV debris fell in Holosiivsky district, according to Kyiv City Military Administration.
Zelensky on mobilization issues: I am very much looking forward to a more humane and systematic approach to solving organizational issues in the military.

Israel’s Supreme Court struck down the government’s decision to shut Army Radio, ruling it was based on improper political considerations.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent on Iran: oil markets are misreading what economic pressure means. The plan is coordinated economic isolation.

Russian forces have been attacking Kyiv with various types of weapons throughout 20 August. In the evening, they struck a business centre in the Holosiivskyi district, killing one person and injuring others.
Bessent on Iran: This Iran conflict—we will get on the other side of this. We don't know when.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to make an official visit to Pakistan as Islamabad and Damascus seek closer ties. Sharif extended the invitation during a meeting in Islamabad with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan. Al-Shaibani’s trip is his first to Pakistan and the first by a Syrian foreign minister in 19 years.

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Fifteen people were killed and 39 injured as a result of a Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of 19-20 August. Residents of damaged buildings have shared how they survived the night.

Qasim Al-Aboudi added that Tehran "is committed to the security agreements concluded between the two countries"
Polish PM Donald Tusk on Nord Stream 2: Poland, regardless of who was prime minister, warned against this and did everything possible to prevent Nord Stream 2 from becoming a reality and to make Europe as independent as possible from Russian gas supplies. Germany certainly should not prosecute those who, when their country had been attacked and Russia had revealed itself as the aggressor, undertook actions of one kind or another. I believe that the people who should be ashamed are not those w

Ukraine's Brave1 Market added a tool letting military units order custom drones built to their own specifications.
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin currently has no desire to negotiate an end to the war, as he expects a harsh winter to weaken Ukraine and divide Ukrainian society.

Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned new U.S. economic sanctions, calling them "economic terrorism" and "a crime against humanity," and vowed to use "all means and capacities" to defend national sovereignty.

Zulfikar Bukhari, a PTI spokesperson, sent one of the strongest signals so far that the party was willing to reconcile with the military, potentially easing one of the tensest stand-offs in recent Pakistani political history.

Family members of U.S. troops and veterans are stranded at a camp in Qatar that the U.S. is planning to close Sept. 30, an aid organization said.

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