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🇺🇦 Ukraine·TASS·3 months ago

Russian forces hit Ukraine’s military warehouses in Chernomorsk, Yuzhny ports — top brass

Targets were hit on the evening of August 19

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant suffers another blackout, nuclear safety risks grow

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·LiveUAMap·3 months ago

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Overnight Russia launched Oniks, Tsyrkon, Iskander-M, S-400 missiles, 36 cruise missiles Kh-101/Iskander-K/Kh-59, 8 cruise missiles Kaliber, 2 Banderol loitering ammunition and 168 strike drones of different types, - Ukrainian Air Force

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The U.S. Army is phasing out a 600-soldier experimental drone-assault battalion in Europe, returning it to airborne infantry duties after upcoming exercises.

The U.S. Army is phasing out a 600-soldier experimental drone-assault battalion in Europe, returning it to airborne infantry duties after upcoming exercises. Acting Army chief Gen. Christopher LaNeve’s move reflects a broader “back-to-basics” shift and reverses an initiative designed to rapidly absorb lessons from Ukraine’s drone warfare. Source: WSJ

🇾🇪 Yemen·LiveUAMap·3 months ago

Houthis forces target Saudi troop rallys in Taiz.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Interfax Ukraine·3 months ago

Death toll in Zhytomyr from Russian attack on National Police building rises to 3, 53 injured

The death toll in Zhytomyr from yesterday’s Russian attack on a National Police regional headquarters building has risen to three, with a further 53 people injured, the press service of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) said.

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Unification minister says U.S.-N. Korea dialogue key first step to halting Pyongyang's nuclear program

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang are the...

🌍 Global·Yonhap·3 months ago

🌍 Global·France 24·3 months ago

China jails founder, fines disgraced property giant Evergrande

China sentenced the founder of embattled property giant Evergrande to life in prison and fined the group more than $2 billion on Thursday for offences including fraud, five years after a high-profile default.

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Russia loses 1,480 personnel, 503 pieces of special equipment over past day - General Staff

Ukraine’s defense forces eliminated 1,480 occupying troops, seven tanks, 56 artillery systems, 1,672 UAVs, and 503 vehicles and special equipment over the past day, the Armed Forces General Staff reported on Facebook on Thursday morning.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Interfax Ukraine·3 months ago

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South Korea estimates North Korea has 80–120 nuclear warheads, far above Trump’s figure of 57.

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Death toll from Russian attack on Zhytomyr rises to three, 53 injured – photos

Three people have been killed and 53 injured in a Russian drone attack on a National Police building in Zhytomyr, with rescue and recovery work continuing.

🇮🇱 Israel·Jerusalem Post·3 months ago

Australia summons Israeli envoy over decision not to prosecute aid worker killings

The attack drew widespread condemnation from the United States and several allies after citizens of Britain and Poland, as well as Palestinians and a dual US-Canadian citizen were among those killed.

🇰🇵 North Korea·France 24·3 months ago

Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year

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2 killed in roof collapse amid torrential rainfall in KP's Swabi

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🌍 Global·Dawn·3 months ago

🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·3 months ago

Israeli defence minister warns Turkey against 'threatening its security'

Israeli defence minister warns Turkey against 'threatening its security' Israel's defence minister said that president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is "dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria," indicating that Ankara risks consequences for its ties with Damascus. "Israel will not allow any actor to threaten its security," Israel Katz said in a post on X. "It would be better for Erdogan to continue his detached-from-reality, fanciful rhetoric against Israel in the Turkish Grand National Ass

🇮🇷 Iran·NDTV World·3 months ago

On Front Line Of Iran War, Kuwait Digs In For A Familiar Fight

Iranian strikes stirred up some familiar fears and exposed familiar vulnerabilities in the tiny petrostate.

🌍 Global·Guardian World·3 months ago

Melancholy made in Hungary is fuelling bestsellers across the globe – and widely misunderstood

A ‘capacity for despair’ forged by political oppression has long been consider a Magyar national trait. But after Orbán, writers in the country remind us that melancholy must not always be bleak A lone visitor looks for a garden outside an empty monastery. A morose housekeeper won’t let anyone behind the door of her own home. A retired general living alone on a crumbling estate waits 40 years to confront the only friend he ever had. Melancholy, an affinity with oblivion without a concrete cause,

At least 12 people have been killed and 23 injured in a massive attack on Kyiv.

At least 12 people have been killed and 23 injured in a massive attack on Kyiv. Residential buildings, warehouses, a medical facility and other sites were hit, with people trapped under rubble.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: The so-called “Economic D-Day” is a diversion from America's own crisis: unprecedented debt & surging interest costs. Doubling down on failed policies will only bring further defeat—and enmity of Iranians. US economic terrorism threatens global economy and sovereignty worldwide.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·3 months ago

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Russia loses another 1,480 soldiers in war against Ukraine over past 24 hours

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·3 months ago

Moldova reports Shahed drone entered its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine

Moldova says a military drone, possibly a Shahed, entered its airspace for about six minutes during an overnight Russian strike on Ukraine.

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Israeli army admits firing on car in death of 5-year-old Hind Rajab

The Israeli military on Wednesday admitted its troops fired on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing which drew international outrage. The military also published reviews into four other high-profile incidents in Gaza, saying it was launching a criminal probe into the 2025 killing of 15 Palestinian medics and humanitarian personnel. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell brings us more with this report.

🇮🇱 Israel·France 24·3 months ago

🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·3 months ago

Mossad chief called Syria over Turkish army presence before airbase strike: Report

Mossad chief called Syria over Turkish army presence before airbase strike: Report Mossad had phone call with Syria’s foreign minister on 14 August to discuss Turkey’s military presence in Syria, according to Reuters citing several sources. The call, made just days before Israel struck a military airbase in Irbil, is one of the highest-level contacts to date between Tel Aviv and the administration led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa. The majority of the call surrounded Turkey’s military role in S

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Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills 12, injures 34 - Klitschko

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🕌 Middle East·X/@osint613·3 months ago

Trump aide Natalie Harp worked in the White House for more than a year without a security clearance, despite unusually close access to the president and potentially sensitive information.

Trump aide Natalie Harp worked in the White House for more than a year without a security clearance, despite unusually close access to the president and potentially sensitive information. After repeated internal concerns and pressure—including intervention from Trump—she eventually completed the background-check process and received clearance. Source: MS NOW

Senator Darline Graham:

Senator Darline Graham: Is national security important? Absolutely. Can I learn? I'm smart. Yes, I'll learn. I'll become informed.

Kyiv declares 21 August day of mourning after Russian attack

Kyiv will hold a day of mourning on 21 August after an overnight Russian attack killed 12 people and injured 34 in the Ukrainian capital.

🇮🇱 Israel·Deutsche Welle·3 months ago

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Middle East updates: Trump warns 'economic consequences' for nations helping Iran

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz: Erdogan is dragging Türkiye into dangerous adventures in Syria. Israel will not allow any entity to threaten its security. It is preferable for Erdogan to continue delivering empty, delusional speeches against Israel in the Turkish parliament rather than testing Israel's resolve to defend itself.

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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani says Israel had no justification for bombing the Abu al-Duhur airbase, arguing Syria had already told Israel there was no planned Turkish base or permanent Tu

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Trump:

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One killed and seven injured in Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast

A combined Russian attack involving drones and ballistic and cruise missiles killed one person and injured seven in Kyiv Oblast, damaging homes and infrastructure.

🇮🇱 Israel·Dawn·3 months ago

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No restrictions: The gap Pakistani founders saw in AI

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🇷🇺 Russia·France 24·3 months ago

Kyiv targeted by massive Russian strikes killing several people

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·3 months ago

Battlefield sees 234 clashes: 26 attacks repelled on Pokrovsk front alone – Ukraine's General Staff

A total of 234 combat clashes occurred on the battlefield over the past day, most of them on the Pokrovsk front, where Ukraine's defence forces repelled 26 Russian assaults.

🌍 Global·Al Jazeera·3 months ago

Exclusive: Pentagon sends ‘political loyalty’ survey to US allies

In a questionnaire, the Pentagon presented a list of questions to 31 NATO allies to determine ‘loyalty’ to the US.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·BBC World·3 months ago

Captured Ukrainian-born soldiers tell BBC why they fought for Russia

Men born in Ukraine who fought for Russia are tried for treason, but at a prisoner of war camp in western Ukraine, many believe they were defending their homeland.

🇰🇵 North Korea·Yonhap·3 months ago

(2nd LD) N. Korea typically estimated to have 80-120 nuclear weapons: defense minister

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