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US president pivots towards ‘crushing’ economic operation against Iran and its trading partners as military strikes fail to bring Tehran to the table Donald Trump has announced a new campaign to isolate Iran’s economy, threatening “tremendous economic consequences” on any country that helps or does business with Tehran, a move that could set up a fresh confrontation with China if implemented. “Today, I am announcing the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country!” Trump wrot

Apartment blocks and warehouses were targeted in the "massive attack" on Thursday, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

Oil supertankers in Gulf are renting for $500,000 per day: Report Supertanker owners are getting paid $510,000 per day to bring crude oil from the Gulf to Asia, in a sign of high demand for vessels to transit the waterway as fighting rages in the region and alternative routes take supply from the market. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that earnings from the Middle East-to-China route have jumped to their highest level since June. The rising figure suggests that demand for vessels is high and s

Andrey Denisov says oil supplies from Russia to China grew by 92% in the first seven months amid the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz

Eight people have been killed and 33 injured in a Russian attack on Kyiv, with rescue workers continuing working in three districts of the capital.
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US President Donald Trump has threatened ‘economic D-Day’ on any countries that help or do business with Iran.
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Aug 20 (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said he made clear to Israel there were no plans to establish a Turkish military base at Abu al-Duhur airbase, which Israel struck on Tuesday, saying the site was being rehabilitated for use by the Syrian Air Force. Al-Shaibani said Turkish military officers had visited the base as part of training and broader military cooperation. He denied any Turkish military build-up, sayingthe facility was largely empty and not yet operational.
By Renju Jose SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Australia summoned Israel's ambassador on Thursday and expressed outrage at a decision by its military not to pursue criminal proceedings over the death of an Australian aid worker in a 2024 airstrike in Gaza. The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had found no basis to investigate the killings of seven aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity, including Australian Zomi Frankcom, after a fact-finding and assessment procedure.
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Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,480 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

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From a small makeshift tent in the central Gaza Strip, a dedicated team works to carefully store and document some of the war-shattered territory's most precious commodities: local seeds. Shelves of unassuming plastic tubs line the walls of the Al Qarara Seed Bank, each holding indigenous seeds seen as a way of reviving Gaza's devastated farming sector and preserving its agricultural heritage.

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US-Iran War: India's relationship with Iran is not just about energy. Indian companies sell a range of products in the Iranian market.

Independent senator urges prime minister to reconsider, arguing $5,000 cap for allied health services did not go far enough Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Jacqui Lambie has slammed Labor over its controversial $5,000 cap for allied health services for veterans, and accused it of a “callous disregard for veterans’ health and wellbeing”. The independent Tasmanian senator told the Senate in a fiery speech on Wedn

Garry Minkh says these documents can still be used as instruments for dialogue with the West

The strikes on the Ukrainian capital and its surrounding regions also injured dozens. In neighboring Poland, the military started preventive aviation operations to protect its airspace.

INTERIOR Minister Mohsin Naqvi has rightly diagnosed Pakistan’s poor performance. But will his prescription — the creation of 12 or 32 provinces and administrative units — take us towards inclusive and sustained economic growth? If the present system is to be reset, this should be the end goal against which any proposed restructuring must be judged. Two pillars need strengthening. The first is the delivery of basic services — education, healthcare, drinking water, garbage disposal, public transp

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By Kanishka Singh and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned of economic consequences against any country that provided "any type of lifeline to Iran" as the U.S. looks to resolve a war it began alongside Israel nearly six months ago. Thousands of people have been killed in the war, which quickly drew in countries across the Gulf, and global markets have been shocked as Iran flexed its ability to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, throug

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• Manages to complete quorum; seven bills tabled, eight reports laid • Bilawal, Fazl, Hamza Shehbaz make brief appearances • Minister fears ransom payment to Somali pirates could encourage more abductions ISLAMABAD: After initially facing embarrassment due to the low attendance of treasury members in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the government eventually managed to complete quorum and take up nearly day’s entire agenda. On Tuesday, the National Assembly had witnessed an unprecedented sess

Spokesman Ivan Bigma said that the battlegroup had also destroyed 98 Ukrainian hexacopters and five HIMARS projectiles

• Manages to complete quorum; seven bills tabled, eight reports laid • Bilawal, Fazl, Hamza Shehbaz make brief appearances • Minister fears ransom payment to Somali pirates could encourage more abductions ISLAMABAD: After initially facing embarrassment due to the low attendance of treasury members in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the government eventually managed to complete quorum and take up nearly day’s entire agenda. On Tuesday, the National Assembly had witnessed an unprecedented sess

Earlier this month Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei reshuffled Tehran's top security team, putting his own personal stamp on the appointments and readying the Islamic republic for a long-term confrontation with the United States. Khamenei, in power since his father Ali Khamenei was killed at the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran in February, has yet to be seen in public since taking on the top job and his health and influence remain uncertain.

Hind Rajab's grandmother rejects Israeli army probe into killing, calls for independent international investigation: Report The grandmother of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab has rejected an Israeli military probe into her killing, Anadolu Agency reported. Following an announcement by the military admitting to Rajab's killing, Hind’s grandmother told Anadolu that the family has no confidence in Israeli investigations or the Israeli judiciary. The grandmother has instead demanded that

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A crudely made animated film has emerged as an unexpected cultural flashpoint in China, sparking debate over how memes and online virality are reshaping audience perceptions of what is worth watching. Niu Lai, or The Arrival of the Ox, premiered in China on August 5, following a young calf’s dreamlike journey to becoming a warrior. Its rudimentary visuals quickly invited ridicule: snakes resemble spring-loaded strips, grass is depicted as yellow blocks labelled “grass,” and leaves appear as...

• FBR launches mobile app for Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for small traders • Pakistan formally seeks US Exchange Stabilisation Support Facility ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday renewed his call for a simplified tax return form for salaried taxpayers, saying there was “no logic” behind the lengthy and cumbersome process currently applied to one of the country’s most documented segments. The minister made the remarks at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) headquarters during

An official in Russian law enforcement structures said that after being recruited via social networks, they came to Colombia and signed contracts with the Ukrainian army

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