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Israel prepares major Lebanon strike; US intervention halts action to preserve Rome talks

Israel was preparing a significant strike in Lebanon after the recent incident, N12 reports. The Trump administration intervened to hold it back and preserve a third day of negotiations in Rome. Those talks will continue, though several points of contention remain unresolved.

🇮🇱 Israel·Guardian World·11 days ago

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Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the strait of Hormuz is close to being finalised – Middle East crisis live

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FO slams India's remarks on AJK polls, says it has no 'standing or moral authority' to comment on process

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·LiveUAMap·11 days ago

Health Emergency Operations Center: Israeli raids on the town of Burj al-Shamali resulted in the injury of 8 citizens. https://lebanon.liveuamap.com/en/2026/6-august-08-health-emergency-operations-cen

Health Emergency Operations Center: Israeli raids on the town of Burj al-Shamali resulted in the injury of 8 citizens. https://lebanon.liveuamap.com/en/2026/6-august-08-health-emergency-operations-center-israeli-raids

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South Korea and Japan have flagged a suspected ballistic missile launch by North Korea toward the Sea of Japan(East Sea)/East Sea https://koreas.liveuamap.com/en/2026/6-august-08-south-korea-and-japan

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·LiveUAMap·11 days ago

🇮🇷 Iran·Nikkei Asia·11 days ago

How the US-Iran war has redrawn Asia's energy map

🇺🇦 Ukraine·TASS·11 days ago

Russia’s Investigative Committee reveals details of Ukraine’s Kursk Region incursion

According to Russian Investigative Committee Spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko, 640 civilians were killed and over 560 were wounded

Iranian pilots attacked US bases without GPS, according to a deputy coordinator of Iranian Army Air Force, who described how the mission relied on old-school navigation to stay undetected:

Iranian pilots attacked US bases without GPS, according to a deputy coordinator of Iranian Army Air Force, who described how the mission relied on old-school navigation to stay undetected: Our pilots were trained to guide the fighter jets in various missions using only maps and rudimentary systems, without relying on GPS or INS [inertial navigation]. Perhaps our trump card was that there was no outgoing signal—not even a radio signal—from our aircraft, and probably on the first day, the enemy

🇰🇵 North Korea·Yonhap·11 days ago

N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: military

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward th...

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Japan says North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile.

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🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·11 days ago

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In Lozova, Russians strike train car near station; fatalities and injuries reported

In Lozova, Kharkiv region, Russian troops struck a train car that was near the train station; there are fatalities and injuries.

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Settler terrorism is the modern incarnation of the Zionist dream

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Russians attack cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain: fire breaks out, one killed, several injured

Russian forces attacked a Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship carrying Ukrainian wheat in the Black Sea, killing one person and injuring three others.

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrainska Pravda·11 days ago

🇷🇺 Russia·Al Jazeera·11 days ago

Why is France developing a new nuclear strategy?

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·11 days ago

Russians strike Bosch warehouse: entire stock destroyed

The warehouse of Bosch Ukraine's logistics partner has been destroyed in a Russian attack. Early reports indicate that all Bosch products stored there have been destroyed.

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Ukraine hits two Russian oil refineries in Yaroslavl and Ufa and drone control equipment in occupied territory – General Staff

Ukrainian troops hit oil refineries in Yaroslavl and Ufa, as well as relay stations Russian forces used to control strike drones.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·11 days ago

🌍 Global·Yonhap·11 days ago

(URGENT) N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: military

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PMDC reschedules MDCAT; exam to now be held on Sept 20

The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) announced on Thursday that the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), previously scheduled to be held on August 16, would now be held on September 20. A press release issued by the council said, “On the directions of the honourable prime minister of Pakistan, PMDC hereby informs all candidates, parents, educational institutions and other stakeholders that the MDCAT, previously scheduled to be held on Aug 16, has been rescheduled to Sept

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Guardian World·11 days ago

Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries as Moscow continues attacks on Ukrainian cities – Europe live

Zelenskyy says military managed to hit two refineries in targeted attacks At least six people were killed and 36 injured in another round of Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting the eastern city of Balakliia and the northern region of Sumy. But the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, noted that Ukraine’s military managed to hit two Russian refineries in targeted attacks, hitting “Russia’s oil revenues, which it uses to finance the war and the killing of Ukrainians.” Continue re

🇮🇷 Iran·Guardian World·11 days ago

Positive Persimmon looks to tap into ‘Burnham bounce’ on housebuilding

Firm lifts outlook saying it’s well placed to benefit from PM’s focus on new homes despite ongoing cost pressures of Iran war UK housebuilder Persimmon has lifted its outlook, saying it is “well-placed” to benefit from prime minister Andy Burnham’s policy agenda, despite growing costs linked to the Iran war. Despite rising cost pressures, Persimmon has lifted its outlook for the full year and now plans to complete 12,500 new homes by year-end, at the upper reach of its previous guidance. Continu

HIGHGround

Battlegroup North destroys 347 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs, 8 ground robots over past day

According to the battlegroup’s spokesman Vasily Mezhevykh, combined arms units of the Battlegroup North, including crews of unmanned systems troops, neutralized up to 290 military personnel

🌍 Global·TASS·11 days ago

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In Odesa region, Russia attacks ship carrying Ukrainian wheat, one dead, three injured

In the Odesa region, Russian forces attacked a ship flying the flag of Guinea-Bissau and carrying Ukrainian wheat: One person was killed, and three were injured.

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·11 days ago

Russia is training newly recruited North Korean troops, likely in preparation for future offensive operations in Ukraine.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Interfax Ukraine·11 days ago

Ukraine book industry urges clearing of warehouses

Former Ukrainian Institute of National Memory (UINM) head Volodymyr Vyatrovych, a European Solidarity lawmaker on the Verkhovna Rada’s committee on humanitarian and information policy, has called for accelerating the clearing of book warehouses through libraries and bookstores to prevent Russian strikes from destroying publishing stock.

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Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine as Moscow intercepts hundreds of drones

Ukraine officials say three people killed in Kharkiv region and three in Sumy, as Russia says it intercepted 605 drones.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Al Jazeera·11 days ago

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'Growing pattern of media curbs': HRCP, PFUJ express concern over new rules for foreign press

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) have expressed concerns regarding media freedom after the government mandated foreign media personnel to seek permission for travelling to any city outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi for news coverage. “The requirement that journalists obtain state approval to report from large parts of the country sends a chilling message: that critical reporting is unwelcome,” HRCP noted in a statement about

🇮🇱 Israel·War on the Rocks·11 days ago

The Blood Price: In Israel, Military Sacrifice Is Becoming Political Power

In late June, cadets at the Israeli military’s officer training school sat through a lecture by Ofer Winter, a retired brigadier general and a polarizing figure in the Israel Defense Forces. According to Haaretz, Winter told the future officers that “there are no uninvolved civilians in Gaza” and accused two former chiefs of staff of politically blocking his career. Regulations prohibit political activity in training programs, and the Israeli military later called the episode a failure. The cade

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Occupiers shell Donetsk region 33 times, injuring 9 civilians – official

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🌍 Global·South China Morning Post·11 days ago

Japan’s Takaichi stops short of clear pledge to maintain non-nuclear principles

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IHC reserves ruling on maintainability of plea challenging presidential delay in judicial appointments

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its verdict on the maintainability of a plea challenging President Asif Ali Zardari’s delay in approving a summary for the appointment and confirmation of judges to various high courts. The writ petition, filed by advocate Luqman Zafar Chaudhary through his counsel Zahid Asif Chaudhry on Wednesday, urged the court to direct the president to approve the summary forwarded by the prime minister for the appointment of 19 additional judge

IDF acknowledges Lebanese civilians entered restricted security zone; ceasefire violations prompt renewed operations

REPORT: The IDF has acknowledged that Lebanese civilians recently entered the village of Al Mansouri inside the Israeli controlled security zone, (potentially) accompanied by the Lebanese Army, without the Israeli public being informed. This area is not part of the pilot program of IDF withdrawal. The Lebanon civilians yesterday were ordered to evacuate after Hezbollah’s ceasefire violation prompted renewed IDF operations. @shailevy6 asks: How were civilians allowed into the restricted IDF

IHC reserves ruling on maintainability of plea filed over delay in presidential nod for judicial appointments

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court reserved on Thursday its verdict on the maintainability of a plea challenging President Asif Ali Zardari’s delay in approving a summary for the appointment and confirmation of judges to various high courts. The writ petition, filed by advocate Luqman Zafar Chaudhary through his counsel Zahid Asif Chaudhry on Wednesday, urged the court to direct the president to approve the summary forwarded by the prime minister for the appointment of 19 additional judges and

Germany disrupts Russian plot to assassinate Ukrainian drone supplier

Germany disrupted a Russian intelligence plot to kill Stefan Thumann, founder of drone manufacturer Donaustahl, a supplier of drones to Ukraine. Two suspected Russian-recruited agents were arrested in Germany and Spain. - Die Zeit / Pravda Ukraine

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NEW: US-Ukraine intelligence sharing has rebounded to previous high levels after its brief suspension in March 2025, significantly boosting Ukraine's deep-strike drone and missile campaign inside Russ

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PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir to visit Saudi Arabia from August 6 to 8

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🇮🇶 Iraq·Dawn·11 days ago

German authorities, acting on a tip from a foreign intelligence partner, disrupted a Russian intelligence plot to assassinate Stefan Thumann, founder and CEO of Bavarian drone manufacturer Donaustahl,

German authorities, acting on a tip from a foreign intelligence partner, disrupted a Russian intelligence plot to assassinate Stefan Thumann, founder and CEO of Bavarian drone manufacturer Donaustahl, which supplies reconnaissance and FPV drones to Ukraine. Investigators say two suspected Russian-recruited agents surveilled Thumann, his home, and his company before being arrested in Germany and Spain on suspicion of acting for a foreign intelligence service. Source: Pravda Ukraine

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Ukraine releases footage of fibre-optic cable from Russian FPV drones in Kharkiv forests

Ukraine has released footage of forests in Kharkiv's Vovchansk district smothered in fibre-optic cable left behind by Russian FPV drones. https://t.co/yRcT4Rf4Aa

🌍 Global·NDTV World·11 days ago

Hiroshima Marks 81st Atomic Bomb Anniversary With Calls To End Nuclear Weapons

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🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·11 days ago

Morning update

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Lt. Gen. Igor Yerusalimov, ~53, a senior Russian officer, was buried under heavy security in Moscow with multiple sources linking his death to the Aug 1 bombing at the Balzi Rossi restaurant.

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