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Two executives detained in Taiwan over claims that Chinese-made chips and flight-control boards were secretly used in military training drones supplied to the Army. The companies are also accused of faking certificates of origin and hiding the Chinese parts, per Taiwan News.

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The battlegroup’s fighters destroyed 39 ground robotic systems in the Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, and Slavyansk sectors

Taiwan has detained two executives over allegations that Chinese-made chips and flight-control boards were secretly used in military training drones supplied to the Army. Investigators also accuse the companies of falsifying certificates of origin and concealing Chinese components, raising national-security concerns over defense procurement. Source: Taiwan News

Thailand is ready to shift its approach to a slow-burn insurgency in its Muslim-majority deep south and revitalise a peace process, Bangkok’s chief negotiator has said, as violence simmers in one of Southeast Asia’s longest-running conflicts. Any such move could mark a return to addressing the political roots of a conflict that has killed more than 7,800 people since 2004, when the latest round of the insurgency led mainly by the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) flared in Thailand’s southernmost.

Africans have turned to one of their own for fuel as the world’s supplies run low. But they are not the only ones with the continent’s richest man on speed dial.

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Iran records $7.5bn in oil earnings during first four months of 2026 Iran channelled $7.5bn in foreign currency earnings from oil sales to its central bank during the first four months of the year, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported. Fars, citing Oil Ministry data, said the figure marked a 50 percent increase from the same period in 2025. Officials expect the money to fund the government’s foreign currency requirements until late December. The figures cover the opening months of 2026, i

The battlegroup's fighters also destroyed an armored combat vehicle, 10 motor vehicles and an electronic warfare station
Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau NABU launched "Operation Forrest Gump" targeting an alleged criminal organization led by current and former MPs with participation from senior Office of the President officials. Sources name the Deputy Head of Zelensky's Office, Iryna Mudra, and sitting MP Vadym Stolar as subjects of searches. Released wiretaps discuss "four bags" of money and access to the President's Office. The operation is linked to the earlier "Operation Midas" energy corruption case, wi

Ukraine’s sacked defence minister calls for wartime elections
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PM’s plan to shield households from more pressure risks being overwhelmed by wider price rises UK inflation rises to 2.9% Business live – latest updates July’s increase in inflation, to 2.9%, is likely to be the first of several, underlining the challenge facing Andy Burnham in shielding consumers from a fresh cost of living squeeze this autumn. Rising energy bills, as an increase in Ofgem’s quarterly price cap came into force, were the main driver of the jump in inflation, from 2.6% in June.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho said Trump's message appeared aimed at pressuring Seoul on several issues, signaling North Korea, and breaking the stalemate in the Iran war.

Armed forces repelled rebel fighters in the key city after hours of intense fighting that left nearly 100 wounded.
A Russian drone attacked a minibus in Kherson, killing four people and injuring five others.

'Violence, dispossession, and destruction': Israeli forces and settlers launch 467 West Bank attacks in one week Israeli forces and settlers launched at least 467 attacks on Palestinian communities across the occupied West Bank over the past week, the Palestinian prime minister’s office said. In a post on X, the office said the violence damaged 75 Palestinian homes and other structures. It described the attacks as part of a “relentless escalation of violence, dispossession, and destruction”. I

A medical university student from India was injured in the attack

Ukrainian soldier Yevhen Minzhenerm, 21, was killed near Pavlohrad. He returned from Türkiye at the age of 18, lost a leg on the front line but later returned to military service.
URCS assists victims of Russian drone, guided bomb attacks in Zaporizhzhia

Kiev derailed Grossi’s visit to the ZNPP scheduled for August 20-21
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IDF Chief Eyal Zamir meets his Greek counterpart.

A source close to Iran's negotiating team, to Fars: "In practice, there were no direct negotiations between Iran and the United States. The talks on control of the Strait of Hormuz were held with Oman. After the U.S. violated the Islamabad Agreement, contact with the American side stopped. The last talks were not with the U.S., but with the Omani side."

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Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections in Ukraine in the biggest challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. DW has more.

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Investigation into unnamed lawmakers comes hours before parliament is due to to vote on successor to Mykhailo Fedorov as he calls for elections Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies opened an investigation into unnamed lawmakers and presidential advisers just hours before a key vote in parliament, adding to pressure on president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Nabu and Sapo agencies released no further details, Reuters noted, but their announcement comes just hours before the Ukrainian parliament is due t

In a Pacific war, the U.S. military cannot assume uncontested access to its depots and supply lines for munitions, spare parts, food, water, and energy. Jonathan is joined by David Tuttle (Rune Technologies), Paul Lwin (HavocAI), and Tom Garvey (CACI) to discuss sustaining a dispersed force that’s facing enemy fire and lacks stable, secure communications. They debate autonomy versus automation, predictive resupply, where the data comes from, and which lessons from Ukraine transfer across theater

Iran has survived decades of sanctions. Faced with more, it is likely to escalate rather than surrender, analysts said.

Macau has unveiled a sweeping five-year strategic blueprint to break its long-standing dependence on casino revenues by pivoting towards modern financial services, digital currency adoption and deeper economic integration with mainland China. Under its third five-year plan for economic and social development, released on Tuesday, the gambling hub aims to boost the added value of non-gaming industries to about 60 per cent of gross domestic product by 2030, up from 56.7 per cent in 2024. Gaming...

A US guided-missile destroyer that was adrift in the South China Sea without power last month is a sign that America is taxing its reserve capacity as its operation against Iran drags on, according to an analyst. “This is an extremely unusual occurrence and a variety of equipment and process failures would have to have taken place,” said Brad Martin, a former US Navy captain who is now a senior policy researcher at Washington-based think tank the Rand Corporation. “Failures such as this are a...

At Kursk and North Slobozhansky(Sumy) direction Ukrainian forces have repelled 3 Russian army assaults, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Lyman direction clashes yesterday near Lyman, Drobysheve and near Ridkodub and Novoselivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Pokrovsk direction clashes yesterday near Udachne, Novooleksandrivka, Molodetske, Kotlyne and towards Bilytske, Novyy Donbas, Shevchenko, Serhiyivka, Vasylivka, Myrne, Hannivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Oleksandrivka direction clashes yesterday near Nove Zaporizhzhya, Rybne and Sosnivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Russian artillery shelled Korenok, Sopych, Bachivsk, Neskuchne, Bezsalivka, Ulanove, Tovstodubove, Luzhky, Volfyne, Yastrubschyna, Seredyna Buda of Sumy region, Tymanovychi, Senkivka, Huta-Studenetska, Yanzhulivka, Topolya of Chernihiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Huliaipole direction clashes yesterday near Rivne, Dobropillya, Zaliznychne, Novoselivka, Lisne, Charivne, Hirke, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports