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Fars, the IRGC-linked news agency, reports that an Emirati oil tanker was seized in the northern lane of the Strait of Hormuz and is now heading to the port of Bandar Abbas.
The US State Department’s Rewards for Justice program on Tuesday announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the location of several of the people included in the charges.

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Coal companies are reporting a huge rise in profits, but analysts say global clean energy transition is still on track.

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On Tuesday evening, Russian occupiers struck a civilian enterprise in Balakliia community of Kharkiv region, igniting a fire, reported Head of Balakliia City Military Administration Vitaliy Karabanov.

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Trump is scaling back US-South Korea military exercises as he signals interest in renewed talks with Kim Jong Un.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted credentials from the newly appointed ambassadors of Bulgaria, Estonia, India, and Germany, welcoming them to the start of their diplomatic missions in Ukraine.

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Ukraine's popular ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections on Tuesday evening, stating that the nation was facing a crisis of governance. Fedorov was dismissed last month, sparking days of protests across Ukraine. It is the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022 that a Ukrainian political figure demands presidential elections.

First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Andrey Denisov noted that the Russian lawmakers’ trip to the US in the spring could "only be welcomed"

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Israeli forces abduct two during raid in Syria’s Quneitra Israeli forces stormed the town of Jubata al-Khashab, in the northern countryside of Syria's Quneitra province, according to Syrian state television. A number of properties were searched during the raid, with two individuals abducted afterwards.

Higher energy costs push up CPI but jobs slowdown could deter Bank of England from raising interest rates UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July as the impact of the Iran war on energy prices triggered a renewed cost of living squeeze for British households. Underscoring the challenge for Andy Burnham’s government to give “breathing space” to hard-pressed consumers, the Office for National Statistics said inflation rose from 2.6% in June. Continue reading...

Japan is weighing how far to push back after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed island last week, as analysts debate whether tougher measures would have much impact on Moscow. Some observers urged Japan to recall its ambassador, impose additional sanctions and deepen cooperation with Ukraine to show it would not be “bullied”, while others said Tokyo had little economic leverage left given already weak bilateral ties and its reliance on Russian natural gas. Putin made his...

Mykhailo Fedorov's call is first such demand by a major Ukrainian political figure since Russia's full-scale invasion.

Lebanon's Al-Akhbar report: Two Israeli Air Force jets carried out eight strikes on Abu al-Dahour military airport in Idlib early yesterday, destroying all four runways and heavily damaging infrastructure. The jets reportedly entered from Lebanon, circled for about an hour afterward, while patrol aircraft scanned the site before and after the strikes.
Since the evening of August 18, Russian troops have attacked two districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times with drones and shelled them with artillery.
SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's order to curb joint military drills appeared aimed in part at pressuring Seoul to support U.S. efforts in the Iran war, alongside other unresolved issues such as investment. "I think President Trump's message includes pressure over several pending issues concerning the South Korean government, as well as a message to North Korea and an intention by the United States to break a st

Ukraine's Atesh partisan movement says its agents destroyed three relay stations used by Russian forces in Kursk Oblast, disrupting links between military units and command posts.

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Iran's top negotiator says ties with Iraq 'cannot be severed' Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator said that Tehran's relationship with Iraq is a "historical bond that cannot be severed", after talks were held in Baghdad between the two countries. "Our neighbourliness was founded on the basis of brotherhood in the most trying of times, resistance to foreign interventions, and faith in the shared destiny of both countries; and this past, rich with lessons, shall be the beacon for the

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At least nine people were killed and several others injured in a fire at a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday, a senior fire department official said. “Nine people were killed, including a child, in the fire that broke out early on Wednesday,” said Anuj Sharma, the fire services director of West Bengal state. “Thick smoke enveloped the hotel. Some victims were found in the bathrooms.” Five fire engines were deployed to bring the blaze under control, while police and disaster...
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[OCHA] (Geneva/New York, 19 August 2026): 2025 set another grim record for violence against aid workers, with 907 colleagues killed, injured or kidnapped, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today on World Humanitarian Day.
The Associated Press called both the Republican and Democratic primary races for governor at 8 p.m., about an hour after polls closed on Tuesday, with around 85% of the votes counted in both races.

A total of 239 combat clashes occurred on the battlefield over the past day, most of them on the Kostiantynivka front, where Ukraine's defence forces repelled 31 Russian assaults.

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Ten months after a ceasefire was declared, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are still reported missing.

Explosions and a suspected drone attack were reported in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, with thick smoke seen near the Sverdlov explosives plant.

[Dabanga] El Obeid / Jargeira / Bara / Jabra El Sheikh -- The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said on Monday that its air defences shot down two long-range drones operated by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over North Kordofan, as the paramilitary group steps up drone attacks across the state.

[Dabanga] El Kurmuk / Geisan / Assosa / Wad Madani / Sennar -- Sudan's battlefield is undergoing rapid shifts across several fronts, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensifying military operations in Blue Nile state, according to security and military expert Brig Gen Dr Jamal El Shahid.
By Emma Farge GENEVA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A record number of humanitarian workers were attacked last year, driven partly by increased use of armed drones, the United Nations said on Wednesday, calling the trend "appalling". Some 907 aid workers were killed, injured or kidnapped in 2025 versus 833 the year before, according to the Aid Worker Security Database, a platform funded by Canada and Australia that compiles major security incidents affecting aid workers. Of those, 350 were killed, down sli