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Why Siberia’s warming landscape could shatter Trump’s Arctic ambitions
As the United States, Russia and China race to turn a melting Arctic into the world’s next major economic gateway, their strategic ambitions face a hidden threat: thawing permafrost. Since returning to office last year, US President Donald Trump has pushed to expand America’s Arctic footprint. This includes investing in icebreakers to counter Russian and Chinese shipping ambitions, unlocking natural resources in Alaska and renewing efforts to buy or annex Greenland. Yet, as the three powers vie.
🇷🇺 Russia·South China Morning Post·3 months ago
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Large fire breaks out at fuel depot near Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah
At least 20 injured and dozens of fuel tankers destroyed as flames rip through warehouse near northern Kurdish city.
🇮🇶 Iraq·Al Jazeera·3 months ago
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Lee reaffirms push to retake wartime operational control of troops during his term
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday reaffirmed his com...
🌍 Global·Yonhap·3 months ago
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Trump’s decision to scale back South Korea drills unsettles Asian allies: ‘makes no sense’
President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea does not just slight a long-time ally but raises broader concerns about the security interests of the United States in Asia and elsewhere. Trump explained his decision by citing South Korea’s refusal to join his war against Iran and pointing to what he said was his good relationship with North Korea’s reclusive dictator Kim Jong-un, a transactional and personal approach to foreign policy that has defined...
🇰🇵 North Korea·South China Morning Post·3 months ago
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Turkey's Erdogan urges Trump to continue US-Iran talks, offers support in diplomatic efforts
The Turkish foreign minister seperately spoke with his Iranian counterpart in a call on Tuesday, where the two discussed efforts to open the Strait of Hormuz and continue the US-Iran ceasefire.
🇮🇷 Iran·Jerusalem Post·3 months ago
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(URGENT) Lee calls for strong alliance with U.S., speedy implementation of nuclear-powered submarine project
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🌍 Global·Yonhap·3 months ago
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Russia warns UK over supplying drones to Ukraine
An MoD spokesperson responds by saying Britain stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Ukraine.
🇺🇦 Ukraine·BBC World·3 months ago
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(URGENT) Lee calls for push to retake wartime operational control of troops during his term, as planned
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🌍 Global·Yonhap·3 months ago
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Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint
Author Adam Johnson criticises Waverley council saying ‘reality is often upsetting’ while Palestinian group says libraries should hold ‘challenging’ books Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A Sydney library has removed a book critical of Israel called How to Sell a Genocide, following a complaint reportedly from a survivor of the Bondi beach terror attack. Waverley library at Bondi Junction is in the same council area as Bondi beach. Continue reading...
🇮🇱 Israel·Guardian World·3 months ago
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Torrential rains kill one in South Korea while Philippine capital battles major flooding
More than 800mm of rain was recorded in the South Korean city of Geoje, which triggered a landslide that killed one person Torrential downpours that have pounded southern parts of South Korea have killed one person and injured four others, officials have confirmed. Heavy rains have been recorded in South Gyeongsang province, including the city of Geoje, where the 800-mm deluge triggered a landslide, the interior and safety ministry said. Continue reading...
🌍 Global·Guardian World·3 months ago
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Iran's Araghchi says no justification for 'reckless attack' on Iraq’s Kurdish region
Iran's Araghchi says no justification for 'reckless attack' on Iraq’s Kurdish region Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that "nothing justifies the reckless attack" that targeted the Iraqi Kurdistan prime minister's office overnight. "Kurdish friends should be vigilant against false-flag ploys to sow discord between neighbors," he said in a post on X. "We protected our Kurdish friends against Saddam and DAESH, and we're thankful for security they've provided on our border." Nothing
🇮🇶 Iraq·Middle East Eye·3 months ago
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WATCH: IDF arrests two terrorists, raids 100 sites in Duvdevan West Bank counterterror operation
The military said that both terrorists were suspected by the Shin Bet of planning and promoting terrorist plots to harm the citizens of the State of Israel and the IDF.
🇮🇱 Israel·Jerusalem Post·3 months ago
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Iran war live: Trump rejects MoU extension as US claims control of Hormuz
US president says Iran should 'put up the white flag of surrender' as the two nations’ MoU expired on Monday.
🇮🇷 Iran·Al Jazeera·3 months ago
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Erdogan urges Trump to pursue talks with Iran, offers support
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🇮🇷 Iran·Al Monitor·3 months ago
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Watch: Why has Trump shifted on North Korea?
Trump said the US will "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his "very good relationship" with Kim Jong Un.
🇰🇵 North Korea·BBC World·3 months ago
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Ukraine's military intelligence names ten more individuals involved in militarizing children in occupied territories
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has published information on ten individuals and two legal entities involved in the militarization and indoctrination of children in Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories.
🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·3 months ago
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"Would Pay A Price": Moscow Warns UK After British-Made Drones Hit Russia
In a statement, Russia's embassy in London accused Britain of becoming "an accomplice and co-perpetrator" of the attacks and of "deliberately opting for an escalation" in the conflict.
🇷🇺 Russia·NDTV World·3 months ago
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Russia summons Japan envoy over Kuril Islands dispute after Putin visit
Russia summons Japan envoy over disputed Kuril Islands row after Putin visit https://t.co/ha4epqWqVN
🌏 Asia·X/@scmpnews·3 months ago
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U.S. Military Training With South Korea Reduced Over Iran War Snub
Trump's decision comes amid growing concerns about America's commitment to Asian allies, especially as the standoff with Iran grinds on. The post U.S. Military Training With South Korea Reduced Over Iran War Snub appeared first on TWZ.
🇮🇷 Iran·The War Zone·3 months ago
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US diesel crack surpasses US$100 a barrel for the first time on supply disruptions
The US diesel crack, a key measure of refining profitability, hit an all-time high of US$102.20 a barrel on Monday as global supply disruptions from the wars in Iran and Ukraine run into peak agricultural consumption season. Measured as the premium of US diesel futures over US West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures, the US diesel crack was trading at US$99.82 a barrel, up 2.4 per cent from Friday. The crack has hit new intraday record highs in five of the last six sessions, reflecting...
🇺🇦 Ukraine·South China Morning Post·3 months ago
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Trump lets 60-day deadline for Iran peace deal expire, threatens to ‘bomb’ Oman
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🇮🇷 Iran·South China Morning Post·3 months ago
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CCD warns of disinformation about alleged “statement” by General Drapatyi’s wife
The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council continues to detect the spread of disinformation and manipulative materials aimed at discrediting Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi.
🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·3 months ago
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Kushner says US-Iran talks deepen as Washington demands Tehran abandon nuclear ambitions
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🇮🇷 Iran·Jerusalem Post·3 months ago
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Erdogan urges Trump to continue talks with Iran, offers support
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🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·3 months ago
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Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries; fuel shortages spread across 10+ regions
🇺🇦🔥🇷🇺⛽️ Russia is entering a second wave of fuel shortages, as renewed Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries once again begin translating into increasingly visible problems at Russian gas stations. According to Reuters, authorities have tightened gasoline sales in at least 10 Russian regions during August, while correspondents have now observed shortages even at some stations in the Moscow region. Diesel remains broadly available. The first wave of the crisis began in spring and spread acros
🌍 Global·X/@visionergeo·3 months ago
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Melbourne’s Armenian-Lebanese eatery Zareh named Gourmet Traveller’s restaurant of the year
Previous winners of the award have included Saint Peter, Attica, Orana by the late Jock Zonfrillo, and Quay Armenian-Lebanese eatery Zareh has been named Gourmet Traveller’s restaurant of the year, in a category of the annual industry awards that has historically been dominated by European-leaning cuisine and fine-dining establishments. The restaurant’s menu pulls from the Armenian, Egyptian and Lebanese backgrounds of co-owners Tom Sarafian and Jinane Bou-Assi: aish baladi (Egyptian flatbread)
🇦🇲 Armenia·Guardian World·3 months ago
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Kremlin stepping up recruitment of youth from occupied Ukraine with propaganda – CCD
The Kremlin is introducing new manipulative ways to lure young people from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine into the Russian armed forces to take part in the war.
🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·3 months ago
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Ukraine conducting drone attacks on Russia following escalatory threats
Will be interesting to see what drones Ukraine is using tonight to attack Russia after all these threats…
🌍 Global·X/@warmonitor3·3 months ago
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US envoy backs Yemen government’s fight against Houthis
US envoy backs Yemen government’s fight against Houthis Neil Hope, the Chargé d’Affaires of the US embassy in Yemen, signalled his support for the Saudi-backed Yemeni government’s fight against the Houthis in a meeting with the vice president of the Presidential Leadership Council, Abdulrahman al-Mahrami, in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, on Monday. Hope condemned what he described as “deliberate attacks targeting Yemeni civilians” and said that al-Mahrami leads “one of the most effective forc
🇾🇪 Yemen·Middle East Eye·3 months ago
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Ukraine strikes Wildberries Koledino logistics hub near Moscow; ~80% destroyed
🇺🇦🎯🇷🇺 Ukraine’s latest strike on Wildberries’ massive Koledino warehouse has effectively brought Russia’s largest marketplace to the culmination of a devastating chain of losses, after the company made the costly decision to profit from and support Russia’s war economy. The Koledino complex, one of Wildberries’ most important logistics hubs near Moscow, was reportedly around 80% destroyed, adding to the destruction of other major facilities and leaving Kazan, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk
🌍 Global·X/@visionergeo·3 months ago
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South Sudan's Kiir offers to mediate Sudan peace settlement after talks with Darfur governor
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has offered to mediate a peaceful settlement to the war in Sudan, following talks in Juba with Darfur governor Minni Minawi to discuss regional stability and the stalled 2020 Juba Peace Agreement. https://t.co/G5dNkoIH8r #Sudan #SouthSudan #Darfur
🌍 Africa·X/@sudantribune_en·3 months ago
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Ukraine parliament reconvenes Aug 18 without defense/foreign minister nominees
🇺🇦‼️ Ukraine’s parliament is returning from recess without resolving two of the most important vacancies in the wartime government, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has still not submitted nominees for defense or foreign minister. The Verkhovna Rada will therefore not vote on either appointment when it reconvenes on August 18, according to Suspilne. Acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara may currently lack enough parliamentary votes for confirmation. Several lawmakers told Suspilne that the
🌍 Global·X/@visionergeo·3 months ago
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Sudan military commander holds defense talks in Ankara; Turkey supplies drones for RSF war
Sudanese military commander and Sovereign Council member Yasser al-Atta held defence talks in Ankara on Monday with Turkey's army chief and defence minister, as Khartoum continues to rely on Turkish-supplied equipment, including drones, in its war against the RSF. https://t.co/51fANk5vTN #Sudan #Turkey
🌍 Africa·X/@sudantribune_en·3 months ago
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Iraq, Iran discuss drone attack on Kurdish PM's office
Iraq, Iran discuss drone attack on Kurdish PM's office Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi to discuss the drone strikes on the Kurdistan prime minister's office in Erbil. According to a statement from Iraq’s Foreign Ministry, Hussein asked for clarification of Iran’s official position on the attack on the residence and personal office of Iraqi Kurdistan Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, saying the attack “will have negative repercussi
🇮🇶 Iraq·Middle East Eye·3 months ago
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No IDF casualties after Hamas explosive detonates near Yellow Line in Gaza Strip
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🇵🇸 Gaza·Jerusalem Post·3 months ago
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Civilians paying price as Israeli military raises stakes in Lebanon: UNIFIL
UN peacekeeping force recorded an average of 137 projectiles fired daily in the region over the last two weeks.
🇮🇱 Israel·Al Jazeera·3 months ago
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Sudanese military holds defense talks in Ankara; Turkey supplies drones for RSF war
Sudanese military commander and Sovereign Council member Yasser al-Atta held defence talks in Ankara on Monday with Turkey's army chief and defence minister, as Khartoum continues to rely on Turkish-supplied equipment, including drones, in its war against the RSF. https://t.co/51fANk63Jl #Sudan #Turkey
🌍 Africa·X/@sudantribune_en·3 months ago
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1636: Ukraine’s new targeting system puts a price tag on every strike
Russia's Arena-M active protection system, despite finally reaching the front, is struggling to stop the volume of Ukrainian FPV drones.
🇺🇦 Ukraine·EuroMaidan Press·3 months ago
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Trump’s approval rating sinks to new low
New poll found a majority of US citizens concerned about the US war on Iran.
🇮🇷 Iran·Al Jazeera·3 months ago
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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: The thing that upset my son most was that he didn’t get to fight. In the first few days, he kept saying to me, "Dad, don’t finish the job. Leave some for me."
🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·3 months ago