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Denis Pushilin stated that the Russian forces had the opportunity to move forward after the liberation of Konstantinovka

UAE Shadow Network Funnels Colombian Mercenaries to Sudan's RSF From Abu Dhabi training camps to Darfur, a secretive network operated by a UAE-based security firm is funneling thousands of Colombian mercenaries into Sudan to support the RSF. READ MORE

The country's navy shadowed the warships with a patrol plane as they sailed back west through a strait between two of its northern islands.
Russian troops launched a strike on Sumy.

Ukraine's population has dropped 45% since independence — from 52 million to around 29 million living on Kyiv-controlled territory. Nearly 7 million are refugees abroad, and the number wanting to return has fallen below 50% for the first time. The country loses an estimated 100,000-150,000 people monthly to long-term emigration — far more than battlefield casualties. Birth rates have hit a record low of 0.9 children per woman, with deaths nearly three times higher than births. As one demog
BIG: Two Iranian Hadid-110 explosive drones targeted Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani's private office and the intelligence chief's residence in Erbil's Pirmam district earlier today. No casualties or damage reported.

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Overnight Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine kill two people and injure 19.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson: "Until the status of our pilots in Qatar is clarified, we consider them captives." He added that Iran has been following the fate of these pilots since March 1 and has corresponded with the Red Cross since March 15. https://t.co/zQ77AUNBuJ

On-duty air defense systems intercepted a total of 205 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs over nine Russian regions
On Monday night, Russian troops once again attacked the port infrastructure of Odesa region, damaging a civilian vessel and injuring four people, reported Head of the Regional Military Administration Oleh Kiper.

Wildfire thought to be largest in Belgium’s history creeps closer to German border prompting evacuations An elderly couple died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday and Belgium is battling its largest modern-day wildfire at an inaccessible area near Germany, in the latest wave of European wildfires. The couple died outside their home in the Peristeria beach area of Salamis, Greece’s coastguard said. More than 500 people were ordered to evacuate. Continue reading...

Iranian Foreign Ministry: No talks have begun due to Washington's violation of the memorandum of understanding.
"For autumn, I am putting forward the most far-reaching sanctions listings since the start of the war," she told the German daily newspaper, Die Welt.
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Editor’s Note: The following article draws on themes from the author’s forthcoming book titled US Counterterrorism Operations in Afghanistan: Jackpots, Dry Holes, and Collateral Damage.Over the next month, the United States will pass two major historical milestones: the five-year anniversary of its withdrawal from Afghanistan and the 25-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. While the latter is likely to receive at least a modicum of respectful remembrance from U.S. leaders

WSJ says Tehran has ramped up production of missiles and drones; IRGC reportedly sent advisers to proxies in Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon to lay plans for expanded regional conflcit The post Report: Iran has spent 60-day MOU window getting ready to ‘widen the war’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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Xi Jinping on Taiwan: China's development will bring about prosperity for all through the common progress of all its regions and the Chinese nation, on the basis of completing the reunification of the motherland.

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According to Andrey Marochko, the heaviest losses on the enemy were inflicted by fighters of Russia’s Battlegroup Center

Security forces killed two terrorists and injured three others during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Killi Zaik area of Balochistan, state media reported on Monday, citing security sources. “According to security sources, the operation was conducted following reports of terrorist presence in the area,” state-run Pakistan TV said on the social media platform X. “Ammunition, hand grenades and materials used for making improvised explosive devices were also recovered,” it said. PTV a
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Donniel Hartman dissects the Jewish tradition's ambivalent view of human nature, mitzvah as training for decency, and the IDF Code of Ethics now under pressure after Oct 7. The post Humanness: from mensch to warrior appeared first on The Times of Israel.
By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner on Monday, a day after he held a rare meeting with Hamas officials in Cairo, in a bid to push forward the U.S. president's Gaza peace plan. A diplomatic source said Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya was present at some of the meetings that mediators held with Kushnerand Trump's Board of Peace envoy for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, in Cairo on Sunda
By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, a day after holding a rare meeting with Hamas' leader in Cairo in a bid to push forward the U.S. president's Gaza plan. Netanyahu, whose ruling coalition is trailing in Israeli opinion polls ahead of an October national election, publicly rejected this month a U.S.-backed agreement that would see Hamas surrender its arms

Negotiations are underway between Iran and Oman to designate a new route for the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

[Leadership] Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) has congratulated Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election. She described the outcome of the 15th August governorship election as a triumph of democracy and the popular will of the people.

Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker Biren Technology projects that its first-half revenue could shoot up by up to 2,107 per cent amid the AI hardware boom, joining industry peers like Hygon Information Technology and Cambricon Technologies in reporting accelerating demand for home-grown chips. The Shanghai-based graphics processing unit (GPU) maker, which debuted on the Hong Kong stock exchange in January, estimated revenue for the first six months of 2026 to reach between 1.15 billion...

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Jared Kushner set to meet Netanyahu following talks with Hamas Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza Welcome to our live coverage of the latest in the continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Donald Trump’s envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, aiming to advance the US president’s Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the territory. Israel resumed its airstrikes on Gaza in the

Ten new drone bases with 59 launch rails have been built by Russia near its borders with Belarus and Ukraine, a Telegraph investigation found using satellite imagery and leaked documents. Some sites already deploy long-range drones capable of reaching Poland, fueling concern Moscow could threaten NATO infrastructure. Several are being used against Ukraine, and Russia keeps expanding capacity.
Ukraine's Defense Forces engaged in 236 combat clashes with Russian invaders on August 16, with the highest number of enemy attacks recorded on the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Sloviansk fronts.

Every August, on the eve of Independence Day, the Cabinet Division announces the year’s Pakistan Civil Awards. The following March, on Pakistan Day, they are conferred. In between, the lists circulate in the media for a day or two, read name by name, and then they pass out of view. Each announcement is accompanied by a document, complete in itself but rarely looked at again. Placed one after another, nine of these documents become something a single one can never be: a dataset. The awards from 2

Russia has built at least 10 new drone bases with 59 launch rails near its borders with Belarus and Ukraine, according to a Telegraph investigation using satellite imagery and leaked documents. The bases can deploy increasingly advanced long-range drones, some capable of reaching Poland, raising concerns that Moscow could threaten NATO infrastructure in a future conflict. Several sites are already being used against Ukraine, while Russia continues expanding its drone-launch capacity. Source