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Hamas’ new chief Khalil al Hayya meets Egypt’s intelligence chief Hassan Rashad in El Alamein to discuss Gaza. al Hayya is high up on Israel’s list. https://t.co/2RteshBkZp

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A solar eclipse seen across parts of Europe, ongoing search-and-rescue efforts in Colombia after a devastating earthquake killed at least 300 people and left hundreds missing, and escalating violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, condemned by the US ambassador to Israel as "acts of terror": FRANCE 24 takes a look at the week's most striking images.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday came to the defence of two government officials who drew flak after a video of them riding in a horse carriage during an Independence Day parade in Islamabad went viral on social media. In the widely circulated video, Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman retired Lt Sohail Ashraf and the Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi are seen riding into the parade in what appears to be the presidential buggy. Even as the attend
🇺🇦🔥🇷🇺 Ukraine’s deep-strike campaign is increasingly moving upstream into the industrial foundations of Russia’s war machine, hitting not only refineries but facilities directly involved in producing the fuel and components needed for Russian missile weapons. Ukrainian forces struck the Kamensky Plant in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov region, a defense-industrial facility producing solid rocket propellant for Uragan, Smerch and Tornado-S multiple-launch rocket systems, as well as components f

China should speed up plans to commandeer civilian ships for wartime operations, drawing lessons from Britain’s use of commercial vessels during the 1982 Falklands conflict, according to a defence researcher at Beijing’s top economic planning agency. As maritime security threats and great-power competition grow, Beijing should make greater use of civilian ships to support military operations, according to an article published last month in Defence Industry Conversion in China. “As China’s...
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The Ukrainian military struck the Russian military-industrial complex enterprise “Kamensky Plant,” which produces solid rocket fuel for the “Uragan,” “Smerch,” and “Tornado-S” multiple launch rocket systems.
A Russian missile hit a branch of Ukrainian retail giant Epicentr in Odesa. https://t.co/wNXCrNkQV7

The number of executions in Iran has risen since the start of the Middle East war, which broke out on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes against Iran.

The Trump administration has varying degrees of closeness with all those countries except Afghanistan, but that border is mountainous and extremely difficult to patrol anyway.

West Bank homes left without water or electricity Three homes under siege in the town of Qusra in the occupied West Bank have been left without electricity or water. Al Jazeera reported that Qusra's mayor said Israeli soldiers had prevented technical teams and activists from reaching the homes.

Millions of Iranians struggle to make ends meet as war with US devastates the economy and sends prices soaring.

A Hamas delegation began a meeting with Egypt's spy chief on Sunday to discuss ways to advance the implementation of a post-war plan for Gaza, an official from the Palestinian group told AFP.
“The project’s success was caused by motivation; what caused success was motivation; giving of your own milk, giving part of yourself while nursing your own baby is the height of unconditional love.”

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian forces also hit assembly facilities and storage sites for long-range drones and unmanned boats, as well as temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries in 159 areas

A rapidly spreading wildfire has scorched about 2,700 hectares in the High Fens nature reserve near Belgium's border with Germany. The German town of Monschau has also warned residents of possible evacuation orders.
The Wildberries logistics hub in Koledino, Moscow Oblast, engulfed in flames. https://t.co/MbXagoZrcd

US president has yet another outlandish threat for Iran, with no end to war in sight.
🔥🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine’s deep-strike campaign has reached the heart of Russia’s logistics network, with major warehouse complexes around Moscow burning after a massive overnight drone attack. One of the targets was a huge Wildberries distribution center in Koledino, south of the Russian capital. Ukrainian drones also struck the Severnoye Domodedovo warehouse and logistics hub, a major Class-A industrial and logistics complex near Moscow. The attacks triggered large fires at both sites as Ukraine s

Another 10 people in serious condition after bus veers off motorway and overturns Twelve people have died after a bus carrying a group of Polish tourists overturned on the M3 motorway in Hungary on the way back from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Local police said the bus crashed near the town of Mezőkeresztes after it “went off the straight road into a ditch and overturned” at 1am local time. Early reports suggested the driver had probably fallen asleep. He survived the crash and was taken into custod
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Explosions were reported in Odesa. Smoke is rising

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Moscow says hundreds of drones targeted the Russian capital overnight, with six fatalities in the Russian capital and southern Rostov region. Five people were killed in strikes across Ukraine.

Footage seems to show settlers still near W. Bank village, week after siege began; separately, 2 Israelis, 10 Palestinians hurt in Hebron clash allegedly sparked by settler attack The post Besieged Palestinians in Qusra homes say IDF now blocking them in, fear settlers will return appeared first on The Times of Israel.
WATCH: A sailor's viral video shows filthy bathrooms on what's reported to be the USS Abraham Lincoln. Stained showers, grimy floors, and clogged toilets. "Join the Navy, though, right?" he says sarcastically.

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Bangladesh said on Sunday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would not visit India until New Delhi extradited Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladeshi former premier who fled during a 2024 uprising. The countries have had a strained relationship since deadly anti-government protests brought down Hasina’s government and prompted her to escape to neighbouring India, where she remains. She faces the death penalty in Bangladesh after being convicted of crimes against humanity, and Dhaka has repeatedly request

Political correspondent Tal Schneider previews Monday's vote on the makeup of (part of) Likud's Knesset slate, and covers the latest election polls and ceasefire violations in Lebanon and Gaza The post Daily Briefing Aug. 16: Who gets in? Likud candidates face a high-stakes primary appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Military helicopters that once dropped barrel bombs on Syrian civilians under Assad flew over the restored Damascus Citadel during a festival — this time dropping roses on the crowd. The citadel, which Syrians were barred from entering under Assad, has been restored and reopened.
Incredible video of a Ukrainian commander of the 475th regiment without body armour rescuing two heavily injured Ukrainian soldiers with truck after their evacuation robot became damaged on the frontline from FPV drone attacks putting himself in grave danger. Very brave. https://t.co/UL8h6rPH41
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WATCH: Iran and Pakistan continue to supply Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood aligned armed forces (SAF). A military parade in Khartoum featured brand new Iranian 107mm and 122mm rocket launchers, artillery, and new Pakistani made Muhafiz armored vehicles. https://t.co/pjotFgF8CD

German Defense Minister Pistorius accidentally revealed during a factory visit that RCH-155 wheeled howitzers have been delivered to Ukraine, saying the system is "meeting with great approval" for its capabilities. Total of 54 ordered for Ukraine at roughly €890 million.

Bangladesh said on Sunday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would not visit India until New Delhi extradited Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladeshi former premier who fled during a 2024 uprising. The countries have had a strained relationship since deadly anti-government protests brought down Hasina’s government and prompted her to escape to neighbouring India, where she remains. She faces the death penalty in Bangladesh after being convicted of crimes against humanity, and Dhaka has repeatedly...

Firefighters in southwestern France are continuing to battle a wildfire that has burned 1,700 hectares of forest in the Landes region. The blaze has stopped spreading but remains out of control, with 550 firefighters, military personnel and six water-bombing aircraft working to contain it and allow evacuated residents to return home.

US Colonel Martin O'Donnell, a spokesperson for the Headquarters of the Supreme Allied Powers Europe, has said the drone shot down in Romania on the night of 15-16 August appears to be Russian.