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🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·3 months ago

War update: 233 clashes on front lines over past day, most in Kostiantynivka sector

A total of 233 combat engagements between Ukrainian forces and Russian invaders were recorded along the front line on Friday, August 14.

HighNaval

US Signals Indefinite Naval Blockade Of Iran Amid Declining Global Oil Supply

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that the US military could keep a naval presence in the region to enforce its blockade of Iran, which has inflicted severe economic damage on the country.

🇮🇷 Iran·NDTV World·3 months ago

HighInsurgency

US Envoy Calls West Bank Settler Siege 'Act Of Terror' As Israel Moves In

Settlers at Qusra near Nablus have since Sunday been blockading Palestinian homes, including one owned by a US citizen, with residents saying they have been cut off from food and other supplies.

🇮🇱 Israel·NDTV World·3 months ago

CriticalGeneral

China blasts Japanese officials’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary

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🌍 Global·South China Morning Post·3 months ago

🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·3 months ago

‘Annihilation through work’: London exhibit highlights overlooked story of slave labor in WWII

'Nazi Slave Labor: Perpetrators and Victims,' which runs at the Wiener Holocaust Library through the end of October, explains how integral forced workers were in Germany's wartime economy The post ‘Annihilation through work’: London exhibit highlights overlooked story of slave labor in WWII appeared first on The Times of Israel.

CriticalGround

Battlefield sees 233 clashes, heaviest fighting on Kostiantynivka front – Ukraine's General Staff

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·3 months ago

CriticalAerial

Six killed in Israeli air attacks on southern Lebanon

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🌍 Global·NDTV World·3 months ago

6, Including Suspect, Dead After Shootings Across Michigan In US

The names and ages of the people killed are not being released until their families have been notified, according to police.

🇸🇩 Sudan·Al Jazeera·3 months ago

How a Sudanese refugee became a head teacher in a Chadian camp

Displaced by Sudan’s war, Sahra now leads a refugee school where education offers children safety and hope.

🇮🇱 Israel·France 24·3 months ago

Middle East live: Israel strikes Lebanon in deadliest attack since June

Seven people were killed and at least three injured in an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanon's state news ‌agency said. It is the worst toll since deals in June saw a lull in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. Follow our live blog for the latest updates.

CriticalGround

Powerful quake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations

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🌍 Global·Dawn·3 months ago

HighInsurgency

Concerns grow over increased global ties with Taliban in Afghanistan

Campaigners fear deeper diplomatic contacts are undermining demands for improvements in human rights The Taliban in Afghanistan have launched a diplomatic effort to end their isolation as major regional and international powers show a readiness to engage more closely with the repressive regime despite its systematic human rights abuses. Five years after the Taliban took power, an increasing number of countries are renewing ties or scaling up diplomatic contacts with the hardline Islamists, who

🇦🇫 Afghanistan·Guardian World·3 months ago

CriticalInsurgency

Russia’s role in Middle East politics endures, shifts to being ‘secondary power’

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🇷🇺 Russia·South China Morning Post·3 months ago

CriticalGround

Russia's war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,370 over past day

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·3 months ago

🇹🇼 Taiwan·Al Jazeera·3 months ago

Taiwan passes defence budget after record delay, retains drone funding

Taiwan parliament ends deadlock, ensuring vital drone programme funding amid rising cross-strait tensions with Beijing.

🇷🇺 Russia·South China Morning Post·3 months ago

South Korea’s president proposes formal end to Korean war talks with North

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🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·3 months ago

6 Jinnah Sindh Medical University faculty members urge VC to review decision to rehire professor after retirement

KARACHI: Upset over the provincial cabinet’s decision of granting a three-year extension to a retiring colleague, six faculty members of the Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) have sought the vice chancellor’s intervention in the matter, urging him to uphold the principles of merit, seniority and prescribed criteria. In a recent letter, a copy of which is available with Dawn, the staffers, including the senior registrar of the concerned department at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (J

🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·3 months ago

Power supplies to some 1,000 households disrupted by drone attack on south Russia

No casualties have been reported, Governor Yury Slyusar says

🇲🇱 Mali·Middle East Eye·3 months ago

Libya's Haftar played role in securing US hostage's release, report says

Libya's Haftar played role in securing US hostage's release, report says Authorities in eastern Libya under military commander Khalifa Haftar helped secure the release of an American missionary held hostage held by an Islamic State affiliate in West Africa's Sahel region, escorting him to freedom through Libya, Reuters reported, citing five sources. Four of the sources said that a deal was brokered, with one saying saying a ransom was paid. However, a senior source in Haftar's forces said they

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·3 months ago

Moldova extradites to Ukraine organizer of escape route for draft dodgers

A 30-year-old resident of the Vinnytsia region suspected of illegally helping men of military conscription age cross the border has been returned to Ukraine from Moldova.

🌍 Global·Jerusalem Post·3 months ago

Five killed in Michigan shooting, suspect found dead, police say

"This situation is heartbreaking for the community and challenging for the investigators involved," said Lieutenant Ashley Miller, cited in the police statement.

🇮🇱 Israel·Jerusalem Post·3 months ago

Financial education program for soldiers in need launched by IDF, Bank of Israel, nonprofits

The program aims to ease the burden of financial difficulties and debt as young men and women transition from military service into the workforce.

🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·3 months ago

6 JSMU faculty members urge VC to review decision to rehire professor after retirement

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·3 months ago

Russia loses 1,370 soldiers over past day

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,370 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

🌍 Global·NY Times World·3 months ago

Heat Deaths in a ‘Cold’ Country Are a Warning to the Rest of Europe

A June heat wave in Belgium and neighboring countries exposed a lethal lack of readiness. That’s a risk as another wave hits Europe.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·NY Times World·3 months ago

Wary of Trump, Europe Seeks Role in Eventual Russia-Ukraine Talks

French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·NY Times World·3 months ago

Wary of Trump, Europe Seeks Role in Eventual Russia-Ukraine Talks

French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.

HighInsurgency

Siege of West Bank families 'state-backed settler terror', Amnesty official says

Siege of West Bank families 'state-backed settler terror', Amnesty official says The ongoing siege of a several Palestinian families in the West Bank “is not an isolated incident”, but “part of an accelerating pattern of state-backed settler terror and forced displacement across the occupied West Bank,” an Amnesty International official said. In a post on X, Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s senior director for research, advocacy, policy and campaigns, said the “world must act now t

🌍 Global·Dawn·3 months ago

HighGround

Death in Karachi

ON the night of Aug 13, 2026, Mir Raza Ali’s father was on TV imploring — as he had been doing for some time — for justice. It is now over two weeks since Mir Raza Ali, a 25-year-old businessman, left his home on an ill-fated trip that would be his last. The gruesome nature of his death, questions surrounding the initial police investigation and the inconsistent behaviour of the officials demonstrate why parents in Karachi so fear their children leaving their homes. In this sense, there are at l

🇮🇷 Iran·Al Jazeera·3 months ago

Did the US really destroy Iran’s ballistic missile capability?

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🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·3 months ago

Assailant disrupts Shabbat service at NYC synagogue, attacks congregant — NYPD

Suspect charged with multiple hate crimes after incident at Central Synagogue, days after rabbis warned Mamdani about his rhetoric The post Assailant disrupts Shabbat service at NYC synagogue, attacks congregant — NYPD appeared first on The Times of Israel.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·3 months ago

Alpha special forces hit nearly 2,400 Russian vehicles, pieces of military equipment over past month

Soldiers of the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) Alpha Special Operations Center destroyed or damaged nearly 2,400 Russian vehicles, command-and-staff vehicles and pieces of specialized equipment over the past month.

🇷🇺 Russia·Dawn·3 months ago

The Middle East’s Nato?

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🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrainska Pravda·3 months ago

Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills baby and injures 11 people, including children – photo

A three-month-old boy was killed and 11 people injured, including two children, in a Russian drone attack on a residential building in Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·3 months ago

Forward editor-in-chief out just months after taking post

Neither the storied Jewish newspaper nor Alyssa Katz, who took on the role in January, immediately comment publicly on her departure The post Forward editor-in-chief out just months after taking post appeared first on The Times of Israel.