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A report by the American NGO Center for Advanced Defense Studies sheds light on the air logistics of Africa Corps. Seven airlines, including Russian and African state-owned operators, supply bases in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

‘De facto annexation’: Israel to shift civilian enforcement in West Bank from army to police Israel is preparing to replace the army in the West Bank with civilian police forces, in a move seen as further advancing the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory. Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that he had instructed the military to draft a plan to transfer enforcement powers for civilian matters in the occupied West Bank from the army to the police. Under the plan, the police

The Association of Digital Platforms (ADP), which brings together Wildberries, Ozon, Yandex, Avito and Kuper, has proposed that the Russian government introduce a package of support measures for businesses affected by drone attacks.

An Italian Eurofighter shot down a drone over north-eastern Latvia in the early hours of Friday, an incident the Latvian armed forces attribute to electromagnetic warfare pushing the aircraft off course. NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia near Russia first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

Kushner to visit Israel to discuss Trump's Gaza plan Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner will visit Israel next week to discuss the US president's Gaza plan recently rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, officials said on Friday. Kushner and Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza of Trump's so-called Board of Peace implementing the deal, will visit both Israel and key mediator Egypt. The trip comes after Netanyahu publicly rejected the 15-point plan announced

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US Demands Netanyahu Publicly Condemn Settler Siege of Palestinian Village The White House is pressing the Israeli prime minister to publicly denounce a protracted siege by Jewish settlers on Palestinian homes in the West Bank village of Qusra. READ MORE

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The move deepens a years-long militarization of Belarusian schooling that now reaches from kindergarten military-patriotic groups to mandatory field camps.

Les FARDC, appuyées par les Casques bleus de la MONUSCO, ont repoussé une incursion attribuée aux rebelles ADF dans la soirée du jeudi 13 août à la périphérie de Mambasa-centre (Ituri). https://t.co/g4iPJV1UE5

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Joe Rogan on Trump: This government has done some shit that no government has ever done before and one of them is the crypto stuff. The crypto stuff is nuts. Trump has made billions in crypto. Then you got his sons and his sons are involved in these weird business deals and there’s a lot of money flowing around that you could dig in and start arresting people.

The EU dropped its steel duties in 2022 to help Ukraine through the war. On 1 July, it halved the tariff-free quotas and taxed the remainder at 50%.
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov: Putin has made it clear that all the objectives of the special military operation will be achieved. I watch the reports from the front—they’re impressive young men, resolute and proud of their country. And the voices coming from there after the capture of another settlement say: "The enemy will be defeated, victory will be ours, our cause is just."

After almost four decades of international cooperation in space affairs, Brazil and China have unveiled details of a new project to launch a powerful meteorological and environmental satellite. It will be capable of monitoring the whole of South America, according to the space sciences department at Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). Adenilson Roberto da Silva, general coordinator of engineering and technology with the INPE, said the satellite would provide “improved weather.
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov on Russia's shadow fleet: The EU invented this concept a long time ago. It doesn’t appear in a single legal document. They essentially imposed a ban on trading Russian energy resources, and all ships that refuse to obey the European Union, regardless of their flag, are declared part of the "shadow fleet." They have essentially given themselves permission not only to stop and inspect these ships, but to seize their cargo, sell it, and use the proceeds to trans
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov on Japan: At an event in Oceania with partners in the Philippines, the Japanese minister said that they had discussed bilateral issues and the regional situation with Lavrov. I was struck by this because it happened during a formal banquet, with all the ministers seated around a long table. Suddenly, someone touched me on the shoulder from behind. I turned around and there was our Japanese colleague, who said, "I’m so glad to see you. How are you?" I didn’
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov on Japan: Shinzo Abe was an absolutely sensible politician who understood that Japan’s national interests could not be secured without cooperation with the Russian Federation. Those who replaced him believe these interests should instead be secured together with the United States through the militarization of Japan.

The U.S. is asking NATO allies for public alignment with Trump’s policies as part of a review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe. A document seen by Bloomberg includes questions on whether allies have publicly supported U.S. foreign policy, restricted U.S. military base access, purchased from U.S. defense firms, and supported “Made in Europe” initiatives. Source: Bloomberg

Vladimir Putin’s unprecedented visit to the disputed southern Kuril Islands is among a broader joint push by Beijing and Moscow to pressure Japan over a range of grievances, including sanctions on Russia and the Taiwan issue, experts say. The Russian president’s symbolic visit on Thursday to the far east volcanic archipelago north of Japan’s Hokkaido – which Japan calls the Northern Territories – was days ahead of the anniversary on Saturday of Japan’s surrender in World War II. It is Putin’s...

A senior Lebanese security official told Al-Jumhouriya that Israel is preparing to seize the Ali al-Tahr Ridge in southern Lebanon and is awaiting U.S. approval. Washington told Beirut it cannot fully prevent an Israeli operation but asked that it be surgical, with minimal explosions and civilian harm, to avoid breaching the framework agreement. Separately, a Lebanese political source told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that Hezbollah's full withdrawal from the Ali al-Tahr hills is the required path to kee

Iraq says daily oil exports at highest level since start of war Iraq's average daily oil exports since the beginning of August are the highest since the outbreak of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States, which has choked off the Strait of Hormuz, the oil ministry said Friday. Iraqi Oil Minister Bassem Mohammed Khudair told a press conference that "exports since the beginning of the month have reached a rate of two million barrels" per day, for a total of around 26 million barre

Israel's defence minister called Friday for the police to take over law enforcement in the occupied West Bank from the military, which has come under fire from the right-wing for trying to remove settlers harassing Palestinians. The measure, if implemented, would be a step towards Israeli annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory -- something several ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government openly call for.

Chinese AI startup Z.ai said on Friday its open-source GLM-5.3 model had neared Anthropic’s restricted Mythos 5 in identifying software vulnerabilities, bolstering the credentials of a Chinese AI challenger gaining traction among Western developers. Z.ai said GLM-5.3 scored 84.5 per cent on CyberGym, a test of whether a model can review code, identify security flaws and confirm that they are real. That was slightly higher than the 83.8pc it reported for Mythos 5. The results have not been indepe

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Felicitations poured in from other nations on Friday as Pakistan celebrated 79 years of independence. World leaders and diplomats, from the Iranian president to US State Secretary Marco Rubio, not just wished Pakistan and its people on the country’s 80th Independence Day, but also took the opportunity to hail Islamabad’s ties with their countries. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated President Asif Ali Zardari, wishing the government

Iran formalises Strait of Hormuz control as US struggles to sustain war it launched with Israel Iran has taken another step towards formalising its control of the Strait of Hormuz, as the US threatens unprecedented sanctions while struggling to sustain the war it launched alongside Israel. An Iranian parliamentary committee has approved the principles of a strategic plan governing security and development in the strait and the Gulf. Valiullah Bayati, a spokesperson for the parliament’s internal

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr on Friday said talks with China on joint oil and gas exploration had “moved forward” – signalling hopes of a deal before he leaves office in the mid-2028, despite ongoing tensions in the South China Sea. Marcos also confirmed for the first time a “provisional understanding” with Beijing over resupply missions to the BRP Sierra Madre at Second Thomas Shoal, although he insisted this did not mean Manila was seeking China’s permission or surrendering...

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Lebanese FM Youssef Rajji has been sidelined from direct talks with Israel over his hardline stance on Hezbollah, a Beirut political source told Kann. The leadership "does not want to irritate the terrorist organization too much" ahead of negotiations resuming tomorrow. Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea: "Whoever seeks to build a state of institutions cannot keep the foreign minister out of the picture."
Iran’s blockade of Hormuz is reckless militarily and politically, and likely the beginning of the end of the ayatollahs’ quest to impose theocracy on Iran and Iran’s sway over an unsuspecting world.

Russian Athletics has lodged new claim at Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge sanctions, but WA will fight it.
A Russian drone explodes behind a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum moments after the jet shot it down. https://t.co/x9rQwLkXpA

US President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner will visit Israel next week in hopes of bridging gaps on a Gaza plan rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, officials said Friday. Kushner and Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza of Trump’s so-called Board of Peace implementing the deal, will visit both Israel and key mediator Egypt. The trip comes after Netanyahu publicly rejected a 15-point plan announced by Mladenov in which Hamas agreed to hand over its we

Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Ust-Luga port on the Baltic overnight. The Novatek gas condensate complex is damaged. https://t.co/DjKPGt6NUE

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As US-China tech tensions rise ahead of an expected leadership summit next month, analysts argue Washington’s latest restrictions are unlikely to cause a major disruption in China’s AI exports. But they caution that some of the measures – such as limiting access to “open-weight” models – represent a “genuine wild card” that could reshape the global landscape. Hong Kong-based analysts at Citi Research, led by Yu Xiangrong, argued in a Friday note that US tariffs and export controls were “unlikely

Trump: Our beautiful World War II Memorial was just hit by Spray Painting Vandals. THERE CAN BE NO GREATER INSULT TO THOSE AMERICAN HEROES WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR II. First the Reflecting Pool, now this. We are on their trail! Where do these animals come from???

Ukrainian rapper and blogger Slevin Dadyan (Albert Vasyliev), better known as Kyivstoner, was targeted by a Russian hitman who was arrested in Poland on suspicion of collaborating with the Russian secret services.