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UKMTO has received a report of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz. UKMTO has received reports from Military Authorities that a tanker was struck by a Uncrewed Ariel Vehicle (UAV) whilst conducting an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel was subject to minor damage, crew are reported as safe and accounted for and no environmental impact has been reported. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO.

KARACHI: At least two people were killed and 94 others injured in celebratory firing incidents in Karachi on the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day, officials said on Friday. Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed said 17 people were brought to Civil Hospital, 24 were brought to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and 53 were brought to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre. She added that one male from PIB Colony and an infant died in aerial firing incidents. The doctor said another woman was also brought to the hos

Greens say Labor’s reform set to ‘rip life-changing supports away from disabled people instead of raising additional revenue through taxing gas exports’ Crossbenchers have slammed the Albanese government’s proposed overhaul of the NDIS as going “too far, too fast” as the changes to curb the growth of the $52bn program appear set to pass the parliament as early as next week. The Greens and independent ACT senator, David Pocock, delivered scathing assessments of the bill they warn will enable blun

Fighter jets on a NATO air defence mission shot down a drone that entered the airspace of Latvia, a NATO and European Union member, early Friday, Latvia's armed forces said.

IRAN: YOU DONT SEE THIS EVERY DAY: Yesterday in Mashhad, IRGC and Basij supporters ended up turning on each other, with the confrontation escalating into a fight with sticks. https://t.co/NgrvDkpjSk

KARACHI: At least two people were killed and 92 others injured in celebratory firing incidents in Karachi on the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day, officials said on Friday. Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed said 17 people were brought to Civil Hospital, 24 were brought to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and 53 were brought to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre. She added that one male from PIB Colony and an infant died due to their injuries. The doctor said another woman was also brought to the hospital

Ukrainian crews knocked out US units so fast the drill had to revive them—years and billions after America bet big on beating drones.

CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins on claims that Adm. Cooper pushed for renewed strikes on Iran during his Israel visit: "An outright fabrication. It's not true at all." https://t.co/3xe6s7xRPH

Mariusz Błaszczak, former Polish defence minister, has said that the government's plans to provide Ukraine with missiles for Patriot air defence systems are unacceptable.
Russian occupiers continued to launch repeated strikes on Slovyansk over the past 24 hours, reported Vadym Liakh, head of Slovyansk City Military Administration.

[The Conversation Africa] Conflicts in Africa vary in scope and intensity. They range from large-scale civil wars to territorial disputes, localised insurgencies, inter-communal violence, political instability, armed conflict and terrorism. The continent has earned the reputation of being the world's bloodiest.

Water and energy infrastructure have become one of Iran’s main levers of deterrence against the United States. Iranian Foreign Minister Aragchi recently made it clear to Gulf states that if the U.S. military renewed large-scale strikes on Iran, their critical infrastructure would be struck. Iranian forces’ operational history over the past six months confirmed the threat’s credibility.Kuwait first reported damage near a desalination plant early in Operation Epic Fury, when debris from an interce

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PM echoes 2024 Vance crack during Army Radio podcast reportedly filmed at studio of a Likud vendor rather than the station's military base The post Netanyahu calls UK an ‘Islamic republic,’ jokes it would be first one with nukes appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Friday is delivering another day of near record heat to the continent, but toward the end of the weekend temperatures could retreat to seasonal averages.

Over the past 24 hours, the battlegroup detected and destroyed 58 UAV control posts, three Starlink satellite communication stations

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Israel carries out large series of explosions, artillery shelling in south Lebanon The Israeli army continued to launch several attacks across south Lebanon, which included the dropping of bombs and artillery shelling. According to Lebanon's state media, Beit Yahoun, Hadatha and Qounine experienced a large series of explosions, the sounds of which were heard in a number of coastal villages. Another huge explosion was reported in Mashaa al-Mansouri, amid the Israeli army dropping a number of exp
A Tel Aviv University study showed that Israeli immigration has remained at record levels, with an estimated 40,000 and 50,000 citizens exiting for at least a year in each of the past three years.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a rail station at the port of Izmail has been used to load, store and transport military cargo and fuel for Ukrainian troops

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Latvia reported an airspace threat after a UAV entered its airspace. Fighter jets shot down the drone.

A rescue operation continues on Friday morning after a tunnel disaster in India's Uttrakhand state. An Air India flight that had suffered a 300-foot drop briefly lost key flight controls, a probe says. DW has more.

Drones intercepted over Erbil overnight, debris landing near a mall by the airport, per security sources cited by Al Jazeera.

China’s embassy in Wellington has rejected New Zealand’s latest security assessment as the product of “foreign interference” and a “Cold War mentality”, as tension grows in a relationship already strained by geopolitical and security concerns. The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service’s annual threat report identified China as the only country conducting espionage “at scale”. In the Thursday report, the agency’s Director General Andrew Hampton described the current threat environment as “the

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The losses, worth over $1.3 billion, cut a quarter of the Reaper fleet, an Air Force general told the Senate he was 'concerned' about.

US Senator Schumer calls for firing of Hegseth over handling of aircraft carrier US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer voiced his demand for "completely incompetent" Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be removed from his position over his handling of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. "When Pete Hegseth was nominated, everyone knew he was completely incompetent," he wrote on X. "Now our brave sailors are paying the price in a horrific and unfathomable way." "Pete Hegseth must be fired i

A Lebanese political official tells Saudi-owned Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that a full Hezbollah evacuation of the Ali Tahr hills in southern Lebanon is the necessary path to advancing the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement. The issue will be central to the next round of talks Rome hosts in early September. Hezbollah has not complied with the Lebanese government's demand to allow army deployment across the hills, including its military sites.
In May, Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach told the House Armed Services committee that during the war, the Reaper was "perhaps the most valuable player."

2 people killed, 2 wounded as result of drone stirke at the Buryn in Sumy region

Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz: I have instructed the IDF to prepare a plan to transfer all enforcement authorities concerning civilian matters among Israeli communities and the Israeli population in Judea and Samaria to the Israel Police. “The IDF’s role is to fight Palestinian terrorism and focus on defending the borders and communities against threats. Full responsibility for enforcing civilian matters and maintaining law and order will be transferred to the Israel Police.”

A total of 222 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting the heaviest attacks on the Kostiantynivka front, where Ukraine's defence forces repelled 29 assaults.
Ukrainian forces engaged in 222 combat clashes with Russian invading forces on August 13, with the Kostiantynivka axis seeing the heaviest fighting.

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Baier: Mr. Secretary, you can concede, can't you, that the U.S. doesn't have total control over the Strait of Hormuz? Wright: Are they causing some difficulties for their neighbors and the world economy? Absolutely. But their ability to cause difficulties are declining. Baier: That does not sound like total control.
NEW: Bessent on Iran: Watch this space for more announcements coming next week, because we are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation on a country.

Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement with Barcelona to sign Ferran Torres, according to reports in French and Spanish outlets on Thursday evening. The forward, who scored the match-winner for Spain in the World Cup final, is expected to sign with the European champions for around €50 million.
The US intelligence community has long assessed that Iran wants to retaliate for Trump’s killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020.