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NEW: Ukraine proposed a mutual halt on attacks against commercial ships in the Black Sea, transmitted via Türkiye. Ukraine claims 218+ vessels struck since July, while Russian attacks on grain ships near Odesa have largely shut down Ukrainian seaborne exports.

UKMTO: The IRGC continues to harass and surveil merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, with no confirmed attacks this reporting period. Tanker transits remain in single digits in both directions, and overall commercial traffic stays at reduced levels.
NASA's live eclipse broadcast showed Crimea separated from Ukraine by a border line on its map, effectively depicting it as Russian territory.
WATCH: Major explosion hit the KNDS Ammo Italy munitions plant in Colleferro, south of Rome. The blast originated in the powder pressing department and was heard for kilometers.

The case comes at a sensitive time for French diplomacy. Paris has been working to restore ties with the Central African Republic after relations deteriorated in recent years as Russia expanded its influence in the country through the Wagner paramilitary group
Evacuation efforts are continuing in Odesa region at the site of a Russian strike on passenger trains, according to Head of Odesa Regional Military Administration Oleh Kiper.

Poland has arrested a Russian man who was hired by Moscow to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday. The Russian was detained on August 7 and had been recruited to kill a man who was “inconvenient to the Putin regime”, Tusk told journalists. The Russian embassy in Warsaw did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. Moscow has regularly dismissed accusations by European powers of attacks, saying the West is stoking..

Iranian military rejects US claims that vessels are transiting the Strait of Hormuz The Iranian military has rejected the US claims that vessels are transiting the Strait of Hormuz normally, saying that no ship can pass through without its permission. “The Strait of Hormuz remains under the full management and control of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” said an Iranian spokesperson, according to state media. “No commercial vessel or oil tanker can or will have safe passage through the Strait with

Russia's highest court has banned anti-war opposition party Yabloko from September's parliamentary election. What does this mean for the election campaign, opponents of the war and for the political mood in the country?

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Iran called President Donald Trump's claim that Washington controlled the Strait of Hormuz "lies and fabrications" on Thursday as Ebrahim Zolfaghari, the spokesperson for Iran's central military command, said that the waterway was fully under Tehran's control. A day earlier, Trump had posted on Truth Social that the US "has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!"

Michigan-based group leads class action lawsuit against US government and defence contractors over Lebanon war abuses.

The pact points to a more multipolar Middle Eastern security order, one in which Washington is no longer the unquestioned center of Gulf security.

The pact points to a more multipolar Middle Eastern security order, one in which Washington is no longer the unquestioned center of Gulf security.

The IDF is conducting massive demolitions in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon. https://t.co/NZx5YY9T57

A blast at a storage facility for petroleum products at the Netherlands’ Rotterdam port killed one person and wounded several others on Thursday, officials said, adding that the cause was unknown. A spokesperson for major energy commodities trading company Gunvor said an “incident” occurred during maintenance work on a storage tank. A police spokesperson said that there was no immediate sign of sabotage and that all possible scenarios were under investigation. Rotterdam is Europe’s largest...

Mohammed Mokhbar, advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader: if Iran's conditions aren't met, the leadership's strategy to make the war aggressive will "undoubtedly change the power equations in the world." He claimed America has proven unable to protect its Persian Gulf allies, and called for a Hormuz economic-security mechanism independent of Washington.

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SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- American billionaire and founder of TerraPower Bill G...

Saudi network Al-Hadath: 2 killed and 15 wounded in today's Houthi operation in the Al-Abar region. Earlier, a Yemeni security source reported a clash off the west coast between Houthi explosive vessels and naval forces of Yemen's government, resulting in the detonation of 2 vessels.

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Social media platform says account used to claim attacks by Yemeni rebel violated its rules, but doesn't specify how; Yemeni government soldier killed as Houthi attacks intensify The post X suspends Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree’s account amid regional escalation appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Reports from Gaza: Gaza District Police commander Jamal Abu Kamil killed in a strike on his vehicle in Sheikh Ejalin. https://t.co/s39vFdwxw0

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The CIA warned regional governments as Russia weighed sabotage and false flags against Ukraine’s supporters, officials told Bloomberg.

Taiwan held a drill Thursday simulating a Chinese attack, forcing millions indoors as mobile internet slowed for 30 minutes.

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One oil leak off the coast of Oman is estimated to cover more than 772 square miles, devastating local habitats.

Hear from voters in Kingsport, home to a munitions plant supplying the US military, as tensions over the Iran war spark debate.

Rare earths are critical to making modern weapons – and China dominates the supply chain.

The IDF struck a company commander from the military wing of Hamas in the Khan Yunis area earlier today. The commander was planning to carry out attacks against Israeli forces operating in the Gaza Strip and was hit from the air to remove the threat. Southern Command forces remain deployed in the area in line with the agreement and will continue acting to remove any immediate threat.

🇨🇴 | A bomb against the ELN in the Catatumbo region shows the new Colombian government, which has abandoned peace talks and opted for a more punitive and military strategy. Learn more about the country's security challenges: https://t.co/tB1dcAEGMY https://t.co/RDBgjLMY3y

Syria's economic capital Aleppo was left largely in ruins by the fighting that raged there between regime and rebel forces from 2012 to 2016. A 2023 earthquake also caused severe damage to the old city. But reconstruction is now well underway, in particular of Aleppo's treasured historic monuments.

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency would like to obtain weapons that could be made available to the US Armed Forces as quickly as possible
Footage shows the third missile from an Israeli UAV hitting a jeep in southern Gaza City. https://t.co/P7ww1UAgN2

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Alexander Grushko stated that the Russian Foreign Ministry was unaware of any British initiative to resume military contacts with Moscow