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Sec of War Pete Hegseth: It was Russian air defenses that were supposed to defend Caracas. They didn't work. Cuban guards were supposed to defend Maduro. They weren't able to. Now we are seeing the Cubans and the Russians expelled out of Venezuela.
Ukrainian military will switch off the Russian military machine – destroy infrastructure, fuel and energy sector facilities, fleet, logistics, etc., stated acting Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yevheniy Khmara.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam rejects Israel's claim that villages destroyed in southern Lebanon were military sites.

Hours after India made public assurances last week that its ethanol-blended petrol was safe, the country’s main auto lobby withdrew a complaint about fuel contamination it had sent to the government a week earlier. The group said some figures needed more checks. But separate communications between industry executives, reviewed by Reuters, showed that in the preceding days, top automakers Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Mahindra discussed their concerns about contamination of petrol blended with 2
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Les activités socio-économiques ont tourné au ralenti mercredi, lors d’une journée de deuil décrétée par la société civile à #Mambasa (Ituri). La mobilisation visait à dénoncer la persistance des attaques attribuées aux ADF et les pertes en vies humaines. https://t.co/IQvL6rSWhS https://t.co/PM0ojBJBzg
On Wednesday evening, Russian troops lethally attacked two men in Kherson with drones, reported Head of the Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin.

Amid legal struggles, Gaza women opt for quicker divorces, sacrificing rights to escape prolonged court battles.

The Sudanese army intercepted a second day of RSF suicide drone attacks over Khartoum and Omdurman on Thursday, following strikes across multiple cities that killed two people in El Obeid. https://t.co/YppbxgyLvz #Sudan #Khartoum #Omdurman #RSF #SudanNews https://t.co/SVvqDsRzvy

Angus Taylor cautions NSW senator for diverging from policy in National Press Club speech as Nationals warn against changes to working holiday visas Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Andrew Bragg has agreed that lower-income Australians should accept poorly built housing in a bid to boost the number of dwellings built nationally, amid growing internal fallout continues over his proposal to cap net migration to mo
Hegseth on Cuba: All options are on the table for Cuba, including military action. They are certainly no match for us.
In the Kherson region, three people were killed and another 19 were injured over the past day as a result of Russian aggression.
Hegseth: It was Russian air defenses that were supposed to defend Caracas. They didn't work. Cuban guards were supposed to defend Maduro. They weren't able to. Now we are seeing the Cubans and the Russians expelled out of Venezuela.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: Countries like France should stop lecturing the world about “human rights” and international law. The hypocrisy is blatant and embarrassing. Your backing of Israel’s genocide in Gaza—and aggression against Iran—has destroyed whatever moral high ground you imagined you had.

The CIA had “low confidence” in Israeli intelligence warning of an Iranian plot to kill Trump during his July visit to Türkiye. Some U.S. officials suspected the warning was partly intended to influence Trump’s policies toward Iran and Türkiye. Despite the doubts, the Secret Service secretly moved Trump to a smaller military jet, which flew him to Britain under F-16 escort. Source: WaPo

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CIA analysts assessed as "low confidence" the Israeli-relayed intelligence on an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump, which prompted his secret departure from Turkey aboard an alternate military aircraft, WaPo reports.

Norway on Thursday commended Pakistan’s “important and constructive role” to mediate between the United States and Iran amid the Middle East conflict. The development came as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held delegation-level talks with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, who arrived in Islamabad earlier in the day, the first such visit in a decade. “Both sides reviewed the whole gamut of bilateral cooperation in various fields, including trade, investment, clima

The announcement of a new naval blockade threatens to restart full-scale war between Yemen's Houthis and Saudi Arabia

Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi has set a September 30 deadline for Iran-aligned militias to disarm, threatening military confrontation if they refuse. Two Iraqi political sources told AFP he is prepared to "clash" with any faction that resists past the deadline.

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Tehran denies reports of ceasefire extension, saying there's 'nothing to extend'; 30 countries condemn Islamic Republic's executions, say they're used to 'silence dissent' The post Trump says US to keep up blockade, as Iran vows closed Hormuz until demands met appeared first on The Times of Israel.

GDP expanded by 0.4% in three months to June, down from 0.6% in the first quarter, says ONS Economic growth slowed in the second quarter of the year, as the disruption unleashed by the Iran war began to take its toll, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said GDP expanded by 0.4% in the three months to June, down from 0.6% in the first quarter, in line with City economists’ expectations. Continue reading...
A total of 204 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invading forces were recorded at the front over the past day, August 12.

Pakistan says Israel's refusal to withdraw forces from Gaza 'serious setback' to peace plan Pakistan has expressed its rejection of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi said that a Palestinian state stands in "accordance with international law and UN resolutions", and added that its statehood had "an established international legality". Andrabi argued that Israeli rejections cannot alter the

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Exceptionally high revenues, particularly from war aid for Russia, are consolidating the power of North Korea's autocratic leader. A small number of people in the country are benefiting from an economic boom.

Carrier rerouted to Mideast ahead of Iran war sets record for deployment length; Democrats demand probe into accounts of food shortages, plumbing issues, mental health crises The post Multiple USS Lincoln sailors tried to go overboard amid dire conditions – reports appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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Pakistan and Norway on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual interest. The development came as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, who arrived in Islamabad earlier in the day, the first such visit in a decade. The Foreign Office (FO) said the two held a “restricted-format meeting”. “DPM Dar warmly welcomed Eide to Pakistan. The two ministers discussed the full range of b

A total of 204 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting the heaviest attacks on the Pokrovsk (26 assaults) and Sloviansk (21 assaults) fronts.
Russia’s Putin makes first visit to Kuril Islands claimed by Japan https://t.co/mDK0RqZNtg

Ukraine has reported an acute shortage of Patriot interceptors since the US went to war with Iran in February.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the far-eastern Kuril Islands for the first time on Thursday, prompting a “strong” protest by Japan which also claims the territory. Russian-Japanese relations have long been dogged by tensions over the contested islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and seized by the Soviet Union in 1945. The Kremlin posted a video of Putin in the Kuril Islands, with Russian media saying he visited a fish-processing plant where he was given caviar. Putin...
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Intercontinental Hotels Group (NYSE:IHG) said first-half 2026 performance was supported by broad-based revenue per available room growth, record development activity and expanding margins, while management expressed confidence in continued system growth despite uneven conditions in China and the Middle East. Chief Executive Officer Elie Maalouf said global RevPAR increased 4.1% in the first half, with […]