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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·3 months ago

Zelensky says Russia can and must end war after Ukrainian operation in Novorossiysk

Russia can and must bring the war it launched against Ukraine to an end, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·3 months ago

IDF says Hamas operative killed in first Gaza airstrike in over a week

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IRGC missile launched toward Strait of Hormuz from Hormozgan Province

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🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·3 months ago

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Western pirate games to prompt Russian response anywhere, senator says

Konstantin Basyuk emphasized that there was no point in using diplomatic notes with those who speak the language of force

🇮🇶 Iraq·Middle East Eye·3 months ago

Iraq says no foreign military presence by 1 Oct and weapons will be under state control

Iraq says no foreign military presence by 1 Oct and weapons will be under state control Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi said that the country will be free of any foreign military presence on its soil and that weapons will be solely under state control by 1 October. During a meeting with US Central Command Commander Charles Brad Cooper, Zaidi “affirmed the commitment to the agreed-upon timelines”, under which the international coalition’s military mission in Iraq and the withdrawal of i

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Deutsche Welle·3 months ago

Eurovision bars countries at war from hosting

A Eurovision victory will no longer guarantee hosting rights if war or a wider security crisis affects the winning country. The change could have particular significance for recent high-flyers Ukraine and Israel.

U.S. Navy destroys Iranian-linked vessel Vela Nova in Hormuz after warnings ignored

Yesterday, CENTCOM announced that a U.S. Navy MH 60 helicopter fired 2 Hellfire missiles into the engine room of the Iranian linked Vela Nova after its civilian crew ignored repeated U.S. warnings. According to my assessment, the IRGC will try and shoot a ships in the Hormuz in the near future.

IDF Chief reports Iran blockade effective, economic crisis worsening

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir to cabinet ministers: "The blockade on Iran is very effective. The economic crisis there is getting worse."

🇷🇺 Russia·Deutsche Welle·3 months ago

Russia: Why is the Yabloko party barred from the elections?

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

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Sailors Tried To Jump Off US Warship Amid Long Iran War Deployment: Report

The USS Abraham Lincoln has now spent nine months at sea, including a record 250 consecutive days without making land. For its roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines, the unprecedented deployment is becoming increasingly difficult to endure.

🇮🇷 Iran·NDTV World·3 months ago

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AJK polls: Rathore’s LA-17 Haveli victory disputed, local PML-N announces indefinite strike

MUZAFFARABAD: A controversy emerged on Wednesday after the returning officer (RO) issued Form 27 declaring PPP’s Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, the sitting AJK prime minister, the winner from LA-17 (Haveli), despite rival PML-N candidate Engineer Mohsin Aziz being assured that the form would not be issued until the Election Commission took up his complaint. The development triggered fresh tensions in Haveli district, where PML-N workers announced a complete shutter-down strike and protest from Thursday

🌍 Global·Dawn·3 months ago

🇮🇱 Israel·Al Monitor·3 months ago

Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting

Eurovision Song Contest organisers announced rule changes Wednesday excluding any country in an armed conflict from hosting the competition and increasing the mininum age of competitors. While they did not mention any country by name, Israel, which has been at war in Gaza since 2023, came close to winning the competition in both 2025 and 2026, ultimately finishing second on each occasion. Under the old rules, the winning country normally hosts the following year's competition.

🌍 West Africa·Al Jazeera·3 months ago

DR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns

Outbreak to eclipse West Africa's Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016 if it continues at current pace, WHO chief says.

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International mission to verify Hezbollah disarmament in southern Lebanon being planned

A foreign mission to verify Hezbollah's disarmament in southern Lebanon may draw on Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia, per Reuters. Inspections of villages and private homes are on the table, but the mandate and freedom of movement remain undecided.

🌍 Global·NY Times World·3 months ago

More Than 40 Dead After a Ferry Capsizes on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba

The vessel was crowded far beyond capacity and was hit by strong waves, the police said. While dozens have been rescued, the search continues for an unknown number of missing people.

🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·3 months ago

Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia are being considered for a foreign mission to verify Hezbollah’s disarmament in southern Lebanon.

Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia are being considered for a foreign mission to verify Hezbollah’s disarmament in southern Lebanon. The plan could involve inspecting villages and private homes, but the mission’s mandate and freedom of movement remain unresolved. Source: Reuters

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Govt cuts petrol price by Re0.94, raises high-speed diesel by Re0.54

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🇮🇷 Iran·Dawn·3 months ago

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UK, Italy among states considered to verify Hezbollah disarmament, sources say

UK, Italy among states considered to verify Hezbollah disarmament, sources say Israel and Lebanon have agreed on Britain, Italy, Switzerland, and Indonesia as potential contributors to a proposed mechanism that could see foreign troops deployed to Lebanon to verify Hezbollah's disarmament, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The shortlist emerged from US-mediated talks in Rome last week, the latest round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon on implementing a June agreement that

🇺🇦 Ukraine·TASS·3 months ago

Over one million square meters of warehouses damaged in Ukraine — agency

The Kiev Region accounts for about 750,000 square meters of that number

🇽🇰 Kosovo·TASS·3 months ago

NATO says begins to reduce contingent in Kosovo

The alliance's spokesperson Allison Hart did not provide any numerical data on the scale and timing of the reductions

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New oral history project eulogises slain Palestinian journalists via friends' voice notes

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🇲🇲 Myanmar·Guardian World·3 months ago

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Ex-Myanmar ambassador to UK on trial for trespassing in diplomatic residence

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🇷🇺 Russia·EuroMaidan Press·3 months ago

A Ukrainian railway engineer spied on Lyman’s defenses for Russia using Google Maps

A former railway engineer tried to pass Ukrainian military locations to a handler to help Russia's strikes. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University over discrimination

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🌏 Asia·X/@taiwanmonitor·3 months ago

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Taiwan mobilizes 100+ cyber specialists for critical infrastructure wartime defense

Taiwan’s Information, Communications and Electronic Force mobilized more than 100 civilian cybersecurity specialists on Aug. 10 to strengthen wartime protection of critical infrastructure. Personnel from industry, academia, and the cybersecurity sector conducted vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, threat analysis, and defensive validation of energy, transportation, and telecommunications systems, testing military-civilian cyber mobilization and national digital resilience. 📸: Chen

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·3 months ago

Russia uses four main narratives regarding POWs and missing persons — CCD

The Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council analyzed more than 94,000 publications from nearly 24,000 sources as part of a study of Russian information operations concerning prisoners of war, prisoner exchanges, and missing persons, identifying four main destructive Russian narratives.

🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·3 months ago

Moldovan Defense Minister Anatolie Nosatîi interrupted a journalist who began speaking Russian, saying: “I don't understand you.”

Moldovan Defense Minister Anatolie Nosatîi interrupted a journalist who began speaking Russian, saying: “I don't understand you.” He answered after she repeated the question in Romanian and praised her for using the state language. His CV states that he speaks Russian and studied in Ukraine for four years.

🌍 Global·X/@warmonitor3·3 months ago

Ukrainian forces attack Novorossiysk naval base, damaging 4 Russian Black Sea Fleet warships

Ukrainian forces in yesterday's massive attack on Novorossiysk naval base have successfully damaged 4 Russian warships of the Black Sea fleet badly with the extent of damage being qualified.

Exclusive: UK to announce raft of new policies on Israel including settlement goods ban

Exclusive: UK to announce raft of new policies on Israel including settlement goods ban Since Andy Burnham became prime minister, there has been a serious shift in approach to British foreign policy. But so far none of it has been made public, beyond a change in the rhetoric of government ministers. This is set to change after parliament's summer recess. The government is poised to announce a raft of new policies in September, multiple Whitehall and civil society sources told Middle East Eye. R

🇷🇺 Russia·Interfax Ukraine·3 months ago

Occupiers execute at least 345 Ukrainian soldiers, another 375 die in captivity – ombudsman

Ukrainian Parliament's Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said that 375 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian hostages have died while in Russian captivity.

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Ukrainian drone units decisively beat a U.S. armored brigade in a major exercise in Germany, exposing gaps in America’s adaptation to modern drone warfare.

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🌍 GLOBAL·Clash Report·3 months ago

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Special military operation to end or be suspended only on Russia's terms — Medvedev

The United Russia party’s Chairman noted that relations with the West will change little after that

🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·3 months ago

🇮🇱 Israel·South China Morning Post·3 months ago

1 killed in Israel’s first Gaza strike in over a week

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🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·3 months ago

West always wanted to 'cancel' Russia, but now it's doing it brazenly — Medvedev

The politician noted that as soon as the special military operation had begun, it had come out in an absolutely cynical, undisguised, monstrous and even perverted form

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Gaza BoP agreement grants Hamas military wing $160 million in cash, Liberman claims

Liberman further noted a recent incident in which IDF commanders came across a group of 50 Hamas Nuhkba terrorists who were conducting an exercise in which they practiced raiding a Jewish settlement.

🇵🇸 Gaza·Jerusalem Post·3 months ago

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Defense Forces hit four Russian warships in Novorossiysk

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck four Russian warships in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, on the night of August 12.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·3 months ago

🇮🇱 Israel·Dawn·3 months ago

'We aspire for it to grow': Turkiye's Erdogan eyes expansion of Makkah Joint Defence Agreement

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Houthis using Russian satellites to guide attacks on Saudi Arabia, Yemen

NEW: The Houthis are using Russian satellites to guide attacks on Saudi Arabia and Saudi-backed forces in Yemen, a southern Yemeni anti-Houthi source tells Kan News. The source says Riyadh is aware, and the intelligence was passed to the U.S.