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EU, 26 countries condemn Iran's executions of protesters The EU and 26 countries condemned Iran's executions of protesters in a joint statement, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday. The countries called on Iran to listen to its people, take meaningful steps toward ensuring respect for human rights, immediately end use of the death penalty and release those arbitrarily detained.
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Sen. Fetterman: Israel is the red line for me. Like, I can't ever turn my back to Israel. Stewart: But that is not our country.
Mambasa, situé à environ 165 km de Bunia dans la province de l’Ituri, fait face à une nouvelle vague de déplacements de population. Des milliers de personnes fuient depuis plusieurs jours les attaques répétées attribuées aux rebelles des Forces démocratiques alliées (ADF) dans plusieurs localités périphériques du territoire. https://t.co/bq80yNUFHV
Marco Rubio: I tried this thing called keto. You go through this massive withdrawal from sugar. It was a near psychotic event for me. If I did that in this job, I would be saying, ‘Mr. President, we must bomb Paraguay.’
Three people were killed and 20 injured in the Kherson region as a result of Russian shelling throughout the day, including an employee of a local firefighting unit.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Iran: Trump has not just proven that he was willing to bomb them, but he’s also willing to bankrupt them.

Israeli air strike kills one in Gaza An Israeli air strike targeting a three-wheeled vehicle in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya killed one Palestinian and wounded several others, Anadolu reported, citing a medical source. The wounded were taken to a hospital in Gaza City.

How Chechnya’s Boss Exploits Ukraine War to Consolidate Chechen Power Ramzan Kadyrov aggressively promotes Putin's Ukraine war in public while systematically shielding his population from the draft and sending political rivals to the front lines. READ MORE

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The UK government is preparing tougher measures on Israel, including a possible ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Officials are also considering further sanctions on settlers, organisations and Israeli ministers, as well as tighter restrictions on arms exports. The measures, expected to be announced after parliament returns in September, would mark a significant shift under Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Source: MEE

Explosions rolled across occupied Crimea through the night as Sevastopol declared three air-raid alerts and much of the peninsula lost power.

Israel seeking to 'remove Palestine from world's agenda', Erdogan says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking to "remove Palestine" from the world's agenda. "The aim of the Netanyahu government is to remove Palestine from the common agenda of humanity by profiting from chaos and new conflicts in the region," Erdogan said at a joint news conference with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara. "No matter w

Trump's White House Construction Costs to Surge Past $900 Million The Trump administration is quietly funneling at least $927 million into White House construction projects, bypassing Congress. READ MORE

Western Europe has endured its hottest June-July period on record, with extreme heat, drought and wildfires gripping parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The WMO says the warming climate is making heatwaves more frequent, intense, longer and more widespread.

WASHINGTON: The California State Senate has unanimously passed a resolution celebrating the “enduring relationship” between Pakistan and the United States and recognising the “significant contributions” of Pakistani-Americans to the state’s economy, culture and social fabric. The resolution, presented by Senator Melissa Hurtado, highlighted the “pivotal role” played by Pakistani-Americans in California and commended their achievements across diverse fields. It also urged all Californians to join

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The scale of the war in Sudan is hard to take in.

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Gamers Who Aced Infamous GTA Helicopter Mission Became Ukraine's Top FPV Drone Pilots Ukrainian military trainers have identified an unconventional talent pipeline for combat aviation, discovering that video game GTA is a metric for success. READ MORE

The claimed call-up comes as Russian battlefield losses overtake contract recruitment, which threatens Moscow’s offensive capabilities.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan aimed at stabilising a region wracked by conflict. The so-called Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed on Friday as the Middle East grapples with fallout from the US-Iran war, which has dragged in regional players and disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. “Our vision for it is not limited to the three...
The U.S. is preparing for a prolonged diplomatic drawdown across the Middle East as the Iran war continues. Embassies are planning to operate with fewer staff, while displaced diplomats may be allowed to end assignments early. The shift could last months or even years, limiting consular services and U.S. diplomatic capacity in the region. Source: CNN
An IDF airstrike near Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza killed the head of a Hamas cell who was planning an attack on troops, the IDF says. He was not named. https://t.co/HdCnpZTmE3
By Jonathan Saul and Catherine Cartier LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - A vast oil spill in the Gulf is quickly becoming one of the world’s worst in years after being allowed to spread almost unchecked for weeks, according to international agencies, satellite imagery and environmental groups. The slick off the coast of Oman from a grounded tanker carrying Russian crude had reportedly reached the mainland by Wednesday, the U.N.'s shipping agency told Reuters.
By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, Aug 12 (Reuters) - 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 said. The shortlist emerged from U.S.-mediated talks in Rome last week, the latest round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon on implementing a June agreement that ties Israel'

Tehran Pivots to Offensive Military Doctrine Amid US and Israel War Tehran is aggressively restructuring its military command under Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, installing hardline veterans in key posts to transition toward an offensive doctrine. READ MORE

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A widening deficit and Ukrainian strikes are testing Russia's economy, even as war in the Middle East lifts oil revenue.

Turkish president says he aspires that deal, which currently includes Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, will include more countries in region The post Erdogan hopes for expansion of defense pact with Saudis, Pakistan, amid bid to woo Egypt appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Russian troops hit a Ukrainian patrol boat at the Ochakov port in the Nikolayev Region

Germany Advances Intelligence Overhaul to Lift Postwar Spy Agency Curbs German government has approved a sweeping legislative overhaul, dubbed a security revolution, to lift postwar restraints on its intelligence agencies. READ MORE

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Voters in six US states went to the polls to choose their preferred candidates in primaries and special elections ahead of November’s midterms. In Wisconsin, moderate David Crowley narrowly defeated Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the race for governor. On the Republican side, Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, advanced to a runoff in the Senate primary. Yuka Royer has the story.
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Iran's new Security Council shake-up reveals growing divisions over US deal Soon after Iranian negotiators reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States in late June to end months of hostilities, Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued a statement endorsing the agreement. The statement was signed by Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, a former hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general who had replaced the slain Ali Larijani, a prominent moderate figure

Millions of people gathered in Iceland and northern Spain to witness Europe’s first total solar eclipse in 27 years on Wednesday, with Spanish officials warning people to avoid areas where a heatwave has raised the risk of wildfires. Authorities were expecting up to 6 million visitors in mostly rural areas within the eclipse’s path across the north of Spain and the Balearic Islands, said Juan Cruz, Spain’s Secretary of State for Science. “I hope that tonight will see the emergence of a wonderful

Pakistani-led mediation for an Iran-U.S. ceasefire has intensified in recent days but produced no significant movement, the pro-Qatari Al-Arabi Al-Jadid reports. Two challenges remain: the Strait of Hormuz and the guarantees Iran demands. A Pakistani Foreign Ministry source says Iran's insistence on the Strait is the central obstacle. Efforts now focus on returning both sides to a memorandum of understanding with changes Iran wants. Washington has yet to respond.

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Electricity supply disruptions have been recorded in the Kushuhum community of Zaporizhia region following Russian strikes, Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration head Ivan Fedorov has said.