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Iran says US went from demanding surrender to seeking talks as oil price rises Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran has proved itself “a tough and invincible power” by resisting the US and Israel, as collapsing shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz pushes oil prices higher. “I have heard this many times from foreign ministers and officials from other countries: ‘You Iranians created a miracle; you surprised the whole world,’” Araghchi told a televised news conference covere

Pakistan says US-Iran arrangement is close as minister visits Tehran The US Iran are close to "some sort of an arrangement," Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif told Bloomberg. "Things are shaping up again in favour of a peace arrangement or a deal," Asif said. "The signals in the last two three days are that we are close to some sort of an arrangement," he added. Simultaneously, Iranian state media reported that Pakistan's interior minister Mohsin Naqvi had left for Tehran, and was schedu

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UK Naval Drones Found Transmitting Data Signals to China A routine cyber audit by the UK Ministry of Defense revealed that cameras on Kraken Technology naval drones were transmitting signals to an internet address in China. READ MORE

A Hamas sniper who "posed an immediate threat" to troops in Gaza was hit near the "Yellow Line," the IDF says. Troops of the 99th Division spotted the operative and fired. A hit was identified.

Trump Hid in Catering Container as He Was Evacuated from NATO Summit US security officials orchestrated a covert operation to evacuate Trump from Ankara, transferring him to a military jet from the old Air Force One hidden inside a catering container. READ MORE

Under a memorandum signed on 9 August 2026, Russia will transfer civilian facilities to Syrian state control and turn its military bases into joint training centers.

President Donald Trump secretly switched from Air Force One to a smaller military aircraft after last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, according to The Washington Post, in an elaborate security operation reportedly prompted by an Iranian threat against him.

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MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that a deal reached with Syria on the future of Moscow's military bases in the Middle Eastern country was an important step that would boost ties between the two countries, the state RIA news agency reported. The Syrian foreign ministry was cited by Syria's state news agency on Sunday as saying that Syria and Russia had reached a memorandum of understanding to settle the future of Russian bases at Tartous and Hmeimim following
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that a deal reached with Syria on the future of Moscow's military bases in the country would boost ties between the nations, and a Syrian source said some Russian forces would still be stationed there under the agreement.

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The explosion of a Ukrainian decoy drone in Bulgaria near the Romanian border reveals gaps in Bulgaria's defenses, raises questions and shines a light on the country's policy shift on the war in Ukraine.

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Abhishek Dipke said his party stood firmly behind Mahto, who was hospitalized after police used tear gas, batons and water cannons to disperse protesters marching towards the state Assembly on Monday. DW has more.

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Iran’s Mohsen Rezaei strikes a hardline tone in his first statement, pledging that Tehran will not compromise in the face of threats and must emerge from the current crisis stronger and more powerful. Rezaei says Iran will strengthen its military deterrence, “resist the bullying of enemies” and respond “promptly and decisively” to any attack, while maintaining readiness to confront future threats. He also places protecting the Islamic Republic, the Islamic Revolution and its values at the cent

NEW: U.S. forces fired on a Panama-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman Tuesday after it tried to breach the American blockade of Iranian ports. A U.S. helicopter hit the vessel's rudder, sparking a fire that was later put out. Maritime security firm Vanguard identified the ship as the Vela Nova. All 17 crew members are accounted for. No casualties reported.

President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month in an operation that involved him being moved between aircraft in a catering truck, an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported.
Pakistan’s defense minister says the US and Iran are “close to some sort of arrangement” over the Strait of Hormuz despite hardened rhetoric from both sides. “Things are shaping up in favor of peace,” Khawaja Asif said. Source: Bloomberg
NEW: U.S. forces fired on the Panama-flagged Vela Nova after it allegedly attempted to break the naval blockade of Iranian ports. A U.S. military helicopter struck the ship’s rudder in the Gulf of Oman. All 17 crew members were reported safe. Source: WSJ

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Yemeni officials blame group for attack on Tanzania-flagged vessel at Red Sea mouth, but Iran-backed rebels yet to claim responsibility; Houthis also target Yemeni port city The post Three killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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International standards are often assumed to be a modern invention. They are not. Many predate the United Nations itself; the International Labour Organization (ILO), for instance, was established under the League of Nations and only later folded into the UN system. Countries have long used such standards to strengthen governance, build credibility, and integrate into the global economy. Pakistan has been one of them. Over the decades, it has voluntarily become a party to numerous international

According to the official Lebanese source, Beirut insists on expanding the so-called pilot zones free from Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, consolidating the ceasefire, and halting strikes on infrastructure

Russia killed at least nine people in Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, as missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, according to regional authorities.

After President Trump boarded the legacy VC-25A – instead of the VC-25B Bridge – for his flight home from Ankara he was secretly transferred inside a catering truck to a waiting C-32A, according to the Washington Post. While the world believed that the U.S. President had taken 92-9000 home from the NATO Summit in Ankara, […]
Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukraine) Robert Brovdi (Madyar) reported strikes on the Wildberries logistics hub in Voronezh, an oil refinery in Orsk (both Russian), 43 enemy targets in Ukraine’s military and territorial waters, and a bulk carrier belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea.

Battlegroup North units took control of the settlement of Shcherbakovka in the Kharkov Region and Battlegroup East units liberated the settlement of Novoye Pole in the Zaporozhye Region

[Daily Trust] Troops of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have repelled a midnight attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Gajiram, Nganzai LGA of Borno State.

South Korea arms NATO members with K2 tanks and K9 howitzers that free up older kit for the front, yet still draws the line at any direct transfer to Kyiv.

The explosion of a Ukrainian decoy drone in Bulgaria near the Romanian border reveals gaps in Bulgaria's defense, raises questions and shines a light on the country's policy shift on the war in Ukraine.

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According to Hero of Russia Yevgeny Poddubny, Russia currently has the most combat-ready and powerful army in the world

The former president was convicted of crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war, the first verdict since he fled to Russia in 2024.
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