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A fatal earthquake hit western Colombia on Monday morning, burying people in the South American nation under rubble and causing severe destruction to buildings and infrastructure in the Pacific region and the central Andes. At least 18 people died in the western city of Pereira in the 7.4 magnitude quake, Mayor Mauricio Salazar said. “The situation is critical,” Salazar told Caracol Radio. The earthquake struck at 7.34am local time, with the epicentre in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about

Observers suggest the new alliance between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan won't result in any of the countries fighting for each other. Instead it's about preventing Iran and Israel from regional dominance, they say.

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Donald Trump says the US is only ‘semi-negotiating’ with Iran.

According to Maria Zakharova, Kiev is deliberately carrying out these strikes, which are meaningless from a military point of view, for terrorist purposes

The USS Thomas Hudner spent eight months at sea, helping stop sanctioned tankers and fighting Iran for the second time in a year. The post Navy destroyer returns home after Caribbean, Iran war deployments appeared first on Task & Purpose.

The Israeli leader’s rejection of a US-led roadmap threatens to entrench a state of conflict, analysts say.
“Saudi Arabia has not taken any action against any of the aggressors attacking its territory, meaning Iran, the Houthis and the militias in Iraq. They have not done anything about it.”

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CAIRO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Leaking crude oil from a tanker grounded off a nature reserve in Oman has created a slick covering almost 400 square kilometres, the country's government said on Monday. The Caroline Bezengi is loaded with close to one million barrels of Russian oil bound for Asia and first reported difficulties on June 8 off Yemen, with two maritime security sources saying initial assessments indicated a blast had occurred onboard. No party has taken responsibility for attacking the v
CAIRO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - An oil slick is covering an areaof around 390 square kilometres (150 square miles) off the coast of Oman, the country's government said on Monday, after a vessel under sanctions and carrying Russian crude sustained damage. The Caroline Bezengi's crew first reported difficulties on June 8 off the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla, two maritime security sources said, adding that initial assessments indicated that a blast occurred onboard.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, an STB TV channel film crew, along with military personnel, was attacked by Russian FPV drones.

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war operating conditions. Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad: there is no military solution to reopening the Strait, and only routes agreed between Iran and Oman will be recognized. Vessels must follow the passage designated by Iran's armed forces.

Somaliland came close to securing formal recognition from Guinea-Bissau in late July, which would have made it the second UN member state to recognize the breakaway region after Israel did so in December 2025. The deal collapsed after Somalia's federal government learned of the visit and intervened, backed by Türkiye, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. essing its adherence to UN Charter principles and territorial integrity. Somaliland has been lobbying other African states including Eswatini and South S

A senior executive at Sberbank said the state-backed lender has already received around 2,000 applications for loan restructuring from business owners impacted by the attacks.
"Shirel is a symbol of the citizens who rose up after October 7, took responsibility, and decided to act in order to lead Israel toward repair," Eisenkot stated.

China is launching the first regular container service through the Arctic, with its “Ice Silk Road” linking Ningbo to the UK via Russia’s Northern Sea Route. The route could cut the usual 40-day voyage roughly in half while avoiding chokepoints such as the Red Sea, where security risks remain high. Melting Arctic ice is making the route increasingly viable, but Russian control, harsh conditions, limited rescue infrastructure and environmental risks remain major challenges. Source: FT
Dr. Murat Aslan | Security Strategy Expert | Foundation for Political, Economic & Social Research (SETA): Don't limit the Mecca Defense Pact to the Gulf region. Malaysia & Indonesia are capable, developed & skilled nations with a strong interest in Gulf & Middle Eastern stability. Both are probable candidates to join - and both would bring significant contributions to the alliance. FULL INTERVIEW

The ROCA's 2nd Theater of Operations conducted nighttime pre-movement preparations in Yilan on Aug. 9, rehearsing rapid response to a reinforcement order. Personnel completed equipment and vehicle inspections, communications checks, and movement preparations, while battalion commanders used TAK-enabled phones to issue missions and marching orders. 📸: Youth Daily
Russian forces struck a residential neighborhood in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region; one person was killed, and three others were wounded.

Russia is rapidly replacing its slow Shahed drones with much faster jet-powered versions that can reach 350–600 km/h and, in some cases, use machine vision to track moving targets. They are harder to intercept and have already reduced Ukraine’s previously very high shoot-down rates. The trade-off is that they cost more, have shorter range, and are less maneuverable. Ukraine is now developing faster, autonomous and jet-powered interceptor drones to counter them. Source: BBC
Russian occupiers struck Kushuhum in Zaporizhia region with a drone, reported Ivan Fedorov, head of Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration.

After 18 month talks, Russian forces in Syria will give up control of two strategic bases on the Mediterranean coast, which will be used as joint Russia-Syrian training centers under a new agreement between the two countries.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei said the pact showed a shift in regional countries' approach to security, with greater reliance on their own capabilities rather than outside powers.

According a foreign source cited by Kan, representatives of an unnamed nation in the Middle East recommended another regional country "show tactical flexibility" and make an agreement with Israel to "lull it into a false sense of security"

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Hossein Mohebi, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, highlighted that modern warfare became a battlefield of technological innovation

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Viktor Medvedchuk added that the former defense minister was "the public face of projects in which drones, digital battle management systems and artificial intelligence were gradually combined into a single control mechanism"
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China’s most advanced laser weapon has been spotted aboard a Type 071 amphibious landing ship in the South China Sea, adding near-shore anti-drone capabilities to a family of warships vital for potential conflicts in sensitive waters, according to analysts. In a People’s Liberation Army joint air and naval drill at Scarborough Shoal on August 1, a shipborne laser weapon believed to be the Liaoyuan-1 (LY-1) was seen on the Qilianshan, making it the latest large surface vessel so far equipped with

Andrey Svintsov recalled that AI agents have repeatedly escaped human control. In particular, companies Anthropic and OpenAI reported cases of their AI agents escaping beyond the space designated for testing

Reuters has learned that Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are cooperating to shield their infrastructure from potential Russian attacks that could be staged as "false-flag" operations, as allied intelligence services have repeatedly warned.
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Le gouverneur de l'Ituri a effectué ce lundi, sa première visite à Djugu, l’un des principaux foyers d’insécurité de la province. Il dit vouloir écouter les populations et recueillir leurs propositions pour favoriser le retour d’une paix durable. Cliquer ➡️https://t.co/4HaDC3K1j9 https://t.co/pLWMiuGFPd

Sudan's military repels a series of offensives by the RSF paramilitary in a strategically significant region.
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