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🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·3 months ago

Russian stock market closes lower across major indices

BCS World of Investments expects the battle for the 2,300-point threshold on the MOEX Index to persist, though the upcoming weekend may dampen overall trading volumes

🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·3 months ago

Russian, Armenian parliamentarians discuss referendum on Yerevan's accession to EU

Yerevan has recently been declaring its course towards integration with the EU

🇮🇱 Israel·Al Jazeera·3 months ago

Is Israel’s Netanyahu preparing to fight Iran alone?

Experts question Netanyahu's strategy, labeling Israel's war on Iran a strategic failure with global economic impacts.

Shipping industry sources say the proposed Iran-Oman Strait of Hormuz transit plan is largely unworkable.

Shipping industry sources say the proposed Iran-Oman Strait of Hormuz transit plan is largely unworkable. Iran wants to charge 5–7% of cargo value for passage, but paying those fees could breach U.S. sanctions and void war-risk insurance coverage, leaving shipowners exposed to major legal and financial risks. Source: Reuters

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Houthis threaten imminent attacks on Saudi military camps in Yemen

Houthis: The world will soon hear the cries of the Saudis about their camps in Yemen being targeted.

🇾🇪 Yemen·NY Times World·3 months ago

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Houthi Strikes on Yemeni Military Threaten to Reignite Civil War

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·3 months ago

Almost 70% of Ukrainians support joining EU, over 60% support joining NATO – survey

In the event of a referendum, almost 70% of Ukrainians would vote in favour of Ukraine's accession to the EU, and over 61% would vote to join NATO.

Trump claims military operation in Venezuela resulted in capture of Maduro

President Trump: The Fake News, as usual, is spreading false and completely unfounded rumors. I am extremely happy with the job that Pete Hegseth is doing. Everything has been extraordinary, including our attack on Venezuela, where the result was accomplished in less than one day, allowing us to bring one of the worst criminals anywhere in the World, Nicolas Maduro, to Justice! Likewise, Iran, where the country has been decimated for the purpose of NOT ALLOWING IT TO EVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON,

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·3 months ago

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Zelensky orders preparation of “special sanctions operation” against Russia

President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting on the imposition of sanctions against Russia and instructed officials to prepare an operational plan designed to significantly curtail the Russian military-industrial complex.

🇷🇺 Russia·EuroMaidan Press·3 months ago

Russia’s planes probed NATO’s eastern flank so often this July that scrambles jumped more than 250%

Russian planes kept approaching NATO's borders with their transponders off.

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IED detonates in Jaramana, outskirts of Damascus.

🌍 Global·South China Morning Post·3 months ago

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US sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurement

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Uganda clears way for deployment of troops to Gaza under Trump plan

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🇵🇸 Gaza·Al Monitor·3 months ago

🇮🇷 Iran·Al Monitor·3 months ago

Analysis-Trump's Iran dilemma: He's stuck in war with no exit in sight

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - With President Donald Trump’s war against Iran now in its sixth month, this week's flurry of threats and diplomacy has underscored the ever-tighter bind he finds himself in as he tries to extricate the U.S. from an unpopular conflict he originally claimed would last just weeks.

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Israel charges settler in killing of Palestinian activist in West Bank

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🇮🇱 Israel·Dawn·3 months ago

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Zelenskyy orders plan for special sanctions operation against Russian defence industry

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered the preparation of a clear plan for a special sanctions operation designed to significantly restrict the Russian military-industrial complex.

🇷🇺 Russia·Interfax Ukraine·3 months ago

🌍 Global·Military Times·3 months ago

Their military careers were cut short in combat. Now they’re fighting Congress for their full benefits.

Combat-injured veterans argue they shouldn’t be penalized after war injuries cut their careers short, but the cost could reach $78 billion.

Iran parliament reviews bill to bar US/Israeli vessels from Strait of Hormuz

Iran's parliament is reviewing a draft bill to bar U.S., Israeli and other "hostile" vessels from the Strait of Hormuz, with fines of up to 20% of cargo value for violations - Fars.

🇮🇶 Iraq·Dawn·3 months ago

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PM Shehbaz arrives in Saudi Arabia on 3-day visit

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Iran and Oman are discussing a plan to gradually replace the current northern and southern shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz with a single central corridor.

Iran and Oman are discussing a plan to gradually replace the current northern and southern shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz with a single central corridor. Under the proposal: Ships would initially enter via the northern lane (near Iran) and exit via the southern lane (near Oman). After a transition period, all traffic would shift to the central corridor, with Iran managing inbound traffic and Iran and Oman jointly managing outbound traffic. Transit charges would be based on services p

NEW: A draft bill under review in Iran's parliament would introduce new rules for the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, including:

NEW: A draft bill under review in Iran's parliament would introduce new rules for the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, including: Banning vessels from the U.S., Israel, and other "hostile countries" from transiting the strait. Prohibiting all Israel-linked cargo, military or civilian. Blocking ships or cargo involved in actions against the Axis of Resistance. Denying passage to countries or individuals that have harmed Iran until compensation is paid. Imposing fines of up to 20% of ca

🌍 GLOBAL·@OSINTdefender·3 months ago

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Ukraine’s Air Defense Pleas Fall Flat as Western Allies Hoard Interceptor Missiles

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🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrainska Pravda·3 months ago

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Zelenskyy orders preparation of "special sanctions operation" against Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered the preparation of a plan for a special sanctions operation targeting Russia's military industry.

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Virginia Class Submarines with New Payload Module to Receive SSGN Designation

Beginning with the USS Arizona, 19 new boats in the U.S. Navy’s Virginia class of nuclear powered attack submarines will officially be referred to as SSGNs to reflect the boost in cruise missile capacity offered by the new Virginia Payload Module (VPM). Now to be designated as guided missile submarines, otherwise known as SSGNs, the […]

🌍 Global·The Aviationist·3 months ago

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Polish FM proposes NATO allies shoot down Russian missiles over Kyiv

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🌍 Global·X/@warmonitor3·3 months ago

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Israeli drone attack reported in southern Lebanon’s Mayfadoun

Israeli drone attack reported in southern Lebanon’s Mayfadoun Israel has carried out a drone attack on Mayfadoun in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh district, the National News Agency is reporting. No casualties were reported. This comes amid a large scale Israeli bombardment of the country on Thursday as peace talks between Israel and Lebanon in Rome are ongoing.

🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·3 months ago

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Beyond war: Why the Middle East needs courage, dialogue, and reconciliation - opinion

Yet history teaches us something different. Military victories may change realities on the ground, but they rarely resolve the deeper wounds that fuel conflict.

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🇮🇷 Iran·Jerusalem Post·3 months ago

Iranians begging for more strikes are the ones with the most to lose

It took the UN three weeks to say anything. It would have taken hours anywhere else. Jonathan Harounoff, who spent two years there, on the silence around Iran's dead.

🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·3 months ago

Hamas calls on US, mediators to stop Israel ‘sabotaging’ Gaza agreement

Hamas calls on US, mediators to stop Israel ‘sabotaging’ Gaza agreement Hamas has welcomed the joint statement from several Arab countries following a meeting of foreign ministers in Amman which condemned Israel’s escalation in Gaza, saying it “underscores the gravity of the escalation and violations perpetrated by the occupying government, which threaten the future of the entire agreement”. Hamas called on the signatories, as well as the US and ceasefire mediators to prevent Israel “from sabot

🇮🇷 Iran·Jerusalem Post·3 months ago

As Iran war drags on, Americans are bracing for more chaos in Middle East, poll finds

The six-day poll concluded on Monday, as Trump again backed away from threatened "massive attacks" on Iran, underscoring uncertainty surrounding a conflict he predicted would bring a swift victory.

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Yemeni official accuses Houthis of ‘regional aggression’

Yemeni official accuses Houthis of ‘regional aggression’ Deputy Chairman of the Yemeni Consultation and Reconciliation Authority for Yemen’s Saudi-backed government Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi condemned the Houthi attacks on government positions in Hadramout and Marib on Thursday. “This is their true project: perpetuating the war and preventing the restoration of the state,” he said in a post on X, adding that the only way to prevent further attacks is “ending the militia’s coup, restoring state ins

🇾🇪 Yemen·Middle East Eye·3 months ago

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Hearing set to decide 'terror sentencing' of activists who targeted Barclays

Hearing set to decide 'terror sentencing' of activists who targeted Barclays MEE staff on Thu, 08/06/2026 - 14:28 Judge Altham, who previously issued 'manifestly excessive' sentences to anti-fracking activists, is set to determine whether the offences carry a 'terrorist connection' The defendants allegedly spray painted and splintered windows at a Barclays bank branch in Burnley over its shares in Elbit Systems in August 2024 (Supplied) Off A judge has ordered a hearing in which he will dec

🇵🇸 Palestine·Middle East Eye·3 months ago

🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·3 months ago

Relocating Russian embassy in Warsaw to rupture in relations — Polish MFA

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that no EU or NATO country has yet severed relations with Russia

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Russian strike on Ukrposhta facilities in Pavlohrad kills two employees, wounds one

Russian troops attacked the Ukrposhta sorting depot and the base of the company’s mobile branches in Pavlohrad (Dnipropetrovsk region), killing two employees and wounding a mechanic, CEO of the national postal operator Ihor Smiliansky said.

🇷🇺 Russia·Interfax Ukraine·3 months ago

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·3 months ago

Russians destroy warehouses storing products of two tobacco giants

Russian invaders destroyed warehouses storing products belonging to Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and Imperial Brands Ukraine on the night of 4-5 August.

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Two Israelis entered Jenin, faced stone/brick attack, escaped uninjured

WILD FOOTAGE: Two Israelis mistakenly entered Jenin, came under a barrage of stones and a brick, and escaped uninjured to the Gilboa crossing. https://t.co/QWKJ1YHWHM