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Three people were killed in the overnight Russian drone attack on the town of Balakliia in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region on August 6.

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According to Rodion Miroshnik, Russia has to fight a serious and difficult war, advancing and prevailing step by step until virtually strangling its adversary because he understands no other language

Zelenskyy suggested the slowdown in deliveries may be less about scarcity than pressure to make Kyiv more compliant.
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PESHAWAR: Four additional judges of the Peshawar High Court have ceased to function as the president of Pakistan has yet to give assent to the confirmation of their services as recommended by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). The four judges, including Justice Farah Jamshed, Justice Inamullah Khan, Justice Sabitullah Khan and Justice Aurangzeb, were appointed as additional judges for a period of one year and they had taken oath of their offices on Feb 4, 2025. On the JCP’s recommendatio
By Chen Aizhu, Siyi Liu and Trixie Yap SINGAPORE, Aug 6 (Reuters) - China's state-owned Sinopec Corp, the world's biggest refiner, has ramped up purchases of Far East Russian oil to compensate for Middle East supplies diminished by the Iran war, according to multiple trade sources and ship tracking data.

Three civilians were killed after Russian forces conducted two morning strikes on the city of Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast, hitting residential areas.
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Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and were finalising arrangements for jointly managing the strategic waterway, Tehran said Wednesday, even as fresh security incidents highlighted continued risks for regional shipping. The agreement would be a step towards reopening the key energy route, but official sources briefing Iranian media stressed that any easing still hinged on Washington ending its own naval blockade of Iran's ports.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Major (Res.) Harel Birenstock and Chief Master Sergeant (Res.) Tamir Vaknin were killed during an incident. Four other reserve soldiers were severely injured and evacuated to a hospital for treatment.

Nearly 80% of US army's interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted: Report The US army has used up nearly 80 percent of its interceptors for a key missile defence system, CNN reported citing several sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, senior US military officials warned that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is "dangerously low," with key air defence systems particularly depleted during the war on Iran. The US military exhausted nearly four-fifths of its THA

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Nearly 80% of US army's interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted: Report The US army has used up nearly 80 percent of its interceptors for a key missile defence system, CNN reported citing several sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, senior US military officials warned that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is "dangerously low," with key air defence systems particularly depleted during the war on Iran. The US military exhausted nearly four-fifths of its THA

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Major (Res.) Harel Birenstock and Chief Master Sergeant (Res.) Tamir Vaknin were killed during an incident. Four other reserve soldiers were severely injured and evacuated to a hospital for treatment

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A brutal summer has exposed how much Britain, France, Spain and other European countries are under pressure from forces largely out of their control.

Two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed during combat in southern Lebanon, the military said Thursday, where Israel has been fighting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Meanwhile, Iran said an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz is in its final stages, while US President Donald Trump suggested a deal could be announced within days. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
LAS VEGAS/WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran seemed "to be working out quite well," reiterating his positive portrayal of the negotiations on the Iran war without elaborating on the specifics of the discussions. DETAILS: • "I hear they are doing very well," Trump said in an interview on the "FOX5 1-ON-1" show with FOX5 Las Vegas journalist Tom Durian. The interview was published on Wednesday evening.

President Trump is looking to reframe the Iran war ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in November.

ONE good thing that has come out of this whole conversation about building the federation on new foundations is that it has exposed the most opportunistic elements among us. Those who crave the opportunity to enter public life but have no chance to do so as long as Pakistan remains even nominally a democracy are the ones most excited by the idea of dismantling the federal structure and replacing it with some reloaded form of a unitary state from the 1960s. Let’s get one thing clear. None of this

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,330 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

According to the newspaper, the United States used more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles and over 1,000 THAAD and Patriot interceptors in the first weeks of the war against Iran

THE interior minister’s comments at an Islamabad seminar last week have sparked many a conversation about the state of the ‘system’. Political leaders, as well as commentators, are all weighing in on the significance of his remarks, as he is seen to be close to those that matter in Pakistan. At the event, Mohsin Naqvi had spoken, among other things, of the need for political parties to start a dialogue, and for national leaders to put aside their differences and discuss governance issues. Pickin

Netanyahu says Israel did not agree to US-backed Gaza plan Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video posted on his social media accounts on Tuesday that Israel did not agree to a US-backed plan for Gaza. US President Donald Trump had announced last Thursday "a major milestone" towards implementing the Gaza peace plan agreed to in October, saying that Hamas would disarm and Israel would withdraw in phases. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video posted on his so

THE 2024 upheaval that toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh, alongside the youth-led protests over joblessness in India, point to a shared crisis across South Asia: strong economic growth has not translated into enough good jobs for a workforce that is more educated than ever before. As access to schooling and universities has expanded, so have people’s employment expectations — expectations that a narrow job market has failed to meet, sparking widespread anger. In India, nearly 40 p

Trump clashed with Hegseth over munition shortage amid war on Iran US President Donald Trump confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Washington's critical shortage during the war on Iran, The Washington Post reported. According to the newspaper citing sources, Trump demanded answers during a cabinet meeting last week after finding out about the deficit in vital weapons, despite his understanding that the issue had been addressed. The report cited the shortage in munitions as one of the

Iran said an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz is in its final stages, while President Donald Trump suggested a deal could be announced within days, raising hopes of easing a blockade that has disrupted global shipping and fueled months of conflict.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has proposed an amendment to the Election Rules 2017 to empower it to seek direct clarification on statements of assets and liabilities submitted by lawmakers. In a notification, the ECP said it intended to insert a new proviso in Rule 137. Under the proposed change, if there is any ambiguity in the wealth statement of a parliamentarian or an MPA, the commission may seek clarification from the member, or from any person, department, organisat

• PTI holds protests, rallies countrywide to mark third anniversary of Imran Khan’s arrest • Party claims one MNA, four MPAs, several workers arrested in Lahore • Police use teargas, baton-charge Karachi protesters; 10 workers detained PESHAWAR / LAHORE / KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: The opposition PTI marked the third anniversary of party founder Imran Khan’s arrest on Wednesday with protests and rallies across the country, as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi warned of a march on Islama

KARACHI: A warning from a senior minister has deeply shocked the trade and industry leaders, but they are tight-lipped when asked for comments on the situation. Recently, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the governance system had completely collapsed and was no longer capable of addressing critical challenges, and called for the creation of new administrative units. However, the statement was closely analysed by trade and industry leaders, but they were not ready to publicly comment on the im

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Nigerian authorities announced the rescue of 308 people abducted by armed groups, including 163 villagers seized during a deadly attack earlier this year, calling it the country's largest single-day hostage rescue operation.
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The memorial will be built at an existing cemetery that commemorates 14 North Korean fighter pilots shot down while battling the U.S. Air Force in the late 1960s.
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