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Aramco CEO: 100 million barrels lost every week Hormuz was closed. Refilling global stocks will take 18 months once it reopens.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has imposed sanctions against 23 companies and 20 related individuals working for the Russian military-industrial complex (MIC), manufacturing and supplying equipment and components for Russia MIC in circumvention of sanctions.

Pezeshkian says Iran not seeking a wider war Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement that Tehran will continue to defend its borders, but added that they are not seeking an escalation in the war. "We defend our borders, but we do not seek to expand the war," he said during a launch for a medical programme in Iran. "We must try to build a society in these circumstances that the enemy will not covet, will not enter, and will not be able to tear this social complex apart and destr

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: Tehran is defending its borders but does not seek an expansion of the war.
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Taiwan braces for annual Han Kuang anti-invasion drills with new twists

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Two children and an elderly woman were killed in Sumy overnight in Russian guided aerial bomb strikes.

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Israeli forces, settlers launch attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank Settler violence across the West Bank remains ongoing, with reported cases of arson attacks, the assault of Palestinians as well as the destruction of their properties. According to local media, the settler attacks, which occurred under the protection of Israeli forces, included: Settler arson attacks were launched against several homes and vehicles in the villages of Talfit and Jalud, located in southern Nablus. Ag
ISTANBUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Three crew members were seriously injured after a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship was hit in a drone attack near Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Turkey's maritime authority said late on Monday. The Nadezhda was sailing from Novorossiysk to Turkey's northern Samsun port on Monday when it came under attack about 20 nautical miles off Novorossiysk, the maritime authority said in a statement.

In today’s newsletter: A small chorus of right-leaning critics are trying to convince politicians that climate action is deeply unpopular, downplaying its seriousness in the process Good morning. Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought, wildfires have burned through parts of the Cairngorms, Suffolk and the Isle of Wight, and reservoirs are running low. Farmers have warned that there could soon be food shortages, and the Royal Horticultural Society is considering moving its hyd

A total of 226 combat clashes were recorded along the line of contact over the past day, with the highest number of Russian attacks on the Kostiantynivka front.
An 89-year-old woman was killed in Mykolaiv overnight on August 4 as a result of a Russian attack.

[African Arguments] In Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, two men call themselves president. One is Lieutenant General Tadesse Worede, appointed with Addis Ababa's approval to run the region until elections could be held. The other is Debretsion Gebremichael, chairman of the party that governed Tigray for decades and led it through a war (2020-2022) that killed an estimated 600,000 people and displaced two to three million. On 5 May, a regional council that had not met in

[African Arguments] In Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, two men call themselves president. One is Lieutenant General Tadesse Worede, appointed with Addis Ababa's approval to run the region until elections could be held. The other is Debretsion Gebremichael, chairman of the party that governed Tigray for decades and led it through a war (2020-2022) that killed an estimated 600,000 people and displaced two to three million. On 5 May, a regional council that had not met in

[African Arguments] When armed groups attacked the border post of Am-Dafok in northeastern CAR on 30 June 2026, most analysts asked the familiar question: who was behind the attack, and how resilient is Russia's presence? The right question is different. Why can Russia not simply leave the Central African Republic -- even if it wanted to? The answer changes how we understand the nature of external military presence in post-patronage Africa.

[African Arguments] When armed groups attacked the border post of Am-Dafok in northeastern CAR on 30 June 2026, most analysts asked the familiar question: who was behind the attack, and how resilient is Russia's presence? The right question is different. Why can Russia not simply leave the Central African Republic -- even if it wanted to? The answer changes how we understand the nature of external military presence in post-patronage Africa.
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Russia struck civilian infrastructure in Sumy with guided aerial bombs overnight, killing two girls aged 5 and 10 and an elderly woman. Four people sought medical treatment.

A China-led team has detected the highest-energy light particle ever recorded, showing that the universe can accelerate matter to 30 times the previously predicted limit. The particle was born in a violent binary system – known as Cygnus X-3 – in the constellation Cygnus. That process involves a dead star stripping material from a massive companion and shooting powerful jets into space. After travelling for nearly 30,000 years, the particle reached Earth in March 2024, where it was captured by..
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Fires broke out overnight in warehouse areas in Russia's Leningrad and Moscow oblasts following a drone attack. The affected areas include logistics centres used by Wildberries.
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Russian authorities have unlawfully sentenced 30-year-old Ukrainian citizen Yan Hauft to 24 years in prison for allegedly preparing and committing a "terrorist attack."
Russian authorities have unlawfully sentenced 30-year-old Ukrainian citizen Yan Hauft to 24 years in prison for allegedly preparing and committing a "terrorist attack."

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An overnight Russian attack on Mykolaiv killed an 89-year-old woman and injured seven people, including two children.
Last week, operatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) successfully struck facilities of Russia's military-industrial complex, fuel and energy infrastructure, air defense systems, military airfields, logistics facilities and ammunition and military equipment depots.

IT wasn’t an ordinary day by any stretch of the imagination, even though it began rather ordinarily. There was little news to interest anyone (and Kashmir was a no-no for television channels). Initially, there came fleeting news about a press conference by the head of ISPR but it wasn’t meant to be. Those who had not been invited to the event thought the news was incorrect but later it transpired that the conference had been delayed to the next day, Friday. And then came the bombshell — in Islam

Farmers warn impact of high temperatures, drought and wildfires on range of foodstuffs means costs will increase Farmers across Europe are warning of a slump in food production and rising prices as crops from maize to salads suffer as a result of extreme heat, drought and wildfires. Olive groves have also been hit as the climate crisis drives temperatures across the continent to fresh record highs, meaning the cost of olive oil – already at elevated levels – is expected to start rising again. C

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,240 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

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DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over the status of talks to end theirfive-month-old warboosted uncertainty on Tuesday, with the latest attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting risks to global energy flows. U.S. PresidentDonald Trump said the talks were under way on Monday, warning of a "last chance" for Tehran to sign a good deal, but Iran denied that negotiations were being held or planned.
By Tala Ramadan, Parisa Hafezi and Nandita Bose DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Qatar said mediators were making progress in efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war on Tuesday, although Tehran has denied President Donald Trump's assertion that talks are already under way.