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Iran on Sunday said it was nearing a deal with Oman over a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the US called off major strikes to allow for diplomacy. US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that his country and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran, saying the "perimeters" of a deal were there. The foes have been at war since February 28, when the US and Israel launched surprise strikes against Iran, though months of on-off diplomacy have led to periods of re

Fars: Iran says there is no agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the waterway will remain closed as long as the U.S. continues what it described as hostile actions.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: For me, complete victory means that we resettle the Gaza Strip. There has to be a price—a price for the mistake, a price for the defeat suffered by our enemies. Whoever carried out the worst massacre against us since the Holocaust should lose territory. That is the price. It is the only language our enemies understand.

Also competing in best picture category - which determines Israel's submission to Oscars -- is Avi Nesher's 'Our Loves' about the intertwining stories of characters on October 7 The post ‘Tell Me Everything’ tops Ophir Awards nominations with highest-ever 16 nods appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Gaza: I want Israel to conquer the entire Gaza Strip. I want us to establish Israeli military rule there. After that, we should resettle Gaza with Jews. In my view, there is no other solution. Netanyahu asked Trump to establish what they call the "Board of Peace." That would mean multinational forces. I oppose that.
Two people were killed and four others were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the Donetsk region. The attacks also damaged infrastructure facilities, residential buildings, a hotel, and a shopping center.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: Settler violence is on the margins of the margins of the margins. Every society has violent fringes—Tel Aviv, Ra'anana, New York, San Francisco. Every society has violent fringes.

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich admits: God promised us—the Land of Israel in its full biblical extent. I sincerely hope and pray that one day that vision will be fulfilled.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: The Iranian regime won't fall during the war. The Iranian public was not going to pour into the streets while Israeli and American aircraft were overhead. They couldn't appear to be joining the enemy. The emphasis should be: economy, economy, economy, economy. That is what will ultimately bring down the regime. I think the regime can reach a point where ordinary citizens feel they have nothing left to lose. Once that happens, fear stops being a ba

Authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region accused the federal government of launching a military offensive on Saturday, reigniting fears of a return to war.

Capital One says it closed more than 300 Trump Organization bank accounts in 2021 following an internal anti-money-laundering review, rejecting claims that the decision was politically motivated. The filing marks the first time a bank has publicly linked the account closures to AML concerns, though Capital One says it is not accusing the Trump Organization of money laundering. Source: The Guardian

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Transiting through mainland China for long-haul destinations from Hong Kong has become an alternative to stopping off in the Middle East amid safety concerns brought about by the US-Israel war on Iran, the city’s travel agents have said. Alex Lee Chun-ting, general manager of Miramar Travel, told the South China Morning Post that the war in the Middle East had initially reduced interest in long-haul tours to Europe in summer, but he now expected a 3 per cent increase year on year. Lee said...
On the night of August 2, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck an oil refinery in Saratov, the Engels airfield, an oil depot in the Kaluga Region of the Russian Federation, and a launch site for attack drones in the Bryansk Region.

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Gianni Infantino’s position as FIFA president looks untenable following his failed plan to sell a stake in the World Cup’s commercial rights, the head of Europe’s professional football leagues said on Sunday. Claudius Schaefer, whose organisation represents 53 professional men’s and women’s football leagues, said there could be “only one consequence” for Infantino after his plan triggered a storm of protest from regional associations. “When I saw how this whole thing unfolded and that FIFA’s key

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Three children among nine killed since dawn in Gaza Three children are among nine Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since dawn, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. The attacks were in Gaza City, Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis.

Vitalina Yarovenko, a 20-year-old student, who had arrived with a medical battalion to help those injured, was killed in a Russian double-tap attack on Kyiv on the night of 31 July-1 August.

Reacting to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s call for an overhaul of the country’s governance structure, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has advised him to initiate the change by implementing the National Action Plan (NAP) and with his own ministry. He also urged him to bring a “revolution” in the Pakistan Cricket Board, which Naqvi heads in addition to the interior ministry. Speaking at the Pakistan Economic Summit on Thursday, Naqvi had said the governance system in the country had “collapsed” a

Chinese authorities will launch an investigation into the floods, amid warnings of further landslides as the rainy weather continues.

Ukraine's defence forces struck the Saratov oil refinery, the Engels airfield, a fuel depot in Kaluga Oblast and a number of other Russian military facilities on the night of 1-2 August.

Two years after Kenya’s deal with India’s Adani Group to modernise Jomo Kenyatta International Airport collapsed, the state-owned China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has won a US$1.2 billion contract to do just that. The same pattern played out when France’s Vinci lost a major highway deal in Kenya and CRBC took over as developer alongside another Chinese firm. Under the original 30-year concession, the national government would bear all the risk in the deal, raising public cost...
Over the past 24 hours in the Sumy region, Russian forces killed one woman and wounded eight others; destruction and damage to private homes, non-residential buildings, and civilian infrastructure were reported.

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Russia's Defense Ministry said it had downed 635 Ukrainian drones overnight.
General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine claims strikes at Saratov oil refinery, Engels-2 airbase, oil depot in Kaluga region and other infrastructure https://liveuamap.com/en/2026/2-august-07-general-staff-of-armed-forces-of-ukraine-claims
On the night of August 2, Russian troops launched drone strikes on the Industrial District of Kharkiv and the village of Lohachivka in the Kharkiv District; five people were injured, including two children and a rescue worker.
A Russian Wildberries distribution center in Novosemeykino caught fire after a Ukrainian drone strike. @Osinttechnical https://t.co/yPndZpyyQt
Senior Palestinians say that the IDF will stop its elimination campaign in a Gaza. The IDF says it eliminated 2 Hamas commanders in separate strikes in Gaza. The military identified them as Salem Jamal Abdul Rahman Abu Labaid, a Nukhba unit commander who allegedly infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 attack, and Muhammad Abdul Nasser Muhammad al Khatib, a commander in Hamas’ al Mughazi Battalion. The IDF said both were involved in planning attacks against Israeli forces. https://t.

Ukrainian troops have struck a Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile and seven radar stations in Russia, including near Yeysk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

French firefighters have won out over a massive blaze, with almost 200,000 evacuees returning home. But Europe's climate-fueled wildfire season is far from over.

China increased the death toll caused by flash flooding in the northwestern province of Gansu last week as large parts of the country continued to battle the impact of heavy rainfall and swollen rivers. On Sunday, the state news agency Xinhua said the death toll in Gansu’s Weiyuan county had risen from 10 to 25, adding that the flash floods which struck last Sunday had also injured a further 23 people. The National Commission for Disaster Prevention, Reduction and Relief has asked the provincial

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🚨🇺🇦🔥 Ukraine has struck another major Wildberries logistics hub deep inside Russia. A large-scale kamikaze drone attack targeted the company's strategic distribution center in Novosemeykino, one of the key logistics hubs serving the Volga region. The facility covers 178,600 square meters and plays a central role in distributing goods across the Samara region and neighboring areas, making it a critical part of Wildberries' logistics network in central European Russia. The strike is the late