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A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv set a publishing company's warehouse on fire, injuring at least one person.

European leaders need the conflict to continue because they "have not yet finished building their military-industrial complex," Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large for the crimes of the Kiev regime Rodion Miroshnik noted

The first time I stood beneath the ceiling of the Sadequain Gallery at Frere Hall, I could not look away. Arz-o-Samawat [The Earth and the Heavens] was Sadequain’s most ambitious mural and possibly his largest. His demise in 1986 left the mural permanently unfinished, and the empty blue space that remains gives the work a strange, mystic appeal, holding in itself the same intrigue that one might feel for the promised idea of heaven. Sadequain is said to have called it his own Sistine Chapel. I c
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🇺🇦🇷🇺 A Russian-flagged container ship has reportedly sunk in the Black Sea after being struck by two Ukrainian naval drones. 🔹 According to available information, the container ship YANINA was attacked while sailing in the southern Black Sea toward the Kerch area. 📍 AIS tracking data reportedly indicates that the vessel sank shortly after the strike. 🚢 The ship belonged to FESCO, a subsidiary of Rosatom. According to the reports, all 17 crew members were successfully rescued. The repo
One person was killed and three others were injured in a Russian drone attack on Brovary, Kyiv region, on the morning of August 1.
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Iran has warned regional states against helping the US as Washington weighs possible "very hard" new strikes. Meanwhile, the Tehran-backed Houthis claim to have diverted eight Saudi tankers from the Red Sea. DW has more.

Russian drones attacked warehouse premises in the town of Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, on the morning of 1 August. One person has been killed and three others have been injured.

Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam. Some stamped on a portrait of US President Donald Trump, others raised their fists or flashed victory signs, as fresh strikes rattled the region, drawing Iraq back into the Middle East war. Amir, a 55-year-old pick-up driver, has been attending the Arbaeen ceremonies in Iraq for years,

From coup to conflict - how decades of rivalries and miscalculations have shaped one of today’s most dangerous wars.

At least 21 injured and more than 250 evacuated in strongest quake to hit southern Italian region in 40 years At least 21 people have been injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocked a region near Naples, in southern Italy. The quake, which occurred at 7.46pm on Friday night, caused power outages, disrupted public transport and damaged buildings and a pier in Campi Flegrei, the site of Europe’s largest volcanic crater. Continue reading...
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Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian logistics centers and energy facilities in Crimea. What are the consequences for local supplies, and how does Kyiv hope this strategy will affect the course of the war?

Israeli drone attack kills two Palestinians in Gaza An Israeli drone attack has killed two Palestinians in Gaza's Sheikh Radwan area, according to the Wafa news agency, which cited al-Shifa hospital. Seven Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza over the past 48 hours, Gaza's health ministry has said.

As China’s era of catch-up growth fades, experts warn that profound issues in research culture and institutional incentives may hamstring the country’s ambition to become a leader in scientific innovation. In a dialogue held at the Shanghai Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) last month, leading scholars discussed the hurdles China faces with Kevin Kelly, the founding executive editor of Wired magazine. Lu Bai, a neurobiologist and the president of SANS, noted that China had been able to use...

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Iranian Kurdish groups based in Iraq have been heavily attacked in the war, but most deny US assistance.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops attacked border communities in Ukraine's Chernihiv region using attack drones, damaging homes, a gas station, outbuildings, vehicles, and energy infrastructure.
PLA stages South China Sea drills days after ‘illegal’ Philippine seabed bid https://t.co/yxY3ZX3gqR

At least six Saudi oil tankers have rerouted around Africa instead of using the Red Sea after Houthi threats against ships linked to Saudi ports. The longer route adds about two weeks to voyages, highlighting growing security risks and disruption to regional oil shipping. Source: Bloomberg

Sergey Sobyanin also noted that 780 drones were destroyed in July as they approached the capital

The Pentagon is stepping down from leading the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine (SAG-U), based in Germany, and will hand it over to another NATO member state.
🇨🇳🇺🇸🇵🇭 China has launched joint naval and air force exercises around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as U.S. and Australian intelligence aircraft monitor the operation from the air. 🔹 China's PLA Southern Theater Command announced that on August 1 it conducted joint naval and air force drills in the waters and airspace surrounding Huangyan Dao (Scarborough Shoal), a disputed atoll claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan. 🗣️ According to the Chinese military, the exercises were la

Evacuation orders were issued on Friday for areas west and northwest of Athens, as new wildfires broke out near the Greek capital. Firefighters battled to contain the flames, but winds of around 50 miles per hour hampered efforts by water-bombing aircraft. Meanwhile, fires in other parts of the country were brought under control, although the risk of new outbreaks remains very high.

The president misleadingly blamed the Biden administration’s weapons transfers to Ukraine for current concerns over munitions stockpiles, among other claims about the Iran war.

With none of President Trump’s aims accomplished and the Strait of Hormuz closed, U.S. allies see dysfunction and vulnerability from the war.

Locals in the West Bank say Israeli forces shot and wounded at least one Palestinian and arrested three others on Friday, as they protected Israeli settlers marching through a number of villages. One focal point was the village of Tell, near Nablus in the northern West Bank. Israeli troops sealed off the village on Friday, after carrying out near-daily raids and arrests there since last weekend. Peter O’Brien has more.

Facing a long prison sentence or a forced trip to the front line of a war he opposes, Artyom Vovchenko believed it was worth taking a risk.
On the night of August 1, 2026, as part of the reduction of the military-economic potential of the Russian aggressor, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a number of important military targets of the enemy, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

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China is rapidly closing the satellite gap with the U.S., expanding its surveillance, navigation, and military space capabilities. Its growing satellite network improves intelligence gathering, precision targeting, and tracking of U.S. forces, while advances in GPS alternatives, AI analysis, and anti-satellite weapons are raising concerns that Beijing could increasingly challenge U.S. military dominance in space. Source: WSJ
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Twenty-two people were injured in overnight attack in which Kyiv said it was able to shoot down just one of 27 Russian ballistic missiles There has been an update by the Spanish government on the Ceuta border crisis, with officials saying the death toll has risen to 67. The government also announced plans to install a containment barrier extending from the breakwater into the sea to deter further crossings after tens of thousands of migrants entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco this week, AP