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Hundreds of transgender Pakistanis and supporters protested against surging inflation in the southern city of Karachi on Wednesday, as a spike in prices amid the Middle East war disproportionately hits the vulnerable community. Though Pakistan's transgender community has received legal protections in recent years, many face social and family stigma, often leading to economic deprivation that forces some to earn an income from begging.
Netanyahu: I have just finished a conversation here with the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. He told me something interesting. He said to me, "We look at the world, and there are countries that have the will to fight alongside the United States, but they lack the capability. And there are countries that have the capability, but lack the will." He said, "Only in Israel do we see both the will and the capability."
Netanyahu: My visit to the United States was excellent. You constantly hear about the waves of hatred against Israel in the United States, but you are probably not told about the waves of love and appreciation.

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Drones haves hit two US gas storage facilities at Damietta Port Egypt. What...

The US-Iran war has already had a negative economic impact on Egypt. Now new threats from the Houthi group in Yemen are likely to worsen that. At the same time, Egypt is trying to stay on good terms with all parties.
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For every day that the ports of Greater Odesa remain idle, shipments of Ukrainian goods worth around US$70 million are delayed. [Greater Odesa is a logistical and industrial hub in Odesa Oblast that combines three major ports – Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi – ed.]

Israeli officials say Netanyahu brought maps to Tuesday's White House meeting with Trump comparing Israel's and Türkiye's footprints in Syria. According to the briefing, Israel controls about 0.1% of Syrian territory while Türkiye controls around 5%. Netanyahu used the visual to push back against earlier US pressure — including a mid-July Trump phone call urging Israeli force redeployments from Syria and Lebanon.

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The U.S. sanctioned two Iranian companies accused of forcing ships to pay for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Washington called the fees extortion and also targeted eight firms linked to Iran's shadow oil fleet, aiming to weaken Tehran's control over the strategic waterway as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate. Source: Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia Enters the Iran War The joint strikes with the US against Tehran-backed paramilitaries mark Riyadh's first publicly declared participation in joint military operations alongside Washington since the Iran hostilities erupted. READ MORE

The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Wednesday issued a summons notice to journalist Asad Ali Toor for an inquiry into alleged dissemination of false information by him. The notice, available with Dawn, named the state as the complainant against Toor for “alleged dissemination, transmission and/or public exhibition of false/fake information”. It was issued on a complaint filed under Section 26A (punishment for false and fake information) of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes

Five areas were listed by Brave1 as of high interest: active protection systems against FPVS; affordable counter-shaded systems; electromagnetic support for signals intelligence; electromagnetic attack technology against FPVs; and high-altitude platforms.

The contingency dry dock “is a critical pre-condition of Australia receiving its first Virginia class submarine” under AUKUS, the Australian government said.

Saudi Arabia’s Strikes in Iraq Mark Entry Into U.S.-Iran War.

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A US-owned and operated LNG floating storage facility, flagged in the Marshall Islands, was struck by at least one UAV off Damietta, Egypt. - Ambrey
BREAKING: A US-owned LNG floating storage facility with a Marshall Islands flag was hit by at least one drone in Damietta, Egypt. Source: Ambrey

All scammers are exempt from military mobilization, which allows them to operate openly on social media
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NATO says it is only a matter of time before Mykhailo Drapatyi, the newly-appointed commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, and Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of US Forces in Europe (SACEUR), meet in person.

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The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a group of mainland Chinese and Hong Kong shipping companies accused of operating vessels that transported Iranian oil to China, extending Washington’s economic campaign against Tehran alongside its naval blockade. The US State Department said eight companies were designated for operating vessels that moved Iranian crude oil and petrochemical products to China and the United Arab Emirates as part of Iran’s sanctions-evading “shadow fleet”. Six of the...

Pakistan has welcomed Kuwait’s ratification of a 2023 defence cooperation agreement between the two countries, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday. Pakistan has been negotiating an expanded defence pact with Kuwait in exchange for energy cooperation and investment, the Reuters news agency reported earlier this month, citing five sources with knowledge of the talks. In a statement responding to media queries, FO spokesperson Dr Tahir Andrabi said the agreement marked “another important mile

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says a response to U.S. strikes is "inevitably coming" and could target American assets in Saudi Arabia when conditions require, while pledging not to disrupt the ongoing Arbaeen pilgrimage. - Al Mayadeen

The disarmament of the FDLR is a key step towards implementing a United States-brokered peace deal between Kinshasa and Kigali.

CENTCOM: The Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway. The IRGC has no authority to dictate routes for free and open traffic flow. Commercial vessels continue to use the strait with U.S. military support. Since early May, CENTCOM forces have helped approximately 1,000 vessels and 500 million barrels of crude oil pass through the narrow waterway.

Riyadh’s decision to join the US in striking sites associated with the Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces further complicates a chaotic war US-Saudi strikes on Iran-backed militia in Iraq on Wednesday have pushed the region into “uncharted territory”, analysts have warned. Amid stark warnings of a widening and increasingly “unpredictable” conflict, Riyadh’s decision to publicly join the US in striking sites associated with Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces, killing at least 20 fighters, ha

At a desolate Syrian camp, home to thousands of displaced Kurds, Ahmad Oussi appealed for help to return to his hometown, seven years after a Turkish offensive drove him out. Residents of the Talaeh camp complain former Turkish-backed fighters are squatting in their properties in the Ras al-Ain area, around 70 kilometres (40 miles) away. "The factions are living in our homes," Oussi, 26, complained. "We get calls from them telling us, 'You can't go back to your homes ... they're our homes now'

Houthis Prepare to Impose Fees for Red Sea Transit Yemen's Houthi rebels are developing plans to impose transit fees on commercial vessels navigating the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait, formulated alongside Iranian advisers. READ MORE

In a strongly worded statement issued on Wednesday, the Ukrainian Embassy in India questioned whether New Delhi would once again summon Russia's representative, as it had after an earlier deadly attack involving Indian sailors.

The US and Saudi Arabia jointly struck Iran-backed militias on July 29 in a move that widens the conflict in the Middle East. This comes a day after the US president met with the Israeli prime minister for the first time since they started their military campaign on Iran. As the midterm elections comes closer, Donald Trump is looking to take decisive action in the conflict. FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley tells us more.
Senior Israeli official: The Iranians have moved centrifuges to Pickaxe, but Israel is not aware of any uranium enrichment taking place there.
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The Carney government’s agreement with a German natural gas company will also reduce Europe’s dependence on a Qatari supply made more uncertain by war.

Two civilians were killed and 10 others were injured as a result of Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast on 20 July.

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