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Jane Coates says foreign secretary should draw attention to coroner’s finding that Lucy Harrison was unlawfully killed The UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, is being urged to push US authorities to reopen an investigation into a man who shot dead his 23-year-old British daughter while she was visiting him in Texas. Lucy Harrison, from Warrington in Cheshire, was fatally shot on 10 January 2025, the day before she was due to fly home to the UK. Continue reading...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damages. Is it a surrender document? We discuss this with our guest, Dr. H.A. Hellyer, Senior Fellow in Geopolitics, International Security, and Middle East Studies, RUSI.

Gaza remembers Anas al-Sharif, a journalist whose voice defined the impact of war on civilians' lives.
On the night of August 10, 2026, as part of reducing the military potential of the Russian aggressor, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the Taneko oil refinery (Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia), reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Militia groups in Colombia when engaged in armed clashes with government forces used drones to attack government buildings in Rioblanco which aligns with previous reports groups were using mercenaries from the Ukraine war to bring drone skills home.
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Giorgia Meloni is hardening her far-right rhetoric because she is facing a growing challenge from Roberto Vannacci, whose National Future party is polling above 7%. With elections potentially coming next spring, Meloni is taking a tougher stance on immigration, border controls, security, and national identity to protect her traditional right-wing voters. Meloni strongly supports Ukraine and the West, while Vannacci favors a softer approach toward Russia. Source: POLITICO

New Delhi has issued names for 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh on its official maps, including sensitive sites near the disputed border with China, in a move that an analyst warned could complicate efforts to repair bilateral ties. The Indian government announced the move on Friday, just a day after officials from the two countries held a working-level consultation in New Delhi to discuss border management and reaffirm the need for peace along the Line of Actual Control. Beijing has long...

Russian bomb strikes on Ukraine's northern city of Sumy injured at least five people overnight, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said on the Telegram messaging app on Monday, flagging damage in a number of residential areas.

The scale of the fuel programme places it among the largest single infrastructure commitments NATO has made through common funding. NATO agrees huge pipeline and fuel storage programme first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

The story of a devoted couple from central China, where the husband has lovingly cared for his severely paraplegic wife for 25 years, has touched the hearts of millions on social media throughout mainland China. The couple live in Pingdingshan, Henan province. In 2001, 36-year-old Jia Fang suffered a horrific fall from a cliff while riding a pedicab, resulting in paralysis from the chest down, as reported by Henan TV. Since that life-altering moment, her husband, Li Junliang, who is one year...

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, August 8th

UK couple detained in Iran ends hunger strike A British couple detained in Iran accused of spying have ended their latest months-long hunger strikes protesting their treatment in prison, their family said Monday. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both aged in their early 50s, were seized in January 2025 as they passed through Iran while on a round-the-world motorbike trip. They were sentenced in February to a decade in prison on espionage charges that they deny, with two years subsequently added to Cr

Alan Lushnikov said that science advanced significantly, and there is no longer any need to wear cotton

Greenland’s government says no approval was granted after US firm Greenland Energy brought equipment ashore for exploratory drilling. We discuss the situation with Lukas Wahden, Associate Fellow with the Russia Program at George Washington University.
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The new defence pact builds on a previous agreement signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia a year ago, with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan claiming it is technically the same as NATO's Article 5 mutual defence agreement.

Scheduled drone performances at tourist attractions and events across China have been grounded as the country steps up scrutiny of low-altitude aviation, although in many cases no clear reason was given for the cancellation. Tourist attractions and event organisers in 11 provinces and regions, including Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Shandong, Guangdong and Hainan, took the unusual step last week of announcing that drone shows scheduled from Friday onwards were cancelled. By Monday, none had announced..

Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas has said that examinations of drone wreckage found in the country so far indicate that the aircraft were Ukrainian drones that had veered off course and entered Lithuanian territory after being affected by Russian electronic warfare systems.
Suleiman Maswadeh, a commentator for Channel 13 News, addressed the developments with 103FM, warning that even the current statement does not necessarily indicate Trump's future direction.
The Consular Section of the Embassy of Peru in the Russian Federation provided assistance and facilitated the repatriation of two more Peruvians who avoided forced recruitment into service in the war against Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Peru reports.

The Yemeni military said seven people including military personnel and civilians were killed and 30 others wounded in a Houthi attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, civilian infrastructure and armed forces.

Drought and wildfires intensify across continent, while tropical storms bring heavy rain and disruption to east Asia Europe live – latest updates High pressure has dominated central and eastern Europe in early August, breaking temperature records across the region. Austria recorded a high of 41.2C (106.2F), while Slovakia reached 42.2C. Hungary hit a peak of 41.8C, surpassing a record set in 1905, while overnight temperatures remained above 28C in some areas, marking it as a tropical night. Th

According to the investigation, Ukraine used drones to strike residential areas and industrial facilities in Nizhnekamsk

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On Monday, August 10, Russian troops struck Zaporizhzhia with a guided aerial bomb. Cars are on fire at the site of the attack; three people were injured, and residential buildings were damaged.
A strike on an industrial center in Tatarstan marked one of the deadliest attacks on Russian territory since the start of the war.
A strike on an industrial center in Tatarstan marked one of the deadliest attacks on Russian territory since the start of the war.
A Russian drone strike on Ranok's warehouse in the northeastern city of Kharkiv on August 1 destroyed about 8 million books, the biggest blow yet to Ukraine's publishing industry during the war.

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The UAE says it blocked cyber attacks targeting its aviation, energy, and education sectors.
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They carry ammunition, can conduct kamikaze missions and have shown they can capture enemy positions.

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While fighting has abated in much of Iran, near-constant U.S. airstrikes in Qeshm island and other southern spots have upended lives and livelihoods.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei on Ukraine's attack on the Iranian cargo vessel: "We stated our position very clearly, and we were not convinced by the Ukrainian side's claim that the attack was unintentional. Given the admission by Ukrainian officials, they must certainly compensate us. And if they do not compensate us, we will seek compensation ourselves."

Iran says it is not concerned by new 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement' Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday Tehran saw no reason to be concerned that a new security pact between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia is directed against Tehran. Baghaei said the pact showed a 'change in perception' towards US, as well as a shift in regional countries' approach to security, with greater reliance on their own capabilities rather than outside powers. "Any plan that is based

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Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Russia. https://t.co/EpOz6B9xcB