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Marco Rubio on Iran: We don't believe anybody is giving Iran anything that's changing the dynamics or the parameters of what we're seeing. They continue to fire on naval ships, and when they fire at our naval ships, they pay a price in tankers. They don’t hit our ships, but they lose five tankers. They lost five more last night. Four were damaged, and one was sunk. They'll continue to pay a price for that. In the meantime, we're going to continue to strangle them economically.
Q: Officials have been telling us that they’re certain Iran is getting help. Who is it coming from, and what is the U.S. going to do? Marco Rubio: I don’t know what official you that. These are anonymous people, they make stuff up all the time.

A Nigerian social media influencer known for his critical political commentary has been found dead in Kano, as confirmed by his family and a rights group. His death coincides with Nigeria’s election campaign season.

Rubio vows to ‘strangle’ Iran economically US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the US will continue to target Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for attacks on their warships, adding that Washington aims to “strangle” Tehran economically. “At the end of the day, they continue to fire at our naval ships and when they fire at our naval ships, they pay a price in tankers,” Rubio told reporters on Wednesday, claiming “they don’t hit our ships, but they lose five tankers.” “The

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) carried out Kyiv's deepest strike into Russia so far in the full-scale war, attacking a natural gas facility 3,200 kilometers (1,988 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
Sudan's military leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and Prime Minister Kamil Idris met with a five-member international delegation in Khartoum to discuss peace efforts and plans for an inclusive national dialogue to end the war. https://t.co/Eeu3hHxZg2 #Sudan #Khartoum #SudanPeace #AfricanUnion #IGAD
Ukrainian forces have just hammered the Sochi port in Russia with maratime drones setting the whole port on fire.

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By Steve Holland and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had a "great" conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the week and that the Russian leader wanted to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine. "He is wanting to make a deal, and if (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskiy is wanting to make a deal, that'd be very nice," Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One en route to Dallas for the Republican
Israel’s Foreign Minister expressed appreciation to Nigel Farage for his opposition to UK sanctions against Israel. Farage recently attended a pro-Israel event in Birmingham.

Israeli airstrikes on Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon. https://t.co/BPAm6QT1g6

Romania watched a man filming NATO bases and Ukraine's giant Antonov cargo planes for months.

DUBAI: Congolese director Macherie Ekwa Bahango’s “Madi Makambu” has won five Final Cut awards at the Venice Film Festival, including the coveted La Biennale di Venezia Prize and the Red Sea Fund Award. The 14th edition of Final Cut supported films in post-production from across Africa and six countries in the Middle East: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Yemen. Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Fund’s $5,800 award was handed to “Madi Makambu.” The story focuses on two lovers as they face Madi’s

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Wednesday said the Iran-backed Houthis had launched fresh attacks on the kingdom's south, after the rebels launched an offensive seeking to control the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Adam Baron, Fellow at the New America Foundation, says that "if you have both groups able to disrupt maritime shipping both in the Red Sea and the Gulf, this would be a tremendous exercise of leverage to put pressure for a resolution".

Texas curriculum change will portray Islam as 'radical' and 'brutal' The Texas State Board of Education greenlit a new social studies curriculum on Friday that will teach high school students about how Islam is "radical" and "brutal". The move followed several hours of testimony by hundreds of people before the Republican-dominated board made its 8-4 decision about how to amend the way religions are taught across public schools in the state. The new curriculum will affect some five million stu
Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah movement attacked Khamis Mushait, Abha and Jizan with ballistic missiles and drones, Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led Arab coalition, reported
In Sumy, three people were killed and 14 others were wounded as a result of a Russian drone attack on a shopping and entertainment center.

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump on Wednesday predicted that the war with Iran will end “immediately after” the US midterm elections in November because Tehran was trying to influence the vote but would not be able to hold out more in the face of US economic pressure. “I think war is going to end immediately after the election because they can’t hold out any longer. They’re desperate to try and affect the election,” he told reporters before departing for the Republican N

Britain will not flinch in its support for Ukraine, the Defence Secretary told allies at a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group. Ukraine fighting for our freedom too warns UK first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believes the Iran war will end "immediately" after the United States votes in midterm elections in November.
Аn agreement on cooperation in the regulation of nuclear and radiation safety in the use of atomic energy was also signed

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Ukraine has asked allied countries to provide 300 Patriot interceptor missiles from their existing stocks as Kyiv attempts to strengthen its air defences before another winter of Russian missile and drone attacks. Ukraine seeks 300 Patriot missiles from allies first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

The UK is expanding defence industrial cooperation with NATO allies and international partners, including the United States, as part of a wider effort to strengthen production capacity, supply chains and military readiness. UK deepens NATO-first defence industry cooperation first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

Equipment that would not survive the war in Ukraine has no place in the British armed forces, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard has told Mansion House. Pollard says he does not want kit that fails in Ukraine first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

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Massive fire at Sochi port in Russia after reported Ukrainian drone strikes. https://t.co/mKzv3kMV99

US President Donald Trump says Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine following their recent phone call.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin wants to make a deal to end Moscow's war against Ukraine.

With its oil-export routes once again under threat, Saudi Arabia is stepping up its military campaign against an old antagonist.

The Ministry of Defence has set out how £16 billion of UK military support for Ukraine has been allocated across five financial years, while declining to provide a departmental breakdown of the Government’s wider non-military assistance. UK details £16bn military support for Ukraine first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Reporter: What is the holdup with Russia-Ukraine? Trump: The holdup is two people that hate each other.

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The US president claimed that Iran may try to interfere with the US elections
In Kyiv’s Desnianskyi District, a fire broke out in several cars after a drone crashed in an open area near a 16-story residential building. Throughout the day, as a result of Russian attacks, one woman was reported killed and 16 people were injured.

Syria condemns Netanyahu's 'illegal' entry into its territory Syria has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's entry into its territory after he visited Israeli troops occupying southern Syria on Wednesday, calling the move a "provocative and a blatant violation" of the country's sovereignty. "The Syrian Arab Republic strongly condemns the illegal entry of Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into Syrian territory and his tour of Mount Hermon, in a provocative mov

ISLAMABAD: Goods transporters on Wednesday demanded that the Ministry of Interior release containers detained by Islamabad police ahead of the PTI’s scheduled Islamabad long march at the end of the month. The PTI, with the confidence and support of the opposition alliance — Tehreek-i-Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) — has announced a long march towards Islamabad against what it calls the “illegal” detention of party founder and ex-premier Imran Khan and to demand his release. The Islamabad High
The Arab League Council adopted a resolution on Monday affirming solidarity with Lebanon and rejecting Iranian foreign influence and Hezbollah’s continued military activities.

Pakistan's warning to Iran carries significant weight because of its defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

The Russian Defense Ministry published footage of a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 being destroyed