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NATO-backed researchers have demonstrated autonomous aircraft and ground systems designed for tasks including search and rescue and unexploded ordnance detection, with several systems operating without satellite positioning, according to the organisation. NATO tests autonomous drones without GPS first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

Already a leading recipient of US aid, Jordan has secured fresh funds from the United States as the Iran war tests Amman and Washington's partnerships.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin could attempt to test NATO's resolve with a limited attack on a member state within the next few years, according to U.S. intelligence assessments.
🚨Le CICR annonce voir facilité la remise des personnes libérées par les autorités congolaises à l’AFC/M23, agissant en tant qu’intermédiaire neutre entre les deux parties. C’est une première étape franchie dans la mise en œuvre des engagements pris par les parties dans le cadre du processus de paix de Doha. 🔗Lire notre article ➡️https://t.co/HfMLddQnbm
🚨🇮🇷🛢️⚠️ Iran's oil exports are reportedly grinding to a halt as the U.S. naval blockade tightens. New shipping data suggests Tehran's most important export terminal has been virtually idle for a week, threatening one of the regime's main sources of revenue. According to the Financial Times, no oil tanker has loaded crude at Iran's Kharg Island terminal for at least a week, indicating that the renewed U.S. naval blockade may have effectively halted Iran's crude exports. The Kharg terminal,
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Russia Could Strike NATO by 2029 to Test Resolve: US Intel Revised US intelligence assessments indicate Vladimir Putin may test NATO’s resolve through limited incursions or hybrid attacks by 2029. READ MORE

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Cambricon Technologies reported a 108 per cent surge in first-half revenue on Friday, as the firm capitalises on a massive domestic push to replace foreign AI hardware. The chipmaker’s revenue for the first six months of the year reached 6 billion yuan (US$890 million), while profits also jumped 122.6 per cent year on year to 2.3 billion yuan, according to a stock exchange filing. In the second quarter, the firm’s revenue was 3.1 billion yuan, in..

What does that mean for the future of human control in war – including a war over Taiwan?

GROWING American interest in Pakistan’s critical minerals is no longer speculative. According to US diplomats, American companies are actively examining several mineral projects here as part of Washington’s push to diversify mineral supply chains away from China. That interest has already produced a $500m agreement between the two countries and approval of $1.3bn in US financing for Reko Diq. For Pakistan, the opportunity extends beyond capital inflows. Its mineral wealth can attract new technol
The European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on five individuals linked to Russia’s military-industrial complex, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said.

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Russia struck Odesa's Chornomorets Stadium, injuring several people.

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[Darfur Network for Human Rights] A trauma healing and psychosocial support training reached 41 Sudanese women and youth on 3-4 August 2026. Organizers delivered the training across two groups: 20 participants on the first day and 21 on the second. All were survivors directly affected by the war in Sudan, now living as refugees in Uganda. Most came from Darfur and South Kordofan, regions heavily affected by the ongoing conflict.

UN chief Guterres calls for de-escalation and a ceasefire as Russia-Ukraine attacks intensify.

The Belarusian Defense Ministry said that personnel from combined groups of Belarusian special operations forces and Kazakhstani airborne assault troops practiced training and joint operations in mountainous and desert terrain

Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has welcomed the new sanctions the European Union introduced in response to recent Russian aerial attacks on Ukrainian regions.

Moscow's Defense Ministry merged several POW-based battalions and detachments into a single formation, escalating a practice ISW has tracked since late 2022.

Russian forces delivered two massive and 12 combined strikes by precision-guided weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian military sites over the week
Turkey: We have signed that any attack on Saudi Arabia or Pakistan is an attack on Turkey. https://t.co/CE6lLGITC1

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Ukrainian MiG-29 low pass over the Dnieper in Zaporizhzhia. https://t.co/54TB7G6vmV

Progressive Democrats are hoping to build momentum after left-wing candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated an establishment-backed rival in Michigan’s US Senate primary. The race was seen as a test of the party’s future direction, with El-Sayed campaigning on universal healthcare, campaign finance reform and an end to unconditional US military aid to Israel. France 24 International Affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani shares further insights.
An animated film about Oleksiy "Moonfish" Mes – the first Ukrainian pilot to take an F-16 fighter jet into battle – was presented on August 6 in Kyiv at the War Museum, the press service of Travelbook project reported.
Marco Rubio says the Trump administration is escalating its economic campaign against Cuba, telling Axios: "What we're trying to teach them is there are no escape valves." Rubio argued Cuba's limited economic reforms are an attempt to evade pressure: "Every time they create a new mechanism... we just close it off." He added, "They certainly can't wait us out." Source: Axios

In a sign of fraying ties amid the Middle East conflict, Israel’s consulate general in Chengdu has closed with its consul general leaving his post, two years after a controversy stoked backlash among Chinese netizens. Nevertheless, an analyst has downplayed the impact of the news, saying bilateral relations in recent years had already been strained. In a letter published on Wednesday, Gadi Harpaz called his five years as Israeli consul general in the southwestern Chinese city “the most memorable

High 30s celsius forecast for France, Spain and Italy next week, before affecting Germany, Poland and Czechia Another pulse of heat is expected to affect central and western Europe next week. The latest forecast models show daily maximum temperatures well into the high 30s celsius widely across France, Spain and Italy during the first half of the week, while Germany, Poland and Czechia will experience the highest temperatures towards the end of the week. The shift in the focus of the heat as the

A bus driver knocked an explosive-laden drone out of the air, potentially preventing an attack this week at a German airport that serves as a major Nato and cargo logistics hub, a senior lawmaker said on Friday. The man spotted the drone flying low while he was working at Leipzig/Halle airport late on Tuesday, then kicked out at it in what Detlef Seif described as a courageous but dangerous act. The drone, which prosecutors said was equipped with professional explosives and a detonator, then...

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By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically, but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could only prolong the conflict Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 US embassy hostage crisis. For many inside Iran, inflicting meaningful revenge on Trump is a legi
Two people were killed, and four others were injured as a result of Russian shelling of the city of Izium in the Kharkiv region.

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Russia attacked Izium in Kharkiv Oblast on 7 August: two killed, four injured, fire reported – details from Oleh Syniehubov.
Polish President Nawrocki: We have succeeded in creating a direct path toward a permanent American military presence in Poland. That path has been laid out. Now the Polish government must seriously get to work on completing Fort Trump and establishing a permanent American military presence in Poland.
🚨Le CICR annonce voir facilité la remise de 15 personnes libérées par les autorités congolaises à l’AFC/M23, agissant en tant qu’intermédiaire neutre entre les deux parties. C’est une première étape franchie dans la mise en œuvre des engagements pris par les parties dans le cadre du processus de paix de Doha. 🔗Lire notre article ➡️https://t.co/HfMLddQnbm

Ukraine's Consulate General has expressed concern over an incident in Kraków in which a man supposedly threatened and verbally abused two Ukrainian nationals, while urging people not to generalise about Polish society as a whole.

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