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Number of people killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo from disease exceeds 3,000 amid response funding gap.
Speaking ahead of an informal gathering of European foreign ministers in Ireland, Kallas also said that work is ongoing on 1,600 sanctions listings related to Russia's military complex.

After #Germany blamed #Russia for the explosive-laden #drone found at #Leipzig airport on August 4, #Berlin has introduced new sanctions against #Moscow. Namely, its consulate in #Bonn and the Russian House - a cultural centre thought to be a Russian #spy hub - in #Berlin.

BIG: Germany approved €799 million in arms-export licenses to Israel in the first half of 2026, roughly four times the entire 2025 total. Die Linke criticized the approvals as “limitless double standards.”

Russian officials gave similar assurances before the Kremlin’s 2022 call-up, while the decree authorizing it was never formally revoked.

Kyiv says the Baltic-coast facility supports Russia’s military, while the strike’s effect on production remains unknown.

Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait' US President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz the "Trump Strait" in a post to Truth Social on Wednesday, despite control of the waterway remaining contested amid the US war on Iran. "Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before!" he said. It is the latest geographical name change floated by Trump and comes
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Gaza: If you look at the picture, particularly of the Hamas leaders, you don't see people who are starving. You see people who need a good dose of Ozempic.

NEW: Dutch central bank moved 86 tonnes of gold from North America to London, citing “crisis preparedness” amid global political instability.
Marco Rubio on Iran: Their economy is a disaster. It was a disaster before all of this, right? Every penny they get, they don’t spend it on the Iranian people. They don’t spend that money on their country. They use that money to fund Hezbollah and Hamas and terrorist organizations and militias in Iraq to threaten us and threaten the world. If they spent a fraction, just half the money that they’re spending on these militias, or they spent it on their own people, the Iranian people would be

U.S. officials say Chinese state-owned shipping firm COSCO uses concealed equipment on its ships to intercept military communications and track vessels and aircraft near coastlines. They say the intelligence helps Beijing with military reconnaissance, early warning and territorial disputes. China rejected the allegations as “totally baseless.” Source: Reuters

Appeals panel says only military tribunals may assess court-martial convictions in blow to former Afghan war prisoner.
Marco Rubio on Iran: They keep shooting at things and they keep shooting at ships. So we will continue to target those things that pose an imminent threat to our forces and to global shipping in the straits. The straits will remain open and they will not be under Iranian control.
The USS Abraham Lincoln was involved in the US naval blockade and combat operations in the war with Iran and set a modern-day record for consecutive days at sea.

The UKMTO reported two casualties in a tanker security incident in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Saudi Arabia later confirmed that two Filipino sailors were killed aboard its oil tanker SIDR in the same incident.
Marco Rubio on Ukraine: Giving Patriot licenses to Ukraine is being negotiated as we speak, but that is not an immediate solution. Ramping up production, even if you have a license, is something that takes multiple years to build these factories. I mean, these are highly sophisticated weaponry. So that's being negotiated now. That may come to fruition, but it really won't solve the short-term challenge that they're pointing to.

Exclusive: Blair asked PA to remove 'Palestine' from textbooks, former UK envoy says Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair was recently sent by Donald Trump's Board of Peace to ask the Palestinian Authority (PA) to replace any mention of the word "Palestine" in schoolbooks with the Jewish designation of "Samaria", Middle East Eye has heard. Jeremy Greenstock, who was Britain's ambassador to the UN between 1998 and 2003, told MEE that Blair attempted to exert pressure on the PA and said that if it
Marco Rubio on Ukraine: The whole world is asking for more air interceptors. It's become the number one defense need on the planet, not just for Ukraine, but on the planet. Countries in the Middle East want it. I know Iran wishes they had interceptors, which they don't. I remind people the United States has needs, like we have our own defense needs. We have our own defense requirements. And before we can help others, we have to make sure that our stockpiles are always sufficient.

Chinese, Egyptian leaders discuss the US-Israel war on Iran, which has prompted regional powers to rethink defence.
BIG | 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦‼️‼️ Washington is discussing a potentially transformative step for Ukraine’s air defense: licensing the production of Patriot systems and interceptors directly to Kyiv. According to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the United States is currently negotiating with Ukraine over granting a production license for Patriot air-defense systems and missiles. If finalized, the arrangement could allow Ukraine to build at least part of the Patriot ecosystem domestically instead of rely
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Marco Rubio on Iran and Russia: Nothing that anyone is providing Iran is in any way impeding our ability to act as necessary to protect the United States. That said, it is clear that, in the case of what Iran is doing, we are not necessarily fully aligned with the Russian position on it. But Russia's got, you know, and Putin's got his own set of problems that I think take up the majority of his time and focus, which is, you know, the war with Ukraine and, frankly, the impacts that these Ukr

Two Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in northern and central Gaza A Palestinian youth was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli drone strike on al-Hawja in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, while a Palestinian woman succumbed to her injuries after being shot by Israeli forces in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Wafa news reported, citing medical sources. Medical sources at al-Shifa Hospital in western Gaza City reported the arrival of the body of a Palestinian youth and a wounded person

The German government is holding Russia responsible for an unsuccessful attack in Leipzig. Yet many feel that its response has been too mild.
Marco Rubio on Iran and Russia: In the case, unfortunately, of Iran, we're not aligned with the Russians and the Russian system in terms of their view of the situation.

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The secret programme, codenamed C430L, began taking shape in 2023 and centres on technology that could allow Iranian missiles to travel at several times the speed of sound.

Trump: Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be “hotter” than ever before!

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv will shorten its curfew and revise public transport operating procedures during air raid alerts.

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POTUS: "Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT Like America itself, it would be "hotter" than ever before
Trump on Ken Paxton: We got to get him elected. He’s a good man. You know, I know him very well. He really was a great attorney general. And some people, I’ll be honest, some people don’t like an interview that he’ll do or something. You know, the bottom line is he was a phenomenal attorney general. He may have been the best attorney general in the whole country. And, you know, some people don’t like things about him, but he was the best there is.

Two dead in maritime accident in the Strait of Hormuz

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Trump on Iran: We now control the Strait of Hormuz. We control it. Last night we took out 28 boats, 28 ships. We control it, they get nothing, and we took out ships.

Isaac Amit warns attacks on legal professionals are becoming routine, says courts have closed to public and attorneys require security escorts The post Supreme Court chief blames public officials’ rhetoric for rise in attacks on judges, lawyers appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The two-tier system is designed to allow more predictability amid relentless Russian airstrikes.