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🇵🇰 Pakistan·Middle East Eye·2 months ago

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Mecca pact's first trilateral meeting to be held in Istanbul on Monday

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Marjorie Taylor Greene on Trump:

Marjorie Taylor Greene on Trump: When Trump called me a traitor, I got very direct death threats on my own son, to which when I told the president and texted him about it explicitly and sent him pictures of these death threats that were coming in on my own son, he told me, "It’s your fault. You deserve it." And I have those text messages saved. I will save them forever. I have shown them to many people. I haven’t put them out publicly, but I have them.

Kremlin on Ukraine:

Kremlin on Ukraine: We're advancing along all front lines. The progress is obvious, and the momentum is absolutely positive for us. The "Kyiv regime" is inevitably heading toward defeat. Each day brings that defeat closer.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·2 months ago

PepsiCo reports damage to its production facility in Mykolaiv Oblast after Russian attack – photos

The company said no employees were injured in the Russian strike on 29 August and that it is assessing the damage while working to restore supplies in Ukraine.

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🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·2 months ago

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Bannu peace committee submits 11-point assurance as talks with police conclude

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🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·2 months ago

With only days left to submit slates, small parties are still jockeying for position

Despite polling under the electoral threshold, newly established right-wing factions seen as unlikely to agree on any sort of joint run until right before September 8 deadline The post With only days left to submit slates, small parties are still jockeying for position appeared first on The Times of Israel.

HighGround

Headteacher saves 900 children from deadly flash flood in Nepal

Rajendra Dawadi ordered students to higher ground with moments to spare after receiving warnings from upstream A headteacher in Nepal evacuated 900 children from a school moments before a deadly wall of water struck their town amid the devastating flash floods that have killed almost 800 people and left thousands missing. Rajendra Dawadi decided to halt classes and order children to higher ground after receiving warnings about the scale of the flooding heading their way. Continue reading...

🌍 Global·Guardian World·2 months ago

NEW: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa made a surprise, unannounced visit to Daraa today, including Daraa al-Balad, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising.

NEW: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa made a surprise, unannounced visit to Daraa today, including Daraa al-Balad, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising. Local reports say he visited his grandfather and aunt’s home in the Hayy al-Badu neighborhood. Videos show al-Sharaa walking among residents through heavily war-damaged streets with little visible security.

Marjorie Taylor Greene:

Marjorie Taylor Greene: I don’t think women are respected in the Republican Party. It’s a boys’ club. It literally is. And that comes from the top down, and it’s really a shame. And then you have the president demeaning women constantly. He’s constantly attacking women. And it’s something that I think women are so tired of.

🌍 Global·Jerusalem Post·2 months ago

Nepal begins mass burials of unidentified flood victims as families seek missing

About 780 people have been killed, and more than 3,000 are reported missing after a flash flood triggered by a glacial collapse swept through valleys along Nepal's border with China.

🇮🇱 Israel·Jerusalem Post·2 months ago

Israel must give Ethiopian Israelis a real seat at the table - starting at the UN - opinion

Imagine an African American Israeli representing the Jewish state at the UN. Wouldn’t that send a powerful, compelling message for all to see?

Marjorie Taylor Greene on Trump:

Marjorie Taylor Greene on Trump: Trump absolutely should apologize to me. He should apologize to many people. He should apologize to the woman in the press that he called Piggy. He should apologize to countless people. He should apologize to America for betraying his campaign promises. He should apologize to the parents of the children that he dropped bombs on in the school in Iran. There’s a lot of people he should apologize to, and yes, I am one of them on that list.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·2 months ago

Ukraine’s long-term advantage lies in its ability to adapt quickly to changes on battlefield — expert

Ukraine’s main long-term advantage in the field of defense technology lies not in individual weapons systems, but in its ability to quickly adapt to changes on the battlefield, accumulate combat experience, and translate that experience into new technological solutions.

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British activist abducted by armed Israeli settlers in Masafer Yatta

British activist abducted by armed Israeli settlers in Masafer Yatta Israeli settlers forcibly detained a British activist in the village of Umm al-Khair, in Masafer Yatta in the southern occupied West Bank. Footage circulating on social media showed the activist named Finn Joughin being grabbed by the arms and taken to an unknown location by armed Israeli settlers on Saturday. He could not be reached for a lengthy period afterwards. Israeli police said the British activist had been handed over

🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·2 months ago

Senator Ted Cruz on Iran:

Senator Ted Cruz on Iran: It’s not our business to determine who the government of Iran is, but it is our business to say, the government of Iran should not be a radical theocrat who hates America and is trying to kill Americans. Trump is acting as a strong commander in chief to keep the American people safe.

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#Vietnam #Indonesia #Myanmar

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Senator Ted Cruz on Iran:

Senator Ted Cruz on Iran: What I’ve been urging is for Trump and the Trump administration to arm the protesters, so the people of Iran, arm the Kurds and let the protesters remove this regime from power. Not American boots on the ground, but the Iranian people.

🌍 Global·South China Morning Post·2 months ago

At least 8 dead, 22 missing as ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus

At least eight people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Unal Ustel, the north’s Turkish Cypriot prime minister, told Turkish state broadcaster TRT that 237 people have so far been rescued. A search is under way for another 22 people, officials said. Ustel said the ferry faced adverse weather and began taking on water just 15 minutes after departure. A call..

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Israeli Minister of Energy Eli Cohen on Iran:

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🌍 Global·Guardian World·2 months ago

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‘The river has taken everything’: people return to remains of their homes in Nepal

Precariousness of living in Devighat by the Trishuli River underlined as waters swell again and residents flee to higher ground Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates The bodies continue to wash up. But the morgues have already run out of room. Since the deadly floods coursed through the Himalayan valleys of Nepal and Tibet, the numbers of people killed have continued to rise. The bodies have surfaced in their hundreds and continue to be pulled from the thick, tar-like mud that engulfed ever

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Bannu peace committee agrees to no protests as talks with police conclude

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🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·2 months ago

Ukraine's Agrarian Policy Minister Taras Vysotskyi said Russian strikes have destroyed around 90% of Ukraine's modern storage and warehouse facilities.

Ukraine's Agrarian Policy Minister Taras Vysotskyi said Russian strikes have destroyed around 90% of Ukraine's modern storage and warehouse facilities. He said there is no risk of famine, but continued attacks could disrupt product availability and variety in stores. Source: Pravda Ukraine

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A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile on August 29, 12NM north of Khasab, Oman, while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile on August 29, 12NM north of Khasab, Oman, while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. No casualties or environmental damage reported.

🇷🇺 Russia·BBC World·2 months ago

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Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup

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🇷🇺 Russia·EuroMaidan Press·2 months ago

Russia has burned millions of Ukrainian books, striking at the infrastructure of Ukrainian culture

More than 60,000 books were destroyed in a single warehouse strike near Kyiv this week, adding to losses that publishers say are becoming impossible to absorb.

🇷🇺 Russia·EuroMaidan Press·2 months ago

Russia has burned millions of Ukrainian books, striking at the infrastructure of Ukrainian culture

More than 60,000 books were destroyed in a single warehouse strike near Kyiv this week, adding to losses that publishers say are becoming impossible to absorb.

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#Greece #Israel

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Uzbekistan has officially shown its new Chinese-made J-10CE fighter jets for the first time, airing footage on state TV during Independence Day events.

Uzbekistan has officially shown its new Chinese-made J-10CE fighter jets for the first time, airing footage on state TV during Independence Day events. The footage shows six J-10CEs operating from Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, confirming Uzbekistan as the second foreign operator of the type after Pakistan.

🌍 Global·NY Times World·2 months ago

Hunt Underway After Deadly Shooting at Swiss Rave

One reveler was killed, and five were injured early Sunday at a dance party at a horseracing track in Switzerland’s north.

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrainska Pravda·2 months ago

Russians report thermal power plant and Ozon warehouses on fire in Belgorod after attack – photo

Russian media reported fuel tanks ablaze at the plant, while Ozon said its sorting centre was hit and halted deliveries across Belgorod Oblast.

Zelensky:

Zelensky: Over the past four days alone, nearly 1,500 drones of all types have been detected, with approximately 800 of them being jet-powered. The most challenging task is intercepting these jet-powered drones. Four companies have developed interceptor drones, and one company has the most promising technology. The Ministry of Defense and the military are working to maximize our capabilities to intercept each type of Russian drone.

🇮🇱 Israel·Jerusalem Post·2 months ago

Israelis rate education system 4 out of 10 as school year opens, new research warns

The current system was described as highly centralized and bureaucratic, arguing that schools and principals lack sufficient authority to respond to the needs of their students and communities.

🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·2 months ago

Still no arrests over settler attack on Qusra, though some suspects are identifiable

EU envoy visits scene of latest assault on Palestinian town, weeks after extremist settlers besieged it; Foreign Press Association slams attack on reporters, calls for action The post Still no arrests over settler attack on Qusra, though some suspects are identifiable appeared first on The Times of Israel.

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrainska Pravda·2 months ago

Explosions in Bucha district: number injured rises to 52, including 5 children, 38 people killed

The 28 August Russian attack and subsequent explosions damaged around 300 buildings in the Bucha district village, killed 38 people and injured 52.