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Iran’s Missile Strike on a UAE Tanker Pushes the Strait of Hormuz Toward Collapse
Iran’s Missile Strike on a UAE Tanker Pushes the Strait of Hormuz Toward Collapse The United Arab Emirates said Iran fired a missile at a commercial vessel affiliated with its state-owned oil company ADNOC as the ship transited the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, August 8, with no casualties reported in the strike. The UAE…
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Colombia’s New President Ditches the Capital — And the Peace Talks
Colombia’s New President Ditches the Capital — And the Peace Talks Right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, 48, was sworn in as Colombia’s president on Friday, August 7, 2026, in Cali rather than the traditional venue of Bogota — the first time in more than a century a presidential inauguration has been held outside the…
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Iran Hits Its 16th Tanker as a Fifth of the World’s Oil Route Goes Dark
Iran Hits Its 16th Tanker as a Fifth of the World’s Oil Route Goes Dark Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil company ADNOC said one of its vessels was struck by a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of Saturday, August 8, 2026, with no injuries reported and the situation brought under…
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Three Nuclear-Adjacent Powers Just Told Iran “Touch One, Touch All”
Three Nuclear-Adjacent Powers Just Told Iran “Touch One, Touch All” The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed Friday, August 7, 2026, in the Saudi holy city of Mecca by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The pact declares that an armed…
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Explosive-Laden Drone Found Beside Ukrainian Cargo Plane Exposes a Hole in German Airport Security
Explosive-Laden Drone Found Beside Ukrainian Cargo Plane Exposes a Hole in German Airport Security An airport employee at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany discovered a drone carrying an “unknown explosive device” near the airfield’s south runway overnight, prompting police to close the north runway for roughly two hours and divert several flights [1, 4]. A bomb-disposal…
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Iran and Oman Agree on a Hormuz Shipping Route — But the Strait Isn’t Reopening Yet
Iran and Oman Agree on a Hormuz Shipping Route — But the Strait Isn’t Reopening Yet Iran announced Wednesday that it has reached agreement with Oman on the coordinates of a new commercial shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz following several rounds of negotiations, with a joint statement covering technical, legal, security and environmental…
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Kyiv’s Deadliest Night in Weeks: 17 Killed as Air Defenses Fail to Down a Single Missile
Kyiv’s Deadliest Night in Weeks: 17 Killed as Air Defenses Fail to Down a Single Missile Russian forces launched a roughly two-hour missile and drone barrage on Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight into Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens more. Ukrainian officials said Russia fired 24 ballistic missiles alongside four additional…
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Pentagon Drafts New Nuclear Strategy Weighing Tactical Weapons Against China, Russia
Pentagon Drafts New Nuclear Strategy Weighing Tactical Weapons Against China, Russia The Pentagon’s policy office is drafting a new US nuclear strategy that would emphasize the potential use of shorter-range tactical nuclear weapons in the event of a regional war with China or Russia, according to five people familiar with the plans cited by NBC…
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Chinese Rocket Debris Forces Philippine Coast Guard to Clear Northern Luzon Waters
Chinese Rocket Debris Forces Philippine Coast Guard to Clear Northern Luzon Waters The Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) warned vessels to steer clear of waters off Northern Luzon on Wednesday as China launched its Jielong-3 rocket from the Yellow Sea Launch Area off Haiyang, Shandong Province, at roughly 10:38 a.m. Philippine time.…
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Russia Unleashes Record Missile Barrage on Kyiv, Killing 17 as Ukraine’s Allies Fight Over the Bill
Russia Unleashes Record Missile Barrage on Kyiv, Killing 17 as Ukraine’s Allies Fight Over the Bill Russian forces launched a massive overnight assault on Kyiv and its surrounding region into Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding 44 others, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Russia fired 115 drones and 28 missiles — including 24 ballistic…