Conflict
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Putin Keeps Fighting Even as His Problems Multiply
Despite battlefield slowdowns, ballooned spending, and Ukrainian strikes across Russia, Putin believes Kyiv’s situation is worse. The CIA chief urged a peace deal; Putin showed little sign of backing down. Read more
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Nepal Floods: 584 Dead, More Than 2,400 Missing
NUWAKOT, Nepal — A devastating flash flood that struck Wednesday across Nepal and Tibet has killed at least 584 people, with more than 2,480 still missing, according to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. Nepal has recovered 579… Read more
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Trump Sent His CIA Chief on a Secret Mission to Moscow
MOSCOW — Moscow is no stranger to covert American missions, but this one cleared only one set of eyes: Trump’s. WSJ reports CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Russia this week on a highly sensitive diplomatic assignment that most senior… Read more
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Hezbollah Chief Vows ‘We Will Not Surrender’ as Israel-Lebanon Talks Stall
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem rejects the Israel-Lebanon framework deal in a televised address, calling it ‘illegitimate’ and vowing the group will ‘not surrender.’ A fresh round of talks is set for early September. Read more
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US Sanctions Egyptian Bank as Iran War Hits Six-Month Mark
US Treasury moves to freeze Banque Misr’s UAE operations as the Iran war marks six months. Tehran calls it ‘state terrorism.’ Iran’s foreign minister tells the US: ‘pressure doesn’t work.’ Read more
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Six Months Into the Iran War, What the World Has Lost
The Strait of Hormuz is choked, shipping costs have doubled, and new routes are redrawing Middle East logistics. The war is reshaping the global economy in ways that will outlast the ceasefire. Read more
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IDF Cancels Gaza Mission After Haredi Soldiers Refuse to Board APC with Female Paramedic
Three soldiers from the Givati Brigade’s Rotem Battalion refused an operational order in Gaza overnight on Wednesday after learning a female paramedic would be aboard the Namer armored personnel carrier, forcing the military to cancel the patrol — even after… Read more
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Censor Clears Report of Direct Hamas Hostage Talks Held With Netanyahu Approval
The Israeli military censor unblocked a long-suppressed report Thursday revealing that then-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar held direct negotiations over hostage releases with exiled Hamas leaders after the October 7, 2023 invasion — talks that continued until February 2025 and… Read more
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US Patriot stocks in Europe are ‘beyond critical’ — the interceptor gap no one wanted
The interceptor warheads are gone. Patriot stocks in Europe are ‘beyond critical’ after the Iran war, and in a sustained Russian attack NATO would have to absorb direct hits. The gap is months to close. Read more
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Trump drops the Iran MOU — ‘economic asphyxiation’ is the new endgame
The June interim agreement with Iran is off the table. Trump is pressing sanctions that could hit Chinese banks, turning a military standoff into a financial siege — and betting Tehran can’t outlast it. Read more