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Oman spill hits coast while separate slicks form near Iran amid tanker strikes
A tanker carrying Russian crude ran aground off Oman in June and has leaked oil now reaching the coastline and threatening a marine reserve. Satellite imagery shows a separate spill creating two slicks in Iranian waters…
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NATO Jets Down Drone Over Latvia in Echo of Ukraine Conflict
NATO fighter jets shot down a foreign drone that entered Latvian airspace over the Balvi region early on August 14 2026. Orange air alerts…
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Italian plant blast raises questions over European arms production for Ukraine
An explosion followed a fire at the KNDS Ammo Italy plant in Colleferro, 40 km southeast of Rome, on 13 August 2026. The facility…
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UN data shows July deadliest for Ukrainian civilians since May 2022 amid Russian strikes
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission reported at least 437 civilians killed and 2,610 injured in Ukraine during July, the highest monthly toll since…
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Putin’s First Kuril Trip Closes Door on Concessions as Japan Protests
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iturup island in the Kuril chain on August 13, inspecting a fish plant and meeting residents. Japan claims the…
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Mecca pact signals regional autonomy but lacks NATO depth or tested interoperability
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in early August 2026, committing that an armed attack on one would be…
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Poland says it stopped Russian intelligence from killing a US-Ukrainian arms supplier in Warsaw
On August 7, Polish Internal Security Agency officers with police and US help detained a 29-year-old Russian man in Warsaw. He had been recruited…
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Venezuela and Israel restore consular ties after earthquake aid and Maduro ouster
Venezuela and Israel announced the restoration of consular relations on August 12, 2026, after a 17-year rupture that began in 2009 under Hugo Chávez.…
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Ukrainian drones hit Novorossiysk grain terminals, killing three and halting exports
Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk overnight on August 11-12, 2026, damaging multiple grain terminals and halting shipments from three major…
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Ukraine ties North Korean missiles to seven deaths in Russian strike on steel plant
Russian forces struck a steel plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killing seven workers according to the company and officials who said North Korean ballistic missiles…
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