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Kyiv reports 12 dead in Russian barrage while Moscow lists military targets hit
Russian forces launched a large missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight on 19-20 August 2026. Ukrainian officials reported at least 12 deaths and over 30 injuries in the capital, with damage to homes, a hospital…
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Debt crosses $40 trillion as interest costs eclipse defense in US budget
The US Treasury reported total public debt outstanding reached $40.047 trillion on Tuesday. The figure doubled from $19.95 trillion at the start of Donald…
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Russia Ukraine swap 103 each as UAE mediation and wounded returns surface in coverage
Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange of 103 each on August 19, 2026, at the Belarus border. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy and Russia’s Defense…
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Syria and Turkey call Israeli airbase strike pretext as Netanyahu points to ignored Turkish troops warning
Israel carried out airstrikes on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase in Idlib on August 18, 2026, with no reported casualties. Syria’s foreign ministry condemned the…
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UAE suspends Iran trade after missile detection; Tehran denies launches
The UAE announced it would halt all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran until further notice after its Defense Ministry reported detecting…
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US sanctions Japanese ICC president despite Tokyo’s open regret over alliance strain
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions Tuesday on ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye. Secretary of State Marco Rubio cited…
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Russian strike kills 10 in Kharkiv village as Zelenskiy vows reply, coverage shows split focus
Russian forces struck the village of Pechenihy in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on August 18, killing 10 civilians and injuring at least 17 others, Ukrainian…
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Trump Prepares Kim Meeting Push as US Scales Back South Korea Drills
US President Donald Trump has instructed aides to explore a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as early as this fall, possibly…
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Hundreds of Ukrainian drones strike Moscow region after Russia warns Britain over drone supplies
Ukraine launched 637 drones toward the Moscow region overnight, with Russian air defenses intercepting many but some striking warehouses including a Wildberries facility. Russian…
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Trump maps Strait of Hormuz as new US territory while Iran ties reopening to unmet deal terms
US President Donald Trump posted a map on Truth Social labeling the Strait of Hormuz ‘new US territory’ and stated no talks with Iran…
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Palestinian-American raises US flag then confronts settler at besieged West Bank home
Palestinian-American Loui Ridi flew from Toledo, Ohio, to Qusra in the West Bank after settlers besieged his family home and two others since August…
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Russia summons Japan ambassador after Putin visits disputed Kurils, Tokyo protests
Russia summoned Japanese Ambassador Akira Muto to the Foreign Ministry after Tokyo protested President Vladimir Putin’s August 13 visit to Etorofu Island in the…
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Russian court jails anti-war Yabloko leader as Supreme Court bars party from elections
A Pskov court sentenced Lev Shlosberg, deputy chairman of Russia’s liberal Yabloko party, to 11 years and one month in a penal colony for…
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