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Ukraine Bombards Wildberries, Russia's Top Retailer

Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries warehouses have made Russia's largest online retailer a direct war target, putting unprecedented pressure on the country's richest businesswoman associated with the co

Google News World · 7d ago
Myanmar Rebuffs ASEAN on Suu Kyi, Envoy Role

Myanmar Rebuffs ASEAN on Suu Kyi, Envoy Role

Myanmar's military-backed government rejected ASEAN's renewed call for Aung San Suu Kyi's unconditional release and said it sees no need to continue the special envoy role once Singapore assumes the A

AP News · 7d ago
Israel tenders 627 settler units in occupied West Bank

Israel tenders 627 settler units in occupied West Bank

Israel's Land Authority issued a tender for 627 new housing units in the Kochav Yaakov settlement in the occupied West Bank, drawing Palestinian condemnation that the project is designed to deepen the

Al Jazeera · 7d ago
Miller Misses Ohio Withdrawal Deadline, Locks In GOP Nominee

Miller Misses Ohio Withdrawal Deadline, Locks In GOP Nominee

Rep. Max Miller let Ohio's Saturday withdrawal deadline pass without exiting the race, leaving Republicans locked into their embattled incumbent as the November nominee in the 7th Congressional Distri

Axios · 7d ago
New Zealand's 36th Russia Sanctions Hit Child Abductors

New Zealand's 36th Russia Sanctions Hit Child Abductors

New Zealand announced its 36th sanctions package against Russia on August 8, targeting 33 individuals and entities linked to cyber operations and the forced relocation of Ukrainian children, following

Straits Times Asia · 7d ago
Typhoon Dolphin set to hit China’s east coast, triggering flood warnings

Typhoon Dolphin set to hit China’s east coast, triggering flood warnings

Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful typhoon to hit China so far in 2026, made landfall on the country's east coast overnight on August 9 with sustained winds of 162 km/h, triggering mass evacuations of

Straits Times Asia · 7d ago
Brussels scraps Schuman Square canopy after record deadlock

Brussels scraps Schuman Square canopy after record deadlock

Brussels has scrapped the centrepiece canopy of its redesigned Schuman Square after a record 613-day government deadlock and ballooning costs left the project politically and financially stuck.

The Guardian Environment · 7d ago
Nagasaki Warns Nuclear War Risk Rising 81 Years After A-Bomb

Nagasaki Warns Nuclear War Risk Rising 81 Years After A-Bomb

Nagasaki's mayor warned of growing nuclear war risk at the city's 81st atomic bombing anniversary, as the world faces conflicts involving nuclear states and the NPT fails to reach consensus for a thir

Straits Times Asia · 7d ago
Hasina's Son Warns Bangladesh Is 'Another Pakistan' for India

Hasina's Son Warns Bangladesh Is 'Another Pakistan' for India

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, declared that Bangladesh has become 'another Pakistan' on India's eastern front, warning of ISI penetration and rising Islamism following

India Today World · 8d ago
Mecca Defence Pact Not Targeting Iran, Turkiye Says

Mecca Defence Pact Not Targeting Iran, Turkiye Says

Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on Friday, creating an Article 5-style mutual-defence pact that Ankara insists names no common threat — including Iran, whi

Al Jazeera · 8d ago
Vance Claims US Destroyed Iran's Nuclear Programme

Vance Claims US Destroyed Iran's Nuclear Programme

VP JD Vance claims the US has 'destroyed' Iran's nuclear programme and degraded its military, while Tehran demands compensation and an end to the naval blockade before reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Al Jazeera · 8d ago
Turkey: Saudi-Pakistan Pact Not Targeting Iran

Turkey: Saudi-Pakistan Pact Not Targeting Iran

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Saturday that the new defense agreement among Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan is not aimed at any particular country, pushing back against speculation that

The Hill · 8d ago
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkiye Sign Mutual Defence Pact

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkiye Sign Mutual Defence Pact

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye signed a mutual defence pact in Mecca pledging to treat an attack on one as an attack on all. The US offered no official response, and analysts are split on whether

Al Jazeera · 8d ago
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Yemen Forces Strike Houthis in Marib; U.N. Warns of War

Yemen's government forces clashed with Houthis in renewed fighting around the strategic city of Marib, prompting a U.N. warning that Yemen is approaching a wider conflict.

Google News World · 8d ago
Zelenskyy warns of grim winter as Russia kills 4 near Kyiv

Zelenskyy warns of grim winter as Russia kills 4 near Kyiv

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned during his first official visit to Belgrade that Ukraine faces a winter with virtually no functioning thermal power plants, as Russian strikes killed four — includ

Channel News Asia · 8d ago
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey Sign Defense Pact

Pakistan's defense minister threatened 'illegitimate' Israel on the heels of a new defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey that Pakistan characterized as 'purely defensive.'

Google News World · 8d ago
Iran's Regime Splinters as Khamenei Becomes Figurehead

Iran's Regime Splinters as Khamenei Becomes Figurehead

Iran's internal political disintegration — with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei apparently functioning as a powerless figurehead and the Revolutionary Guards seizing control — is paralyzing decision-m

Asia Times · 8d ago
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Houthi strikes on Saudi military targets fuel fears of wider Yemen conflict - The Hill

Houthi strikes on Saudi military targets and a renewed attack on Marib prompted the U.N. to warn that Yemen is approaching a wider conflict, with outlets framing the escalation as a tipping point towa

Google News World · 8d ago
US Pledges $1bn Security Aid to Colombia's New President

US Pledges $1bn Security Aid to Colombia's New President

The Trump administration announced $1 billion in security aid for Colombia hours after rightwing president Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn in vowing to crack down on armed groups, shrink the state,

The Guardian World · 8d ago
What to Know About Wildberries, the Company in Ukraine’s Cross Hairs

What to Know About Wildberries, the Company in Ukraine’s Cross Hairs

Ukrainian drones have struck 23 Wildberries warehouses across Russia in under three weeks, killing nine employees and disrupting operations at the country’s largest e-commerce platform.

NYT World · 8d ago

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