Lebanese soldiers injured while Israeli troops intrude on southern town
Three Lebanese soldiers have been wounded while trying to defuse unexploded ordnance in the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, the Lebanese army said.
· Al Jazeera Staff
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Turkey says Saudi-Pakistan defence pact mirrors NATO’s Article 5, Egypt could also join
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says the new defence agreement between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically equivalent to NATO’s Article 5 mutual defence clause and does not target Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Car bomb hits southwestern Colombia a day after new president's swearing-in, army says
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
· Astrid Su Rez
Israelis routinely enter West Bank without military approval, senior IDF officer says
Several Israelis enter the West Bank for hikes each week without military approval, a senior IDF Central Command officer said on Friday.
· AMIR BOHBOT
"We're Here To Destroy The White Race": Democratic Socialist Of America Hero Declares War On West
Marxist streamer Hasan Piker has emerged as an increasingly visible, if unofficial, spokesman for the Democratic Socialists of America's rapidly expanding political action network. He campaigned for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong while cultiva…
· Tyler Durden
Makkah pact more strategic hedge than mutual defense revolution
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Iran says US must accept ‘irreversible’ Strait of Hormuz order
Iranian army spokesman Amir Akraminia says Tehran’s new order in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be reversed, regardless of Washington’s objections.
· Middleeasteye
Extremist terror cult 764 revealed as sinister plotters behind bomb threat at SoCal hospital
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· Ross O'Keefe
Iran's Economy Is In Shambles As War Takes Its Toll
Despite the bluster from Iranian officials on social media, it should come as no surprise that the country is not doing well economically. From the beginning of the conflict to current day, Iran has been dealt an estimated $270 billion to $300 billion in total damage due to a steady barrage of strikes, including num…
· Tyler Durden
Blanche confirmation allows Trump to continue ‘pervasive, breathtaking corruption’, says Schumer – US politics live
Senate minority leader condemns Republicans after Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer was confirmed by 50 votes to 49 early on Saturday morning
· Yohannes Lowe, Emily Mackay, Victoria Bekiempis, Chris Stein, Sam Levine
The dawning of a modern Philippine Navy
THE road to the Philippine Navy’s modernization has been a long and winding one. Aside from severe budget shortages, it also faced delayed funding approvals caused by the country’s heavy focus on counterinsurgency operations. But emerging regional security concerns, however, saw the need to upgrade the navy’s aging …
· Edgard A. Arevalo
Unpacking the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey defense pact
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· Imran Khurshid
Lebanon ‘detains’ former al-Assad-era general, weighs handing him to Syria
Lebanese authorities have arrested a former Syrian army general who once served under ousted President Bashar al-Assad, according to judicial and security officials.
· Al Jazeera
Tucker for president? MAGA rebels declare independence from Israel
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
· RT
Tucker for president? MAGA rebels declare independence from Israel
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
· RT
UAE says Iran targeted ADNOC tanker in Strait of Hormuz, no casualties
The United Arab Emirates has accused Iran of striking a tanker owned by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with a missile as it crossed the Strait of Hormuz, drawing swift condemnation from Gulf and Arab governments.
· Al Jazeera
Iraq’s Kurdish region wants to stay out of regional conflicts: PM Barzani
Masrour Barzani, the prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, says the semi-autonomous Kurdish region does not want to become involved in the ongoing regional conflict sparked by the United States and Israel’s war on Iran, adding that it supports Baghdad’s efforts to bring weapons …
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Iran continues executions as military conflict dominates public attention
Iran executed at least 71 people in July, including six protesters, according to Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based monitoring group, which said it documented at least 444 executions from January 1 through July 31, while only 67 of those cases were announced by Iranian authorities.
· GIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Drones seen over military base in Germany
A view of the entrance to the Bleiberg Barracks, in Mechernich, Germany. Around 10:00 p.m. on Thursday evening, the security center at the Bundeswehr base in Mechernich reported that two drones had been spotted over the property, a spokeswoman for the Bundeswehr’s Operational Command confirmed upon inquiry. (Fotorep…
· Stefanie Dazio
Ukraine Faces Growing Air Defense Crisis As Patriot Supplies Dwindle
Ukraine failed to intercept any of the 24 ballistic missiles and four Zircon cruise missiles Russia fired in the August 5 attack, underscoring the strain on its missile defenses.
· Tyler Durden
Yemen's army and Houthis exchange attacks, raising fears of large-scale conflict | The National
Yemen’s army has attacked the Houthis on several fronts in response to attacks by the Iran-backed rebels on Marib city, raising fears of a return to large-scale conflict across the country.
· Mina Aldroubi
Joint Chiefs Chair Pushing For Iran War Off-Ramp, Warning Escalation Will Backfire
In another sign of mounting pressure on President Trump to disengage the US armed forces from his failing, five-month war on Iran, America's top general has been carefully working with other Trump advisers to communicate that continued depletion of the Pentagon's arsenal is unlikely to alter Iran's stance, while esc…
· Tyler Durden
Wars collide in the Caspian Sea: Ukraine strike exposes the Iran-Russia connection
Iran’s claim that it prepared, but ultimately canceled, strikes against three targets in Ukraine has brought renewed attention to the increasingly interconnected nature of Russia’s war against Kyiv and the continuing confrontation between Tehran and Washington.
· GIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold performed against Japan
The Wallabies are still struggling to provide a regular tag-team partner for Angus Bell, and the search continues. Ross was busy in defence with 11 tackles, but was barely used in open play, making just four metres with the ball.
· Jonathan Drennan
Netanyahu mulls Saudi, Turkiye, Pakistan pact as Israeli elections loom
Israel is yet to officially respond to a defence agreement signed in Mecca by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, which some analysts have perceived as a challenge to Israeli regional expansionism.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
UAE says one of its ships was targeted by missile as U.S.-Iran tensions over Strait of Hormuz remain high
Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC) said one of its vessels was targeted by a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of Saturday, as Iran's military stressed that the crucial waterway would only be reopened when the U.S. accepts Iran's conditions.
· Azhar Sukri
Who’s winning New York City’s war on rats: rodents or trash bins?
City on track to record fewest reported rat sightings since pandemic as Mamdani’s ‘containerization’ program brings bins to boroughs
· Edwardhelmore
Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities detained a former senior Syrian military officer who commanded an army division under ousted President Bashar Assad and might hand him over to Damascus on alleged crimes that he committed, Lebanese judicial and security officials said Saturday.
· Bassem Mroue
US Army's 400 Million Laser Deal Accelerates Race To Harden Bases From Kamikaze Swarms
Building on our investment theme that the US military is racing to harden its bases with counter-drone systems capable of defeating Group 1-3 drones, and potentially Group 4 threats, Bloomberg reported late in Friday's US cash session that the Army plans to purchase at least $400 million of AeroVironment's counter-d…
· Tyler Durden
Drones spotted in Bulgaria and Germany raise concerns of Russian escalation
A drone has exploded in Bulgaria near the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline, the latest in a surge of unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles entering European territory as regional tensions escalate due to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.
· Al Jazeera
UAE and Qatar condemn Iranian strike on Adnoc oil tanker | The National
The UAE has condemned an Iranian missile attack on one of its oil tankers, operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, as the vessel crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of Saturday. No injuries were reported.
· The National
Ukraine mourns volunteer who spent decades recovering war dead
Priests preside over a farewell ceremony for Oleksiy Yukov, who was fatally wounded while exhuming bodies of killed soldiers in the frontline in Donetsk region, in St. Volodymyr Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
· Volodymyr Yurchuk
What Pakistan's defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey means for the Middle East
A new security pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey is reshaping the Middle East's strategic map, bringing together three of the Muslim world's most influential powers under a collective defence framework.
· Middleeasteye
Iran war latest: UAE condemns Iranian attack on Adnoc oil tanker | The National
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Taiwan’s William Lai rehearses late-night emergency escape during military drill
As part of annual Han Kuang exercise, the island’s leader is evacuated in a drill simulating a potential PLA decapitation strike
· Liu Zhen
Taiwan’s William Lai rehearses late-night emergency escape during military drill
As part of annual Han Kuang exercise, the island’s leader is evacuated in a drill simulating a potential PLA decapitation strike
· Liu Zhen
Lebanese government demands conditions in order to approve extension of Solidere mandate | The National
The Lebanese government has laid down a number of conditions before it can agree to extend the mandate of Solidere, the property company which rebuilt much of Beirut's destroyed downtown after the civil war.
· Jamie Prentis
Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries up
Unexploded ordnance and a military motorcycle also recovered following record heat and drought conditions
· Oliver Holmes
Yemen's army attacks Houthis, and other Middle East news
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· The Associated Press
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 12, wound over 80 overnight
Russian airstrikes across Ukraine have killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more in multiple drone and missile attacks overnight, according to local authorities.
· Claudia Chiappa
US Senate passes sweeping sanctions targeting Russian energy revenues
The United States Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a yearlong campaign by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to reinforce US support for Ukraine and try to force President Vladimir Putin's hand as the grinding war drags on.
· AfricaNews
US announces $400m investment in Australian rare earth mine
The United States Department of Defense has announced a $400m conditional loan commitment to an Australian company to build the world’s first primary mine for scandium, a critical rare earth element whose market is dominated by China.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Watch : Firefighters battle blaze after Russian strikes in Kyiv region
Video released by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service on Aug. 8, 2026 shows firefighters battling flames engulfing buildings following Russian strikes that an official said had killed three people, including a child, in the region surrounding the capital Kyiv. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv regional administration,…
· The Manila Times
Bluster and backdown have turned Iran war into Trump’s own Groundhog Day
The US president’s profound ignorance of his enemy has led to an impotent cycle of empty threats, analysts say
Low Danube reveals Nazi soldiers’ remains (PHOTOS)
Exceptionally low water levels in the Danube River have exposed the remains of two Nazi soldiers and World War II military equipment in Budapest, according to the German War Graves Commission (the Volksbund).
· RT
DND rejects China’s ‘illegal’ label on PH chart of Panatag Shoal
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) on Saturday rejected China’s declaration that the Philippines’ latest move to delineate its maritime zones around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal was “illegal, null and void,” as Beijing warned it would take “firm and effective countermeasures” against what …
· Gabryelle Dumalag
Russian attacks kill 4 in Kyiv and surrounding region
Firefighters put out a fire after Russian missiles hit a warehouse in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
· Susie Blann
Ukraine's Zelensky visits Russian ally Serbia as Moscow pounds Kyiv
President Volodymyr Zelensky was making his first official visit to Serbia -- a rare European country still closely aligned with Moscow -- on Saturday as Ukraine seeks to bolster international support in the face of intensifying Russian strikes.
· AFP