US army helicopter crashes in Texas, killing two people and sparking wildfire
Military official says AH-64 Apache had been on a routine training flight near Fort Hood when it went down
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· Ronny Reyes
US strikes in Yemen killed 153 civilians in 2025, says Pentagon review
United States military strikes targeting Yemen’s Houthis killed 153 civilians last year and wounded another 243, according to a Pentagon assessment of the attacks.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Hegseth cautions that ICC may investigate US boat strikes in Latin America
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned that the International Criminal Court (ICC) could investigate US military actions in Latin America, including strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean decried by rights groups as extrajudicial killings.
· Joseph Stepansky
Israel deliberately setting southern Lebanon ablaze – firefighters to Guardian
Lebanese firefighters have accused Israel of intentionally igniting wildfires across southern Lebanon using drones and various munitions. They reported to the Guardian that both drones and incendiary weapons have been repeatedly employed to set fire to forests and agricultural land.
· RT
Israeli settlers keep up siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank after clashes with troops
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· Sbsaustralia
Senators press Rubio, Bessent on lack of counter-evasion sanctions on Russia
Two senior Democratic US senators on Wednesday pressed Trump administration officials to explain why they have paused imposing fresh sanctions on companies, banks, and other entities that help Russia evade existing restrictions over its invasion of Ukraine, even though peace talks have not proved fruitful.
· REUTERS
2 people died in military helicopter crash by Fort Hood
An Army Apache helicopter crashed in a central Texas field on Wednesday, killing both people on board and sparking a wildfire that forced several homes to be evacuated, sheriff’s official said.
· The Associated Press
Oil spill from grounded tanker reaches Oman's beaches
This satellite photo taken Wednesday Aug. 5, 2026, shows the tanker Caroline Bezengi, grounded and partly submerged off the coast of Oman, leaking crude oil into the sea. (Pléiades © CNES 2026, Distribution Airbus DS via AP)
Iran reshapes military command for ‘offensive’ phase of war, crackdown on dissent
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· Ronny Reyes
Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US
Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree on a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source, who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.
· Middleeasteye
Ukraine has retaken 745 sq km in 'precision' operation this year, Zelensky says
Ukrainian forces have liberated 745 square km (288 square miles) of Russian-occupied land this year across a swathe of the southeastern front, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday, hailing an operation he said went "exactly as planned."
· REUTERS
Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting
No country was singled out, but five countries boycotted this year’s competition over Israel’s participation
· Agence France-Presse
Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting
No country was singled out, but five countries boycotted this year’s competition over Israel’s participation
· Agence France-Presse
Defence minister says Israeli military indefinitely remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza
Israeli military “under no circumstances” will withdraw from land it occupies in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, Israel’s i24 news reported the defence minister saying.
· Middleeasteye
Iraq says September 30 withdrawal deadline for US-led coalition ‘final’
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has said that the September 30 deadline for ending the US-led international coalition’s military mission in Iraq and completing the withdrawal of its forces is “fixed and final”.
· Al Jazeera Staff
A Special U.S. Navy Squadron Photographed the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Spain in 1905
The last total solar eclipse visible from Spain was nearly 121 years ago, and, just like this year, it drew crowds from around the world. Among the spectators for the event, on Aug. 30, 1905, were the crews of three warships sent by the U.S. military to take high-definition photographs of the sun’s corona.
· K R Callaway
Former Taliban extremist warns social division will only inspire more terror attacks
A reformed extremist has warned that terror groups including Islamic State will exploit the anger and grievance felt over war in the Middle East in an attempt to fracture Australian society and inspire more attacks like the one in Bondi.
· Perry Duffin
Iraq says no foreign military presence by 1 Oct and weapons will be under state control
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi said that the country will be free of any foreign military presence on its soil and that weapons will be solely under state control by 1 October.
· Middleeasteye
US embassies in Middle East brace for prolonged reduced operations amid Iran conflict
The US State Department is requesting that US embassies in the Middle East develop “reduced operations” plans, as the conflict with Iran shows no immediate signs of resolution, according to a CNN report published on Wednesday.
· SHOSHANA BAKER
Tinio slams 2027 budget as ‘anti-poor, anti-people’
MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio on Wednesday slammed the proposed 2027 national budget as “anti-poor and anti-people,” criticizing the government for cutting social services while increasing allocations for defense, infrastructure and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Ar…
· James Daniel Danio
Countries in ‘armed conflict’ barred from hosting Eurovision
Organisers says new rule will ensure contest provides ‘safe and welcoming environment’ for participants
· Nadia Khomami
1 killed in Israel’s first Gaza strike in over a week
The attack comes days after Netanyahu publicly rejected a Trump-backed ceasefire deal
· Agence France-Presse
1 killed in Israel’s first Gaza strike in over a week
The attack comes days after Netanyahu publicly rejected a Trump-backed ceasefire deal
· Agence France-Presse
Most Poles want unemployed Ukrainian men deported – poll
Most Poles would back the deportation of unemployed military-age Ukrainian men, a recent survey by the Warsaw-based IBRiS Institute for Market and Social Research has indicated.
· RT
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Most Poles would back the deportation of unemployed military-age Ukrainian men, a recent survey by the Warsaw-based IBRiS Institute for Market and Social Research has indicated.
· RT
How Russian attacks, European protectionism and drought are trapping Ukraine’s vital grain
Ukraine’s normally copious grain exports are stuck in the country — caught between Russian attacks in the Black Sea, drought on the Danube and distrust among Kyiv’s closest allies.
· Bartosz Brzeziński
Environmental impact of Iran war could last years with land, sea and air affected | The National
Environmental contamination from the US-Israeli war with Iran could continue for years, a leading researcher has said, as concerns grow over two major oil slicks in the Arabian Gulf.
· Daniel Bardsley
Eurovision bars countries at war or in ‘sensitive geopolitical situations’ from hosting
Eurovision has changed its rules to block countries involved in armed conflict or any other “sensitive geopolitical situation” from hosting the annual song contest.
· Ellen O'Regan
US Now Expects Iran War Oil Supply Disruptions To Last Through End Of 2027
At first, the Hormuz lockdown was supposed to last a few weeks, tops. Not any more: the US now expects oil supply disruptions stemming from the US-Iran war to reach about 600,000 barrels per day through the end of next year as the conflict continues to crimp shipments via the critical Strait of Hormuz.
· Tyler Durden
US military to complete Iraq withdrawal by September, ending 23-year presence
President Donald Trump meets with Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Qassim Abdul Zahra
Lebanon condemns 'systematic' Israeli destruction in south
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday condemned Israel's "systematic destruction" in the country's south as a violation of international law, as Israel's defence minister said its military was "destroying all the houses" there.
· Middleeasteye
Pentagon accused of ‘whitewashing’ civilian casualties
The Pentagon was accused of whitewashing US Army crimes after publishing its annual estimate of civilian casualties in 2025.The report, submitted to Congress late Monday and obtained by US news outlets, contains numbers that are far lower than estimates by independent outlets.The Pentagon concluded that US military …
· RT
Pentagon accused of ‘whitewashing’ civilian casualties
The Pentagon was accused of whitewashing US Army crimes after publishing its annual estimate of civilian casualties in 2025.The report, submitted to Congress late Monday and obtained by US news outlets, contains numbers that are far lower than estimates by independent outlets.The Pentagon concluded that US military …
· RT
US strengthens military presence in breakaway Puntland amid battle for Red Sea
In early August, the commander of US Special Operations Command Africa, Major General Claude Tudor, signed a deal with the president of Somalia’s northeastern, semi-autonomous Puntland State, Saeed Abdullahi Deni.
· Middleeasteye
UK, Italy among states considered to verify Hezbollah disarmament, sources say
Israel and Lebanon have agreed on Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia as potential contributors to a proposed mechanism that could see foreign troops deployed to Lebanon to verify Hezbollah's disarmament, people familiar with the matter said.
· REUTERS
Strait of Hormuz ship traffic near three-month low as U.S.-Iran deal in doubt
Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is near a three-month low as doubt grows that the U.S. and Iran will reach an agreement to fully open the key Middle East oil export corridor.
· Spencer Kimball, Deena Zaidi
Ministers push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sites
A former military site near Piddington, Oxfordshire, could become a centre for asylum-seekers
· Bbcnews
Taiwan slams planned China-Indonesia navy drill
TAIPEI — Taiwan has condemned China’s plan to hold a navy drill with Indonesia off the democratic island’s east coast this month, saying Beijing seeks to create the “false impression” that it has jurisdiction over the area.
· Agence France-Presse
Erdogan wants Turkey-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defence pact to draw more countries
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said Istanbul expects Egypt to join the pact ‘in the next stage’
· Agence France-Presse
Erdogan wants Turkey-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defence pact to draw more countries
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said Istanbul expects Egypt to join the pact ‘in the next stage’
· Agence France-Presse
Eurovision Song Contest changes rules for countries at war
Bulgarian singer Dara won this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna
· Bbcnews
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
· Edpilkington
Iran remains defiant as it vows to fight US until demands met
War on Iran: Phase II: Day 32
· Maziar Motamedi
Trump calls Iran ‘all talk and no action,’ touts ‘Wall of Steel’ US Navy blockade as more oil flows out of Strait of Hormuz
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· Ronny Reyes
Settlers maintain siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank as army withdraws | The National
Israel's military has withdrawn troops sent on Wednesday to end a days-long siege by settlers on Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
· Thomas Helm
As Strait of Hormuz transit drops, Trump again says US has ‘control’
United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on claims the United States maintains “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz, even as transit through the arterial waterway fell to a one-week low amid the US-Israel war with Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Japan to support infrastructure recovery in Gulf nations hit by Iran war
Petroleum production facilities in the United Arab Emirates have been damaged by the Iran war. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
How Houthis gained enough firepower to be major military player | The National
The Houthi rebels' missile advances have created a “global threat” with a military might that far outstrips many modern armies, experts have told The National.
· Thomas Harding