Wed 19 August 2026: Houthi and government forces exchange drone attacks, marking a major shift in war tactics. Sanaa, Yemen – After the Houthi armed group in Yemen launched attacks on government military camps and gatherings last week using one-way attack drones, it killed and injured dozens of government soldiers. But the internationally recognised Yemeni government was quick […]
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Tue 18 August 2026: Türkiye is working with Saudi Arabia on a large-scale electricity transmission network that would carry power from Saudi Arabia through Jordan and Syria before reaching Türkiye, according to the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry. The proposed corridor would create a cross-border electricity connection between the Gulf and Türkiye and could eventually […]
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Tue 18 August 2026: Millions of Iranians struggle to make ends meet as months-long war with the US devastates the economy and sends prices soaring. Tehran, Iran – A Tehran resident named Saeed says he is dismayed as he looks for better-paying employment than his current elementary school teaching job after months of war with the […]
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Tue 18 August 2026: More than 2.15 million displaced Palestinians are living in desperate conditions across Gaza, with more than 867,000 sheltering in makeshift tents that are no longer fit for purpose, the Gaza Government Media Office says. The office warned on Monday of a looming humanitarian catastrophe with winter approaching, noting that more than […]
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Mon 17 August 2026: Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023, has become the longest and most expensive war in Israel’s history, with costs reaching about 420 billion shekels ($142bn) and national debt rising by roughly 400 billion shekels ($135bn), Haaretz newspaper reports. The report said Israel entered its ground offensive […]
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Mon 17 August 2026: Iran’s economic problems have worsened since the start of the war with the US and Israel, due to declining oil revenues and the destruction of factories, President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday. In remarks carried by Iranian media, Pezeshkian attributed rising prices to higher costs and falling state revenues resulting from a decline in […]
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Sun 16 August 2026: An Iranian military official said on Sunday that Qatar should allow an Iranian team to enter the country to investigate the fate of pilots whom Tehran says were captured by Qatari forces, Iranian media reported. Qatar denies holding any Iranian pilots. Doha said on Saturday that its search and rescue teams […]
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Sun 16 August 2026: The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning. The Department of Defense Education Activity operates about […]
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Sat 15 August 2026: Bitter factional infighting is tearing through Tehran as hardliners demand an endless war with the U.S. and reject any peace negotiations. The intensifying political warfare is being fueled by a dangerous power vacuum left by the unprecedented public absence of Mojtaba Khamenei. Fierce political infighting has engulfed Tehran as Iranian factions […]
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Sat 15 August 2026: At least 22 of the Gaza Strip’s 34 oxygen stations have been forced out of service, the Palestinian Health Ministry warned Saturday, saying the remaining facilities also risk shutting down amid the Israeli blockade and a severe shortage of spare parts. The ministry said in a statement that the 12 stations […]
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