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+ India ET: 'Vessels violating Iranian protocols for Strait of Hormuz' shall face fines, detention, confiscation: Iran —Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization warned vessels of future passage restrictions and potential confiscation. Authorized countries transiting the ...
+ India ET: Breaking News Live Updates: NSA Ajit Doval heads to Beijing as India puts border peace at heart of China ties — [Link to media]
+ India ET: ED arrests 2 in Rs 30,000 crore pan-India cyber fraud case —The Enforcement Directorate has made two arrests in Mumbai related to a vast cyber fraud operation, part of a money laundering investigation involving...
+ India ET: ‘This is heartbreaking’: USS Abraham Lincoln sailor says he is struggling to work 12-hour days after father detained by ICE —Luis Manuel Aviles, a father of a US Navy sailor, faced detention by immigration authorities in Florida. With nearly twenty years of residence in the ...
+ India ET: Health Minister Nishant Kumar conducts surprise hospital inspection in Bihar’s Sitamarhi — [Link to media]
+ India ET: Powerful Monday Motivation Quote by Robin Sharma: 'All great thinkers are initially ridiculed - and eventually...' - The 5AM Club's author's timeless wisdom on success, courage, resilience and why you should never fear being different —Robin Sharma's insightful quote underscores the journey of new ideas from mockery to respect. His teachings promote the values of courage, resilience,...
+ India ET: Scandal-hit KPMG Australia to cut nearly 400 jobs, warns of difficult market —KPMG Australia plans to cut about 5% of its workforce, affecting 27 partners and around 360 employees, mainly in consulting and business services. The...
+ India ET: Man carrying Rs 25 lakh robbed at gunpoint on Delhi-Meerut Expressway; vehicles kept moving as armed gang stopped his Thar and fled with cash —A Meerut businessman carrying Rs 25 lakh in his Thar was robbed by armed men on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway while other vehicles continued to pass. Th...
+ India ET: Iran says support for new sanctions would be 'act of war' —A strong message came from Iran's security chief, cautioning nations that support the freshly imposed US economic measures. President Pezeshkian defen...
+ India ET: Trump, Melania, Rubio, Hegseth attend Freedom 250 Grand Prix Indy Car race takes off in Washington — [Link to media]
+ Moscow Times: Putin Wants to Draft 300K New Troops, Zelensky Says—Zelensky said Russia could draft more troops in 2027 to reach an overall goal of 500,000.
+ Moscow Times: Ozon Warehouse in Orenburg Region Hit in Drone Attack, Governor Says—Ozon said it had evacuated more than 300 people and that work had been halted.
+ Moscow Times: Putin Says Ukraine Opened ‘Pandora's Box’ With Strikes on Economic Targets—Putin threatened to hit back at Ukraine's “most sensitive economic sectors.”
+ Moscow Times: Ukrainian Drone Attacks Kill Multiple People Across Russia, Hit Ozon Warehouse—The strike is the first on a facility owned by online retailer Ozon, coming after weeks of drone attacks on its larger rival Wildberries.
+ Moscow Times: Moscow Is Touting North Korea as a New Tourism Hotspot. Few Russians Are Making the Trip.—Despite a growing selection of organized tours and deepening ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, few Russians are venturing to the country.
+ Moscow Times: Russian 'Double-Tap' Strike on Shopping Mall in Ukraine Kills 15 and Wounds 130—A shopping mall was struck in the daytime attack on President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown.
+ Moscow Times: Justice Ministry Re-Adds Exiled News Outlet Mediazona to ‘Foreign Agents’ List—Mediazona was initially branded a “foreign agent” in 2021. It was later removed from the registry after its founding legal entity was shut down.
+ Moscow Times: Finland Summons Russian Ambassador Over Suspected Airspace Incursion—Finnish border authorities said the airspace violation occurred Thursday afternoon in the western Gulf of Finland and lasted around three minutes.
+ Moscow Times: Communist Firebrand Nikolai Bondarenko Arrested in Saratov—Communist Party officials said Bondarenko faces charges of extremism over an old social media post featuring a photo of Alexei Navalny.
+ Moscow Times: Ukraine Sanctions ‘Masha and the Bear’ Creators Over Alleged Kremlin Propaganda—Kyiv accused “Masha and the Bear” of spreading “pro-Russia narratives” and posing a threat to Ukrainian national security.
+ Moscow Times: VK Sues Apple in Moscow Court Over App Store Removals—The Russian tech company is seeking daily compensation of $700,000 until Apple reinstates its apps.
+ NYT: Trump’s Economic Approach Draws Concern From Some Republicans—A plan to lower tariffs on imported beef and trade tensions with Canada have compounded some G.O.P. worries about a central issue in the midterms. [Ca...
+ NYT: Trump’s Summer of Fun Ends With an IndyCar Race on the Streets of D.C.—It was the final, major event planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap. [Category: United States Semiquincent...
+ NYT: Iran Warns Gulf States Not to Join Trump’s Economic War—Iran’s new hard-line national security adviser, Mohsen Rezaei, vowed to prevent “a single drop of oil” from leaving the region. [Category: US and Isra...
+ NYT: ‘Heat Dome’ to Bring Dangerous and Prolonged Heat Wave to Southern States—Even after sunset, there will be little relief, as much of the South is expected to remain above 80 degrees for several nights in a row. [Category: He...
+ NYT: America’s Desert Metropolis Is on the Short List to Lose Water—Decades ago, Arizona won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump ad...
+ NYT: Angry Ohio Voters Could Turn Their State Purple Again—A governor’s race, a Senate contest and enough congressional contests to swing control of the House are all in play in Ohio, where voters of all strip...
+ NYT: Cities Compete in Dizzying ‘Gold Rush’ to Be Japan’s Backup Capital—Osaka? Fukuoka? Sapporo? The race is on to be second to Tokyo — and to claim the prestige and money that could come with it. [Category: Japan, Tokyo (...
+ NYT: Mapping America’s Largest ‘Dead Zone’—In a decades-long crisis, marine life has suffered as oxygen periodically dwindles in waters along the Gulf Coast. [Category: Water Pollution, Oceans ...
+ Top News UPI: Netanyahu, Katz issue threat to Hamas over kites landing in Israel—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have threatened a military response to kites landing in southern Israel.
+ Top News UPI: Zelensky rejects call for elections, says it would 'destroy' Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday rejected calls for wartime elections, saying the move would divide and "destroy the country."
+ Top News UPI: At least 30 dead after landslide at garbage dump in Guinean capital—At least 30 people died and six others were seriously injured Sunday when a landslide and a garbage dump was triggered by heavy rains.
+ Top News UPI: Kyle Kirkwood wins Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, DC—Kyle Kirwood won the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on Sunday after he led for most of the race in downtown Washington, DC.
+ Top News UPI: Trump says Canada wants 'benefits of being' a U.S. state in trade war—U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Canada of wanting the "benefits of being a state, without being one" amid rising tensions.
+ Top News UPI: Hakeem Jeffries, Trump-son-in-law Jared Kushner met privately recently—House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries met privately with U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the New York Times reported.
+ Top News UPI: Thailand hit with dozens of coordinated arsons, bombs—Thailand's southern region has been hit by dozens of coordinated arson attacks and bombs "aimed at creating unrest," officials said Sunday.
+ Top News UPI: Fast-growing wildfire threatens thousands of homes in Nevada—A fast-growing wildfire in Nevada has grown to 10,000 acres since it began burning just outside Reno on Saturday, forcing thousands to evacuate.
+ Top News UPI: Ebola outbreak in DRC 'growing exponentially,' UN warns—The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "growing exponentially," leaving 2,516 dead, a senior United Nations official said.
+ Top News UPI: China's Chang'e-7 lunar mission postponed due to poor weather—China's space agency on Sunday postponed the launch of an ambitious mission to search the south pole of the moon for ice due to poor weather.
+ Top News UPI: Zelenskyy rejects call for elections, says it would 'destroy' Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected calls for wartime elections, saying the move would divide and "destroy the country."
+ Top News UPI: Deadly storm leaves half a million without power in Poland, Baltics—More than half a million people are without power across Poland and the Baltic states after a deadly storm swept through the area, killing two people.
+ Top News UPI: On This Day, Aug. 23: Marcario García is 1st Mexican American to earn Medal of Honor—On Aug. 23, 1945, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marcario García became the first Mexican American to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.
+ Top News UPI: Chinese humanoid robot breaks 100m sprint record set by Usain Bolt—A Chinese humanoid robot on Saturday ran a 100-meter sprint in 9.32 seconds, surpassing the world record set by Jamaican legend Usain Bolt.
+ Top News UPI: Postal Service publishes mail-in voting rule despite court injunctions—The U.S. Postal Service has published a final rule implementing President Donald Trump's order seeking to change how mail-in voting is conducted.
+ Top News UPI: Tropical Storm Moke forecast to cause heavy rain, flooding in Hawaii—Tropical Storm Moke was on a path to sideswipe Hawaii on Saturday but still be potent enough to produce heavy rain and life-threatening flooding.
+ Top News UPI: Karmelo Anthony denied bid for new trial in killing of Austin Metcalf—A Texas judge denied Karmelo Anthony's attempts to get a new trial in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
+ Top News UPI: Federal judge strikes down Trump ban on visa processing for 75 nations—A federal judge on Friday struck down the Trump administration's ban on issuing visas to citizens of 75 countries.
+ Zero Hedge: Has Trump Turned The Tables On Iran - Or Is Another Round Of War Coming?—Has Trump Turned The Tables On Iran - Or Is Another Round Of War Coming? Authored by Trita Parsi via Antiwar.com, reprinted with permissi...
+ Zero Hedge: Assassination Sing-A-Long: Hasan Piker Mocks The Murdered Charlie Kirk To Cheering Crowd—Assassination Sing-A-Long: Hasan Piker Mocks The Murdered Charlie Kirk To Cheering Crowd Authored by Jonathan Turley via Jonathan Turley,...