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Vessel near Khor Fakkan UAE in the Strait of Hormuz area 2026

LNG Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz as US and Iran Trade Conflicting Claims

GasLog's LNG tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz as the Qatar-Iran shipping deadline passed and the US and Iran offered conflicting accounts of ceasefire talks. Iran's Supreme Leader's adviser said

August 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Illustration representing Chinese AI companies DeepSeek and Alibaba setting new benchmarks with their latest model releases in August 2026

China’s AI Blitz Creates ‘Death Zone’ for US Model Makers as DeepSeek Undercuts Claude

China's DeepSeek V4-Flash runs at roughly 1% of Claude's price and Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max packs 2.4 trillion parameters, both launching the same week. Bloomberg called it a 'death zone' for US model makers

August 4, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Business·News·Technology

Massive Attack members Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall perform at a concert before being detained by Singapore police for raising a Palestinian flag

Massive Attack Members Detained in Singapore After Raising Palestinian Flag at Concert

Two members of British trip-hop act Massive Attack were detained by Singapore police and barred from re-entering the country after raising a Palestinian flag at a concert. The band said they never

August 4, 2026

Entertainment·News

Dr. Yarden Ariav and Prof. Ayelet Erez at the Weizmann Institute of Science whose research found sildenafil blocks cancer cell cholesterol supply

Sildenafil, Viagra’s Active Ingredient, May Block Cancer Spread, Israeli Study Finds

Israeli scientists at the Weizmann Institute found sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, disrupts the cholesterol supply cancer cells need to metastasize. The study in Cancer Research combines lab work with real-world

August 4, 2026

Health·News·Science

Iranian Zolfaghar missiles on display at Azadi Square in Tehran, August 2026, as the US-Iran conflict entered its sixth month

Trump Says Iran Called Washington to Stop Sunday’s Planned Strike, ‘Did Not Want to Be Hit’

Iran called Washington to stop Sunday's planned strike, Trump said, alongside Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar. Tehran denies any direct contact with the US, a contradiction neither side has resolved.

August 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Donald Trump signs the Iran memorandum of understanding at Versailles in June 2026, the ceasefire agreement later declared void in July

No New Negotiations Between US and Iran Planned, Only Current Ones — Reports

US officials told CBS News that no new negotiations with Iran are planned — only the ongoing indirect track through Witkoff and Kushner — hours after Trump claimed on Truth Social that

August 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Sheikh Hasina, former prime minister of Bangladesh, casts her vote in Dhaka in January 2024

Washington’s Desperation: Why America Cannot Afford Sheikh Hasina’s Return

Sheikh Hasina's planned return to Bangladesh is a strategic exposure for Washington, revealing the depth of American investment in her 2024 ouster, the NED networks that enabled it, and the terrorism record

August 3, 2026

Guest Essays·News·Opinion

Dmitry Dogadkin, Russian diplomat appointed as Russia's new ambassador to Syria, in official portrait at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Putin Appoints Ex-Ambassador to Qatar as Russia’s New Envoy to Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Dmitry Dogadkin as ambassador to Syria, rotating him from the Doha posting as Moscow works to consolidate its diplomatic presence in a country transformed by the

August 3, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Russia's State Duma Security Committee warns of foreign election interference ahead of September regional vote

Russian Lawmaker Warns of Election Provocations Involving ‘Fake Observers’ Before September Vote

Vasily Piskarev, head of Russia's State Duma Security Committee, warned Sunday that foreign intelligence services were planning to insert false election observers into Russia's September regional vote, a statement calibrated to discredit

August 3, 2026

Government and Politics·News

FSB officers during a counter-terrorism operation in Russia's North Caucasus region

FSB Detains Central Asian Man in Stavropol After Syria-Directed Pyatigorsk Bomb Plot Foiled

Russia's FSB detained a 2001-born Central Asian national in Stavropol for a Syria-directed plot to bomb Pyatigorsk's prosecutor's office. Explosive components, chemicals, and shrapnel were seized from the suspect, who had planned

August 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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LNG Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz as US and Iran Trade Conflicting Claims

China’s AI Blitz Creates ‘Death Zone’ for US Model Makers as DeepSeek Undercuts Claude

Massive Attack Members Detained in Singapore After Raising Palestinian Flag at Concert

Sildenafil, Viagra’s Active Ingredient, May Block Cancer Spread, Israeli Study Finds

Trump Says Iran Called Washington to Stop Sunday’s Planned Strike, ‘Did Not Want to Be Hit’

No New Negotiations Between US and Iran Planned, Only Current Ones — Reports

Washington’s Desperation: Why America Cannot Afford Sheikh Hasina’s Return

Putin Appoints Ex-Ambassador to Qatar as Russia’s New Envoy to Syria

Russian Lawmaker Warns of Election Provocations Involving ‘Fake Observers’ Before September Vote

FSB Detains Central Asian Man in Stavropol After Syria-Directed Pyatigorsk Bomb Plot Foiled

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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