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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

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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

Japan 10000 yen banknotes reflecting joint US-Japan currency market intervention July 31 2026

Japan Confirms Joint Yen Intervention With US Treasury, First Coordinated Action Since 2011

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama confirmed Japan's July 31 yen intervention was coordinated with the US Treasury, the first joint action since 2011. The yen moved to 155 per dollar; JGB yields rose

August 3, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

Donald Trump announces halt to Iran military strikes amid Strait of Hormuz deal talks August 2026

Trump Announces Halt to Iran Strikes, Tehran Calls It Psychological Operations

Donald Trump announced Sunday he was canceling a major planned strike on Iran after claiming deal parameters had been reached on the Hormuz Strait and nuclear program. Tehran flatly denied any agreement,

August 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Wang Xinyu, China's world No. 42 and highest-ranked singles player, excluded from the BJK Cup Finals squad

China Excludes Its Highest-Ranked Player from the BJK Cup Finals in Her Hometown

Wang Xinyu, China's world No. 42 and highest-ranked singles player, was left out of the national squad for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in September — a tournament being held in

August 3, 2026

News·Sports

Israeli prison officials at crocodile farm Hamat Gader Ketziot Ben-Gvir human rights

Israeli Court Blocks Ben-Gvir’s Crocodile Prison Guards in Ruling That Bypassed the Detainees Themselves

A Jerusalem District Court barred National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from using crocodiles to guard Palestinian detainees at Ketziot Prison, following an animal rights petition. International human rights law prohibits cruel or

August 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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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

Japan Confirms Joint Yen Intervention With US Treasury, First Coordinated Action Since 2011

Trump Announces Halt to Iran Strikes, Tehran Calls It Psychological Operations

China Excludes Its Highest-Ranked Player from the BJK Cup Finals in Her Hometown

Israeli Court Blocks Ben-Gvir’s Crocodile Prison Guards in Ruling That Bypassed the Detainees Themselves

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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