International Relations

President Donald Trump orders Pentagon to substantially reduce US-South Korea joint military drills

Trump Orders Pentagon to Reduce South Korea Military Drills After Seoul Refused to Join Iran War

President Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea after Seoul refused to join the Iran war — a decision that arrives days before Ulchi

August 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Lula addresses supporters at Vila Euclides Stadium Sao Bernardo do Campo Brazil 2026 election campaign

Brazil Election 2026: Lula on Femicide, Bolsonaro Son Courts Milei at Copacabana

Brazil's 2026 presidential election formally launched on Sunday, with Lula opening in São Paulo on a record femicide crisis while Flávio Bolsonaro hosted Argentina's Javier Milei at Copacabana with his father under

August 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

German Patriot air defence system units stationed at Vilnius airport in Lithuania, part of the NATO presence on the Belarusian frontier

Belarus Says It Is Trading Flight Warnings With Three NATO Neighbours

Belarus has restored mutual flight notification with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, its air force chief said, describing a working deconfliction channel with three NATO states. He also said Western forces on the

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Flames and smoke rise from al-Makha port during Houthi missile strike Yemen civil war 2026

Houthi Missiles Kill Four in Yemen’s Al-Makha, Strike Marib as Civil War Escalates

Houthi missiles and drones killed four in Yemen's al-Makha port and wounded eight, while six ballistic missiles struck Marib residential areas on August 16. The Yemen civil war attacks mark the deadliest

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

People and rescue workers gather at a destroyed house in Deir al-Zahrani in southern Lebanon after Israeli airstrike August 2026

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Eleven in Southern Lebanon Despite Two US-Brokered Ceasefires

Israeli airstrikes killed eleven people in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh district on August 15-16, violating two US-brokered ceasefire frameworks. Analysts say the June 26 agreement's requirement that Israel withdraw only after Hezbollah disarms

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Spanish F-18 fighter jets used by NATO to shoot down unidentified drone over Romania near Moldova border during Ukraine war airspace violations

Ukraine War: NATO Jets Shoot Down Drone Over Romania After Airspace Violations Intensify

NATO's Spanish F-18 fighter jets shot down an unidentified drone over Romania near the Moldova border early Sunday, in the latest escalation of airspace violations linked to the Ukraine war that Romania's

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Firefighters battling fire at building damaged in Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 2026

Ukraine’s Largest Drone Assault Hits Wildberries Warehouses and Rocket Fuel Plant Near Moscow

Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial drone campaigns of the entire conflict overnight, directing roughly 600 drones at Moscow Oblast and striking military-industrial targets including a Wildberries logistics hub and a

August 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Donald Trump speaking at David S. Mack Center police graduation ceremony in Garden City, New York

Trump Says He Will Declare the Strait of Hormuz US Territory. Iran Says the Answer Is No.

Donald Trump announced at a police graduation ceremony Friday that he would declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran. With the June MoU expiring Monday and the strait

August 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Interior in Tehran on National Journalists Day August 2026

Iran Parliament Criminalizes Journalist Interviews With US and Israeli Media

Iran's parliament voted Sunday to criminalize journalist contact with American and Israeli media, setting prison terms from two years to 30 years. The bill, which now faces Guardian Council review, follows the

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

USDA chart showing U.S. cattle and cow inventory declining to near 70-year lows, driving Tyson Foods beef plant closures and restructuring

Tyson Foods Closes Eagle Mountain Beef Plant, Cutting 723 Utah Jobs in Industry-Wide Restructuring

Tyson Foods is eliminating 723 positions at its Eagle Mountain, Utah beef plant as part of a restructuring that will concentrate North American beef production in three Midwest facilities — a direct

August 16, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Trump Orders Pentagon to Reduce South Korea Military Drills After Seoul Refused to Join Iran War

Brazil Election 2026: Lula on Femicide, Bolsonaro Son Courts Milei at Copacabana

Belarus Says It Is Trading Flight Warnings With Three NATO Neighbours

Houthi Missiles Kill Four in Yemen’s Al-Makha, Strike Marib as Civil War Escalates

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Eleven in Southern Lebanon Despite Two US-Brokered Ceasefires

Ukraine War: NATO Jets Shoot Down Drone Over Romania After Airspace Violations Intensify

Ukraine’s Largest Drone Assault Hits Wildberries Warehouses and Rocket Fuel Plant Near Moscow

Trump Says He Will Declare the Strait of Hormuz US Territory. Iran Says the Answer Is No.

Iran Parliament Criminalizes Journalist Interviews With US and Israeli Media

Tyson Foods Closes Eagle Mountain Beef Plant, Cutting 723 Utah Jobs in Industry-Wide Restructuring

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

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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