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Updated August 12, 2026 - 8:37 PM EDT

Trump Claims US Has 'Total Control' Over Hormuz

		*Turkey Thinks Israel Faked Iran Trump Plot To Derail Diplomacy*
		*Araghchi: No One Thought Iran Could Resist the US Like This*
		*How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as US War Munitions Dwindled*

US Bombs Cargo Ship in the Gulf of Oman

Missile Strike on Ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait Kills Four

Israeli Strike in Lebanon Kills 1, Hits Ambulance

Over 5,400 Casualties in Gaza Since Start of 'Ceasefire'

Russia Strikes Pound Ukraine, Killing 10

Ukraine Wants More Western Funding To Escalate Drone War

Trump's $23 Billion Ship Will Be Outdated Before Use

'Total Whitewash': Pentagon Report on Civilian Casualties

Viewpoints

	The Bomb in Monaco and a Torture Room Near Kyiv by Thomas S. Karat
	France Is Doubling Down on Nukes. Will Europe Pay a Price? by Pavel Devyatkin & Naman Habtom

	The Long Road to War by David Kasper
	The New Apologists for American Empire by Edward Hunt
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Frontline

	US Military Marching Into Puntland as Red Sea Tensions Escalate
	Greenland Issues 'Strong Warning' as Trump-Linked Oil Firm Prepares To Drill
	Trump Administration Faces Lawsuit as It Targets the ICC

Gaza

	In Gaza's Tents, Widows Face War's Harshest Realities Alone
	Thousands of Patients in Gaza Still Await Medical Evacuation
	Miscarriage Crisis in Gaza: Rate More Than Triples in First Half of 2026
	Video: Father and Sons Forced To Manually Clear Rubble in Gaza
	Implementation of US Peace Plan for Gaza De-Facto Stalled: Russia's UN Envoy

Israel/Palestine

	Israel, Venezuela Resume Consular Ties After 17 Years
	Israel Escalates in Lebanon as Reports Claim Beirut To 'Boycott' Upcoming Rome Talk
	Six Palestinians Injured During Israeli Military Incursion Near Nablus
	Shin Bet Chief Urges Israel To Hold 1,700 Palestinian Bodies as Bargaining Chips
	Poll: Eisenkot-Led Opposition Bloc Just One Seat Short of Winning Majority Without Arab Parties
	Israeli Settler Who Took Part in Brutal Assault on Palestinians Released From House Arrest
	Palestinian Medics in Israel Face Incitement Over Unproven Patient Abuse Claims

Iraq

	IRGC Quds Force Chief in Baghdad for High Level Talks With Govt, Resistance
	Iraqi Premier Orders Bill To Put Weapons Under State Control
	Iraq's Semi-Autonomous Kurdish Region Suffers as US-Iran War Drags On

Saudi Arabia

	Saudi Arabia Condemns Colombia's Recognition of Israel's Claim to the Golan Heights
	Saudi Arabia Opposed Egypt's Inclusion in Mecca Agreement, Sources Say
	What Are Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan's Joint Military Capabilities?

Middle East

	Relief and Uncertainty in Turkey's Kurdish Region as Militants Receive Conditional Pardon
	Fishermen Face Deadly Dangers as Yemen's Red Sea Becomes a Warzone
	Lebanon Parliament Votes To End Death Penalty, First in Middle East To Do So

Africa

	Mass Grave With 25 Bodies Found in Sudan's Kurmuk After Army Retakes Town
	Ten Police and 17 'Bandits' Killed in Firefight in NW Nigeria
	Libya Oil Company Says Blazes Contained After Drone Attacks on Complex

Iran

	Trump Extends Limited Waiver of Shipping Law To Keep Oil Flowing in US Amid Iran War
	Strait of Hormuz Will Reopen Only When US Accepts Iran's Conditions: Iran National Security Council Chief
	Trump Claims US Controls Iranian Money

The War at Home

	Trump's $200 Billion Tariff Hit Swells Budget Deficit to $2.1 Trillion for 2026, CBO Confirms
	Hawaii Soldiers Don't Have a Dining Hall, So the Army Got a Food Truck
	ICE Plans To Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks
	Pentagon Gives Industry 21 Days To Submit Plans for 'Significantly Faster' Weapons Production
	Hanwha Defense Offers Up to $1.2 Billion for Austal's US Shipbuilding Arm
	Trump Lashes Out After Liberal Think Tank Says National Guard Deployments Did Not Reduce Violent Crime
	Biden-Era Air Force Secretary Says He'll Sue Over Security Clearance Revocation
	Transportation Secretary Working on Telecom Issues After Close Call Involving Marine One
	Marines Must Update Religious Affiliation as Service Slashes List to 30 Options
	Asbestos, Mold and Crumbling Walls: the US Military's Pacific Bases Are Falling Apart

Panama

Russia/Ukraine

	Russia Frees Ex-US Marine Four Years After Sentence Disputed by His Family
	Ukrainian Strikes Kill 43 Civilians, Including Four Children, Over Past Week: Russian Diplomat
	Russia: Top Court Bans Opposition Anti-War Party From Vote
	Two Suspected Russian Drones Found Floating in Black Sea: Romanian Defense Minister

Asia Pacific

	North Korea Has Launched a Suspected Ballistic Missile, Japan's Defense Ministry Says
	Vietnam's to Lam Eyes Trade, Defense Boost During Trip To Australia, New Zealand
	UN Says Two Staff Arrested by Afghan Intelligence Agency
	Investigators Launched by the UN Say Myanmar Military Has Escalated Airstrikes on Civilians

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