articles 18 aug.

 
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Russia’s missile salvoes stretch US defenses from Kyiv to Taipei 
https://asiatimes.com/2025/08/russias-missile-salvoes-stretch-us-defenses-from-kyiv-to-taipei/

Peter Thiel Believes One-World Government Is Humanity’s Greatest Threat
https://defconnews.com/2025/08/18/food-for-thought-peter-thiel-believes-one-world-government-is-humanitys-greatest-threat/

Ukraine, NATO, & Europe Will NEVER Accept Peace with Russia – You Will See 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/war/ukraine-nato-europe-will-never-accept-peace-with-russia-you-will-see/



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Thousands of Palestinians leave Gaza City fearing Israeli offensive
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612194/middle-east

Israeli controls choke Gaza relief at Egypt border, say aid workers
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612243/middle-east

Gaza Tribunal calls for armed UN intervention to halt 'most lethal phase of genocide' in Gaza
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/new-israeli-settlement-project-to-displace-7-000-palestinians-in-occupied-west-bank-authorities-warn/3662722

Trump Calls for Hamas to Be ‘Confronted and Destroyed’ for Hostage Return
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5176470-trump-calls-hamas-be-%E2%80%98confronted-and-destroyed%E2%80%99-hostage-return

Gaza Replaced Auschwitz As Symbol Of Jewish Identity (1:13:25)
https://rumble.com/v6xmug0-emj-live-132-gaza-replaced-auschwitz-as-symbol-of-jewish-identity.html

Israeli Forces Kill 60 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/18/israeli-forces-kill-60-palestinians-in-gaza-over-24-hours/



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Ukraine will promise to buy $100 billion of American weapons financed by Europe in a bid to obtain US guarantees for its security after a peace settlement with Russia,
https://ground.news/article/ukraine-offers-150b-weapons-drones-deal-to-secure-trumps-backing-report

Trump reacts sharply to criticism of his approach to ending the war in Ukraine
https://timeukraineisrael.com/en/news/world/donald-trump-reacts-sharply-to-criticism-of-his-approach-to-ending-the-war-in-ukraine/

Germany sees deployment of troops in Ukraine as a distant prospect, focusing on support from within NATO
https://timeukraineisrael.com/en/news/policy/germany-sees-deployment-of-troops-in-ukraine-as-a-distant-prospect-focusing-on-support-from-within-nato/

Trump tells Zelenskyy US will be involved in security guarantees for Ukraine 
https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/18/trump-tells-zelenskyy-us-will-be-involved-in-security-guarantees-for-ukraine

Whitaker: security guarantees do not imply sending troops to Ukraine
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7973322?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Zelensky, EU Visit IRRELEVANT, Russia is Demilitarizing NATO –Andrei Martyanov
https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/zelensky-eu-visit-irrelevant-russia-andrei-martyanov

Gen. Michael Flynn: 'Ukraine Is a Hub for Child Trafficking, Money Laundering and Biological Labs!'
https://rumble.com/v6xrtqc-gen.-michael-flynn-ukraine-is-a-hub-for-child-trafficking-money-laundering-.html

Trump Tells Ukraine to Give Up on NATO and Crimea ahead of Zelenskiy Meeting 
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5176292-trump-tells-ukraine-give-nato-and-crimea-ahead-zelenskiy-meeting

Video Shows Russian Fighters Driving Captured NATO M113 with US and Russian Flags
https://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/163748-russian-fighters-captured-nato-m113-us-russian-flags/

Hungary and Ukraine Clash Over Oil Supply Halt After Alleged Pipeline Attack
https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/163745-hungary-accuses-ukraine-of-oil-pipeline-attack/

Declassified: CIA’s Covert Ukraine Invasion Plan 
https://scheerpost.com/2025/08/18/declassified-cias-covert-ukraine-invasion-plan/

Kyiv is ready to recognize Russia's control over new regions 
https://en.topcor.ru/63279-kiev-gotov-priznat-kontrol-rossii-nad-novymi-regionami.html

Rubicon is working hard in Donbass – dozens of targets have been hit in two hours 
Military equipment, communication systems, and combat positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are being successfully attacked by Russian FPV-drones. I
https://en.topwar.ru/269775-na-donbasse-udarno-rabotaet-rubikon-za-dva-chasa-porazheny-desjatki-celej.html

Factory sea trials of the heavy cruiser Admiral Nakhimov have begun in the White Sea 
Modernized heavy nuclear missile The cruiser (TARKR) Admiral Nakhimov left Sevmash and went to sea to undergo post-repair trials. This was reported by a source in the shipbuilding industry. 
https://en.topwar.ru/269795-v-belom-more-nachalis-zavodskie-hodovye-ispytanija-tarkr-admiral-nahimov.html

Russia Rejects NATO Troop Deployment in Ukraine After Possible Ceasefire
https://www.telesurenglish.net/russia-rejects-nato-troop-deployment-in-ukraine-after-possible-cease-fire/

Ukraine Unveils 'Flamingo', Claims Serial Production of 3,000-Km Cruise Missile
https://ground.news/article/ukraine-unveils-flamingo-claims-serial-production-of-3-000-km-cruise-missile_e3798f

The Russian military destroyed a platoon of the Kholodny Yar brigade in the DPR
https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20250819/spetsoperatsiya-2036208981.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Dnipro UAV operators destroyed a pickup truck with equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20250819/spetsoperatsiya-2036206745.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

LPR Resident Sent Letter to Trump's Wife - To accused Zelensky of the death of children
https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20250818/ukrainka-2035965460.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Russian Armed Forces hit Sapsan missile storage site and Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depots
https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20250817/spetsoperatsiya-2035884406.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



NATIONAL  2

US denies intervening in case of Israeli official accused of Nevada sex crime
The U.S. State Department said Monday the American government played no role in the release of an Israeli official charged with soliciting sex electronically from a minor.
Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was one of eight people charged last week following an undercover operation "targeting child sex predators," the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said in a statement issued last week.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/us-denies-intervening-case-israeli-222247903.html

Senior Israeli official flees US after paedophilia arrest, sparking debate over Israeli impunity
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250818-senior-israeli-official-flees-us-after-paedophilia-arrest-sparking-debate-over-israeli-impunity/

Israeli Intelligence Official And Netanyahu Associate Arrested In Vegas For Child Sex Trafficking – Gets Free Pass Back To Israel
Since the current administration has taken office earlier this year, they have made it clear that their immigration policies would have a strong emphasis on deporting illegal aliens who are criminals.
by Brian Shilhavy
https://healthimpactnews.com/2025/israeli-intelligence-official-and-netanyahu-associate-arrested-in-vegas-for-child-sex-trafficking-gets-free-pass-back-to-israel

Trump is being put forward for Nobel Peace Prize, so he must be a top mediator. Right?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-ramps-up-his-campaign-for-the-nobel-prize-hoping-to-cement-a-legacy-as-a-peacemaker/ar-AA1Kxxs6

More than 6,000 college students have had their visas revoked under Trump, administration says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-student-visas-revoked-b2809900.html

Congress to start getting Epstein files later this week from Trump’s DOJ, lawmaker claim
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-files-congress-james-comer-b2809875.html

 House Republicans kick off Epstein probe with Bill Barr deposition 
 https://justthenews.com/government/congress/house-republicans-kick-epstein-probe-bill-barr-deposition

Watch: Cargo Ship Explodes in Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/18/watch-cargo-ship-explodes-chesapeake-bay-baltimore/

6 Days After Calling DC Crime Crisis ‘Nonexistent,’ NYT’s Peter Baker Complains Trump Isn’t Fixing Crime
https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/18/6-days-after-calling-dc-crime-crisis-nonexistent-nyts-peter-baker-complains-trump-isnt-fixing-crime/

DC Takeover: Here are the six states sending National Guard troops to Washington, DC 
https://justthenews.com/nation/dc-takeover-here-are-six-states-sending-national-guard-troops-washington

The Data Shows Trump Takeover Has Crushed Crime in DC:
https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/08/18/the-data-shows-trump-takeover-has-crushed-crime-in-dc/

D.C.'s Homeless Cleanup
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/08/d_c_s_homeless_cleanup.html

California Proposal Further Erodes Parents’ Rights
https://spectator.org/california-proposal-further-erodes-parents-rights/

BOYS now suspended for complaining that school allowed girl in their locker room
https://www.wnd.com/2025/08/opposite-world-boys-now-suspended-complaining-that-school/

Grassley releases data showing Biden admin placed over 10K migrant children with unvetted sponsors
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/grassley-releases-data-showing-biden-admin-placed-over-10k-migrant-children

‘Slap in the face’: Major blue state governor signs bill opening financial aid to illegals
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/slap-face-major-blue-state-governor-signs-bill-opening-financial-aid-illegals

‘Corrupt and illegal’: UMich Law Review sued for alleged discrimination against white men 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/corrupt-and-illegal-umich-law-review-sued-for-alleged-discrimination-against-white-men/

Washington Really Is Israeli-Occupied Territory
The American people have lost control of their government.
by George D. O’Neill Jr.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/washington-really-is-israeli-occupied-territory

WATCH: Black Conservative Destroys Angry Race-Baiting Activist With Several Inconvenient Truths During Ferocious Debate on Slavery Reparations
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/watch-black-conservative-destroys-angry-race-baiting-activist/

What's really going on with the "6 wars" Trump says he ended
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/19/trump-ended-wars-stop-ukraine-israel-iran

Distraction Don: Pay no attention to that genocide or that Epstein scandal
https://husseini.substack.com/p/distraction-don-pay-no-attention



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Just one hour a day of social media scrolling on your smartphone can cause eye strain
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-hour-day-social-media-scrolling.html

Exotic ticks are hitchhiking their way to the US on travelers, raising public health concerns
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-exotic-hitchhiking-health.html

'Clear' e-cigarettes linked to greater acute rises in blood pressure and heart rate
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-cigarettes-linked-greater-acute-blood.html

Draft report suggests RFK Jr won’t crack down on pesticides
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/rfk-jr-maha-pesticides-trump-b2809724.html

West Nile virus, chikungunya, dengue: Tracking mosquito-borne illnesses across Europe
https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/08/18/west-nile-virus-chikungunya-dengue-tracking-mosquito-borne-illnesses-across-europe

Data for 76 Million Hospitalizations Exposes Deadly Surges Among Covid-Vaxxed
https://slaynews.com/news/data-76-million-hospitalizations-exposes-deadly-surges-covid-vaxxed/

New Bill Gates-Funded Chimeric Polio Vaccine for Children Sheds 100% in Recipients
https://modernity.news/2025/08/18/new-bill-gates-funded-chimeric-polio-vaccine-for-children-sheds-100-in-recipients/

The Much-Hyped Texas Measles Outbreak Is Over.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/08/18/the-much-hyped-texas-measles-outbreak-is-over/

Self-powered microneedle patch monitors biomarkers painlessly without drawing blood
https://interestingengineering.com/health/self-powered-microneedle-patch

Forced Out of the Air Force
Retired Army Major Chase Spears interviews Daniel Knick, an Air Force veteran who faced career-ending pressure over the COVID-19 shot mandate.
https://starrs.us/forced-out-of-the-air-force/

School reopenings bring more vaccine confusion
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/18/rfk-vaccine-confusion-back-to-school



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Life-changing AI and robotics: Hong Kong’s innovators advancing smart tech for a better future
https://multimedia.scmp.com/native/infographics/article/3313008/life-changing-ai-and-robotics-hong-kongs-innovators-advancing-smart-tech-better-future/

Pentagon readies new battery strategy amid growing drone demands 
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2025/08/pentagon-readies-new-battery-strategy-amid-growing-drone-demands/407502/?oref=d1-homepage-river

AI is about to reshape command structures that haven’t changed much since Napoleon 
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/08/ai-about-reshape-command-structures-havent-changed-much-napoleon/407508/?oref=d1-homepage-top-story

Video. WATCH: Robots sprint and play football at first world games in Beijing 
https://www.euronews.com/video/2025/08/18/watch-robots-sprint-and-play-football-at-first-world-games-in-beijing

Lit Prize Scrapped Because Author Defended JK Rowling on Transgenderism.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/08/18/lit-prize-scrapped-because-author-defended-jk-rowling-on-transgenderism/

American Patriot air defense gains 360° engagement capability with new U.S. Army radar.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/breaking-news-american-patriot-air-defense-gains-360-engagement-capability-with-new-u-s-army-radar

Hydrogen’s Hype Is Dead — And That’s Good News
https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Fuel-Cells/Hydrogens-Hype-Is-Dead-And-Thats-Good-News.html

Google inks historic US deal to buy Gen IV nuclear power for data centers
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/google-gen4-nuclear-reactor-tva-kairos-pp

UK remotely pilots giant 40-foot submarine drone ‘from other side of world’
https://interestingengineering.com/military/uk-navy-40-feet-submarine-drone

US firm unveils Iran’s Shahed-style kamikaze drone with 100-pound payload power
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-firm-unveils-shahed-style-kamikaze-drone

Hong Kong to unleash mosquito-killing robot dogs to combat Chikungunya virus
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/mosquito-killing-robot-dogs-hong-kong

The Awakening Is Here: Artificial Intelligence Is Spontaneously Improving Itself And Is Becoming “Human” At A Very Frightening Pace
https://conservativefiringline.com/the-awakening-is-here-artificial-intelligence-is-spontaneously-improving-itself-and-is-becoming-human-at-a-very-frightening-pace/

Are You Ready for a Humanoid Robot to Assist in Household Chores?
https://mishtalk.com/economics/are-you-ready-for-a-humanoid-robot-to-assist-in-household-chores/

Green Inferno: Semi-Truck Carrying 8 Teslas Engulfed in Fire on Los Angeles Highway
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/08/18/green-inferno-semi-truck-carrying-8-teslas-engulfed-in-fire-on-los-angeles-highway/



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORYUS News

Discovery of hidden faults sheds light on mystery of 'slow earthquakes'
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-discovery-hidden-faults-mystery-earthquakes.html

An alternative to LASIK—without the lasers
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-alternative-lasik-lasers.html

Shape Changing Antenna Secures Signal
https://interestingengineering.com/videos/shape-changing-antenna-secures-signal

US nuclear waste could be recycled to create rare hydrogen fuel for reactors
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-nuclear-waste-tritium-fusion-reactors

irst Insect Proven To Use Milky Way For Orientation Uses Its Superpower To Push Big Balls Of Poop
https://www.iflscience.com/first-insect-proven-to-use-milky-way-for-orientation-uses-its-superpower-to-push-big-balls-of-poop-80456

How An Eclipse And One Of The World’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes Changed Chemistry For Good
https://www.iflscience.com/how-an-eclipse-and-one-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-volcanoes-changed-chemistry-for-good-80455

Ancient Crater Lakes Rewrite Saharan Climate History, And Possibly Civilization’s Origins
https://www.iflscience.com/ancient-crater-lakes-rewrite-saharan-climate-history-and-possibly-civilizations-origins-80454

300,000-Year-Old Skull Shows Neanderthals Lived Alongside Another Ancient Human Ancestor
https://www.iflscience.com/300000-year-old-skull-shows-neanderthals-lived-alongside-another-ancient-human-ancestor-80449

Meet Splash: The World’s First Search-And-Rescue Otter Hunting For Missing People In Florida
https://www.iflscience.com/meet-splash-the-worlds-first-search-and-rescue-otter-hunting-for-missing-people-in-florida-80448

Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield
https://ground.news/article/hijacked-satellites-and-orbiting-space-weapons-in-the-21st-century-space-is-the-new-battlefield_406cc8



MILITARY - AVIATION

Aircraft Wastewater Study Uncovers Imported Superbugs
https://ground.news/article/plane-toilets-vs-antimicrobial-resistance-medical-republic



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Production at hydroponic farm in Madinah,Saudi Arabia, tops 2m kg
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612254/saudi-arabia

Spain, Portugal battle widespread wildfires as death toll rises to 6
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/environment/spain-portugal-battle-widespread-wildfires-as-death-toll-rises-to-6/3662434

Rescue operations continue in flood-hit northwestern Pakistan as death toll jumps to 688
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/rescue-operations-continue-in-flood-hit-northwestern-pakistan-as-death-toll-jumps-to-688/3662418

Grotesque squirrels with oozing tumors invade US backyards, bird feeders blamed
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/grotesque-squirrels-invade-us-backyards

Hurricane Erin Forces Evacuations in North Carolina and Leaves Over 150,000 Without Power in Puerto Rico
https://www.telesurenglish.net/hurricane-erin-forces-evacuations-in-north-carolina-and-leaves-over-150000-without-power-in-puerto-rico/



ECONOMY

Here’s How ICE Will Save Oklahoma $36K a Day
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/08/18/heres-how-ice-will-save-oklahoma-36k-a-day-n4942818

Russia Offers ExxonMobil a Path Back to Sakhalin
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Russia-Offers-ExxonMobil-a-Path-Back-to-Sakhalin.html

Trump’s Energy Dominance Runs Into OPEC’s Price Trap
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Trumps-Energy-Dominance-Runs-Into-OPECs-Price-Trap.html

US Cancels Scheduled Trade Talks with India Amid Escalating Tariff Tensions
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/us-cancels-scheduled-trade-talks-india-amid-escalating/

Wells Fargo Housing Market Index Remains Weak, Buyer Traffic Very Low
https://mishtalk.com/economics/wells-fargo-housing-market-index-remains-weak-buyer-traffic-very-low/

How your county is affected by "big beautiful bill" tax cuts
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/18/trump-big-beautiful-bill-tax-cuts



EU - UK - CANADA

Belgium to ban cellphones in schools starting with 2025-2026 academic year
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/belgium-to-ban-cellphones-in-schools-starting-with-2025-2026-academic-year/3662778

France converts legacy AA53 20mm automatic gun into modern short-range counter-drone weapon.
https://armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/defence-security-industry-technology/exclusive-france-converts-legacy-aa53-20mm-automatic-gun-into-modern-short-range-counter-drone-weapon

Poles are moving back to Poland, as Germany becomes a ‘failed state’
https://rmx.news/poland/poles-are-moving-back-to-poland-as-germany-becomes-a-failed-state/

Mass exodus of natives from Germany but sky-high immigration keeps population rising
https://rmx.news/germany/mass-exodus-of-natives-from-germany-but-sky-high-immigration-keeps-population-rising/

Serbia’s president: ‘It’s literally a matter of days before they start killing in the open streets’
https://rmx.news/serbia/serbias-president-its-literally-a-matter-of-days-before-they-start-killing-in-the-open-streets/

Greek island sees surge in migrant boat arrivals despite harsher detention policy
https://ground.news/article/greek-island-sees-surge-in-migrant-boat-arrivals-despite-harsher-detention-policy



CHINA - ASIA

Is China Hiding Its Rare Earth Production Plans? Geopolitical Tensions Mount
https://discoveryalert.com.au/news/china-rare-earth-production-plans-2025-geopolitical-tensions/

China’s Family-Building Incentives Are Not Working
https://spectator.org/the-spectator-p-m-ep-164-chinas-family-building-incentives-are-not-working/

Australia and Philippines launch Alon 25 largest joint force projection near the South China Sea.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2025/australia-and-philippines-launch-alon-25-largest-joint-force-projection-near-the-south-china-sea

Taiwan Expands Arsenal With 232 Hsiung Feng III Supersonic Missiles to Deter China. 
https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/taiwan-expands-arsenal-with-232-hsiung-feng-iii-supersonic-missiles-to-deter-china

World Food Program Warns Of ‘Unprecedented’ Hunger Crisis In Afghanistan 
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/08/world-food-program-warns-of-unprecedented-hunger-crisis-in-afghanistan/

‘Will never allow any force to separate Taiwan from China,’ Beijing tells Trump
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/will-never-allow-any-force-to-separate-taiwan-from-china-beijing-tells-trump-3706591



MIDDLE EAST 2

Israel revokes visas for some Australian diplomats
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612248/middle-east

Trump-Inspired Routine On Israeli ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Goes Viral
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-inspired-routine-on-israeli-dancing-with-the-stars-goes-viral

Normalisation Is Death Of Arab Sovereignty, Syria Is The Best Example
Robert Inlakesh argues that Syria’s normalization with “Israel” has eroded its sovereignty, deepened instability, and turned it into a tool of US-Israeli policy; a cautionary tale for the Arab world.
by Robert Inlakesh
https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/normalisation-is-death-of-arab-sovereignty--syria-is-the-bes

Syria's Sharaa Government Preps 50,000 Troops For Large Anti-Kurd Offensive In Northeast
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/syrias-sharaa-government-preps-50000-troops-large-anti-kurd-offensive-northeast

Iraq to end presence of US military coalition by September
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235524/Iraq-to-end-presence-of-US-military-coalition-by-September

Iran’s Zafar, Paya satellites to be launched on Russian Soyuz
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235501/Iran-s-Zafar-Paya-satellites-to-be-launched-on-Russian-Soyuz

Iranians will never compromise on national security
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235497/Iranians-will-never-compromise-on-national-security

3 killed in Iranian missile strike on Israel's Bazan refinery
 An Israeli newspaper reported that the Iranian missile strike on the BAZAN refinery on June 16 resulted in the killing of 3 people.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235509/3-killed-in-Iranian-missile-strike-on-Israel-s-Bazan-refinery

Israel conducts fresh drone attack in southern Lebanon
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235533/Israel-conducts-fresh-drone-attack-in-southern-Lebanon

Severe drought triggers wheat crisis in Syria 
https://hawarnews.com/en/reuters-severe-drought-triggers-wheat-crisis-in-syria

Iran Warns Israel Could Resume Its War at Any Time
https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/18/iran-warns-israel-could-resume-its-war-at-any-time/

Israeli army mulls recruiting Jewish youth from abroad amid soldier shortage
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/israeli-army-mulls-recruiting-jewish-youth-from-abroad-amid-soldier-shortage-3706583



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

U.S. Deploys Warships Near Venezuela To Combat Drug Threats, Sources Say
https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-deploys-warships-near-venezuela-to-combat-drug-threats-sources-say

Bolivia's presidential vote goes to runoff between centrist and right-wing candidates
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5505907/bolivia-presidential-election-runoff

Amazon Communities Launch Protest Against Illegal Mining in Peru
https://www.telesurenglish.net/amazon-communities-launch-protest-against-illegal-mining-in-peru/

96% of Peruvians Disapprove of Dina Boluarte
https://www.telesurenglish.net/96-of-peruvians-disapprove-of-dina-boluarte/

Cuba Condemns U.S. Military Presence in The Caribbean Sea
https://www.telesurenglish.net/cuba-condemns-u-s-military-presence-in-the-caribbean-sea/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Erik Prince’s Vectus Global Deploys Armed Drones and Mercenaries in Haiti Amid Secrecy and Controversy
https://www.telesurenglish.net/erik-princes-vectus-global-deploys-armed-drones-and-mercenaries-in-haiti-amid-secrecy-and-controversy/

Israel sends aid to South Sudan while enforcing starvation in Gaza
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/israel-sends-aid-to-south-sudan-while-enforcing-starvation-in-gaza-3706599