articles 20 aug.

 
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

UN 'very concerned' over new US sanctions targeting ICC, says action could 'undermine' judicial independence
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/un-very-concerned-over-new-us-sanctions-targeting-icc-says-action-could-undermine-judicial-independence/3664906

US sanctions 4 ICC judges, deputy prosecutors over Netanyahu arrest warrants
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250814-over-14800-gaza-patients-need-urgent-unavailable-treatment/

Chromosomal Clearance: World Boxing Mandates Sex Testing For Women’s Fights 
https://dallasexpress.com/sports/chromosomal-clearance-world-boxing-mandates-sex-testing-for-womens-fights/



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Pentagon To Spend $3.5 Billion Replenishing Munitions It Used Defending Israel
https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/20/report-pentagon-to-spend-3-5-billion-replenishing-munitions-it-used-defending-israel/

US To Fund $500 Million Boeing KC-46 Tanker Aircraft Deal for Israel
https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/20/us-to-fund-500-million-boeing-kc-46-tanker-aircraft-deal-for-israel/

Netanyahu demands Gaza City is taken faster than planned
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/netanyahu-demands-gaza-city-is-taken-faster-than-planned/ar-AA1KTjiP

Israel to mobilize 60,000 reservists ahead of expanded Gaza City operation
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612394/middle-east

Israel approves major West Bank settlement project
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612459/middle-east

Most Americans believe countries should recognize Palestinian state, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612461/world

Aid groups say shelter materials are still not entering Gaza
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612448/middle-east

Israel says new military offensive to take over Gaza City has begun
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-gaza-city-hamas-reservists-b2810825.html

'We Never Paid Him a Dime' Palestine Chronicle Editor Responds to Lawsuit Over Slain Gaza Journalist
https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/palestine-chronicle-lawsuit-ramzy-baroud-dan-kovalik

Call it a “Holocaust”
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250820-call-it-a-holocaust/

US State Department fires press officer after questioning talking points about Israel, Gaza
https://trt.global/world/article/0fd2de068499

Israel illegally declares 63 Palestinian West Bank archaeological sites as 'Israeli heritage sites'
https://trt.global/world/article/d275f7ae0f23

Israeli Committee Approves Settlement Expansion Plan That Smotrich Says ‘Erases’ Palestinian State
https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/20/israeli-committee-approves-settlement-expansion-plan-that-smotrich-says-erases-palestinian-state/

Israeli Attacks Kill 81 More Palestinians Across Gaza
https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/20/israeli-attacks-kill-72-more-palestinians-across-gaza/



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

For the Children of the Donbas - Ritter
In this special edition of the Russia House, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Yana Lantratova, a member of the Russian State Duma.
https://scottritter.substack.com/p/for-the-children-of-the-donbas

What do “security guarantees” mean for Ukraine: challenges and realities
https://timeukraineisrael.com/en/news/what-do-security-guarantees-mean-for-ukraine-challenges-and-realities/

Bundestag allows sending German troops to Ukraine in case of a prolonged ceasefire
https://timeukraineisrael.com/en/news/policy/bundestag-allows-sending-german-troops-to-ukraine-in-case-of-a-prolonged-ceasefire/

Ukraine may receive international troops after war ends – Bloomberg
https://timeukraineisrael.com/en/news/policy/ukraine-may-receive-international-troops-after-war-ends-bloomberg/

Kyiv’s allies urge Trump to deploy fighter jets to Romania as security guarantee
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-ukraine-russia-putin-zelensky-troops-peace-deal-live-b2810735.html

UN warns about 'devastating humanitarian impact' of Israel's controversial E1 settlement plan in occupied West Bank
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/un-warns-about-devastating-humanitarian-impact-of-israels-controversial-e1-settlement-plan-in-occupied-west-bank/3664914

ICC rejects new US sanctions on judges, deputy prosecutors
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/icc-rejects-new-us-sanctions-on-judges-deputy-prosecutors/3664910

US lawmaker exposes Israeli lobby’s ‘incredible influence and control’ on Congress
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-lawmaker-exposes-israeli-lobby-s-incredible-influence-and-control-on-congress/3664945

Top NATO military officials reaffirm support for Ukraine in Brussels meeting
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/top-nato-military-officials-reaffirm-support-for-ukraine-in-brussels-meeting/3664830

Texas House Republicans Successfully Pass Redistricting Map 
https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/breaking-texas-house-republicans-successfully-pass-redistricting-map/

Five Virginia School Districts Are Losing Federal Funding Because They Won’t Stop ‘Trans’ Social Experiments On Children
https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/20/five-virginia-school-districts-are-losing-federal-funding-because-they-wont-stop-trans-social-experiments-on-children/

PUTIN ON THE BLITZ: NATO Scrambles Warplanes as Russia Launches Attack Near Romanian Border: Report
https://hannity.com/media-room/putin-on-the-blitz-nato-scrambles-warplanes-as-russia-launches-attack-near-romanian-border-report/

Hackers Expose Ukraine’s True War Losses: 1.7 Million Dead or Missing
https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/163783-russian-hackers-claim-ukraine-military-losses/

45 Foreign Companies Intend to Test Their Weapons in Ukraine 
https://en.topcor.ru/63340-iniciativa-po-testirovaniju-vooruzhenij-na-ukraine-nabiraet-oboroty-polucheny-zajavki-ot-45-kompanij.html

Russian tanks burst into the streets of Kupyansk, fighting is underway in the area of Zaoskolye station 
https://en.topcor.ru/63335-rossijskie-voennye-vzjali-pod-kontrol-stanciju-zaoskole-v-centre-kupjanska.html

Foreign mercenaries of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are switching to the Russian side because they pay more there 
https://en.topcor.ru/63370-inostrannye-naemniki-vsu-perehodjat-na-storonu-rf-potomu-chto-tam-platjat-bolshe.html

The priority targets for the Ukrainian Flamingo will be the Crimean Bridge and the oil refinery 
https://en.topcor.ru/63338-prioritetnymi-celjami-dlja-ukrainskogo-flamingo-budut-krymskij-most-i-npz.html?utm_referrer=topcor.ru

Russia Launches Production of Ultra-Pure Germanium: What is It Used For? 
https://en.topcor.ru/63258-rossija-zapustila-proizvodstvo-sverhchistogo-germanija-dlja-chego-on-nuzhen.html

Immediately minus 60% of production: the Russian Armed Forces strike destroyed the most important gas facilities in Ukraine 
https://en.topcor.ru/63374-srazu-minus-60-dobychi-udarom-vs-rf-unichtozheny-vazhnejshie-gazovye-obekty-ukrainy.html

Ukraine's security guarantees "as in NATO" do not provide for military intervention 
https://en.topwar.ru/269909-garantii-bezopasnosti-ukrainy-kak-v-nato-ne-predusmatrivajut-voennogo-vmeshatelstva.html

Medvedev rules out introduction of foreign troops into Ukraine as part of security guarantees 
https://en.topwar.ru/269904-medvedev-iskljuchil-vvod-inostrannyh-vojsk-na-ukrainu-v-ramkah-garantij-bezopasnosti.html

Air defense forces shot down 42 UAVs over regions of Russia overnight
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/7974433



NATIONAL  2

Obama applauds Newsom’s California redistricting plan as ‘responsible’ as Texas GOP pushes new maps
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612493/world

Voting machine company linked to Trump conspiracy used LA funds to create slush fund for bribing officials: prosecutors
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/la-voting-machines-funding-bribing-trump-election-b2811341.html

Judge shoots down Trump DOJ bid to unseal Epstein grand jury notes as ‘diversion’ from releasing unseen files
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-files-grand-jury-transcripts-unsealed-denied-b2811237.html

Tulsi Gabbard Slashes ODNI by Nearly 50% to ‘Restore Trust’ in More Efficient Intelligence Community
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/20/tulsi-gabbard-slashes-odni-by-nearly-50-to-restore-trust-in-more-efficient-intelligence-community/

DNI Tulsi Gabbard unveils intel reorganization, downsizing after bombshell weaponization revelations
https://justthenews.com/government/security/dni-tulsi-gabbard-unveils-reorganization-downsizing-after-bombshell

Deep State Cover-Ups Are Happening All the Time
https://rumble.com/v6xv03c-deep-state-cover-ups-are-happening-all-the-time.html?e9s=src_v1_upp_a

'She humiliated herself': Drunk A.G. who tried to pull rank with cops gets disciplined
https://www.wnd.com/2025/08/she-humiliated-herself-drunk-g-who-tried-pull/

'Dishonesty': Hillary Clinton's law license targeted for her role in Russiagate scand
https://www.wnd.com/2025/08/dishonesty-hillary-clintons-law-license-targeted-her-role/

HHS Awards $500 Mil to Provide Illegal Alien Minors with “High-Quality” Residential Services
https://www.judicialwatch.org/500-mil-to-illegal-alien-minors/

'There Is No Silver Lining': Democrats Lost 2.1 Million Voters Between 2020 and 2024 Elections as Republicans Gained 2.4 Million, Analysis Finds 
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/there-is-no-silver-lining-democrats-lost-2-1-million-voters-between-2020-and-2024-elections-as-republicans-gained-2-4-million-analysis-finds/

Federal Reserve governor rejects Trump's calls to resign over mortgage fraud allegations
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/federal-reserve-governor-rejects-trumps-calls-resign-over-mortgage

URVEY: One in five faculty job ads require DEI statement
https://www.thecollegefix.com/survey-one-in-five-faculty-job-ads-require-dei-statement/

9th Circuit Court Overturns Radical DEI Biden Judge’s Ruling — Gives President Trump GREEN LIGHT to Strip Legal Status from 64,000 Migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/9th-circuit-court-overturns-radical-dei-biden-judges/

DC just had a murder-free week, and yes, Dems, Trump did that
Violent crime in the capital drops 22% in first week of Trump federal police control implementation
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-dc-just-had-murder-free-week-yes-dems-trump-did

DC Police Union Chairman Warns Top Brass Are Covering Up Crime.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/08/20/dc-police-union-chairman-warns-top-brass-are-covering-up-crime/

Israel’s Man Inside The CIA Betrayed The US, New Files Show
CIA spymaster James Angleton shaped the US-Israeli relationship in secrecy. Newly unredacted files shed light on his wanton betrayal of his country to assist Israel’s theft of US nuclear material and global spying operations.
by Kit Klarenberg and Wyatt Reed
https://thegrayzone.com/2025/08/15/cias-angleton-israeli-spy-ring-files

MAGA erupts after Israeli official charged in child sex ring flees U.S.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/20/israel-maga-child-sex-ring-alexandrovitch



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Heat-styling hair care products release billions of nanoparticles that can accumulate in lungs, engineers find
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-styling-hair-products-billions-nanoparticles.html

Crackdown on 'forever chemicals' expands ahead of EU rules overhaul
https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/08/20/crackdown-on-forever-chemicals-expands-ahead-of-eu-rules-overhaul

The American Academy Of Pediatrics Keeps Proving Itself To Be An Anti-Science Cult
https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/20/the-american-academy-of-pediatrics-keeps-proving-itself-to-be-an-anti-science-cult/

U. Wisconsin med school admits black students at 6 times rate of Asians
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-wisconsin-med-school-admits-black-students-at-6-times-rate-of-asians/

After Train Derailment in East Palestine, EPA Worked to Discredit Scientists Who Tested Soil and Air
https://rumble.com/v6xu6jc-after-train-derailment-in-east-palestine-epa-worked-to-discredit-scientists.html?e9s=src_v1_upp_a

RFK Jr. Calls Out Docs Pushing Covid Shots on Kids: ‘Angry That CDC Has Eliminated Corporate Influence.’
https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/08/20/rfk-jr-calls-out-docs-pushing-covid-shots-on-kids-angry-that-cdc-has-eliminated-corporate-influence/

Court Upholds Nearly $1 Million Fine Against Restaurant That Ignored Pandemic Indoor Dining Ban
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/court-upholds-nearly-1-million-fine-against-restaurant-ignored-pandemic-indoor-dining-ban

Unvaccinated Children Born of Past-Vaccination Mothers, Despite Never Contracting Covid...Are Dying Now at 77% Excess - a 24 Sigma Event
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/houston-we-have-another-problem-unvaccinated



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

DeepSeek Releases New Version of Model Behind Its AI Chatbot 
https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2025/deepseek-releases-new-version-of-model-behind-its-ai-chatbot/

New AI model advances fusion power research by predicting the success of experiments
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-ai-advances-fusion-power-success.html

With human feedback, AI-driven robots learn tasks better and faster
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-human-feedback-ai-driven-robots.html

World-first dual-robot surgery in Sydney removes throat tumor, saves patient’s voice 
https://interestingengineering.com/health/dual-robots-throat-tumor-surgery-sydney

Border Patrol wants AI to ‘track suspicious activity’ in US cities: Report 
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/08/border-patrol-wants-ai-to-track-suspicious-activity-in-us-cities-report/

Tesla offers used car leases with $0 down as it desperately tries move cars
https://electrek.co/2025/08/20/tesla-offers-used-car-leases/



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORYUS News

Giant Star Laid Bare: Reveals Birthplace of Silicon and Sulfur
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/giant-star-laid-bare-reveals-birthplace-silicon-and-sulfur

Mystery Greek hominin skull dated to be at least 286,000 years old
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-mystery-greek-hominin-skull-dated.html

140,000-year-old fossil rewrites tale of Neanderthal-earliest human interbreeding
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/140000-years-israel-child-fossil-interbreeding

Nuclear fusion reaction rates see 15% boost from bench-top room temperature reactor
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-reaction-rates-see-15-boost

Female Jumping Spiders Of Two Species Prefer The Sexy Red Males Of One, Leading To Hybridization
https://www.iflscience.com/female-jumping-spiders-of-two-species-prefer-the-sexy-red-males-of-one-leading-to-hybridization-80491

Neanderthals And Homo Sapiens Got It On 100,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought
https://www.iflscience.com/neanderthals-and-homo-sapiens-got-it-on-100000-years-earlier-than-we-thought-80497



MILITARY - AVIATION

China's PHL-16 Multiple Launch Rocket System Outranges US HIMARS with 500 km Missile Capability.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2024/chinas-phl-16-multiple-launch-rocket-system-outranges-us-himars-with-500-km-missile-capability

Pentagon reductions set back critical AI-data platform 
https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2025/08/pentagon-cuts-set-back-critical-ai-data-platform/407574/?oref=d1-homepage-top-story

How the Marines’ attack drone team is defining UAV warfare
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2025/08/how-marines-attack-drone-team-defining-uav-warfare/407573/?oref=d1-featured-river-top
 
USAF seeks ‘exact replica’ of Shahed drone to help develop defenses
https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2025/08/usaf-seeks-exact-replica-shahed-drone-help-develop-defenses/407581/?oref=d1-featured-river-secondary

Intelligence reveals new Russian UAV with LTE connectivity and remote control
https://timeukraineisrael.com/en/news/war-en/intelligence-reveals-new-russian-uav-with-lte-connectivity-and-remote-control/

Netherlands Sends Patriot and NASAMS Air Defense Systems to Protect NATO Ukraine Hub in Poland.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/defense-alert-netherlands-sends-patriot-and-nasams-air-defense-systems-to-protect-nato-ukraine-hub-in-poland

China expands nuclear missile silos and triad forces to challenge US deterrence.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/china-expands-nuclear-missile-silos-and-triad-forces-to-challenge-us-deterrence
    
Israel Prepares Airborne Iron Beam Laser Defense System For Future Aerial Deployment.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/israeli-air-force-prepares-airborne-iron-beam-laser-defense-system-for-future-aerial-deployment

Australia invests in US Javelin anti-tank missiles to deepen precision strike capability.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/australia-invests-in-us-javelin-anti-tank-missiles-to-deepen-precision-strike-capability

US and Australian Air Forces conduct live fire drills against drones and subsonic targets.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/us-and-australian-air-forces-conduct-live-fire-drills-against-drones-and-subsonic-targets

First MQ-9B SkyGuardian drone lands in Belgium ready to strengthen surveillance operations.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/breaking-news-first-mq-9b-skyguardian-drone-lands-in-belgium-ready-to-strengthen-surveillance-operations

Israel Launches $1.5 Billion Program To Accelerate Merkava Tank and APC Production.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/breaking-news-israel-launches-1-5-billion-program-to-accelerate-merkava-tank-and-apc-production

Japan’s new F-35B fighters land with amphibious force 
https://asiatimes.com/2025/08/japans-new-f-35b-fighters-land-with-amphibious-force/

Russia’s 28,000-ton nuclear battlecruiser returns after 28 years
https://interestingengineering.com/military/russia-28000-ton-nuclear-battlecruiser

US secret military space plane to embark on new mission with undisclosed goal
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-secret-military-space-plane-to-embark-on-new-mission-with-undisclosed-goal

The U.S. Navy is building a drone fleet to take on China. It's not going well.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/world/us-navy-drone-china/



ECONOMY

Trump’s tariff war is forging an unlikely BRICS unity
https://www.thinkchina.sg/politics/trumps-tariff-war-forging-unlikely-brics-unity?ref=top-hero

US Soybean Farmers Warn Trump: Without A China Trade Deal, America Risks Losing Billions As Beijing Turns To Brazil
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-soybean-farmers-warn-trump-213114854.html

China-Brazil Soybean Trade Reshaping Global Agricultural Markets
https://discoveryalert.com.au/news/china-brazil-soybeans-trade-shift-2025/

Americans Receiving Major Tax Cuts Next Year - How the Big Beautiful Bill administers household tax breaks.
https://www.libertynation.com/americans-receiving-major-tax-cuts-next-year/

EPA Administrator Zeldin Drops Hammer on Biden’s $27 Billion Green Energy Scam
https://wokespy.com/epa-administrator-zeldin-drops-hammer-on-bidens-27-billion-green-energy-scam/

Social Security is Now on The Chopping Block, 24% Cuts Expected by 2032
https://franknez.com/social-security-is-now-on-the-chopping-block-24-cuts-expected-by-2032/

US may’ve lost a battle, refreshing China-India ‘ChIndia’ dreams 
https://asiatimes.com/2025/08/us-mayve-lost-a-battle-refreshing-china-india-chindia-dreams/

Kroger Announces Closure of Multiple Supermarkets in Washington State Due to Crime (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/kroger-announces-closure-multiple-supermarkets-washington-state-due/

Data Centers Consume Massive Amounts of Water – Companies Rarely Tell the Public Exactly How Much 
https://scheerpost.com/2025/08/20/data-centers-consume-massive-amounts-of-water-companies-rarely-tell-the-public-exactly-how-much/

China weighs yuan-backed stablecoins in major policy shift: Reuters 
https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-considering-yuan-backed-stablecoins-global-currency-usage

Trump's war on the Fed is escalating
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/20/lisa-cook-federal-reserve-trump-powell



EU - UK - CANADA

Video: African hammer attacker sets airport check-in desk on fire while passengers flee Milan airport
https://rmx.news/article/video-african-hammer-attacker-sets-airport-check-in-desk-on-fire-while-passengers-flee-milan-airport/



CHINA - ASIA

How US suspicion is pushing Chinese researchers into Beijing’s arms
https://www.thinkchina.sg/politics/how-us-suspicion-pushing-chinese-researchers-beijings-arms

G7 voices concern over China’s 'significant nuclear weapons build-up'
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/g7-voices-concern-over-china-s-significant-nuclear-weapons-build-up/3664838

North Korea Built Secret Missile Base on Chinese Border Capable of Striking U.S.
https://thelibertydaily.com/north-korea-built-secret-missile-base-chinese-border/

US Navy ship catches fire at allied port -  off the coast of Japan's Okinawa island
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235604/US-Navy-ship-catches-fire-at-allied-port



MIDDLE EAST 2

Jordan FM says Israel ‘killing all prospects’ for regional peace
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2612421/middle-east

Israeli army seizes 200 sheep from Syrian village
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250820-israeli-army-seizes-200-sheep-from-syrian-village/

Iran to employ new missiles in response to any new attack
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235583/Iran-s-response-to-possible-new-aggression-to-be-more-painful

Iran’s Navy to launch missile drill on Thursday
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235586/Iran-s-Navy-to-launch-missile-drill-on-Thursday

Iran armed forces fully ready to repel threats
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235601/Iran-Armed-Forces-fully-ready-to-repel-threats

Al-Qassam says ‘eliminated’ several Israeli soldiers in Gaza
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/235599/Al-Qassam-says-eliminated-several-Israeli-soldiers-in-Gaza

7 Israeli soldiers injured in bomb explosion, southern Syria 
https://hawarnews.com/en/7-israeli-soldiers-injured-in-bomb-explosion-southern-syria

US Raid in North Syria Captures Top ISIS Figures, Kills One in Clash
https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/20/us-raid-in-north-syria-captures-top-isis-figures-kills-one-in-clash/



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

Trump Sends Warships to Latin America: Fears of Invasion Grow
https://english.pravda.ru/world/163787-us-armada-caribbean-venezuela/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

US-led mediators ‘appalled’ by worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/us-led-mediators-appalled-by-worsening-humanitarian-crisis-in-sudan/3664888

US Bombs al-Shabaab, Marking 58th Airstrike in Somalia of the Year
https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/20/us-bombs-al-shabaab-marking-58th-airstrike-in-somalia-of-the-year/