articles 12 aug.

WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

“Trump Is Trapped” — Iran, Israel & Ukraine | Col. Lawrence Wilkerson's Chilling Warning | DeepFocus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27HOciqyHeU

US, Tehran exchange opposing claims over Hormuz control
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/8/13/iran-war-live-us-and-iran-exchange-opposing-claims-over-hormuz-control

Why the Trump administration will have to accept a Hormuz toll 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/why-the-trump-administration-will-have-to-accept-a-hormuz-toll/

The Truth About Trump & The Iran War - Dan Bilzerian x Jack Neel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpMKT_K6yeY

Trump looks for off ramp with Iran - Scott Ritter
https://scottritter.substack.com/p/trump-looks-for-off-ramp-with-iran

U.S. MH-60 Helicopter Fires Hellfire Missiles to Disable Third Cargo Ship Breaking Iran Naval Blockade.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-mh-60-helicopter-fires-hellfire-missiles-to-disable-third-cargo-ship-breaking-iran-naval-blockade

Trump: US Controls Hormuz Strait, 'I Think We Will Keep It' - Confirms Economic Siege Strategy
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-rejects-us-pressure-enters-survival-economy-mediators-desperate-restored-mou



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Two girls shot in Gaza – BBC pieces together what happened and looks at dozens more child shootings
https://israelpalestinenews.org/two-girls-shot-in-gaza-bbc-pieces-together-what-happened-and-looks-at-dozens-more-child-shootings/

In West Bank Village, a New Israeli Order Enables Settler Attacks While Claiming to Prevent Them
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/taybeh-west-bank-closed-military-zone-settlers

Israeli settlers besiege Palestinian families in West Bank village
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/3f20c49b-f4a4-4ddd-9402-3e7bd5990041

Israel vows to keep troops in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/2c15d49e-8e90-4a2e-8815-f246a7ab0671

US strikes in Yemen killed 153 civilians in 2025, says Pentagon review
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/us-strikes-in-yemen-killed-153-civilians-in-2025-says-pentagon-review

‘See. Listen. Speak’: Palestinian Churches Call for Action against Israeli Violations
https://israelpalestinenews.org/see-listen-speak-palestinian-churches-call-for-action-against-israeli-violations/

CIA cast doubt on Israeli intel about Iranian threat that led Trump to swap planes — report
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-13-2026/

Turkey suspects Israel fabricated Trump Air Force One assassination plot to derail US-Iran deal
https://israelpalestinenews.org/turkey-suspects-israel-fabricated-trump-air-force-one-assassination-plot-to-derail-us-iran-deal/

Israeli Bulldozing Intensifies Destruction of Farmland, Water Systems in West Bank and Gaza
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-bulldozing-intensifies-destruction-of-farmland-water-systems-in-west-bank-and-gaza/

Gazans struggle with “slow and cumulative effect of…manufactured deprivation” – Daily Update
https://israelpalestinenews.org/gazans-struggle-with-slow-and-cumulative-effect-ofmanufactured-deprivation-daily-update/

Israel escalates attacks on southern Lebanon, hinders Lebanese army deployment
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/12/368247/

Rights group says 2,000 missing Palestinians disappeared during Gaza genocide
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/12/368236/

PPS: Around 40 Palestinian journalists held in Israeli prisons
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/12/368215/

IOF carries out demolitions south of Bethlehem and east of Jenin
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/12/368194/

From Ohio, a Palestinian American watches as settlers besiege his family in Qusra
https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-ohio-a-palestinian-american-watches-as-settlers-besiege-his-family-in-qusra/

In Qusra and beyond, settlers are chasing Palestinians out and taking over their homes
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-qusra-and-beyond-settlers-are-chasing-palestinians-out-and-taking-over-their-homes/

Israel's failure to restrain violent Jewish extremists in West Bank reaches new low - analysis
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-905336



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Kiev has requested equipment from NATO for underwater explosive charges and drones
(may require non-US proxy serveer or VPN to view) 
https://anti-spiegel.ru/2026/kiew-hat-bei-der-nato-ausruestung-zur-unterwasser-sprengladungen-und-drohnen-angefordert/

Russia says Ukrainian attacks are pushing up global food prices, causing grain shortages
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-ukrainian-attacks-are-pushing-up-global-food-prices-causing-grain-2026-08-12/

Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Grain Infrastructure Drive Up Global Food Prices
https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/russia-ukrainian-attacks-pushing-up-global-food-prices/

Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels
https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-navy-ships-seizures-shadow-fleet-0c184bfe95397fae3b7093139453d1cb

Ukraine Halts Strikes on Tankers Using Russian Port at U.S. Request
https://gcaptain.com/ukraine-halts-strikes-on-tankers-using-russian-port-at-u-s-request/

Short on US Patriot missiles, Ukraine looks for alternatives
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/3645cb3d-b141-478e-ae10-4af919222520

Russia Equips Shahed Drones With EW Systems to Jam Ukrainian Interceptor Drone Signals 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Russia-Equips-Shahed-Drones-With-EW-Systems-to-Jam-Ukrainian-Interceptor-Drone-Signals/

Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Last Major Black Sea Naval Base at Novorossiysk in Massive Missile and Drone Assault 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Ukraine-Strikes-Russias-Last-Major-Black-Sea-Naval-Base-at-Novorossiysk-in-Massive-Missile-and-Drone-Assault/

An AI-powered kamikaze drone, the Lancet, attacked a moving Ukrainian Army truck carrying lumber. 
https://en.topwar.ru/287941-dron-kamikadze-lancet-s-ii-atakoval-dvizhuschijsja-gruzovik-vsu-s-pilomaterialami.html

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv bombs Russian naval base on Black Sea despite agreeing to JD Vance’s request
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-live-putin-zelensky-missiles-drones-b3031533.html

The Ukrainian Armed Forces report the entry of Russian troops into Dobropillia. 
https://en.topcor.ru/73365-v-vsu-zajavljajut-o-zahode-rossijskih-vojsk-v-dobropole.html

Fakti: Strikes against Russia will have a completely different effect than Kyiv expects. 
Despite this success, critics point out that the rise in global commodity prices has partially offset the Kremlin's losses, while political The costs of escalation for Kyiv itself remain critically high
https://en.topcor.ru/73394-fakti-udary-po-rf-dadut-ne-tot-jeffekt-kotorogo-zhdet-kiev.html

Errol Musk: Corruption in Ukraine is linked to dubious elements in the US
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/ehrrol-mask-korrupciya-na-ukraine-svyazana-s-somnitelnymi-ehlementami-v-ssha

Russian air defense forces shot down more than 1,000 UAVs and five Neptune missiles in one day.
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8877973?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



NATIONAL  2

Trump's Ex-Wife Reveals President Kept Kabbalah Text Close To His Heart 
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2026-08-12/trumps-ex-wife-reveals-president-kept-kabbalah-text-close-his-heart-protection-and

GLP-1 Drugs Have Been Linked to More Than 200 Reported Deaths in the UK Alone
https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/glp1-drugs-uk-safety-reports/

Trump says Karoline Leavitt is resigning as White House press secretary
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/71c8a50e-f866-44f9-aad7-5ab6ed0f6d9b

Money, power, influence: The Trump family's business empire
https://www.dw.com/en/money-power-influence-the-trump-familys-business-empire/video-78281758

Bomb squad shuts down DC street for hours over suspicious device - that turns out to be a sex toy
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/washington-dc-tenleytown-fire-sex-toy-b3032216.html

Colorado school district teaches 'vulgar' sex-ed lessons to 5-year-olds: ADF
https://thepostmillennial.com/colorado-school-district-teaches-vulgar-sex-ed-lessons-to-5-year-olds-adf

Journalist Tucker Carlson called Russia his favorite country
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/zhurnalist-taker-karlson-nazval-rossiyu-svoej-lyubimoj-stranoj



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

CIA Whistleblower Alleges Officials Manipulated COVID-19 Origins Assessment 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/12/cia-whistleblower-alleges-officials-manipulated-covid-19-origins-assessment/

Dengue cases in the Tampa Bay area rise to 10
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/dengue-cases-in-the-tampa-bay-area

Italy arboviruses: West Nile virus, dengue and chikungunya
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/italy-arboviruses-west-nile-virus

France: Locally acquired chikungunya rises to 15 cases
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/france-locally-acquired-chikungunya

Mexico: Rickettsiosis in Chihuahua state
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/mexico-rickettsiosis-in-chihuahua



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Pentagon Explores AI to Protect Financial Markets, But Weaponization Risks Remain 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Pentagon-Explores-AI-to-Protect-Financial-Markets-But-Weaponization-Risks-Remain/
 
Election AI Deleted 5.5M Voters While World Governed Deepfakes Instead
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324181/20260812/election-ai-deleted-55m-voters-while-world-governed-deepfakes-instead.htm

Lazarus Group Hacked Defense Workers With Windows Kernel Zero-Day for Five Weeks
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324157/20260812/lazarus-group-hacked-defense-workers-windows-kernel-zero-day-five-weeks.htm

Claude Raises Riemann Zeta Zeros to 67.2%: Two Papers No One Had Combined
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324173/20260812/claude-raises-riemann-zeta-zeros-672-two-papers-no-one-had-combined.htm

Humanoid robots master crawling, cartwheel and backflips using motion data, animation
https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/humanoid-robot-master-complex-movements?

Biosolar roof boosts solar energy by 23% in Australia’s newest city
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/biosolar-roof-boosts-solar-energy?

After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/after-microsoft-threatened-legal-action-a-security-researcher-publishes-a-new-windows-zero-day-bug/

NYC declares war on fast e-bikes, sends cease-and-desist letters to Amazon and Walmart
https://electrek.co/2026/08/08/nyc-declares-war-on-fast-e-bikes-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-to-amazon-and-walmart/

AI‑designed viruses are a test of whether biosecurity can keep pace
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-aidesigned-viruses-biosecurity-pace.html

Nevada man sues Lyft after driver allegedly drags him 300 feet by wedding ring
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/lyft-lawsuit-man-dragged-wedding-ring-b3032129.html

Layoffs Tied to AI Hurt Worker Productivity – and the Reason May Surprise Managers
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/08/layoffs-tied-to-ai-hurt-worker-productivity-and-the-reason-may-surprise-managers.html



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

PHOTOS: Millions gather to watch Europe's first total solar eclipse in decades
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/photos-millions-gather-to-watch-europes-first-total-solar-eclipse-in-decades

Skylark Bio Doses First Child With GJB2 Gene Therapy, No Treatment Has Ever Existed
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324174/20260812/skylark-bio-doses-first-child-gjb2-gene-therapy-no-treatment-has-ever-existed.htm

Megalodon Teeth Seeded Cook Islands Nodule Fields: NOAA Expedition Confirms
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324196/20260812/megalodon-teeth-seeded-cook-islands-nodule-fields-noaa-expedition-confirms.htm

JWST Finds Black Hole Star Spectral Signature No Star Can Match: Super-Eddington Growth Confirmed
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324158/20260812/jwst-finds-black-hole-star-spectral-signature-no-star-can-match-super-eddington-growth-confirmed.htm

SunHydrogen modules exceed 10% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency in testing
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/sunhydrogen-modules-solar-to-hydrogen-efficiency?

10 landmark rockets and the engineering breakthroughs behind them
https://interestingengineering.com/space/10-landmark-rockets-and-the-engineering-breakthroughs-behind-them?

US engineers map 14 emotions to design healthier space habitats
https://interestingengineering.com/space/us-engineers-map-14-emotions-to-design-healthier-space-habitats?

Northrop’s robot space mechanic is a new way to keep satellites at work longer
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/northrops-robot-space-mechanic-is-a-new-way-to-keep-satellites-at-work-longer/

Mission to Reboost Swift Observatory: Back on Track?
https://www.leonarddavid.com/mission-to-reboost-swift-observatory-back-on-track/

Heavy equipment space race heats up with new Vermeer lunar excavator [update]
https://electrek.co/2026/08/08/heavy-equipment-space-race-heats-up-with-new-vermeer-lunar-excavator/

Three supermassive black holes discovered in a single galaxy for the first time
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-supermassive-black-holes-galaxy.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

American Airlines' AI Is Rebooking Passengers Onto Later Flights Without Asking Them
https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-ai-rebooking-passengers-later-flights/

Turkish F-16 Crashes During Training Flight in Yalova; Pilot Survives 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Turkish-F-16-Crashes-During-Training-Flight-in-Yalova-Pilot-Survives/

US Army Apache helicopter crashes in Texas, killing 2 soldiers and sparking wildfire
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/fort-hood-ah64-apache-crash-texas?

USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/uss-abraham-lincoln-overboard-extended-deployment

Drone Swarms Over Langley AFB Didn’t Surprise General In Charge Of NORAD
https://www.twz.com/news-features/former-norad-boss-wasnt-surprised-by-langley-afb-drone-incursions

Stealthy electric motorcycle with 62-mile range approved for combat use
https://interestingengineering.com/military/stealthy-electric-motorcycle-with-62-mile-range-approved-for-combat-use?

 Taiwan’s New U.S.-Made M1A2T Abrams Tanks Get Camouflaged Canopies to Counter Drone Threats. 
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/taiwans-new-u-s-made-m1a2t-abrams-tanks-get-camouflaged-canopies-to-counter-drone-threats

Ceilings are falling, pipes are bursting: Audit findings on US bases in Japan revealed 
https://en.topwar.ru/287956-potolki-padajut-truby-lopajutsja-predstavleny-dannye-audita-baz-ssha-v-japonii.html

Ukrainian drones outperform US forces in Germany exercise: Report
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/ukrainian-drones-outperform-us-forces-in-germany-exercise-report/4025848



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

As water runs short on Rhine, ships left high and dry
https://www.dw.com/en/as-water-runs-short-on-rhine-ships-left-high-and-dry/g-78333920

The US defeated the flesh-eating screwworm once. Now, it’s back with a vengeance
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/new-world-screwworm-returns-us/

Oil Spill From Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker Could Rival Exxon Valdez
https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-from-grounded-shadow-fleet-tanker-could-rival-exxon-valdez/

Oil spill from grounded tanker reaches Oman’s mainland beaches
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260812-oil-spill-from-grounded-tanker-reaches-oman-mainland-beaches

Tourists rush to Mount Etna as Italian volcano erupts
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/tourists-rush-mount-etna-italian-163722331.html

Mediterranean Sea Passes 1,000 Invasive Species; Scientists Declare Ecology Gone Forever
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324170/20260812/mediterranean-sea-passes-1000-invasive-species-scientists-declare-ecology-gone-forever.htm

Tasmania confirms first case of deadly H5N1 bird flu strain
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/43d994e3-95d4-40a8-b27c-1e5345ce721f

‘Like an alien invasion’: the neon flying squid that can fly in formation above the ocean
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/like-an-alien-invasion-the-neon-flying-squid-that-can-fly-in-formation-above-the-ocean

EU curbs on 'forever chemicals' in food packaging kick in
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-eu-curbs-chemicals-food-packaging.html

M6.0 Earthquake in the South Sandwich Islands region — August 12, 2026  - 10.0 kmshallow crustal
https://www.earthquaketracker.org/earthquakes/event/us6000tk74

Volcanoes 13 Aug 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Krakatau, Kanlaon, Telica, Puracé, Aoba
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html



ECONOMY

Iran to join BRICS development bank in near future
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246921/Iran-to-join-BRICS-development-bank-in-near-future

US signals modest hopes for Trump-Xi summit, seeks stability
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-xi-sept-summit-to-take-stock-of-china-commitments-greer-says

Black Sea Oil Tanker Rates Surge to Record on Drones Barrage
https://gcaptain.com/black-sea-oil-tanker-rates-surge-to-record-on-drones-barrage/

Trump’s Third ‘Big Beautiful’ Gulf Lease Sale Draws $82.7 Million in High Bids
https://gcaptain.com/trumps-third-big-beautiful-gulf-lease-sale-draws-82-7-million-in-high-bids/

93% of US nuclear reactors’ uranium foreign-sourced as fuel loading hits 41 mn pounds
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-nuclear-reactors-uranium-foreign-sourced?

Aluminium smelter bailout to cost taxpayers $2.5 billion over 10 years
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/1fba47b7-6e24-4b0b-a1df-ee2ec4d3b055

Diesel desperation is mounting globally
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/12/diesel-prices-iran-russia-ukraine



EU - UK - CANADA

Green Party politician pushes for more Afghans in his city despite massive integration issues
https://rmx.news/article/green-party-politicians-pushes-for-more-afghans-in-his-city-despite-massive-integration-issues/

AfD-linked influencer Naomi Seibt prepares new media network with US government funding
https://rmx.news/germany/afd-linked-influencer-naomi-seibt-prepares-new-media-network-with-us-government-funding/

Blacks only: New taxpayer-funded Berlin pool will only accept Black people on Aug. 14
Taxpayers are funding anti-White racism and discrimination in Berlin, which is a pattern seen across Germany time after time
https://rmx.news/article/blacks-only-new-taxpayer-funded-berlin-pool-will-only-accept-black-people-on-aug-14/



CHINA - ASIA

China's C919 jet makes first international flight in challenge to Boeing, Airbus
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/5470ce5b-4ae7-4f4c-89fe-92a0e536369e

China's rejection of Australian mung beans prompts chemical rethink
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/f3ba8a22-34ef-49ab-bdd4-04bac65badf5

China’s new stealth corvette tests the future of naval warfare 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/chinas-new-stealth-corvette-tests-the-future-of-naval-warfare/



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

Colombia earthquake rescue efforts enter 'final phase' as death toll rises
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260813-colombia-earthquake-rescue-efforts-enter-final-phase-as-death-toll-rises

Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia earthquake
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/7436cbd4-c965-455b-b1a8-dec9fa81ceb1

US puts $2 million into Guyana's air surveillance as it watches Venezuela
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/ea49a738-be59-4853-97ed-c799e5da6e71

The perfect storm that turbocharged Venezuela's twin quakes
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-storm-turbocharged-venezuela-twin-quakes.html



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

DR Congo Ebola outbreak kills more than 2,000 as race for vaccine intensifies
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/8a6df8a5-243f-4437-b8ea-7c0563670a78

China-Africa: Race for investment becomes a battle for value 
https://www.theafricareport.com/427320/china-africa-race-for-investment-becomes-a-battle-for-value/

This South African river has a bacteria count off the charts: A natural filter is cleaning it for watering food gardens
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-south-african-river-bacteria-natural.html