articles 14 aug.

WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Trump says he’ll declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran, during Long Island rally 
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/us-news/trump-says-hell-declare-strait-of-hormuz-a-us-territory-after-defeating-iran/

Trump vows to declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/trump-vows-to-declare-strait-of-hormuz-a-us-territory/

Iranian Attacks Push Hormuz Shipping Toward Tehran-Controlled Route
https://gcaptain.com/iranian-attacks-push-hormuz-shipping-toward-tehran-controlled-route/

Two Slicks Appear in Gulf as Huge Oil Spill Off Oman Threatens Disaster
https://gcaptain.com/two-slicks-appear-in-gulf-as-huge-oil-spill-off-oman-threatens-disaster/

New aerial video reveals huge scale of oil spill off Oman
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/fc8ae7f3-4ab5-4327-acca-5f37bbc8edc0

Qeshm oil pollution direct result of US-Israeli aggression
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246943/Qeshm-oil-pollution-direct-result-of-US-Israeli-aggression

Two Tankers Attacked as UAE Expands Hormuz Oil Shuttle
https://gcaptain.com/two-tankers-attacked-as-uae-expands-hormuz-oil-shuttle/

US Warns Iran It Will Step Up Economic Pressure; Two More Ships Attacked in Hormuz
https://gcaptain.com/us-warns-iran-it-will-step-up-economic-pressure-two-more-ships-attacked-in-hormuz/

U.S. Sends New Aircraft Carrier to Middle East to Sustain Operations Against Iran.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-sends-new-aircraft-carrier-to-middle-east-to-sustain-operations-against-iran

The desperation of the (American & Israeli) aggressors coming to surface
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246947/The-desperation-of-the-aggressors-coming-to-surface



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Israeli forces carried out extensive demolitions in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit, destroying 14 residential neighborhoods amid ongoing military operations in the area.
https://x.com/arabnews/status/2088217708274065708

Trump admits (humiliating) Turkey catering cart escape; Iran General’s rare US media interview | Janta Ka Reporter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfvBd7WEgFw

If you disagree with this, your are “antiseptic” 😒
Everyone has to bend the knee to Israel
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GFxdBp6IOII

‘De Facto Annexation’: Israel Moves Settlement Enforcement from Army to Police
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/de-facto-annexation-israel-moves-settlement-enforcement-from-army-to-police/

How Israel invented false Iranian quote repeated by Waltz, Fox, etc
https://israelpalestinenews.org/how-israel-invented-false-iranian-quote-repeated-by-waltz-fox-etc/

Meet the media and militiamen funded by ‘Lebanese AIPAC Guy’ pushing Beirut into Israel’s hands
https://israelpalestinenews.org/meet-the-media-and-militiamen-funded-by-lebanese-aipac-guy-pushing-beirut-into-israels-hands/

Huckabee Calls Israeli Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes ‘an Act of Terror’ but Defends the Broader Settler Movement
https://israelpalestinenews.org/huckabee-calls-israeli-settler-siege-of-palestinian-homes-an-act-of-terror-but-defends-the-broader-settler-movement/

Research Reveals Systematic Suppression of Palestinian Digital Content Across Meta Platforms
https://israelpalestinenews.org/research-reveals-systematic-suppression-of-palestinian-digital-content-across-meta-platforms/

Hamas warns transfer of West Bank settler-related powers could advance annexation, Judaization
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/14/368343/

Several Palestinians injured in settler attack in West Bank
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/14/368341/

Gaza ministry warns of unprecedented humanitarian decline threatening two million Palestinians
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/14/368335/

Israeli occupation authorities issue demolition notices for residential building and three homes in Tulkarem village
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/14/368326/

UN: Settler attacks in West Bank intolerable and must stop
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/14/368312/

IOF escalates West Bank raids as settlers attack several areas
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/14/368309/

Three Palestinian fishermen injured by Israeli gunfire off Gaza
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/173622?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Israeli troops detain child as colonists attack Palestinians near Hebron
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/173620?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Israel on Steroids puts yet another Nation to the Flames
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/08/14/israel-puts-yet-another-nation-to-the-flames/



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Col Douglas Macgregor: Ukraine Russia War, Trump is Toothless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQaPu4JeJ8

The Ukrainian armed forces killed a mother and her daughter who were trying to flee their village. The fighters deliberately targeted them using a drone.
Ukraine has been killing residents of Donbas every day since 2014.
https://x.com/OlgaBazova/status/2088177004663185670

Steve Jermy: The Spirit of Westphalia: Britain, France & Germany could help end the NATO-Russia War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWcxbeJtxRY

Russian Su-35S Pilot Reportedly Downs Two Ukrainian Su-27s in One Engagement 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Russian-Su-35S-Pilot-Reportedly-Downs-Two-Ukrainian-Su-27s-in-One-Engagement/

Ukraine Unveils T200 Interceptor Drone With 300 Km/h Top Speed And 122-Km Trial
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Ukraine-Unveils-T200-Interceptor-Drone-With-300-Kmh-Top-Speed-And-122-Km-Trial/

A Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier shot and killed three NATO soldiers during NATO exercises in Latvia. 
https://en.topwar.ru/288065-na-uchenijah-nato-v-latvii-sluzhaschij-vsu-zastrelil-troih-voennyh-nato.html

Air defense forces shot down more than 200 drones over Russia in a day
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8890097?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Europe has not yet understood that there are no unilateral wars
https://ria.ru/20260814/kornilov-2110728638.html

The White House responded to Zelensky's request for additional missiles
Press Secretary Levitt called Biden's transfer of weapons to Ukraine a tragedy
https://ria.ru/20260814/rakety-2111009674.html

Volcanoes Today, 15 Aug 2026: Etna volcano, Semeru, Dukono, Sakurajima, Lewotobi, Aoba
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html



NATIONAL  2

Sen. Van Hollen: Iran war is illegal and we cannot fund another dime
In an interview with RS, the senator discusses Israeli influence in the US, whether Libya was a mistake, and more 
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/van-hollen-iran-israel-war/

‘Devastating’: bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump’s border work pushes ahead
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/14/bulldozers-big-bend-national-park-trump

At least six people dead and one wounded in mass shooting in rural Michigan
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/14/michigan-mass-shooting-missaukee-county

Influential Wife Of Anthropic CEO Pitched Post-Conviction Epstein On 'Luxury Porn' Company, And Claude Has No Idea
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/influential-wife-anthropic-ceo-pitched-post-conviction-epstein-luxury-porn-company-and

ICE Roundup Of Haitian Migrants Begins In Ohio
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ice-roundup-haitians-begins-ohio

CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Turkey
https://israelpalestinenews.org/cia-had-low-confidence-in-iranian-threat-before-trump-switched-planes-in-turkey/



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

CATASTROPHIC BOMBSHELL 🚨UPDATE🚨: First Ever Definitive Proof That Pfizer's COVID "Vaccine" Integrates Into The Human Genom
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/catastrophic-bombshell-update-first

Taiwan COVID-19 Deaths Surge as New Wave Intensifies - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/taiwan-covid-19-deaths-surge-as-new-wave-intensifies

Joe Rogan says he personally knows 5 women who got miscarriages after taking the COVID vaccine, calling Fauci a “sociopath.”
“He knew that women were getting miscarriages and he lied about it.”
https://x.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/2088000314830188747

Florida reports additional Vibrio vulnificus case in Santa Rosa County
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/florida-reports-additional-vibrio

Your Source of Happiness Determines Your Immunity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_GZP9k8iwM

Scientists Tested 39 Artificial Sweeteners and Found Most Affected at Least One Gut Bacterium
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/artificial-sweetener-gut-bacteria/

Zika in travelers from Bali, Indonesia
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/zika-in-travelers-from-bali-indonesia

South Korea issues a malaria health alert
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/south-korea-issues-a-malaria-health

France: Legionnaires' disease surge in Savoie (French Alps) 
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/france-legionnaires-disease-surge

The EPA’s data on cancer risk from air pollution has gone dark 
https://grist.org/regulation/the-epas-data-on-cancer-risk-from-air-pollution-has-gone-dark/

How a patchwork of state laws leaves children unevenly protected from toxic chemicals
https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/08/state-environmental-laws-childrens-health/

EPA Punts Microplastics Monitoring as Scientists Warn of Health Impacts 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/14/epa-punts-microplastics-monitoring-as-scientists-warn-of-health-impacts/

Zelensky: Ukraine Expects 30,000 Russian Occupiers to Be ‘Eliminated’ in August
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82382



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Today in dystopia, the US government is monitoring the social media accounts of individuals who oppose the rapidly spreading installation of Flock surveillance cameras throughout the United States. In an article titled “The Government is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram Accounts,” 404 Media reports:
“Government surveillance centers are monitoring viral anti-Flock Instagram posts, warning local police about upcoming DeFlock events including one scheduled to start next week, and have told cops to ‘increase patrols around ALPR [automatic license plate readers]’ as backlash to Flock grows, according to government intelligence bulletins obtained using public records requests. The documents also warn about devices ‘that could be used to identify the locations of Flock cameras.’”
https://x.com/caitoz/status/2088098127417049164

‘Fool’s gold’: Dirty iron ore becomes semiconductor material in surprise breakthrough
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/iron-ore-semiconductor-pyrite?

Next-gen molten salt reactor designed to generate 300 to 500 MWe from nuclear waste
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/next-gen-molten-salt-reactor-designed-to-generate-300-to-500-mwe-from-nuclear-waste?

Bill Gates-backed nuclear firm eyes eight 345-MW Natrium reactors for US nuclear push
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/bill-gates-backed-nuclear-firm-natrium-reactors?

Self-driving trucks are officially testing on California highways
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/self-driving-trucks-are-officially-testing-on-california-highways/

US courts will start publishing how often the government uses spyware
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/us-courts-will-start-publishing-how-often-the-government-uses-spyware/

Waymo wins California approval to expand robotaxis across 18 counties
https://electrek.co/2026/08/14/waymo-cpuc-approval-california-expansion-18-counties/

China sales numbers are in: EVs up while everything with an engine collapses
https://electrek.co/2026/08/11/china-sales-numbers-are-in-evs-up-while-everything-with-an-engine-collapses/

Tesla recalls 20,000 Model 3/Y for headlights that are too bright
https://electrek.co/2026/08/11/tesla-recall-20000-model-3-y-for-headlights-that-are-too-bright/



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Empty Space Turns Into a Crystal Around Magnetars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GytF4hWjd9U

The Man Who Controls a UFO Fleet With His Mind (Ted Owens) with Jeffrey Mishlove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcaY-rd9Dhc

Night Vision Goggles Saw ‘Predator’ Demons in Vietnam War [FULL CUT]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abFSrRYOiWo

Signs of Non-Human Artifacts On and Near Earth with Beatriz Villarroel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WIMsgtkf_4

Life 2.0 Proposes 900 Mass-Produced Telescopes to Read Earth-Twin Atmospheres Once Per Year
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324499/20260814/life-20-proposes-900-mass-produced-telescopes-read-earth-twin-atmospheres-once-per-year.htm

Second Pentagon Lab Runs QTREX Quantum’s Printed Cryogenic Interconnects
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324434/20260814/second-pentagon-lab-runs-qtrex-quantums-printed-cryogenic-interconnects.htm

China pushes quantum memory entanglement 4x farther, reaching 260 miles over fiber
https://interestingengineering.com/science/china-quantum-entanglement-260-miles?

Astronomers Baffled by 3 Feeding Supermassive Black Holes Packed Into Early Galaxy When the Universe Was Barely a Billion Years Old
https://www.zmescience.com/space/3-black-holes-found-first-time/

A Fisherman Thought He Found a Rock Off Sicily. It Turned Out to be a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/sicility-roman-shipwreck-amphorae/

Venus Highlights a Big Problem With How We Measure Alien Planets
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/venus-highlights-a-big-problem-with-how-we-measure-alien-planets/



MILITARY - AVIATION

“This Is A Security Breach”: United Airlines Flight Evacuates After Bullet Was Found Onboard
https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-flight-evacuates-bullet-found-onboard/

2 American Airlines Boeing 737s With The Same Callsign Flew Straight At Each Other
https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-boeing-737-same-callsign/

4 Days Later: Airservices Australia & The ATSB Disagree Over Sydney Runway Incursion Incident
https://simpleflying.com/airservices-australia-atsb-disagree-sydney-runway-incursion-incident/

Pilot killed in helicopter crash in eastern Germany
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/pilot-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-eastern-germany/4027446

US SAILORS NIGHTMARE: USS Abraham Lincoln Over 250 days at Sea, Never Touching Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkqBvTLu_bU

Trump says U.S. warship's 9-month deployment "not nearly long enough"
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/uae-accuses-iran-hormuz-attacks-100534168.html

Trump dismisses mental health concerns on USS Lincoln aircraft carrier
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/trump-dismisses-mental-health-concerns-on-uss-lincoln-aircraft-carrier

USS Lincoln sailor’s wife blasts dismissive Trump over ‘appalling’ conditions on ‘floating metal prison’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/uss-lincoln-conditions-trump-iran-wa-b3033439.html

China may have quietly supercharged its new naval frigate with 50% more missiles
https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-type-054b-naval-frigate-missiles-upgrade?

‘Very outdated’: Trump’s directive to revert to steam catapults on new aircraft carrier baffles naval expert
...potentially adding billions to its price tag and delaying its deployment into the late 2030s.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/very-outdated-trump-directive-revert-183738899.html

US CENTCOM Launches Task Force 'Falcon Strike' for Multinational Attack Drone Operations
https://www.thedefensenews.com/US-CENTCOM-Launches-Task-Force-Falcon-Strike-for-Multinational-Attack-Drone-Operations/



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

France wildfire forces 520 to evacuate
https://www.france24.com/en/france-wildfire-forces-520-to-evacuate

Europe: Raging wildfires scorch large swaths of the continent
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260814-europe-raging-wildfires-scorch-large-swaths-of-the-continent

Germany: Vast wildfire forces evacuation in Eifel forest 
https://www.dw.com/en/vast-german-wildfire-forces-evacuation-in-eifel-forest/live-78361311

Eclipse - Totality! (From Burgos, Spain with Prof Simon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLxPcrdRlC4

Iberian orca known for ramming boats seen with suspected gunshot wounds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/iberian-orca-known-for-ramming-boats-seen-with-suspected-gunshot-wounds

Week in wildlife: snake on a car, a careful spider mum and a lazy squirrel
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/aug/14/week-in-wildlife-snake-on-a-car-a-careful-spider-mum-and-a-lazy-squirrel

Earthquake Strength, Location, Date, Depth

When the earth moves: 6 major earthquakes of 2026
https://www.dw.com/en/when-the-earth-moves-6-major-earthquakes-of-2026/a-78358208

Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia, killing two 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/15/indonesia-earthquake

NOAA to study environmental effects of deep-sea mining
https://www.eenews.net/articles/noaa-to-study-environmental-effects-of-deep-sea-mining/

Antarctica Is Releasing Mercury Faster Than Ever Because of Climate Change 
https://eos.org/articles/antarctica-is-releasing-mercury-faster-than-ever-because-of-climate-change

Mount Etna eruption and volcanic ash shut Sicily’s busiest airport
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/mount-etna-eruption-and-volcanic-ash-shut-sicilys-busiest-airport

Bringing butterflies back from the brink of extinction
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-butterflies-brink-extinction.html

M 7.7 - 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia - 2026-08-14 21:58:21 (UTC)8.310°S 121.352°E10.0 km depth
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tkt2/executive

M 6.1 - 58 km N of Ende, Indonesia - 2026-08-14 22:28:37 (UTC)8.319°S 121.572°E10.0 km depth
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tkuc/executive



ECONOMY

The Video of Understanding the World Economy Now Available - Martin Armstrong
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/products_services/products/the-video-of-understanding-the-world-economy-now-available/

Hanwha, Fincantieri Shares Rise as Trump Opens Navy Shipbuilding to Foreign Yards
https://gcaptain.com/hanwha-fincantieri-shares-rise-as-trump-opens-navy-shipbuilding-to-foreign-yards/

Supertanker Pays Record $4.6 Million to Skip Panama Canal Line
https://gcaptain.com/supertanker-pays-record-4-6-million-to-skip-panama-canal-line/

Chinese electric vehicles are reshaping New Zealand's car market
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/d47cedcc-e3ff-4ddf-afb8-ddeca99ecc8f

A Dependency Decades in the Making: How Washington Let Five Minerals — and China — Take the US Arsenal Hostage
https://sonar21.com/a-dependency-decades-in-the-making-how-washington-let-five-minerals-and-china-take-the-us-arsenal-hostage/



EU - UK - CANADA

Germany news: Car industry hemorrhaging jobs
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-car-industry-hemorrhaging-jobs/live-78374907

France: 108-year-old woman sexually assaulted and robbed in Lyon
https://rmx.news/article/france-108-year-old-woman-sexually-assaulted-and-robbed-in-lyon/

Germay: Racist plan for ‘Black-only’ swimming pool day canceled in Berlin over alleged safety concerns
https://rmx.news/commentary/germay-racist-plan-for-black-only-swimming-pool-day-canceled-in-berlin-over-alleged-safety-concerns/

Poland: Two largest parties are losing, right-wing ‘Braun decides everything’
https://rmx.news/poland/poll-the-two-largest-parties-are-losing-right-wing-braun-decides-everything/

Germany: State-TV debate program targets AfD before critical elections in the East, allegations claim audience was packed with left-wing activists
https://rmx.news/article/germany-state-tv-debate-program-targets-afd-before-critical-elections-in-the-east-allegations-claim-audience-was-packed-with-left-wing-activists/

Genital mutilation crisis hits multicultural Paris neighborhood, nearly 140,000 women affected across France
https://rmx.news/article/genital-mutilation-crisis-hits-multicultural-paris-neighborhood-nearly-140000-women-affected-across-france/

Spain: Vox party demands Morocco pay for migration crisis as Ceuta faces public health disaster
https://rmx.news/spain/spain-vox-party-demands-morocco-pay-for-migration-crisis-as-ceuta-faces-public-health-disaster/



CHINA - ASIA

Chaos erupts behind the scenes of Trump’s China trip — including trampled White House aide 
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/world-news/us-chinese-officials-in-shouting-and-shoving-matches-behind-scenes-of-trump-xi-summit/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Nigeria reports 1,000 confirmed Lassa fever cases in the first 7 months of 2026
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/nigeria-reports-1000-confirmed-lassa

Congo: Ebola cases rising at record pace
https://www.dw.com/en/congo-ebola-cases-are-rising-at-record-pace/a-78364053