articles 17 aug.

WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

‘Nuclear Holocaust’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Says US Discussing Nuclear Weapons Use against Iran
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/nuclear-holocaust-marjorie-taylor-greene-says-us-discussing-nuclear-weapons-use-against-iran/

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it 'gets in the way' of US-Iran talks
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/17/trump-threatens-bomb-oman-iran-war-us-talks/91334335007/

Trump Rejects Iran Truce Extension as Oil Tops $90
https://gcaptain.com/trump-rejects-iran-truce-extension-as-oil-tops-90/

Iran Threatens to Go On Offensive in Strait of Hormuz if Diplomacy With US Fails
https://gcaptain.com/iran-threatens-to-go-on-offensive-in-strait-of-hormuz-if-diplomacy-with-us-fails/

Iran signals readiness for ‘US ground operations’ as strategy shifts gear
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/17/iran-signals-readiness-for-us-ground-operations-as-mou-expires

Iran signals readiness for 'US ground operations' as MoU expires
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/a539a523-7783-4c54-af42-d540ba8d154e

Vessel struck by projectile while transiting Strait of Hormuz
https://aje.news/px5uui?update=4862521

Trump Doubles Down On Plans To Make Hormuz Strait A US Territory: "A Great Idea"
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-threatens-bomb-st-out-oman-touts-irgc-backchannel

Hormuz Crossings Rise Slightly from Weekend, Remain in Single Digits
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5308213-hormuz-crossings-rise-slightly-weekend-remain-single-digits

From The CIA Iran Coup To Trump’s War: It Was Always About Oil 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/17/from-the-cia-iran-coup-to-trumps-war-it-was-always-about-oil/

When the Rule of Law Fails This is a Warning of End of a Government 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/armstrongeconomics101/opinion/when-the-rule-of-law-fails-this-is-a-warning-of-end-of-a-government/

Trump threatens to bomb Oman over its deal with Iran on Hormuz, as 60-day MOU expires
https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-60-day-mou-deadline-expires-iran-says-it-has-reached-a-deal-with-oman-on-hormuz/



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Kushner's Gaza peace plan talks end without breakthrough
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/17/kushners-gaza-peace-plan-talks-end-without-breakthrough

WATCH: Netanyahu gets along with Kushner to avoid going along with Gaza plan: Marwan Bishara
https://aje.news/px5uui?update=4862560

Houthis launch new attacks on al-Makha and Marib as Yemen conflict escalates
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/03438c83-4842-4d16-9d9e-0e9dff75d569

More than 800,000 Palestinians living in unfit tents in Gaza
https://aje.news/px5uui?update=4862495

Boat sets sail from Bristol, aiming to break Israel’s siege of Gaza
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/17/boat-sets-sail-from-bristol-aiming-to-break-israels-siege-of-gaza

US lawmaker urges action against West Bank occupier violence
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-lawmaker-urges-action-against-west-bank-occupier-violence/4030049

Israeli Flags on Lebanon Road Violate UN Resolution, UNIFIL Says
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5308090-israeli-flags-lebanon-road-violate-un-resolution-unifil-says

The Architecture of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
https://israelpalestinenews.org/the-architecture-of-israels-genocide-in-gaza/

ISRAELI MEDIA: What Israel Began in Gaza Is Spreading to Palestinians Everywhere
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-media-what-israel-began-in-gaza-is-spreading-to-palestinians-everywhere/

‘They’re Not Even People’: Ben Gvir Says Israel Should Kill 30-40 Palestinians in Gaza Every Night
https://israelpalestinenews.org/theyre-not-even-people-ben-gvir-says-israel-should-kill-30-40-palestinians-in-gaza-every-night/

Israel’s duplicitous campaign to influence chatbots
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-pr-wants-to-answer-your-chatgpt-questions/

A bullet in the back: Palestinian nurse faces permanent paralysis
https://israelpalestinenews.org/a-bullet-in-the-back-palestinian-nurse-faces-permanent-paralysis/

Some in Gaza’s Youngest Generation May Not Even Know What Toys Are
https://israelpalestinenews.org/some-in-gazas-youngest-generation-may-not-even-know-what-toys-are/

19 Cities worldwide to rally for breaking Gaza siege
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/18/368499/

Gaza: Hospitals face imminent oxygen supply collapse
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/17/368492/

Gaza: Over two million displaced people face disaster as winter approaches
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/17/368479/

PPS: Scabies infects ten women prisoners in Damon Prison amid harsh conditions
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/17/368476/

UN: Nearly 3,000 settler attacks recorded in West Bank since start of 2025
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/17/368473/

Settlers reportedly torch Palestinian fields in one of several nighttime attacks across West Bank
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-18-2026/

Israeli colonists tear up landscape for construction of road west of Ramallah
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/173783?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Israeli forces ransack Palestinian’s house in Jerusalem neighborhood
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/173781?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Why Kyiv keeps attacking Russian retail giant Wildberries
https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-attacks-russias-biggest-online-marketplace-wildberries-drones-war-putin/a-78384605

Why is Russia's Yabloko party barred from upcoming election?
https://www.dw.com/en/why-is-russias-yabloko-party-barred-from-upcoming-election/a-78341971

Russia Expands Moscow’s Anti-Drone Defense Network With Specialized 35-Meter Towers for Pantsir Systems 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Russia-Expands-Moscows-Anti-Drone-Defense-Network-With-Specialized-35-Meter-Towers-for-Pantsir-Systems/

Russia Is Expanding Its Long-Range Strike Drone Network
https://www.twz.com/news-features/russia-is-expanding-its-long-range-strike-drone-network

Russia Expands Drone Launch Network Near Ukraine and Belarus Borders, Putting NATO Territory Within Range
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Russia-Expands-Drone-Launch-Network-Near-Ukraine-and-Belarus-Borders-Putting-NATO-Territory-Within-Range/

Ukraine Begins Procurement of Vyrivniuvach Guided Aerial Bomb
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Ukraine-Begins-Procurement-of-Vyrivniuvach-Guided-Aerial-Bomb/

Russia’s allies are more helpful than Ukraine’s 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/russias-allies-are-more-helpful-than-ukraines/

No Ultimatums, No Ceasefire: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Labels the US as Both Combatant and Interlocutor
https://sonar21.com/no-ultimatums-no-ceasefire-russian-foreign-minister-lavrov-labels-the-us-as-both-combatant-and-interlocutor/

Ukraine's public debt has grown more than 16 times after the Maidan
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/gosdolg-ukrainy-vyros-bolee-chem-v-16-raz-posle-majdana

Ukraine: The hideous Zionist Menace in the Heart of Europe
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/08/17/ukraine-the-hideous-zionist-menace-in-the-heart-of-europe/

The number of drones shot down while approaching Moscow has risen to 103.
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8891713?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Air defense forces shot down 205 UAVs over Russia overnight.
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8890936?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



NATIONAL  2

Government Has Become the Enemy of the Farmer
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/markets-by-sector/agriculture/government-has-become-the-enemy-of-the-farmer/

Trump dismisses USS Lincoln criticism and snaps at CNN reporter to ‘be quiet’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/17/trump-uss-abraham-lincoln-strait-of-hormuz

Jon Ossoff calls Trump’s handling of Iran war ‘uniquely despicable’ in excoriating speech
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/17/jon-ossoff-trump-iran-war-criticism

Judge Throws Out “Political Prosecution” of Pro-Palestinian University of Michigan Student
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/university-michigan-eli-savit-student-pro-palestine-felony-charges-thrown-out

Trump’s approval rating sinks to new low at 33 percent
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/17/trumps-approval-rating-sinks-to-new-low

Police Attacked During Massive "Teen Brawl" At Wisconsin State Fair
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/police-attacked-during-massive-teen-brawl-wisconsin-state-fair

The Democrats Are No Longer Hiding Their Socialism 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/the-democrats-are-no-longer-hiding-their-socialism/

Polls showing Francesca Hong, Karen Bass leads were FAKE
https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-polls-showing-francesca-hong-karen-bass-leads-were-fake



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Study Finds That COVID-19 Changed the Course of Life Expectancy Across Wealthy Nations - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/study-finds-that-covid-19-changed-the-course-of-life-expectancy-across-wealthy-nations

Long COVID Antibody Removal Fails to Restore Physical Function - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/long-covid-antibody-removal-fails-to-restore-physical-function

FAUCI Investigations Underway As Evidence Of Ever More Harmful PSYOP-19 "Vaccine" Adverse Reactions Were Deliberately Hidden
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/breaking-dr-fauci-investigations

Greece: West Nile virus cases top 100
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/greece-west-nile-virus-cases-top

Philippines: Zamboanga City declares 'War on Dengue'
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/philippines-zamboanga-city-declares

Toronto: Legionnaires’ disease outbreak investigated
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/toronto-legionnaires-disease-outbreak



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Israel Creates Fake Think Tank to Influence AI Chatbots – Report
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israel-creates-fake-think-tank-to-influence-ai-chatbots-report/

Bipedal Robots Play First Fully Autonomous Table Tennis Game Before Beijing Games
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324759/20260817/bipedal-robots-play-first-fully-autonomous-table-tennis-game-before-beijing-games.htm

Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/anthropics-annualized-revenue-surges-to-65b/

‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/unprecedented-number-of-apple-users-received-recent-spyware-alert-say-investigators/

YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/youtube-will-now-count-a-view-as-soon-as-a-video-starts-playing/

China's YMTC Is Now World's 3rd Biggest Flash-Memory Supplier With 14% Market Share
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/chinas-ymtc-surges-worlds-3rd-biggest-flash-memory-supplier-14-market-share

Millions of cars are being recalled after bursting into flames while simply parked outside
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/park-outside-recall-vehicles-fire-b3034518.html



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

SOLAR-1 Debut Storm: DSCOVR Gone, Bz Still Unreadable Until CME Impact
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324780/20260817/solar-1-debut-storm-dscovr-gone-bz-still-unreadable-until-cme-impact.htm

On the Trail of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena – Thoughts of a Disclosure, Data-driven Advocate 
https://www.leonarddavid.com/on-the-trail-of-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-thoughts-of-a-disclosure-data-driven-advocate/

Rare Dwarf Nova Superoutburst Caught Live by Ukraine-Poland Telescope Team
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324561/20260814/rare-dwarf-nova-superoutburst-caught-live-ukraine-poland-telescope-team.htm

Molecular memory: How a mother's age echoes in her offspring's cells
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-molecular-memory-mother-age-echoes.html

Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way's early years
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-hubble-merger-mystery-milky-early.html

Three photons at once beat the standard photon test
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-photons-standard-photon.html

How ancient trees are warning us about the next enormous solar storm
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-ancient-trees-enormous-solar-storm.html

Who's watching who? Otters turn their attention to humans
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-otters-attention-humans.html

Scientists have found a link between the release of music albums and the number of accidents in the United States
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/uchenye-nashli-svyaz-mezhdu-vykhodom-muzykalnykh-albomov-i-kolichestvom-dtp-v-ssha



MILITARY - AVIATION

Engine Shut Down At 34,000 Feet On Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9, Makes Immediate O’Hare Diversion
https://simpleflying.com/alaska-airlines-737-max-9-engine-shutdown/

Screens Go Black: UPS Boeing 767 Lands In Denver Amid Dramatic Instrument Failure
https://simpleflying.com/ups-boeing-767-instrument-failure/

American & Delta Jets Cross São Paulo Runway As LATAM A320 Begins Takeoff Without Clearance
https://simpleflying.com/american-delta-jets-latam-a320-takeoff-without-clearance-sao-paulo/

Baggage Container Catches Fire Moments Before Loading Onto British Airways A321neo
https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-a321neo-baggage-container-fire-milan-malpensa/

United A320 & American 737 Both Blow Tires At O’Hare Within Hours Of Each Other
https://simpleflying.com/united-a320-american-737-blow-tires-ohare/

Humanoid Robots Now Banned On All 3 Major US Airlines As American Follows United & Delta
https://simpleflying.com/humanoid-robots-banned-major-us-airlines/

Despite “Zero Injuries,” 7 Passengers Sue Delta Over 2.3 MPH Collision With JAL 787
https://simpleflying.com/passengers-sue-delta-collision-zero-injuries/

Three killed after private helicopter crashes on Greek island of Sifnos
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/17/three-killed-after-private-helicopter-crashes-on-greek-island-of-sifnos

MC-21-310 completes longest flight, but still falls short of A320neo range
Russian narrowbody flew more than 4,000 km from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky, although the ferry flight cannot be compared directly with commercial range figures
https://www.airdatanews.com/mc-21-310-completes-longest-flight-but-still-falls-short-of-a320neo-range/

Tail strike and tire warnings confirmed on Vietnam Airlines 787 after Munich takeoff
Vietnamese aviation authority provided the first official details of the incident, which left the Dreamliner stranded on the runway after its return
https://www.airdatanews.com/tail-strike-and-tire-warnings-confirmed-on-vietnam-airlines-787-after-munich-takeoff/

U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Benfold Spent Four Days Without Power in South China Sea After Generator Failure 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/US-Navy-Destroyer-USS-Benfold-Spent-Four-Days-Without-Power-in-South-China-Sea-After-Generator-Failure/
 
Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: August 17, 2026
https://www.twz.com/sea/where-are-the-aircraft-carriers-august-17-2026
 
US-Iran war reveals high cost of keeping air carriers at sea
https://www.dw.com/en/us-iran-war-reveals-high-cost-of-keeping-air-carriers-at-sea/video-78383783

U.S. Navy’s $22.9B RTX Award to Accelerate Tomahawk Production Shows How America Plans to Fight Future Wars. 
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-navys-22-9b-rtx-award-to-accelerate-tomahawk-production-shows-how-america-plans-to-fight-future-wars

US still pressures Canada to buy E-7 Wedgetail airborne radars during tariff talks despite GlobalEye selection. 
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/us-canada-tariff-talks-boeing-e7-wedgetail-saab-globaleye

U.S. Army Expands $750 Million Drone Marketplace With Group 3 UAS and Mission Payloads. 
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-army-expands-750-million-drone-marketplace-with-group-3-uas-and-mission-payloads

HII’s Watcher Autonomous Vessel Completes DIU PRIME Testing, Moves Closer to Production 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/HIIs-Watcher-Autonomous-Vessel-Completes-DIU-PRIME-Testing-Moves-Closer-to-Production/

New Patriot Battalion To Bolster Guam’s Defenses Within Months
https://www.twz.com/land/new-patriot-battalion-to-bolster-guams-defenses-within-months

Hegseth Announces Expansion Of US Military Sphere Of Operations 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/17/hegseth-announces-expansion-of-us-military-sphere-of-operations/



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/lake-powell-hits-record-low-threatening-key-water-and-electricity-supply-for-millions/

Tropical storm Lala wreaks ‘devastation’ to some areas of Hawaii’s Big Island
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/17/storm-lala-hawaii-damage

Trump Administration Moves Closer to Pacific Seabed Mining Lease Sale
https://gcaptain.com/trump-administration-moves-closer-to-pacific-seabed-mining-lease-sale/

Hurricane Lala Shattered Pacific Records While El Niño Strangled Atlantic
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324803/20260817/hurricane-lala-shattered-pacific-records-while-el-nino-strangled-atlantic.htm

Wildfires: Belgium battles blaze, France's Lecornu jeered
https://www.dw.com/en/wildfires-rage-in-belgium-france-spain-greece-portugal-and-croatia/a-78397186

The king of the Andes: How a village learned to coexist with condors
https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/08/the-king-of-the-andes-how-a-village-learned-to-coexist-with-condors/

Increasingly rare: Jaguarundi moves up a notch on the endangered species list
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/increasingly-rare-jaguarundi-moves-up-a-notch-on-the-endangered-species-list/

Billions of invasive round goby are in the Great Lakes. Researchers want to stop them from spreading inland
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-billions-invasive-goby-great-lakes.html

Butterflies on the move to higher ground as warming redraws Alpine habitats
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-butterflies-higher-ground-redraws-alpine.html

AI exposes devastating impact of bomb fishing on coral reefs
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-ai-exposes-devastating-impact-fishing.html

It's not just flowers that help the pollinators. Grass can too.
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-pollinators-grass.html

Volcanoes 18 Aug 2026: Etna volcano, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Lewotobi, Lewotolo, Puracé, Aoba
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html



ECONOMY

Amid geopolitical uncertainty, China trims US Treasury holdings to 18-year low 
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/06/21/amid-geopolitical-uncertainty-china-trims-us-treasury-holdings-to-18-year-low

30-year Treasury yield hits 5.31%, highest level since 2007
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/0177742f-a728-4e5c-b552-6acd5f5c6cb8

WSJ Catches Up, Discovers AI's Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities Are $3 Trillion And Growing $1.2 Trillion Per Quarter
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/wsj-catches-discovers-ais-balance-sheet-liabilities-are-3-trillion-and-growing-12-trillion

Half Of Typical US Family's Paycheck Swallowed By Housing, Childcare
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/half-typical-us-familys-paycheck-swallowed-housing-childcare

Reddit's Woke WNBA Forum Just Banned Sophie Cunningham's Name Amid Trans Row
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/reddits-woke-wnba-forum-just-banned-sophie-cunninghams-name-over-trans-comments

US Oil Reserves Plunge To 40-Year Low; War On Iran Strains Supplies 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/17/us-oil-reserves-plunge-to-40-year-low-war-on-iran-strains-supplies/
 
Americans Are Not Wealthy: The Truth About The US Economy 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/17/americans-are-not-wealthy-the-truth-about-the-us-economy/



EU - UK - CANADA

Canada’s Most Powerful Icebreaker Reaches North Pole
https://gcaptain.com/canadas-most-powerful-icebreaker-reaches-north-pole/

Italian authorities have found no Russian trace in the explosion at a defense plant near Rome. 
https://en.topwar.ru/288246-vlasti-italii-ne-nashli-russkij-sled-vo-vzryve-na-oboronnom-zavode-pod-rimom.html

Britain Can No Longer Afford the Welfare State It Created 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/britain/britain-can-no-longer-afford-the-welfare-state-it-created/

Spain: Women flee Ceuta after 15 rapes recorded since end of July, 10-year-old sexually assaulted by 3 Moroccans
https://rmx.news/article/spain-women-flee-ceuta-after-15-rapes-recorded-since-end-of-july-10-year-old-sexually-assaulted-by-3-moroccans/

Meta platforms flag migration searches, direct users to UN resources and offers to ‘help with moving to a new country’
https://rmx.news/european-union/meta-platforms-flag-migration-searches-with-warnings-that-direct-users-to-un-resources-for-asylum-and-relocation/

‘Most dangerous man in Germany’ – Local mayor threatens to fire firefighters for posing with AfD politician
https://rmx.news/article/most-dangerous-man-in-germany-local-mayor-threatens-to-fire-firefighters-for-posing-with-afd-politician/

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/

Italy: Young girl in critical condition after boat carrying illegal migrants strikes her with propeller
https://rmx.news/article/italy-young-girl-in-critical-condition-after-boat-carrying-illegal-migrants-strikes-her-with-propeller/

Trudeau gov compiled blacklist of Freedom Convoy supporters, shared it with thousands of banking regulators, companies 
https://thepostmillennial.com/trudeau-gov-compiled-blacklist-of-freedom-convoy-supporters-shared-it-with-thousands-of-banking-regulators-companies



CHINA - ASIA

Armenia’s looming divorce with Russia - Scott Ritter
https://scottritter.substack.com/p/armenias-looming-divorce-with-russia

After Strait of Hormuz, China looks to the promise — and peril — of the Arctic’s ‘ice silk road’ 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/strait-hormuz-alternative-china-ships-north-sea-route-arctic-ice-silk-road

Concerns grow over ‘green’ biomass power in Japan after spate of accidents
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/concerns-grow-over-green-biomass-power-in-japan-after-spate-of-accidents/

North Korea grows stronger as the South ponders fading US support 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/north-korea-grows-stronger-as-the-south-ponders-fading-us-support/

U.S. Military Training With South Korea Reduced Over Iran War Snub
https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-military-training-with-south-korea-reduced-over-iran-war-snub



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

Russia Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Cuba Amid Energy Crisis
https://www.telesurenglish.net/russia-delivers-humanitarian-aid-to-cuba/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Ebola in DRC: 'The evolution of this epidemic has exceeded our gravest expectations'
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/ebola-in-drc-the-evolution-of-this

Somalia: Pirates seize commercial cargo ship
https://www.dw.com/en/somalia-pirates-seize-commercial-cargo-ship/a-78405330

South Africa’s top court blocks Shell oil exploration off country’s Wild Coast
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/south-africas-top-court-blocks-shell-oil-exploration-off-countrys-wild-coast/

A mine polluted a Zambian river in 2025: Residents continue to live with the impacts
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