articles 24 aug.

  

  
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

No oil to leave Persian Gulf if economic war continues
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247186/No-oil-to-leave-Persian-Gulf-if-economic-war-continues

Fewer than 20 ships transited Strait of Hormuz over weekend
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247188/Fewer-than-20-ships-transited-Strait-of-Hormuz-over-weekend

Scott Ritter: How NATO & Russia Came to the Edge of Nuclear War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTYQ8G5o73Y

Nuclear war: still a possibility?
Nervous that Russia might use nuclear weapons in Ukraine or attack NATO, Pentagon is searching for a new strategy 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/nuclear-war-still-a-possibility/

In calls with foreign leaders, Trump demands that they cut ties with Iran — Bessent 
https://tass.com/world/2177167

Trump Administration Launches Sweeping New Iran Sanctions Campaign Targeting Shipping and Oil Trade
https://gcaptain.com/trump-administration-launches-sweeping-new-iran-sanctions-campaign-targeting-shipping-and-oil-trade/

Sanctioning the Dollar Iran Already Left: Why Bessent’s “Economic D-Day” Is Toothless
https://sonar21.com/sanctioning-the-dollar-iran-already-left-why-bessents-economic-d-day-is-toothless/

Iran Blacklists 46 Ships On Hormuz ‘Non-Compliant’ List
https://gcaptain.com/iran-blacklists-46-ships-on-hormuz-non-compliant-list/

Iran will not let aggressors dictate terms to end war
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247195/Iran-not-let-end-of-war-be-based-on-aggressor-s-conditions

Iran seizes, sells US oil cargo for EB patients (Epidermolysis Bullosa)
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247192/Iran-seizes-sells-US-oil-cargo-for-EB-patients

"Make America hungry again": Ghalibaf to Trump
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247202/Make-America-hungry-again-Ghalibaf-to-Trum



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

VIDEO: Israeli attack on Gaza desalination plant
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247204/VIDEO-Israeli-attack-on-Gaza-desalination-plant

Hamas: Destruction of Sheikh Radwan water plant violates ceasefire, advances displacement plan
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/24/368902/

Israel has killed over 21,500 children, targeted 1,244 mosques since start of Gaza war: Media office
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-has-killed-over-21-500-children-targeted-1-244-mosques-since-start-of-gaza-war-media-office/4036368

Israeli Security Chief Ben Gvir’s Murder Spree against Palestinian Civilians- “30 to 40 Every Night” 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/24/israeli-security-chief-ben-gvirs-murder-spree-against-palestinian-civilians-30-to-40-every-night/

Houthis Escalate Saudi Shipping Campaign With VLCC Strike
https://gcaptain.com/houthis-escalate-saudi-shipping-campaign-with-vlcc-strike/

Israel warns of 'forceful' response to kites launched from Gaza
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/cd6e7427-b969-4c52-ad0d-74ac9e79d12f

Syria calls Israeli strike near Damascus a violation of international law
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/843a6d04-dc5b-4fdd-9a4b-20d19f2cc8ec

Saudi Arabia strikes northern Yemen villages
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247187/Saudi-Arabia-strikes-northern-Yemen-villages

Tanker struck by unknown projectile off Saudi Arabia: UKMTO
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247197/Tanker-struck-by-unknown-projectile-off-Saudi-Arabia-UKMTO

Casualties reported in Israeli attacks on Khan Younis
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247193/Casualties-reported-in-Israeli-attacks-on-Khan-Younis

Iraq proposes joint security council with Iran and Saudi Arab
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247191/Iraq-proposes-joint-security-council-with-Iran-and-Saudi-Arab

Israeli forces break up Al-Quds University graduation ceremony, detain participants
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/24/368905/

Seven Palestinians killed, others injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/24/368899/

Hamas condemns W. Bank settler violence, calls for more resistance
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/24/368889/

Israel seizes 1,152 more dunums (284 acres) as West Bank villages are turned into closed military zones
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/08/24/368883/

Israeli colonists set fire to parts of aluminum factory near Ramallah
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/174062?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

* UK Prime Minister hands over Storm Shadow missile blueprints to Ukraine for domestic production.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/uk-storm-shadow-scalp-missile-production-blueprints-ukraine

Russian forces strike fuel tanker, ports used in Ukrainian army’s supplies 
https://tass.com/politics/2176855

Putin signs decree on measures to protect critical infrastructure 
https://tass.com/politics/2177073

Russian troops liberate three communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass 
https://tass.com/politics/2176997

Renewed Black Sea blockade deals fresh blow to Ukraine's farmers
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/c6cca8cb-854c-4889-87ee-c608ee0ab352

UK to share SCALP missile blueprints with Ukraine as allies meet in Kyiv
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/a6c00b50-2f64-4e4b-af28-e2b8567d973e

France to deliver interceptor missiles to Ukraine as air defenses run short
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/f38989ac-26e8-4dec-90b7-e9d4ec595469

Ukraine Reveals Mi-8 Helicopter Equipped With Interceptor Drones for UAV Hunting 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Ukraine-Reveals-Mi-8-Helicopter-Equipped-With-Interceptor-Drones-for-UAV-Hunting/

EU Approves €6.1 Billion Defense Package for Ukraine Amid Intensified Russian Attacks 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/EU-Approves-61-Billion-Defense-Package-for-Ukraine-Amid-Intensified-Russian-Attacks/

Medvedev: Zelensky trembles with fear of the Banderites and at the same time glorifies them 
https://en.topwar.ru/288508-medvedev-zelenskij-drozhit-ot-straha-pered-banderovcami-i-odnovremenno-slavit-ih.html

Turkey Requests Netanyahu’s Arrest, Saying Israel Abused Flotilla Activists
https://israelpalestinenews.org/turkey-requests-netanyahus-arrest-saying-israel-abused-flotilla-activists/

Israel threatens assassinations, evacuations in Gaza over children’s kites
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-threatens-assassinations-evacuations-in-gaza-over-childrens-kites/

New threats on Gaza’s children, as Israel kills 4-year-old – Daily Update
https://israelpalestinenews.org/new-threats-on-gazas-children-as-israel-kills-4-year-old-daily-update/

UK, France ‘re-announce’ anti-missile technology for Ukraine: ‘None will be online for years’
https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260824-uk-france-re-announce-anti-missile-technology-for-ukraine-none-will-be-online-for-years

The Beginning of the Collapse of Ukraine
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/08/24/the-beginning-of-the-collapse-of-ukraine/

42 drones were shot down over Russia in one day.
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8907397?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Air defense forces shot down 351 UAVs over Russia overnight
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8906750



NATIONAL  2

JFK vs the Press 1961 
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/press/jfk-vs-the-press-1961/

Pitch for defense treaty and moving US military to Israel is insane
The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) is pushing a plan that would also include expanded integration and a new $38 billion MOU 
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-israel-integration-mou/

Documents Reveal Trail of Unreported Millions From Israeli Military to U.S. Universities
Research funding by Israel’s Ministry of Defense and arms manufacturers often fails to appear in national databases intended to track foreign funding.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-military-funding-universities

US supreme court rules Trump can proceed with crackdown on mail-in voting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/supreme-court-trump-mail-in-voting

Supreme Court upholds Trump EO allowing USPS to withhold ballot sends in states that don't verify voter rolls
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-supreme-court-upholds-trump-eo-allowing-usps-to-withhold-ballot-sends-in-states-that-dont-verify-voter-rolls

DC appeals court sides with James O'Keefe, tosses $130,000 judgment over 2016 election undercover video
https://thepostmillennial.com/dc-appeals-court-sides-with-james-okeefe-tosses-130000-judgment-over-2016-election-undercover-video

Your Tax Dollars At Work: San Fran Shelter Workers Accused Of Hiding Cop Shooter
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/your-tax-dollars-work-san-fran-shelter-workers-accused-hiding-cop-shooter

U.S. Not Prepared To Handle Drone Attack From Inside Homeland: NORTHCOM Deputy Commander
https://www.twz.com/air/u-s-not-prepared-to-handle-drone-attack-from-inside-homeland-northcom-deputy-commander

Barack Obama Elementary School closed indefinitely due to mold, rodents
https://thepostmillennial.com/barack-obama-elementary-school-closed-indefinitely-due-to-mold-rodents



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Korea Faces Growing COVID 19 Resurgence Threat - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/korea-faces-growing-covid-19-resurgence-threat

Long COVID May Alter Brain Circuitry and Trigger Lasting Mental Effects - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/long-covid-may-alter-brain-circuitry-and-trigger-lasting-mental-effects

Iron Disruption Emerges as Key Sign of Severe COVID-19 - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/iron-disruption-emerges-as-key-sign-of-severe-covid-19

Pennsylvania reports dozens of measles cases in past week
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/pennsylvania-reports-dozens-of-measles

Azerbaijan: Anthrax in the Samukh region is stable
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/azerbaijan-anthrax-in-the-samukh

GLOBAL K-PROGRAM: The Cancer Kill List & BigPharma’s Biggest Cash Cow
BigPharma and their “health” insurance coconspirators want you dead.
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/global-k-program-the-cancer-kill

Former CDC Scientist Whose Studies Were Used to ‘Debunk’ Vaccine-Autism Link Will Plead Guilty
“I think that’s going to be the second part of the story,” Grundvig said. “It could be an avalanche of bad news for both pharma and the CDC.”
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/poul-thorsen-former-cdc-scientist-studies-debunk-vaccine-autism-link-plead-guilty/



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

U.S. Takes Next Step Toward Nuclear-Powered Commercial Ships
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-takes-next-step-toward-nuclear-powered-commercial-ships/

Robots impress at China's World Humanoid Robot Games
https://www.dw.com/en/robots-impress-at-chinas-world-humanoid-robot-games/video-78488822

AI-Trained Robot Invented Its Own Sprint at 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/325301/20260824/ai-trained-robot-invented-its-own-sprint-2026-world-humanoid-robot-games.htm

From mixed martial arts to mechanical dogs: the World Robot Conference 2026 – in pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2026/aug/25/from-mixed-martial-arts-to-mechanical-dogs-the-world-robot-conference-2026-in-pictures

Bosch Confirms August 2027 Start for Europe’s First Humanoid Robot Production Line
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/325304/20260824/bosch-confirms-august-2027-start-europes-first-humanoid-robot-production-line.htm

Brake problems in GM EVs draw greater federal scrutiny
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/brake-problems-in-gm-evs-draw-greater-federal-scrutiny/

New Zealand proposes social media ban for under-16s
https://www.dw.com/en/new-zealand-proposes-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/a-78480389



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Catch Comet 220P McNaught This Week: After Two 2026 Eruptions, Window Closes for 22 Years
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/325309/20260824/catch-comet-220p-mcnaught-this-week-after-two-2026-eruptions-window-closes-22-years.htm

Scientists Discover Uranium-Catching Bacteria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeHEkJerLVk

China Moon mission to find water ice: unlike anything NASA’s done 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/china-moon-mission-to-find-water-ice-unlike-anything-nasas-done/

Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis (Türkiye) archaeological dig
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-mystery-statue-unearthed-sardis-archaeological.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

Fuel "Not Available" For 14+ Hours At Buffalo Airport After Fuel Farm Circuit Failure
https://simpleflying.com/buffalo-airport-fuel-not-available-circuit-failure/

2 Tourists Seriously Injured By Jetblast At Skiathos' Famous Plane-Spotting Beach
https://simpleflying.com/2-tourists-injured-jetblast-skiathos-plane-spotting-beach/

(Video) China may be fighting US Marines with Robot Marines. Expendable. 
A better version is already being built. China will sell these older robots to Iran.
https://x.com/AlternatNews/status/2091631008286142483

Ukraine Holds World’s First Unmanned Military Parade on 35th Independence Day 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Ukraine-Holds-Worlds-First-Unmanned-Military-Parade-on-35th-Independence-Day/

Ukraine’s robot and drone parade offers a glimpse of the future of war
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/ukraines-robot-and-drone-parade-offers-a-glimpse-of-the-future-of-war

U.S. Air Force C-130J Training in Okinawa Builds Austere Airlift Capability for Runway-Denied Pacific Operations.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/u-s-air-force-c-130j-training-in-okinawa-builds-austere-airlift-capability-for-runway-denied-pacific-operations

South Korea accelerates Jangbogo-N nuclear attack submarine project amid major shift in US-South Korea alliance.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/jangbogo-n-nuclear-submarine-program-acceleration

Turkish Aerospace Industries Elevates AKSUNGUR Drone with Expanded Payload and Extended Operational Endurance
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/turkish-aerospace-industries-elevates-aksungur-drone-with-expanded-payload-and-extended-operational-endurance

US approves $125 million AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missile sale to South Korea to counter future threats.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/us-approves-aim-9x-sidewinder-missile-sale-south-korea

Japan’s Surface-to-Ship Missile Training Reveals a New Maritime Defense Architecture.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/japans-surface-to-ship-missile-training-reveals-a-new-maritime-defense-architecture

China Develops Hypersonic Glide Vehicles Capable of Launching Air-to-Air Missiles Mid-Flight 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/China-Develops-Hypersonic-Glide-Vehicles-Capable-of-Launching-Air-to-Air-Missiles-Mid-Flight/

Russia Demonstrates Portable Laser System and Courier-2 Robot for Mine Clearance 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Russia-Demonstrates-Portable-Laser-System-and-Courier-2-Robot-for-Mine-Clearance/

Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: August 24, 2026
https://www.twz.com/sea/where-are-the-aircraft-carriers-august-24-2026

China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Is Taking Shape
https://www.twz.com/sea/chinas-next-aircraft-carrier-is-taking-shape



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Nevada files suit over Colorado River plan
https://courthousenews.com/nevada-files-suit-over-colorado-river-plan/

Rhine Water Rises Sharply After Rain, Ships Able to Load More Cargo
https://gcaptain.com/rhine-water-rises-sharply-after-rain-ships-able-to-load-more-cargo/

Tornado in Aude: at least 26 injured and around 100 homes damaged
 https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/24/tornado-in-aude-at-least-26-injured-and-around-100-homes-damaged
 
EPA finalizes lead pipe guidance over enviro objections
https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-finalizes-lead-pipe-guidance-over-enviro-objections/

A bird's eye view of illegal logging and its consequences in the Peruvian Amazon
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-bird-eye-view-illegal-consequences.html

Glacier retreat could promote the spread of diseases among bees
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-glacier-retreat-diseases-bees.html

Trump administration advances plan to open national forests to development 
https://grist.org/regulation/trump-administration-advances-roadless-rule-national-forests/

M6.0 Earthquake 215 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste — August 24, 2026 - Depth 10.0 kmshallow crustal
https://www.earthquaketracker.org/earthquakes/event/us6000tn41

Volcanoes 25 Aug 2026: Fuego volcano, Semeru, Sheveluch, Ibu, Reventador, Sakurajima, Lewotobi, Puracé
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html



ECONOMY

Cost to Ship a VLCC Through Hormuz Hits $20 Million, TotalEnergies CEO Says
https://gcaptain.com/cost-to-ship-a-vlcc-through-hormuz-hits-20-million-totalenergies-ceo-says/

Trump says U.S. will hike Canada auto tariffs to 50% as trade war escalates
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/5031b3a8-bb3d-48f5-b1ac-4b2acb8ea943

Guatemala's economy grows 4.4% in first half of 2026
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/c407f92d-22a7-43cc-a0f6-4d746aaa361a

Trump to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 20%, citing overcapacity
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/4d4a9885-6ced-42d0-9fa5-b7286672b950

US-Iran war and fuel price surge weigh on New Zealand consumer spending
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/d2c4682e-82a0-4aa7-b5f7-de407b065949

Norway plans further development of Arctic drilling amid EU energy concerns
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/norway-plans-further-development-of-arctic-drilling-amid-eu-energy-concerns

Putin revealed the location of the second line of the Nord Stream pipeline. 
https://en.topwar.ru/288516-putin-rasskazal-gde-dolzhna-byla-projti-vtoraja-linija-severnogo-potoka.html

Norway Warns Oil and Gas Output Could Collapse After 2030
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Norway-Warns-Oil-and-Gas-Output-Could-Collapse-After-2030.html



EU - UK - CANADA

Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford takes gloves off to slam ‘bully’ and ‘dictator’ Trump: ‘Kiss my a**’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/canada-tariffs-trump-doug-ford-ontario-b3038453.html

Canada Bets $11 Billion on Six New Icebreakers as Arctic Shipbuilding Race Accelerates
https://gcaptain.com/canada-bets-11-billion-on-six-new-icebreakers-as-arctic-shipbuilding-race-accelerates/

Volkswagen warns Germany's car-making industry is in jeopardy
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/d34d2ac2-4e1d-4f49-b052-7f266215cb76

Dutch pull out of 'no longer neutral' Eurovision
https://www.dw.com/en/netherlands-eurovision-boycott-israel-gaza/a-78482430

UK firm running Portugal's largest solar plant files for insolvency
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/24/uk-firm-running-portugals-largest-solar-plant-files-for-insolvency

‘The most expensive group deportation flight in German history’ – Deporting just 33 people cost EU taxpayers €518,00
https://rmx.news/article/the-most-expensive-group-deportation-flight-in-german-history-deporting-just-33-people-cost-eu-taxpayers-e518000/

Spain’s Great Replacement: Half of unskilled construction workers are now foreign laborers
https://rmx.news/article/spains-great-replacement-half-of-unskilled-construction-workers-are-now-foreign-laborers/

African migrant tries to rape 3 women in a matter of minutes, then grab’s policewoman’s crotch during arrest
https://rmx.news/article/germany-african-migrant-tries-to-rape-3-women-in-a-matter-of-minutes-then-grabs-policewomans-crotch-during-arrest/



CHINA - ASIA

China and Egypt Unite
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/world-trade/china-and-egypt-unite/

Mainland China's ship activity near Taiwan hits record for third month in a row
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/be38991f-a1b0-4122-a2f6-3cdfeebba52b

Japan enlists 1,800 people to drag a 360-tonne castle keep using ropes and rollers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/25/japan-1800-people-move-pull-400-tonne-hirosaki-castle-with-ropes

The US has identified China's most terrifying weapon. 
https://en.topcor.ru/73662-v-ssha-ukazali-na-samoe-strashnoe-oruzhie-kitaja.html



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Six million Somalis face acute hunger as drought and conflict worsen
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/9579bae2-b811-4305-a26e-7a2e7bbd6c97

Nigerian police rescue 75 passengers abducted by gunmen in Kaduna State
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/d6b61375-fb7c-4053-b7d4-820d9db612cc

Haiti: Gang members kill dozens near Port-au-Prince
https://www.dw.com/en/haiti-gang-members-kill-dozens-near-port-au-prince/a-78491117

Sudan: US proposes expanding UN arms embargo
https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-us-proposes-expanding-un-arms-embargo/a-78490440

Ambush in South Sudan kills peacekeeping troops
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/ambush-in-south-sudan-kills-peacekeeping-troops

Zambia shuts down court system
https://www.france24.com/en/zambia-shuts-down-court-system

NATO Deliberately Destroyed Libya’s Future
https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2026/08/24/nato-deliberately-destroyed-libyas-future/