articles 29 aug.

 
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Iran's Khamenei urges shift away from dollar as sanctions squeeze trade
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/d63c5c93-0ab3-4ccf-a51c-81fd9ea719cd

Iran to continue building defense capabilities: acting MoD
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/247309/Iran-to-continue-building-defense-capabilities-acting-MoD



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

BBC tracks a week of Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/71c20ae4-bfa1-4f10-81c5-70e7921cbc25

Turkiye and Somalia forces free cargo vessel hijacked by pirates
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/6c5fa00a-1a9e-4102-ba83-1df0f53f7ceb

Israeli settlers surround Palestinian home in West Bank's Qusra
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/db5d9fb1-e2eb-452d-bfbe-0d38be429b61

Palestinian woman and NBC News team reportedly attacked in West Bank
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/29/nbc-news-team-attacked-west-bank

Israel must spend more on defense - and rethink its US alliance - opinion
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-906773

Israel army says struck Hamas commander in Gaza hospital compound
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2656245/middle-east

Colonists attack Palestinians and damage agricultural land near Jenin
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/174183?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Israeli forces seize agricultural tractor in Sinjil
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/174177?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Two Palestinians, including child, shot during Israeli raid on al-Amari camp
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/174170?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill four people, hit hospital supply warehouse
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/israeli-attacks-across-gaza-kill-two-people-hit-hospital-supply-warehouse



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Ukraine’s ambassador summoned to Turkish Foreign Ministry over shelling of Turkish vessels 
https://tass.com/world/2179341

Russian strike on ammunition depot near Kyiv kills dozens
https://www.dw.com/en/russian-strike-on-ammunition-depot-near-kyiv-kills-dozens/a-78556008

Russian Armed Forces burned a warehouse containing Flamingo missiles near Kyiv. 
https://en.topcor.ru/73756-vs-rf-sozhgli-sklad-s-raketami-flamingo-pod-kievom.html

All of Europe in the crosshairs: Russia to deploy Iskander-1000 missiles in Kaliningrad – MWM 
https://en.topcor.ru/73765-vsja-evropa-na-pricele-rf-razmestit-rakety-iskander-1000-v-kaliningrade-mwm.html

"He begged, he threatened, he bribed": Why the CIA director urgently flew to Moscow 
https://en.topcor.ru/73780-umoljal-ugrozhal-podkupal-zachem-direktor-cru-srochno-priletal-v-moskvu.html

"Russia has become part of the Axis of Evil": Americans on Russia-China cooperation on the Northern Sea Route 
https://en.topcor.ru/73791-rossija-stala-chastju-osi-zla-amerikancy-pro-sotrudnichestvo-rf-i-knr-na-sevmorputi.html

Russia is preparing the Dan-T: thousands of cheap drone missiles could rain down on Ukraine's air defenses. 
https://en.topcor.ru/73790-rossija-gotovit-dan-t-tysjachi-deshevyh-raket-dronov-mogut-obrushitsja-na-pvo-ukrainy.html

Peace at any cost: Why Ukraine's former ambassador proposes giving up territories 
https://en.topcor.ru/73789-mir-ljuboj-cenoj-pochemu-ukrainskij-jeks-posol-predlagaet-poproschatsja-s-territorijami.html

Budanov – Ukraine Is Losing 30,000 Soldiers Per Month 
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/08/budanov-ukraine-is-losing-30000-soldiers-per-month.html

Russia Changing Missile And Drone Attack Strategy On Ukrainian Capital
https://www.twz.com/news-features/russia-changing-missile-and-drone-attack-strategy-on-ukrainian-captial

Russia unleashes deadly strike on Kyiv spreading to care home and houses, killing 37
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-live-putin-zelensky-uk-nato-missile-b3041389.html

Watch: Russian Military Conducts Test Of Huge Mobile ICBM
https://www.zerohedge.com/military/watch-russian-military-conducts-test-huge-mobile-icbm



NATIONAL  2

Driven by distraction? Trump steps up stunts as U.S. midterms loom
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/29/world/politics/trump-stunts-us-midterms/

Pentagon chief Hegseth considers running for president — NBC 
https://tass.com/world/2179177

New York Governor Kathy Hochul promises to increase holiday security at synagogues, Jewish sites
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-906945

How the US Is Driving the Rise of the Businessmen-Politician
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/08/how-the-us-is-driving-the-rise-of-the-businessmen-politician.html



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

Pennsylvania Governor Beholden To BigPharma LIES About Two Measles Deaths In Order To Fear-Monger Vaccine Uptake
https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/pennsylvania-governor-beholden-to

North Carolina teen contracts brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/north-carolina-teen-contracts-brain

Costa Rica reports 30% increase in dengue, Strengthens dengue prevention and control efforts
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/costa-rica-reports-30-increase-in

Chile: Aflatoxin in peanuts prompt food alert
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/chile-aflatoxin-in-peanuts-prompt

Colombia ups vaccination efforts post earthquake
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/colombia-ups-vaccination-efforts

Philippines: Chikungunya cases up in 2026
https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/philippines-chikungunya-cases-up



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

Number of AI agents going out of control peaks in July — British newspaper 
https://tass.com/society/2179365

Brave’s browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/braves-browser-one-ups-chrome-with-its-new-support-for-email-aliases/

More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/more-americans-oppose-police-license-plate-cameras-than-support-them-survey/

Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/anthropic-gets-its-first-court-win-over-the-pentagons-supply-chain-risk-label/

Judge rules Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/4e7b3028-ec3d-42bb-ba2a-1a9e0f81087e

Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits

ICE plans to spend up to $2 million for robot dogs
https://thepostmillennial.com/ice-plans-to-spend-up-to-2-million-for-robot-dogs



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

Chinese researchers complete Earth-Moon two-way laser link test
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202608/1369315.shtml

Six Never-Before-Seen Mystery Structures Found Lurking Deep Inside The Earth
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/six-never-seen-mystery-structures-080000607.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

Federal Judge Blasts Southwest Airlines, Rejects Bid To End Flight Attendant Lawsuit
https://simpleflying.com/federal-judge-blasts-southwest-airlines-rejects-bid-end-flight-attendant-lawsuit/

British Airways Sued After Falling Bottle Left Sleeping Woman With Lasting Eye Damage
https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-sued-falling-bottle-passenger-eye-damage/

United Flight Changes Aircraft & Diverts T
Engine Issue Forces First Flight 1403 Diversion 
https://simpleflying.com/united-flight-changes-aircraft-diverts-twice-flying-los-angeles-to-new-york/

Air New Zealand posts $242 million annual loss on fuel, engine costs
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/b37d76f5-0b3f-4f26-8c2d-2903762edaa9

F-35 program cost jumps US$51 billion as fighter prices rise again
https://www.airdatanews.com/f-35-program-cost-jumps-us-51-billion-as-fighter-prices-rise-again/

South Korea leans toward military conscription for women
https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-leans-toward-military-conscription-for-women/a-78547426

Satellite Images Show China Expanding Secretive Flight-Test Base Near Lop Nur for Advanced Aircraft Programs, Like U.S. Area 51
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Satellite-Images-Show-China-Expanding-Secretive-Flight-Test-Base-Near-Lop-Nur-for-Advanced-Aircraft-Programs-Like-US-Area-51/

Ukraine’s Defence Ministry says AI cuts analyst time for spotting enemy targets in imagery by up to 90% 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/Ukraines-Defence-Ministry-says-AI-cuts-analyst-time-for-spotting-enemy-targets-in-imagery-by-up-to-90/

U.S. Air Force Suspends AN/PRM-10 Test Sets After PCB Residue Found 
https://www.thedefensenews.com/US-Air-Force-Suspends-ANPRM-10-Test-Sets-After-PCB-Residue-Found/

U.S. Army Uses AMP-HEL Laser Weapon for First Time to Destroy Cartel-Linked Drones at Southern Border.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/u-s-army-uses-amp-hel-laser-weapon-for-first-time-to-destroy-cartel-linked-drones-at-southern-border

U.S. Navy to Commission New Flight III Aegis Destroyer USS Ted Stevens for Advanced Air and Missile Defense.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-navy-to-commission-new-flight-iii-aegis-destroyer-uss-ted-stevens-for-advanced-air-and-missile-defense

U.S. Navy Tests Harpoon Coastal Missile Defense System to Strike Warships From Shore.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-navy-tests-harpoon-coastal-missile-defense-system-to-strike-warships-from-shore



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Nepal rescuers send air pipe into tunnel with trapped workers 
https://www.news24.com/world/nepal-rescuers-send-air-pipe-into-tunnel-with-trapped-workers-20260829-1067

Nepal flood survivors still searching for some 3,000 missing
https://www.dw.com/en/nepal-flood-survivors-still-searching-for-some-3000-missing/video-78558879

By now 241 tourists rescued in Nepal, 320 still out of contact — Tourism Council 
https://tass.com/emergencies/2179339

‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospital
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/29/nepal-flood-missing-kathmandu-hospital

16 dead, 546 missing after mudslide hits border port in China's Xizang
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202608/1369349.shtml

Fire in California’s Big Sur region doubles in size overnight, forcing evacuations
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/californias-wildfire-big-sur

A never-before-seen picture of eagle migrations
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-picture-eagle-migrations.html



ECONOMY

Panama Canal Congestion Drives Gas Tankers To Unusual Routes
https://gcaptain.com/panama-canal-congestion-drives-gas-tankers-to-unusual-routes/

US waives beef tariffs for Brazil and Paraguay, excludes Argentina and Uruguay
https://www.vespernews.com/en/news/371e149a-d95c-4d45-93ee-433ffe226a41

Feedstock Is Not Fuel: Why Venezuelan Crude Cannot Fix the Diesel and Jet Shortage
https://sonar21.com/feedstock-is-not-fuel-why-venezuelan-crude-cannot-fix-the-diesel-and-jet-shortage/

How accounting and investigation created serfdom without a single founding decree 
https://en.topwar.ru/288703-kak-uchet-i-sysk-sozdali-krepostnoe-pravo-bez-edinstvennogo-uchreditelnogo-ukaza.html



EU - UK - CANADA

Trump's 'Greenland plan' aims to bring Arctic under US control — presidential adviser
https://tass.com/world/2179397

Denmark suspends issuance of residence permits to Ukrainians of mobilization age 
https://tass.com/world/2179379

Swedish Prosecutors Charge Ship Master and Pilot Over Fatal Collision
https://gcaptain.com/swedish-prosecutors-charge-ship-master-and-pilot-over-fatal-collision/



CHINA - ASIA

Waiting in vain for a Trump foreign-policy doctrine 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/waiting-in-vain-for-a-trump-foreign-policy-doctrine/



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

* Colombia Opens Path to Resuming Aerial Glyphosate Spraying
https://www.telesurenglish.net/colombia-path-aerial-glyphosate-spraying/

Venezuela’s $209 Billion Energy Agreement With the U.S.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/venezuela-209-billion-agreement-us/

Shocking Details on Manta Fishermen US Attack After Boat Sinking
https://www.telesurenglish.net/manta-fishermen-us-attack/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Niger junta says it is back in control after soldiers' mutiny
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/heavy-gunfire-rocks-niger-capital-084555784.html