Ukrainian FPV drones set fire to an Ozon logistics hub in Chapayevsk, Samara Oblast on August 22, forcing over 500 workers to evacuate in the first confirmed attack on Russia’s second-largest e-retailer.
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Bessent Pledges Toughest Sanctions in History Against Iran
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington will impose what he called the greatest coordinated economic isolation of any country in history, warning Beijing that buying Iranian oil makes it a target.
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Russia Kills 17 in Kyiv With Overnight Missile and Drone Barrage
Russia launched 168 drones and dozens of missiles at Kyiv overnight on August 19–20, killing 17 people and destroying a residential block, as President Zelensky warned of a critical Patriot interceptor shortage.
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UAE Cuts All Trade With Iran After Missiles Land Near Gulf Waters
The UAE announced an indefinite suspension of all trade and financial transactions with Iran on August 19, severing a link that supplied over 30% of Tehran’s imports.
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China Uses Taiwan’s 2026 Local Elections to Test Its 2028 Influence Playbook
Beijing set a goal at its Beidaihe retreat of shaping Taiwan’s November local elections, targeting the Kaohsiung mayoral race with fabricated polling data.
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Russia Probes NATO Defenses Daily With Drones, Germany’s Military Chief Warns
Germany’s top general has warned that Russia is conducting daily hybrid attacks across NATO, citing an explosive-rigged drone at Leipzig Airport and surveillance flights over Patriot missile sites.
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Russia Tops 198 Ballistic Missiles a Month as Strikes on Kyiv Escalate
Russia produced 198 ballistic missiles in July—its highest monthly total of the war—and launched 56 in the first week of August, intensifying attacks on Kyiv.
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Washington Clears $280 Million Turkish Arsenal for Ukraine as Moscow Demands Explanation
The US State Department has notified Congress of a plan to transfer 70 ATACMS missiles and 12 M270 rocket launchers from Turkish stockpiles to Ukraine, drawing a sharp rebuke from Russia.
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Ukraine Pushes Russia from Dnipropetrovsk, Reclaiming 745 Square Kilometres
A Ukrainian summer offensive has recaptured 26 settlements and at least 745 square kilometres in the Dnipropetrovsk region, pushing Russian forces back across the Donetsk and Zaporizhia borders.
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Washington Brokers Deal to Remove Assad-Era Nuclear Material from Syria
The US has brokered a deal with Syria’s new government and the IAEA to remove uranium powder from a clandestine atomic site built under Bashar al-Assad, with Israel pressing for removal before year-end.