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.
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US Forces on Track to Exit Iraq by September 30, Ending 23-Year Mission
US officials confirmed forces will complete their Iraq withdrawal by September 30, ending a 23-year military presence and handing off to economic partnerships.
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Russia Plans Kyiv Energy Strikes Before Ukraine’s Independence Day
Russia is preparing large-scale strikes on Kyiv’s power grid before August 24, exploiting Ukraine’s acute shortage of Patriot ballistic missile interceptors at the worst possible moment.
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Iran and Oman Fix Hormuz Coordinates but Tehran Demands More From Washington
Iran and Oman agreed on geographic coordinates for Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes, but Tehran says the deal alone cannot reopen the waterway without further US concessions.
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Senate Passes Russia Sanctions Bill 86-11, Targeting Oil Buyers in China and India
The US Senate voted 86-11 on August 7 to pass sweeping Russia energy sanctions named after the late Lindsey Graham, authorising 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil.