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Kurdish forces in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa put on heightened alert. Provocations by Syrian government forces and recent attacks by government forces on Kurds cited by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) group...Tass Russia
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP EXTENDING THE TARIFF TRUCE WITH CHINA.
MR. TRUMP SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER PUSHING THE DEADLINE FOR HIGH TARIFFS ON CHINESE GOODS FOR 90 DAYS...OSINTdefender "X"
Three dead and a suspect in custody after a shooting attack in the parking lot of a Target in Austin, Texas.
The suspect fled stealing two cars before being taken into custody...FOX 7 AUSTIN
ISRAELI POLITICS PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S POINT MAN FOR DEALING WITH THE UNITED STATES LEAVING HIS POST.
STRATEGIC AFFAIRS MINISTER RON DERMER PLANNING ON GETTING OUT OF POLITICS BEFORE ISRAEL'S NEXT ELECTION CURRENTLY SCHEDULE FOR THE FALL OF NEXT YEAR...TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israeli warplanes flying low over Damascus tonight. Such activity in the recent past has signaled Israeli military action against Syrian security forces threatening the minority Druze community...Tass Russia
IN THE AFRICAN NATION OF MALI DOZENS OF SOLDIERS ARRESTED SUSPECTED OF PLOTTING A COUP.
CURRENTLY MALI IS RULED BY A MILITARY GOVERNMENT LESS FRIENDLY TO THE EU AND US AND MORE FRIENDLY TO RUSSIA AND CHINA...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
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Two dead and 10 injured following an explosion at a US Steel facility in Clairton, Pennsylvania.
A rescue operation underway searching for anyone buried in the rubble.
Democrat Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman who lives nearby went to the scene and spoke with the media...
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AMID RECORD HEAT A POWER OUTAGE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IRAQ.
A GRADUAL RESTORATION OF POWER UNDERWAY FOLLOWING THE OUTAGE.
THE TEMPERATURE IN BAGHDAD REACHED 47 DEGREES CELSIUS TODAY (116.6 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)...REUTERS
President Trump announcing a crackdown on crime in Washington DC.
The federal government taking control of the local police and mobilizing the National Guard.
This follows deployment of federal law enforcement onto the streets of the nation's capital several days ago.
Federal control of law enforcement in the city is allowed for 30 days without Congress passing a law to authorize it...CBS NEWS USA
A FEDERAL JUDGE REJECTING THE ATTEMPT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO UNSEAL GRAND JURY TRANSCRIPTS RELATED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
THESE DOCUMENTS NOT THE ONES IN POSSESION OF THE DOJ BEING WITHHELD BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION...THE HILL USA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 200.52 points.
The NASDAQ down 64.62 points or .3 percent.
At 426 pm the price of oil at 64 dollars five cents a barrel up 17 cents...Marketwatch
Israel's Histadrut trade union federation declining to join a general strike opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Gaza War policy in favor of deal to release hostages.
Chairman Arnon Ben-David expressing anger at the situation but saying a strike would have no practical outcome.
He said the union is working with employers to allow workers to participate in a solidarity rally on behalf of the hostages next Monday August 17th...Times Of Israel
TAIWAN IS BUYING 28 MORE HIMARS ROCKET SYSTEMS FROM THE UNITED STATES.
THIS IN ADDITION TO 29 HIMARS SYSTEMS PURCHASED EARLIER OF WHICH 11 HAVE BEEN DELIVERED.
TAIWAN DEFENSE MINISTRY ALSO CONSIDERING PURCHASING NINE ADDITIONAL SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEMS FROM THE US...TASS RUSSIA
THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD SAYS TWO CHINESE VESSELS COLLIDED AS THEY CHASED A PHILIPPINE PATROL VESSEL.
THE PHILIPPINE VESSEL HAD ENTERED DISPUTED WATERS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TO ASSIST PHILIPPINE FISHING VESSELS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
COLOMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE 'RIGHT' MIGUEL URIBE HAS DIED AFTER BEING SHOT TWO MONTHS AGO.
URIBE WAS 39.
URIBE'S CONDITION HAD WORSENED OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN HE SUFFERED A HEMORRAGE IN HIS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM...REUTERS-KOREA TIMES
Chipmakers Nvidia and AMD agreeing to pay the US government 15 percent of their revenue from selling advanced chips to China.
Last week Nvidia announced that advanced chip sales to China would be allowed again after they were halted by the Trump Administration earlier this year...Reuters-The Korea Herald
IN GAZA THE ISRAELI MILITARY KILLING A GROUP OF AL JAZEERA JOURNALISTS INCLUDING REPORTER ANAS AL-SHARIF.
THEY WERE IN A PRESS TENT OUTSIDE A HOSPITAL.
THOSE KILLED DESCRIBED BY ISRAEL AS A 'HAMAS CELL'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joining other countries including France, the UK and Canada in announcing recognition of a Palestinian state next month.
Albanese criticizing Israel's conduct of the Gaza War also saying a future Palestinian state should not include the Hamas group...ABC News Australia
This December two new work visas will be available for foreign workers to enter New Zealand.
Immigration Minister Erica Stanford speaking of the need to attract highly specialized workers to improve the economy in sectors like agriculture, forestry and tourism.
She cited jobs involving rural contractors, winemakers and operating chairlifts as examples.
The new visas will be available for three years with the foreign workers allowed to be in New Zealand nine months out of 12 each year...One News New Zealand
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