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Updated August 20, 2026 - 12:24 AM EDT

Trump: 'Crushing Economic Operation' on Iran

		*Iran's Ghalibaf Says US Is Seeking an Exit From the Region*
		*Officials: 'America-Hating' Media To Blame for USS Lincoln Outrage*

Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 10 Palestinians

		*Israel Admits to Killing Five-Year-Old Hind Rajab*
		*Poll Shows Voters Reject US-Israel Military Integration*
		*Ben Gvir Boasts of Planned Execution Facility for Palestinian Prisoners*

Large Israeli Deployment in Southwest Syria

Two Killed in Southern Lebanon as Israel Continues Demolitions

Trump Wants To Meet With North Korea's Kim

US-Registered Drone Detected Near CIA Boat Strike

Viewpoints

	*'We'll Bomb the Sht Out of Them': Trump and the War on Morality by Nolan Denaro**
	Trump and Israel Demand That Palestinians Disarm. That Is Wrong and Unjust by Mitchell Plitnick

	How Secretary Bessent Is Going Full-Hegseth Retard to No Avail by David Stockman
	Yes, the Iran War Really Is Similar to Vietnam by Howard W. French
More Viewpoints

Some Shattering Illusions of Our Declining Empire
by George D. O'Neill Jr.

Frontline

	Another Top Zelensky Aide Fired Amid Corruption Probe, House Raid
	Israeli Settler Berates Palestinian American Near His Besieged W. Bank Home
	Four Civilians Killed in Airstrike in Somalia's Nugaal Region

The War at Home

	Pentagon Rebuffed Repeated Requests for Golden Dome Brief: CBO
	Sailor Charged With Murdering Shipmate Aboard Carrier USS John F. Kennedy
	Sailor's Lawsuit Leads To Expanded Healthcare for Reserve, Guard
	Pentagon Needs More Resources To Meet Requirements for Assessing Blast Exposure, GAO Finds
	Air Force Wants Chinese-Made Drones for Training at Nuclear Base

The Americas

	Colombia Captures Key Financial Operator of FARC Dissident Group
	Regional Group Says Haiti Needs Security Support Ahead of December Elections

Russia/Ukraine

	Ukrainian Attack Kills One, Wounds Two Civilians in Belgorod Region
	Lavrov Accuses Ukraine of 'State Terrorism' Over Alleged Role of Military Personnel in Sahel Attacks
	A Warehouse Burns Near Moscow. In Ukraine, Drone Crews Prepare To Strike Again
	Lavrov Says Russia and North Korea Advocate for New Multipolar World Order
	US Fighter Jet Flies Over Baltic Sea Near Russia's Kaliningrad Region: Russian Media
	Russia and Ukraine Exchange 103 Prisoners Each in Latest Swap
	Second Ukrainian National Arrested Over 2022 Nord Stream Pipeline Blast
	In Ukraine, Forcible Military Recruitment Efforts Escalate Into Violence

Europe

	Jury Refuses To Convict Seven Palestine Action Defendants Over Elbit Raid
	German Military Expands to Largest Force in 13 Years With 186,700 Troops
	NATO Commander Wants Permanent Presence in Iceland

Sudan

	Children in Khartoum Slowly Return Back to School Amid War
	200,000 More Displaced in Sudan Amid Escalating Conflict: UN

Africa

	One Beneficiary of the Iran War? Pirates
	Chad Welcomes Back French Military Less Than Two Years Ending Defense Agreement
	Deadly Attacks on Aid Workers and Contractors Surge in South Sudan as UN Urges Protection

Gaza

	After Three Years Apart, a Gaza Father Returns to His Wife – and Six Death Certificates
	Why Aid Entering Gaza May Not Reach Those Who Need It
	Video: Israeli Strike on Gaza City Cafe Kills Six, Including Child
	US To Provide $206 Million for Gaza Peacekeeping Force, Letters Show
	Crushed but Defiant: The Grape Growers of Gaza
	Israel's Starvation of Gaza Leaves Children Stunted
	UN Reveals Only Three Percent of Gaza's Farmland Remains Usable
	Israel Spent Over $140 Billion Over Three Years To Finance Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza

Israel/Palestine

	Israeli Occupation Forces Abduct 30 Palestinians in Overnight Raid as Siege on West Bank's Qusra Enters 11th Day
	Report: Israel Halting All Defense Exports to Qatar
	'Violence, Dispossession, and Destruction': Israeli Forces and Settlers Launch 467 West Bank Attacks in One Week
	In Israel, Military Service Debate Spotlights Ultra-Orthodox Jews and Their Growing Clout
	'Playing With Fire': Israel's Syria Strike Tests Turkey After Mecca Defense Pact
	Israeli Forces Launch Mass Arrest Raids Across West Bank
	Canada Pledges $50 Million Aid to Lebanon and Condemns Israeli 'Unlawful Invasion'
	Palestinians Condemn Israeli Step To Advance Illegal E1 Settlement Plan
	Israel Army Chief Vows in Syria To Deter Threats to Border

Iran

	Iran Records $7.5 Billion in Oil Earnings During First Four Months of 2026
	Iran Issues Warning Against Arab States Aiding US, as UAE Cuts Economic Ties
	Iranian Consulate in India Labels California Iran's 'New Territory' After Trump's Hormuz Post

Yemen

	Houthi-Led Yemeni Armed Forces: 56 Saudi Oil Ships Targeted, Blocked Since Maritime Ban
	Bodies of Four Sailors Killed in Houthi Red Sea Attack Flown to Jeddah

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