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Firefighters work at a Kyiv book market hit by a Russian missile strike on August 16, 2026

Ukraine War: NATO F-18 Shoots Down Russian Drone Over Romania, Fourth Alliance Airspace Intercept of 2026

A Spanish Air Force F-18 on NATO's Enhanced Air Policing mission shot down a suspected Russian drone over Romanian territory Saturday — the fourth such intercept of 2026 — as Russian strikes

August 17, 2026

by Dmitri Agafonov

Displaced Palestinians gather along the beachfront in Gaza City as talks on the next phase of the ceasefire continue

Kushner Meets Hamas in Egypt to Turn a Disarmament Pledge Into Steps

Jared Kushner met Hamas leaders at El Alamein on Sunday to press them to convert a disarmament pledge into verifiable steps. He flies to Jerusalem on Monday to meet a prime minister who has rejected the same plan three times

August 17, 2026

by Arab Desk

Anti-US billboard in Tehran as Iran-US ceasefire MoU expires Monday

Iran-US Ceasefire Expires Monday: Trump Claims Hormuz, Tehran Refuses Talks

The US-Iran memorandum of understanding, signed in June to end three months of war, expires Monday

Ukraine war drone attack kills civilians in Moscow Oblast as Wildberries warehouse burns in Podolsk

Ukraine War: Largest Drone Barrage Kills Six Across Russia, Wildberries Depot Burns Near Moscow

Ukraine launched one of the war's largest aerial attacks Sunday, killing at least six people across

German Patriot air defence system units stationed at Vilnius airport in Lithuania, part of the NATO presence on the Belarusian frontier

Belarus Says It Is Trading Flight Warnings With Three NATO Neighbours

Belarus has restored mutual flight notification with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, its air force chief said, describing a working deconfliction channel with three NATO states. He also said Western forces on the

August 17, 2026

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Flames and smoke rise from al-Makha port during Houthi missile strike Yemen civil war 2026

Houthi Missiles Kill Four in Yemen’s Al-Makha, Strike Marib as Civil War Escalates

Houthi missiles and drones killed four in Yemen's al-Makha port and wounded eight, while six ballistic missiles struck Marib residential areas on August 16. The Yemen civil war attacks mark the deadliest

August 17, 2026

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People and rescue workers gather at a destroyed house in Deir al-Zahrani in southern Lebanon after Israeli airstrike August 2026

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Eleven in Southern Lebanon Despite Two US-Brokered Ceasefires

Israeli airstrikes killed eleven people in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh district on August 15-16, violating two US-brokered ceasefire frameworks. Analysts say the June 26 agreement's requirement that Israel withdraw only after Hezbollah disarms

August 17, 2026

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Spanish F-18 fighter jets used by NATO to shoot down unidentified drone over Romania near Moldova border during Ukraine war airspace violations

Ukraine War: NATO Jets Shoot Down Drone Over Romania After Airspace Violations Intensify

NATO's Spanish F-18 fighter jets shot down an unidentified drone over Romania near the Moldova border early Sunday, in the latest escalation of airspace violations linked to the Ukraine war that Romania's

August 17, 2026

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Firefighters battling fire at building damaged in Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 2026

Ukraine’s Largest Drone Assault Hits Wildberries Warehouses and Rocket Fuel Plant Near Moscow

Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial drone campaigns of the entire conflict overnight, directing roughly 600 drones at Moscow Oblast and striking military-industrial targets including a Wildberries logistics hub and a

August 17, 2026

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Donald Trump speaking at David S. Mack Center police graduation ceremony in Garden City, New York

Trump Says He Will Declare the Strait of Hormuz US Territory. Iran Says the Answer Is No.

Donald Trump announced at a police graduation ceremony Friday that he would declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran. With the June MoU expiring Monday and the strait

August 16, 2026

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BAE Systems Nyan jet-powered drone, the British unmanned aerial system deployed by Ukraine in deep strike operations against Russian oil refineries

Ukraine Deploys British BAE Systems Drones in Six-Month Deep Strike Campaign Against Russian Oil Refineries

Ukraine has deployed British-built BAE Systems Nyan drones in deep strikes against Russian oil refineries for six months, The Times reported. The disclosure puts Britain in direct operational contact with the conflict

August 16, 2026

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Iranian Air Force pilot in Su-24 bomber cockpit during 2026 conflict

Iran Accuses Qatar of Holding Three Pilots Prisoner Six Months After Su-24 Shootdown

Iran's military publicly named three Air Force pilots it claims Qatar has held since March, when Qatari F-15s shot down two Su-24 bombers heading toward Al Udeid Air Base. Qatar denied the

August 16, 2026

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Ships in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas Iran, the waterway whose closure is holding oil prices today near 90 dollars a barrel

Oil Prices Today, August 16, 2026: Brent at $88.52 as the US Blockade Holds Hormuz Shut

Oil prices today, August 16, 2026: Brent settled Friday at $88.52 a barrel and WTI at $82.40, both more than five percent higher on the week after Washington said its naval blockade

August 16, 2026

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Ukraine’s 600-Drone Moscow Strike Kills 83-Year-Old as Russia Intercepts Record 822

Ukraine launched approximately 600 drones at Moscow overnight in what Russian authorities called the largest single drone strike on the capital, killing an 83-year-old civilian in Moscow Oblast as Russia's air defences

August 16, 2026

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Ukraine War: NATO F-18 Shoots Down Russian Drone Over Romania, Fourth Alliance Airspace Intercept of 2026

Kushner Meets Hamas in Egypt to Turn a Disarmament Pledge Into Steps

Iran-US Ceasefire Expires Monday: Trump Claims Hormuz, Tehran Refuses Talks

Ukraine War: Largest Drone Barrage Kills Six Across Russia, Wildberries Depot Burns Near Moscow

Belarus Says It Is Trading Flight Warnings With Three NATO Neighbours

Houthi Missiles Kill Four in Yemen’s Al-Makha, Strike Marib as Civil War Escalates

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Eleven in Southern Lebanon Despite Two US-Brokered Ceasefires

Ukraine War: NATO Jets Shoot Down Drone Over Romania After Airspace Violations Intensify

Ukraine’s Largest Drone Assault Hits Wildberries Warehouses and Rocket Fuel Plant Near Moscow

Trump Says He Will Declare the Strait of Hormuz US Territory. Iran Says the Answer Is No.

Ukraine Deploys British BAE Systems Drones in Six-Month Deep Strike Campaign Against Russian Oil Refineries

Iran Accuses Qatar of Holding Three Pilots Prisoner Six Months After Su-24 Shootdown

Oil Prices Today, August 16, 2026: Brent at $88.52 as the US Blockade Holds Hormuz Shut

Ukraine’s 600-Drone Moscow Strike Kills 83-Year-Old as Russia Intercepts Record 822

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