Ukrainian drone attacks on Black Sea resort and Crimea kill 11, Russia claims Seven people, including three children, dead after ‘drone debris’ strike beach in seaside town, says Russian taskforce The Guardian - UK · Aug 3
Russian planes fire a salvo of glide bombs at a southern Ukraine city, killing 1 and wounding dozens Russian planes have dropped eight powerful glide bombs on a city in southern Ukraine, killing one person and wounding dozens, according to regional chief Ivan Fedorov The Independent UK · Aug 3
Trump's Former Counterterrorism Chief Says Trump Can Declare 'Victory' Over Iran, Use Sanctions Relief to Reopen Strait of Hormuz President Donald Trump‘s former counterterrorism chief, Joe Kent, hailed the announcement that the U.S. would halt strikes on Iran, saying the move could open the door to movement of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Benzinga · Aug 3
Ukraine targets Wildberries again as Russia hits Kharkiv publishing house A Ukrainian overnight strike targeted a warehouse run by Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries, east of Moscow, the company and local authorities reported Monday, as Kyiv's campaign against the e-commerce giant intensified. Meanwhile, Russian strikes on a warehouse in Ukraine's Kharkiv region over the weekend destroyed eight million books. France 24 · Aug 3
The August Coup by Robert Service review – the drink-soaked collapse of the Soviet Union This brilliant account of attempts by the old guard to take back control captures the ludicrousness of it all beautifully The Guardian - UK · Aug 3
Russia attacks Ukraine overnight, killing eight; Moscow downs 635 drones At least eight people were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks across multiple Russian regions, authorities said on Sunday. The Times of India · Aug 3
Trump says Iran talks set for Monday as Tehran and Oman discuss strait of Hormuz deal The US president did not provide details of where Monday meeting would take place or who would be involved The Guardian - AU · Aug 3
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces hit Wildberries again amid deadly trade of strikes with Russia Attacks on Russian retailer’s facilities in two regions trigger fires as at least 14 killed in cross-border exchanges; EU force boards Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker. What we know on day 1,622 The Guardian - AU · Aug 3
Russia Down 635 Drones but Strategic Airbase and Refinery Hit as Deep Ukraine Strikes Kill 8 Ukraine launched drone strikes on Russian military and economic sites, including the Engels airbase and oil refineries, intensifying the economic warfare aspect of the ongoing conflict. International Business Times UK · Aug 2
US Military Redirects 35 Ships and Disables Tankers Attempting To Breach Resumed Iran Blockade US naval forces have redirected 35 vessels and boarded others in the Arabian Sea, enforcing a resumed Iran blockade while diplomatic negotiations continue to prevent military escalation. International Business Times UK · Aug 2
Ukraine's Strike on Iranian Vessel Risks Merging Two Separate Wars, Analysts Warn Ukraine's strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea has heightened tensions, with analysts warning of merging conflicts. Tehran vows retaliation, complicating diplomatic efforts and regional stability. International Business Times UK · Aug 2
Trump backs down on Iran strikes in expectation of ‘rapidly’ reaching a deal US president claims delay is also in response to requests from Iran and other countries in the region The Guardian - US · Aug 2
At least 14 dead as Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes At least nine people were killed in Russia and five in Ukraine on Sunday as Kyiv and Moscow intensified long-range attacks on each other. US-led talks on ending the war in Ukraine have been effectively frozen since February, when the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran. France 24 · Aug 2
'Cruel terrorist act': Moscow mayor on restaurant blast that killed 3, injured 21 Moscow’s mayor Sergey Sobyanin has described the blast that resulted in three deaths and 21 injured as a “terrorist act” and has promised that those responsible would be brought to justice. The Times of India · Aug 2
The Independent UK · Aug 2 Ukrainian drones kill 5 in Russia and set fire to Wildberries warehouse Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and a further warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online marketplace, local officials said
The Independent UK · Aug 2 ‘I can live without fear for the first time’: Inside the camp in Italy helping Ukraine’s traumatised children IN DEPTH: The war has upended normal life for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children, with many seeing their homes destroyed. The No Sirens camp, run by Hope for Ukraine, tells Alex Croft that they aim to help restore the joy of childhood that has been lost
The Times of India · Aug 2 'Double standards': Pakistan rejects UN report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan strikes Pakistan’s military has rejected a UN report documenting hundreds of civilian casualties from cross-border fighting with Afghanistan, saying its forces targeted only Pakistani Taliban hideouts and other militant infrastructure and carried out the strikes in self-defence.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 2 ‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia Exclusive: at a launch site in the Ukrainian countryside, members of the elite ‘Magyar’s Birds’ brigade are turning Russia’s vast size into a weakness
The National (Scotland) · Aug 2 America’s Iran onslaught is also dragging it back into war in Iraq LIKE some ghostly mirage, their convoy of trucks appeared out of the dust thrown up by the desert. Within minutes, they had pulled up on the…
Bangkok Post · Aug 2 Trump says will hold off on fresh Iran attack in hope of quick deal CAIRO - US President Donald Trump said late on Saturday he would hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal could be reached quickly to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2 Ukraine war briefing: Strikes on three Russian oil refineries and sanctioned ship Power cut to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; meal queues in Crimea where Ukrainian strikes have cut fuel and power supplies. What we know on day 1,621
Bangkok Post · Aug 2 US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East DUBAI - US embassies in capitals across the Middle East on Saturday warned American citizens to beware of an "unforeseen escalation" in the regional conflict and urged them to be ready to leave.
The Times of India · Aug 1 Bomb blast outside Moscow restaurant kills 3, injures 21 At least three people, including a woman carrying a homemade bomb, were killed and 21 others injured after an explosive device detonated outside an Italian restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday.
International Business Times · Aug 1 Pentagon Gets A Grim Warning On Defending Israel. US Cannot Simply Ignore It. The latest report comes after an earlier indication lobbed concerns about another potential battlefield worry for the Trump administration, in the form of a reported depletion of its ammunition. These concerns are a pointer to the constraints on the military inflicted by the protracted Middle East conflict.
The Independent UK · Aug 1 Iraq and Turkey strike a 1-year oil pipeline deal to boost exports during ongoing Hormuz closures Iraq and Turkey have signed a deal to transport Iraqi crude oil through a pipeline to Turkey's port of Ceyhan