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Russia pounds Kyiv as both sides eye new talks

KYIV: Russia pounded Kyiv with ballistic missiles and Ukraine sent hundreds of drones towards Moscow overnight as the warring sides kept up a barrage of attacks despite the latest US push to end the conflict. Russia said...

Firefighters work at the site of a shopping centre hit by a missile attack in Kyiv on Thursday. — Reuters

USS Abraham Lincoln leaves Middle East

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Gaza mediators say Israeli strikes undermine truce efforts

Palestinians attend the funeral of 50 people from three families killed during the war and whose bodies were retrieved from under the rubble recently, in Gaza City. — Reuters

Trump warns of economic consequences for any country that supports Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a press conference with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Israeli strike on policestation kills 9 in Gaza

A woman reacts during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike on a cafe in Gaza City on Wednesday. — Reuters

Israeli air strike kills nine Palestinians

A person stands on the back of an ambulance at a site destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, August 18, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Türkiye slams Israel's claims after strikes on Syrian base

A member of Syrian government forces stands guard at the Abu Al Duhur base in Idlib province. — AFP file photo

Two missiles detected earlier were launched from Iran: UAE

FILE PHOTO - An exterior view of the Dubai Mall. (is associated with: "UAE says it intercepted two ballistic missiles fired from Iran")

Iran says Hormuz to remain shut till US meets conditions

A currency dealer holds Iranian rials in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday. - Reuters

Israel strikes Syrian airbase

A man rides a motorbike in the town of Abu Al Duhur, Syria. — Reuters

Hamas says committed to Gaza peace deal

A boy walks carrying a table on his back past salvage workers scrapping the rubble of a building in Gaza. — AFP

More displaced from Indonesia quake

Villagers shelter in a tent in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, on August 18, 2026, following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia's Flores island on August 15. Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited much-needed aid on August 17 as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices, with many stuck outside.

Hormuz Strait to remain shut until U.S. meets interim deal conditions, Iran says

A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30, 2026.

Hormuz crossings rise slightly from weekend

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Vessel struck by unknown projectile Hormuz:

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 17, 2026

Iran vows offensive if diplomacy with US fails

A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran. — Reuters
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