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A bombing at the upscale Balzi Rossi restaurant in Moscow on August 1, 2026, killed five people and injured 19 others. Russian officials and the Russian … Read more
President Donald Trump announced on August 3, 2026, that a new round of negotiations with Iran would begin to end a conflict that started in February. … Read more
Auterion has developed an AI-powered flight control system that allows cheap FPV drones in Ukraine to track targets autonomously. Funded by a $100 million contract backed … Read more
U.S. oil giants Chevron and ExxonMobil reported record profits in Q2 2026 as rising petrol prices strained households, with President Donald Trump criticizing the companies and … Read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for “united action” on border security following a chaotic mass influx of tens of thousands of migrants … Read more
Ukrainian drone forces have launched a targeted campaign against Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, striking over a dozen logistics centers across multiple regions since July 18. … Read more
Hamas has accepted a written framework for the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire that includes the disarmament of the group and the withdrawal of Israeli … Read more
The scale of modern financial crime has reached a point where national borders are increasingly irrelevant to criminals, but they are becoming less of a barrier … Read more
Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin announced on August 3, 2026, that he has fled to Paris, France. The 63-year-old anti-war figure left Russia after being designated … Read more
Russian officials reported on Monday, August 3, that a drone attack in the Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik killed at least six people, including three children. … Read more
The U.S. Army has selected REalloys to establish the first commercial critical mineral processing operation on a military installation at the Tooele Army Depot in Utah. … Read more
On August 3, 2026, the Romanian Navy used 180kg of explosives to blast a rock outcrop on the Danube River to redirect cooling water to the … Read more