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🚨 Breaking News: 🇹🇷 🇮🇱 Israel says it does not want a direct confrontation with Türkiye, despite sharply rising tensions over Turkish military involvement in Syria.

🇮🇱 The statement comes after Israel struck Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria, which Israel said was aimed at preventing a potential Turkish military deployment there.

🇺🇸 The U.S. is meanwhile working on a deconfliction mechanism between Israel, Türkiye and Syria to prevent further escalation or accidental clashes.

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🚨 Breaking News: 🇮🇷 IRAN’S TOP LEADERS CALL FOR END TO WAR

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to the war with the United States, saying Tehran should seek to end it while Iran remains in a “position of power and dignity.”

🇮🇷 Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has also warned that military strength alone cannot sustain Iran if its economy and population are under severe pressure, signaling growing concern over the economic cost of the conflict.

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🚨🇮🇱🇱🇧 ISRAEL STRIKES SOUTHERN LEBANON

Israeli forces reportedly carried out repeated strikes around Kfar Rumman and the Ali al-Taher heights in southern Lebanon.

🇵🇸🇮🇱 In the West Bank, Israeli forces also conducted a raid in Tubas, entering the city and searching homes.

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🚨🇨🇦🇺🇸 BREAKING: CANADA SUSPENDS U.S. TRADE TALKS

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended trade negotiations with the United States, saying Washington made “unfair and uneconomic” last-minute changes to the proposed deal.

🇺🇸 The U.S. has now imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian goods — roughly 5% of Canada’s exports to the U.S.

🇨🇦 Carney says Canada will respond with “dollar-for-dollar” retaliation.

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🚨 Breaking News: 🇮🇷 Iran dismisses Trump’s economic threats

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says President Trump’s latest threats of unprecedented economic sanctions against Iran are “bound to fail.”

Araghchi cited previous U.S. sanctions campaigns, arguing that they had failed to force Tehran to surrender.

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🇮🇷 Iran’s South Khorasan province has issued its first foreign investment licence to a Spanish company for the extraction and processing of mineral deposits, according to Iranian state media.

🇪🇸 The investor and the size or specific mineral project have not been publicly identified.

⚠️ The development comes as the U.S. threatens secondary sanctions against countries whose businesses provide Iran with an economic lifeline. The licence therefore carries significant sanctions risk for the Spanish investor.

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🇮🇱 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan an “antisemitic dictator” after Turkey sought an international arrest warrant/INTERPOL Red Notice against Netanyahu over the interception of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla.

🇹🇷 Netanyahu’s office accused Erdoğan of supporting Hamas, repressing political opponents and journalists, and occupying northern Cyprus, while saying Turkey’s efforts to intimidate Israeli leaders would fail.

The remarks come amid a sharp escalation in Israel–Türkiye tensions over Syria, following Israel’s strikes on the Abu al-Duhur airbase.

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🇷🇺 Russia’s military leadership has been reviewing its military presence and capabilities in the Arctic, amid growing NATO activity in the region.

🇳🇴 The development comes shortly after Norway expanded its Finnmark Brigade, adding an artillery battalion, air-defence battery and communications company.

The brigade is based in Norway’s Arctic north, near Russia’s border.

Russia has long viewed the Arctic as strategically important, particularly because its Northern Fleet and strategic submarines operate in the region.

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U.S. and Canadian trade negotiators are meeting in Washington for a third consecutive day to finalize a trade deal before threatened new U.S. tariffs take effect Saturday.

🇺🇸 President Trump has threatened a 50% tariff on about $20 billion of Canadian imports if no agreement is reached.

🇨🇦 Canada says the two sides are “very close” to a deal, with possible reductions in tariffs on Canadian vehicles, steel and aluminum.

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The leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Canada issued a joint statement on August 20 condemning Israel’s decision to move forward with construction tenders for the E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank.

They called the plan “unacceptable”, warning it could undermine the viability of a future Palestinian state by dividing the West Bank and urged Israel to withdraw the plans immediately.

They also warned businesses of potential legal and reputational consequences for participating in the project.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday to discuss Washington’s tariffs on Brazilian goods.

🇧🇷 Lula argued that the tariffs are unfounded and urged negotiation, while Trump proposed an early meeting between U.S. and Brazilian officials to continue discussions.

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🚨 Breaking News: 🇺🇸 U.S. Urges Allies and China to Join Iran Economic Isolation Campaign

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged China and U.S. allies to support Washington’s campaign to economically isolate Iran, calling it the “greatest coordinated economic isolation” effort in history.

🇺🇸 Bessent warned countries they would have to decide whether they were “with us or against us”, while specifically urging Beijing to “get with the programme.”

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🚨Breaking News: China urged the United States and Iran to resolve their differences through political and diplomatic means, saying sanctions and pressure will not solve the conflict.

🇨🇳 Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian called on all parties to act responsibly and pursue dialogue as Washington prepares tougher sanctions against Tehran.

🇨🇳 China is advocating a return to negotiations and diplomacy, while the U.S. is currently escalating economic pressure on Iran.

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🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Whether Trump Can Continue White House Ballroom Construction

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow construction of the roughly $400 million, 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom to continue while its legal appeal proceeds.

🇺🇸 The administration argues the project is tied to national security, describing the broader facility as an integrated complex with secure infrastructure and military-related capabilities.

Lower courts have ruled that the administration cannot proceed with the above-ground ballroom construction without congressional authorization.

The Supreme Court is considering the administration's emergency request, with the appeals-court order set to take effect August 21 unless the justices intervene.

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🚨Breaking News: 🇹🇷 Türkiye Seeks INTERPOL Red Notice for Netanyahu Over Gaza Flotilla

Türkiye has requested an INTERPOL Red Notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying humanitarian aid toward Gaza in international waters.

🇹🇷 Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said Turkish prosecutors are pursuing a case against 35 defendants, including Netanyahu and Israeli national Afek Moskovitch.

🇮🇱 Arrest warrants for the two were issued on July 14, 2026, on charges including genocide, crimes against humanity, torture, aggravated deprivation of liberty and hijacking.

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Iranian Crude Oil Offers to Chinese Buyers Decline

Offers of Iranian crude to Chinese buyers have fallen sharply, while prices have risen, as the U.S. blockade has disrupted Iranian oil shipments and Washington threatens tougher sanctions.

Reuters reports fewer offers for September and October deliveries compared with July and August.

Iran's shipments have fallen to around 534,000 barrels per day in August, compared with an average of about 1.4 million bpd in 2025.

🇮🇷 Iranian crude that is available is reportedly selling at premiums rather than its usual discounts.

🇨🇳 China remains Iran's dominant oil customer, but Chinese independent “teapot” refineries are increasingly looking for alternatives, including Brazilian and Iraqi crude, as Iranian supply tightens.

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🇺🇸⚡️🇮🇷 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday that Tehran should end the war with the United States now, arguing that Iran is in a position of “power and dignity.”

He claimed that “the whole world acknowledges our victory” and said the U.S. is internationally isolated after attacks on Iranian schools, hospitals and infrastructure.

🇮🇷 The comments were made during a meeting with medical professionals in Tehran and were reported by Iranian state media, including ISNA/IRNA.
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🚨Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the rising cost of the war is creating a serious shortage of money and resources for Ukraine’s defence effort.

🇺🇦 Recent reporting says Kyiv is seeking additional financing as military spending and frontline needs continue to rise.

🇪🇺 Europe has increased financial support, including nearly €11 billion allocated in May–June 2026 through the Ukraine Support Loan, but overall financial and humanitarian aid remains below 2025 levels.

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🚨🇹🇷🇮🇱 TURKEY–ISRAEL TENSIONS RISE OVER SYRIA

Turkey has condemned Israel’s strikes on a Syrian airbase and rejected Israeli claims that Ankara was preparing to deploy troops there.

🇺🇸 The U.S. is instead working on a Turkey–Israel–Syria deconfliction mechanism to prevent the confrontation from escalating.