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Updated August 5, 2024 - 8:47 PM EDT

Five US Troops Injured in Rocket Attack in Iraq

Israel Preparing for Attack by Iran and Hezbollah

		*US Sending Aircraft Carrier, Fighter Jet Squadron To 'Defend Israel'*
		*Iran Says Haniyeh Was Killed by a 'Short-Range Projectile'*

Netanyahu Spox Wants Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza

		*Children Among Those Killed After Israel Bombs Two Gaza Schools*
		*US-Israeli Soldier Posted Videos of Detonation of Gaza Homes, Mosque*

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Senior Hezbollah Member

UNIFIL Unable To 'Attribute Responsibility' for Golan Massacre

Zelensky Confirms F-16s Are in Ukraine

Ukraine Orders Evacuations From Donetsk Towns as Russia Advances

Selective Service Repeal Act Reintroduced in the Senate

US Declares Venezuelan Opposition Candidate the Winner

Pentagon Revokes Plea Deal for Alleged 9/11 Plotters

Viewpoints

	Killing Hamas Leader: An Act of Israeli Desperation by Ashraf Nubani
	US Poured Billions of Military Aid Into Lebanon. Now Israel Threatens to Invade. by Nick Turse

	Libertarianism and Zionism Can't Be Squared by Marc Joffe
	How Chinese Diplomacy United Palestinian Groups by Ramzy Baroud
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The Middle East Is Inching Toward Another War
by Trita Parsi

Frontline

	At Least 32 Killed in Al-Shabab Beach Attack in Somalia's Capital Mogadishu
	China and Taiwan Reach Deal Over Fishermen, a Sign They Could Restart Talks

Zelensky Confirms F-16s Are in Ukraine
ABACA via Reuters Connect

Gaza

	Gaza Burns Cases Surge as Medical Supplies Dwindle
	'Serious' IDF Failures Led to Death of World Central Kitchen Aid Workers in Gaza: Australian Government Review
	Israel's Blocking Aid, Allowing Humanitarian Assistance to Rot '1st Phase of Its Genocide': Turkish FM
	Dozens Killed in Israeli Strikes Across Gaza
	10,000 Israeli Soldiers Killed or Wounded: Report Exposes Crisis Among Israeli Soldiers in Gaza
	In Gaza, Even Poetry and Toilets Aren't Safe From Thieves
	A Palestinian Journalist Visited Ismail Haniyeh's Home in Gaza to Report on His Death. Israel Assassinated Him Too.
	'An Entirely Preventable Disaster': Health Officials Warn of Catastrophic Polio Epidemic in Gaza

Israel/Palestine

	Archbishop of Canterbury Says Ending Israeli Occupation Is a 'Legal and Moral Necessity'
	Palestinian Paramedic Succumbs to Wounds After Israeli West Bank Raid
	Hamas Begins Consultations To Choose Ismail Haniyeh's Successor
	Disabled Palestinian's Body Found After Israeli Attack on Khan Younis
	Qassam Brigades Commander Among Nine Killed in Israeli Attacks on Tulkarem
	Two Killed, Two Others Wounded in Stabbing Attack in Israel
	'Great for Netanyahu': Will Haniyeh Killing Help Israeli PM Politically?
	Israel Refuses to Renew Visa of Head of UN OCHA Agency in Palestine
	The Crowdfunding Campaign for Deadly Israeli Military Drones
	Pro-Palestine Student Protesters Say Lawsuits, Crackdowns Won't Deter Them
	Israel Arrests Aqsa Mosque Imam After Eulogizing Ismail Haniyeh

Lebanon

	US, UK, and France Ask Their Citizens To Leave Lebanon as War Fears Loom
	Saudi Arabia Urges Citizens To Leave Lebanon Immediately

Iran

	Iran Arrests Dozens in Sweeping Arrests Following Hamas Leader's Assassination
	Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Vows 'Holy Wrath' Against Israel

Iraq

	BP and Iraq To Develop Oilfields in Kirkuk
	Two Georgia National Guard Soldiers Killed in Iraq in Noncombat Incidents
	Iraq Opens New Border Command as Fears Grow Over ISIS Fighters Freed by SDF in Syria

Jordan

	Jordan Vows To 'Confront Airspace Violators' as Region Awaits Iran's Response to Israel
	Jordan's Top Diplomat Holds Talks in Iran Amid Increased Tensions

Middle East

	Yemen's Houthis Claim First Attack on Container Ship in Two Weeks
	Saudi Arabia Wealth Fund Signs $50 Billion Agreements With Six Top Chinese Institutions

Ukraine

	Ukrainian Attacks Injure 14 in Kherson Region Town, Russia-Appointed Official Says
	Ukraine Says It Targeted Russian Airfield, Fuel Depots in Three Regions

Europe

	Armenia Looks To Reopen Border With Turkey as Potential Gateway to the West
	Turkish Cypriot Leader Says No Reason for UN-Led Cyprus Talks

United Kingdom

	UK: Tens of Thousands March in London Calling for Gaza Ceasefire Amid Rising Tensions
	UK Police Mobilize for Far-Right Protests After Third Night of Anti-Muslim Riots

Pakistan

	Kurram Clashes: How a Pakistani Land Dispute Led to a Deadly Tribal Battle
	Jailed Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan: Would Be 'Foolish' Not To Have Good Relations With Army

Bangladesh

	Students Renew Bangladesh Protests, Call for PM Hasina's Resignation
	Bangladesh Imposes Indefinite Curfew, Cuts Off Internet as Fresh Protests Roil Dhaka

Taiwan

	Taiwan Says Chinese Military Drones Circled for Hours, After Japan-Philippine Naval Drills Nearby
	Taiwan Is Readying Citizens for a Chinese Invasion. It's Not Going Well.

Asia

	Myanmar Airstrikes on Border Hospital Near China Kill 10: Media
	Pentagon Renews $16.5 Million Contract To Support Japan's Command-And-Control Network
	Germany, Philippines Agree To Broaden Defense Cooperation Deal

Sudan

	Sudan's Government Denies Famine Exists in Darfur's Zamzam Camp
	Children at Risk of Dying in Sudan's Famine-Hit Darfur as Medical Supplies Are Blocked, Group Says
	Sudanese Army Advances in Omdurman, Regaining Control of Key Areas
	Sudan Accuses Paramilitary RSF of Causing Famine in Darfur Camp

Nigeria

	Police in Nigeria on Red Alert After Protests Turned Violent in Some Cities
	Nigerian President Calls for End to Violent Nationwide Protests

Africa

	Algeria To Sanction France Over Shift on Western Sahara
	Somali PM Criticizes Security Lapses in Mogadishu

Mexico

	Police Find the Bodies of Four Men, Including a Policeman, Shot to Death Near Resort Outside Cancun
	Mexican Army Acknowledges Some of Its Soldiers Have Been Killed by Cartel Bomb-Dropping Drones