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Trump threatens to bomb Oman, the go-between for US-Iran talks
President Trump said the US would bomb Oman if the Gulf country 'gets in the way' over the standoff with Iran, the BBC reports.
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Ukraine's Weapons Makers Warn Slow State Orders Could Halt Supplies
Ukrainian arms makers have warned their own government that slow, insufficient ordering by the state, not Russian attacks, could be what stops weapons reaching the front next, and they have proposed fixes.
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Trump says record nine-month Navy deployment near Iran will continue
President Trump said the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which has spent a record nearly nine months at sea backing US operations against Iran, will keep deploying, dismissing concerns about sailors' mental health.
EU asks countries to send Ukraine Patriot missile defenses, but can't force it
Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief, and the European Commission are asking EU countries to voluntarily give Ukraine some of their Patriot air-defense systems, which shoot down incoming missiles.
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Ukraine hits Russian oil port as tension rises across key sea routes
On 12 August Ukraine sent naval drones at Novorossiysk, Russia's main Black Sea oil-export port, part of an ongoing strike campaign.
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Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia with North Korean missiles, killing six
Russia fired ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea at the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least six people and wounding 19, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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US expands China blacklist as Beijing widens control over critics abroad
The United States added 43 more Chinese companies to its blacklist over forced labor in the Xinjiang region, bringing the total to 187; China called this unfounded and denies forced labor happens there.
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Pentagon shifts to smaller nuclear weapons as allies weigh backup plans
The US military has finalized a new plan focused on tactical nuclear weapons, which are smaller and shorter-range than the country's main nuclear arsenal.
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EU considers Czech countess for new euro banknote
The European Union is considering putting Bertha von Suttner, a Czech-born countess, on a redesigned euro banknote, reportedly the 200-euro note.
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Ukraine Says Shortage of Patriot Missiles Is Costing Lives, Appeals to NATO Chief
Ukraine says it does not have enough Patriot air-defense missiles, called interceptors, to stop Russian missile attacks, and the shortage is costing lives after a deadly strike on Kyiv.
EU ministers may reinstate border checks across Europe over Spain's migration crisis
EU interior ministers meet Tuesday to decide whether to bring back border checks across Schengen, Europe's passport-free travel zone, after a migration crisis at Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.
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Iran says no US talks are happening, despite Trump's claim
Iran said Monday it is not negotiating with the United States and expects no talks, contradicting President Trump, who said a deal over the Strait of Hormuz (a key oil shipping route) could start that same afternoon.