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U.S. launches sweeping 'Economic D-Day' sanctions targeting Iran with secondary penalties for trading partners, Iranian rial hits historic low of 2 million to the dollar as Pakistan's army chief visits Tehran, Israeli airstrikes kill 4-year-old in central Gaza casting fresh doubt on fragile ceasefire
Today·5:09
Turkey requests Interpol red notice for Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla charges, US Treasury announces sweeping Iran sanctions as China defies compliance, global fan coalition demands FIFA President Infantino resign over governance failures
August 21·5:55
Trump declares total financial war on Iran with sweeping secondary sanctions threat, Russia launches deadly overnight missile and drone barrage on Kyiv killing at least 14, Iran seizes Liberian-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz as U.S. maritime agreement expires
August 20·5:29
Russia escalates missile strikes on Ukraine energy grid ahead of winter, US-Iran Islamabad ceasefire expires with both sides signaling offensive intent, UAE suspends all trade with Iran after ballistic missiles detected over the Gulf
August 19·5:21
US-Iran ceasefire deadline passes with no deal and Tehran threatens offensive posture, Houthi forces kill six in Red Sea attack and strike Saudi military vessel, Russia secretly ships explosives and drone components to Iran via Caspian Sea
August 18·5:27
Trump orders reduction of U.S.–South Korea military exercises hours before they begin, Jared Kushner meets Hamas in Cairo and presses Netanyahu on Gaza peace roadmap, DRC Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country's history with no approved vaccine or treatment
August 17·5:33
Zambia suspends vote counting after ballot theft and election violence, U.S.-Iran Strait of Hormuz standoff reaches dangerous new impasse, WWII Memorial on National Mall vandalized with graffiti and soap
August 14·4:13
Iran warns US of 'bigger miscalculation' over Strait of Hormuz control, UN records deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since March 2022, Zambia holds general election with incumbent Hichilema seeking second term
August 13·5:01
7.4 earthquake kills 254 in Colombia with thousands missing, Iran issues sweeping Hormuz demands blocking any reopening, Houthi double-tap missile strike kills six on Red Sea cargo ship
August 12·5:14
Magnitude-7.4 earthquake kills 130-plus in Colombia's Chocó region, Syrian court sentences Assad to death in absentia for war crimes, Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery 750 miles inside Russia
August 11·5:08
Netanyahu publicly rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan, FIFA president faces breach of trust accusations from three major confederations, China warns against U.S. military deployment near Taiwan
August 10·4:27
Iran-Oman Hormuz corridor deal close but fragile amid key political obstacles, Thailand school shooting kills at least seven reigniting gun control debate, Saudi Arabia Turkey and Pakistan sign historic mutual defense agreement in Mecca
August 7·6:01
Iran and Oman agree on Hormuz corridor coordinates as deal awaits final signature, Trump sets 48-hour deadline on Iran negotiations as Tehran denies direct talks, Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries 1300km from the front line
August 6·5:59
60,000 migrants surge into Spain's Ceuta enclave triggering EU crisis, Abdul El-Sayed upsets establishment in Michigan Senate primary, Houthis strike Saudi tanker enforcing Red Sea blockade
August 5·5:18
Trump cancels Iran strike after Saudi pressure and leak backlash, Ukraine drone strikes kill 11 in Crimea and Black Sea coast, Ukraine launches 635-drone mass strike on Saratov refinery and Engels-2 bomber base
August 4·5:09
Trump calls off Iran strike claiming deal progress but Tehran denies talks, 72 dead in mass migrant crossing into Spain's Ceuta enclave, Russia fires 27 missiles at Kyiv killing 9 as Ukraine hits refineries 1600km inside Russia
August 3·5:46
49,000 migrants surge into Spain's Ceuta enclave in record crossing, Trump announces Hamas disarmament deal but Israel rejects it, Japan earthquake death toll rises to 34 in Kumamoto
July 31·4:57
US launches heavy retaliatory strikes on IRGC targets inside Iran, IRGC threatens Strait of Hormuz, drone hits US-owned LNG tanker at Egypt's Damietta port near Suez Canal, Russia fires massive missile and drone barrage killing eight in Ukraine including three children, North Korean missile confirmed in assault
July 30·5:26
Iran fires ballistic missiles at US base in Jordan — all intercepted but interceptor stockpiles dwindle, Trump issues explosive retaliation vow on Fox News as diplomatic window collapses, Europe's wildfire crisis reaches historic scale with 330000 evacuated across France and Spain
July 29·5:34
7.1 earthquake collapses mall in Kumamoto Japan with casualties feared, France and Spain wildfires displace 300000 people amid new heatwave, Trump meets Zelenskyy and Netanyahu in back-to-back White House sessions
July 28·5:14
US and Iran hold off on strikes for second day as Oman mediates, Netanyahu meets Trump to press on Iran nuclear program, Congress splits on war powers resolution
July 27·5:00
US completes 13th night of strikes on Iranian military targets, Oil breaks $100 a barrel as Red Sea tanker attacks compound Hormuz fears, Trump threatens massive attack as ceasefire talks collapse
July 24·4:25
Trump issues ultimatum to Iran after Houthi tanker attacks push oil near $100, US completes 11th night of strikes on Iran as diplomacy narrows, Zelenskyy fires army chief Syrskyi after rare wartime protests and appoints Drapatyi
July 23·5:22
US launches 11th consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran near Strait of Hormuz, Trump warns strike on secret underground nuclear site is imminent, Iran retaliates with regional attacks triggering Gulf air-raid sirens
July 22·4:44
US strikes Iran for 10th consecutive night as tanker attacked in Hormuz, Houthis declare maritime embargo threatening Red Sea oil corridor, Trump signs 50% tariffs on Canadian autos and dairy
July 21·5:57
US-Iran air war enters ninth night after American troops killed in Jordan, Houthis declare naval blockade on Saudi Arabia threatening second oil chokepoint, India's Gen Z Cockroach Janta Party storms Delhi demanding education minister's resignation
July 20·4:57
US strikes Iran for sixth night hitting civilian bridges and infrastructure, cumulative toll reaches 38 dead and 400 wounded, Trump alleges China stole 220 million voter files but his own declassified documents contradict the claim
July 17·6:35
Iranian-American Dena Karari freed after 19 months as US-Iran strikes continue, Ukraine's Zelensky ousts defense minister Fedorov sparking rare street protests, Bangkok pub fire death toll climbs to 33
July 16·5:10
US and Iran exchange strikes for fifth straight day over Strait of Hormuz, Iran orders Houthis to seal Bab el-Mandeb if US hits power grid, Trump announces then scraps 20% shipping toll on Hormuz transit
July 16·5:47
US reimposed naval blockade on Iran enters fifth day of strikes, Iran launches multi-phase attacks on US bases across Gulf states, Trump threatens Iran's underground nuclear site as analysts warn of forever war
July 15·6:11