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President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House
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Netanyahu breaks with Trump, Syria takes control of military bases from Russia, UEFA threatens to start World Cup competitor

Netanyahu said Israel won’t pull back from Gaza until Hamas gives up its weapons—a nonstarter for Hamas, which insists it won’t disarm until Israel withdraws first.

​Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, next to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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New mutual defense agreement, “El Tigre” takes office in Colombia, Pacific Islands split over Chinese missile test

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan on a Friday signed a joint defense agreement that characterizes an attack on one as an attack on all.

A laborer works at the Congolese state mining company Gecamines' copper concentrator at its Kambove operation in the southern province of Katanga
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Congo bans copper and cobalt concentrate exports, Turkey and PKK close to ending forty-year conflict, Ukraine and Russia continue to trade blows

The Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly banned exports of copper and cobalt concentrates – the goal is to force more processing at home and capture a larger share of profits generated from its natural resources.

Scripting a major political upset in his maiden electoral contest, Kishor defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee Neeraj Kumar Sinha by a margin of 19,324 votes, dismantling the ruling party's three-decade stronghold over the urban constituency.
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India’s ruling party loses election in stronghold, South Africa goes to court over land law, Hormuz deal reportedly near

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lost a by-election for a seat in the eastern state of Bihar that it held for three decades.

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who is to be announced as candidate for Brazil's presidential elections, attends the national convention of the Liberal Party (PL)
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Bolsonaro searches for a partner, US shutters missions overseas, Tensions rising in Ethiopia

Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has until tomorrow to find a VP candidate

An electronic board displays the exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Minato Ward, Tokyo on August 3, 2026.
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US helps out Japan with currency, Record heat in Europe gets nuclear, Iran war déjà vu

Japan and the United States confirmed today they jointly intervened to prop up the Japanese yen, the first such action since 2011.

A U.S. military aircraft takes off from an unknown location
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US and Iran expand the war, Uruguay may say bienvenidos to Cubans, the final straw for Merz might be…a baby?

Egypt said two ships were hit with a drone in the port of Damietta on Wednesday, just 40 miles from the exit of the Suez Canal, the first attack in the country since the war began.

Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov
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Russia charges Telegram founder, Fujimori takes office in Peru, Uganda beats back Ebola

Russia announced on Wednesday it charged the founder of Telegram, Russian-born Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism for allegedly failing to remove information used to organize attacks inside the country

People chant slogans as they walk during a protest and shutter-down strike called by the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), an alliance of civil society groups, in Neelum Valley, Pakistani Kashmir.
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Tense elections in Kashmir, Netanyahu and Zelensky at the White House, AI-Bolsonaro turning heads in Brazil

Regional parliamentary elections began in the Pakistan-administered portion of Kashmir on Monday, but the first round of voting has been racked with violence.

​U.S. and Saudi flags flutter along a highway of Riyadh
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Trump tacks on addition to Saudi deal, Japan worries about nuclear liability, Modi responds to the cockroach infestation

The US-Saudi nuclear deal struck this week would be contingent on the Kingdom joining the Abraham Accords, Trump announced