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Israel struck Gaza https://aje.news/3emx2u?update=4849034
US Pres says country has total control of strait https://aje.news/3emx2u?update=4848881
Europe saw the eclipse https://apnews.com/article/solar-eclipse-spain-europe-iceland-sun-4748323b3df8272d546683cc1dbc1d15
Scientists find evidence for possible black hole star https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10846-4
US White House press secretary resigned https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/12/politics/karoline-leavitt-leaving-white-house
Iraq, US to fully withdraw by October https://aje.news/3emx2u?update=4849211
Egypt to lock cell SIM cards to biometrics https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-to-introduce-biometric-verification-to-address-misuse-of-sim-cards/
Russian grain export terminal hit by Ukrainian strikes https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y49xp2wrno
Libya facing repeated drone attacks on energy infrastructure https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/12/drone-attacks-on-energy-infrastructure-deepen-libyas-energy-crisis
Pakistan forces fought terrorists, several dead https://japantoday.com/category/world/pakistan-says-troops-killed-10-militants-and-a-car-bomb-killed-3-civilians-in-southwest-province
Australia to investigate how scores of unidentified drones flew over air base https://www.smh.com.au/national/unidentified-drones-fly-over-australian-air-bases-20260813-p60nvx.html
US military helicopter crash kills two in Texas https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqep0n2ej9o
Sudan 20 dead and many flee new rising violence in Blue Nile state https://sudantribune.com/article/317325
