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Türkiye says Egypt could join defense pact https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/15/erdogan-says-egypt-could-join-turkiye-saudi-pakistan-defence-pact
Türkiye says opening of strait important https://aje.news/ztg5m7?update=4856428
Indonesia earthquake update, 47 dead https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-earthquake-magnitude-77-c31ad3cf07fa83d2d443e8d85e5c9d84
Morocco arrested dozens of folks trying to cross in Spanish territory again https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg44x2ey1ro
US urging Apple to not use Chinese memory chips and find them somewhere else https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-china-memory-chip-plan-57773a83?mod=mhp
Iran says Qatar captured two pilots and has held them since, Qatar denied https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/world/middleeast/iran-missing-pilots-qatar.html?edge_reader_page
Germany fight against some fire has improved in some regions https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/nrw-waldbrand-100.html
US Cali dealing with several wildfires https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/8/15/california-tackles-multiple-wildfires-as-firefighter-workforce-faces-strain
Taiwan passed defense budget https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/15/taiwan-passes-defence-budget-after-record-delay-retains-drone-funding
Spain hit by 5.2m earthquake https://alertas24.com/se-registra-un-sismo-de-magnitud-52-en-espana/
Venezuela 3.5m earthquake https://alertas24.com/sismo-de-magnitud-35-se-registra-en-el-oriente-de-sucre/
St Lucia farmers thinking and sharing ways to combat heat and other pressures challenging them https://stluciatimes.com/182959/2026/08/farmers-explore-new-approaches-as-heat-and-other-pressures-challenge-agriculture/
Ukraine struck Russian air defenses and drone storage https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/15/8048807/
