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Russia struck Ukraine with shit tons of drones https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/6/russian-strikes-kill-six-in-ukraine-as-moscow-intercepts-hundreds-of-drones
US President disconnected from reality, wants to imprison Olympian without evidence https://apnews.com/article/trump-pirro-reflecting-pool-3703eaedddf580f32ff9aca33bc11851
Mexico, US places $25m bounty on US citizen cartel leader https://apnews.com/article/jalisco-new-generation-cartel-gonzalez-pelon-52c70f6263a6ec324d85473c1d8bde12
Nigeria freed over 300 abductees https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-rescue-bandits-abductions-cd608d04349161aa1664714ba42af4b6 and https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/5/nigeria-announces-rescue-of-308-kidnapped-citizens
France banning unsolicited telemarketing calls next week https://apnews.com/article/france-unsolicited-telemarketing-ban-4c946192a1e0d611fd80eacc708aa7da
North Korea launched short range ballistic missile you not the ocean https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-north-launch-coast-36ee2348fdd94d615efa6f0d9260edef
South Korea, US says there was no white phosphorus leak at base https://apnews.com/article/us-air-base-south-korea-white-phosphorus-04e38a6139a8454cf98876cbd596c837
Iran, Oman working on strait agreement, but fees are a sticking point. US says no, Iran wants 5%, Oman says 3% https://aje.news/o3g16a?update=4833212
Somalia state of Puntland launched operation against Federal forces https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/5/puntland-forces-seize-government-held-camp-in-somalias-galkayo
Venezuela some folks protesting power outages https://alertas24.com/se-registran-protestas-por-cortes-electricos-en-carabobo-y-barinas/
US fda approved first mRNA flue vaccine https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/fda-approves-first-mrna-flu-vaccine-in-win-for-moderna-after-arduous-process-039156b6?mod=mhp
US democrats freaking out of progressive wins in primaries around the country, putting millions into campaigns against them https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/democratic-party-socialists-moderates.html?edge_reader_page
Japan Mount Tokashi erupted https://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/htb/nation/htb-38577?fm=topics&fm_topics_id=8de4c0bf013815ba22d04d1811fe4061
