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  Ratko Mladic, architect of Srebrenica genocide and ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84

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  Ratko Mladic, architect of Srebrenica genocide and ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84 Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Thu, 08/27/2026 - 14:37 The convicted war criminal led the Srebrenica genocide and terrorised Sarajevo during its years-long siege in the early 1990's Off Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladia, who led the genocide at Srebrenica and the years-long siege of Sarajevo, has died aged 84. Serbia’s public broadcaster RTS announced his death, while his lawyer separately confirmed it to Reuters. Known as the “Butcher of Bosnia,” Mladic commanded Bosnian Serb forces during their campaign to carve an ethnically homogeneous Serb territory from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s.

• Israeli army chief warns funding shortage is undermining readiness

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  Israeli army chief warns funding shortage is undermining readiness Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir has warned that depleted funds are weakening the army’s preparedness as its forces remain deployed across several fronts. “These days we are also in a campaign over the budget,” Zamir said in remarks published on the military’s official platforms. “At a time when the IDF [Israeli army] and its servants are stretched thin in all sectors, we must deal with empty coffers.

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  Why Turkey is showing restraint over Israeli strikes on Syria

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  Why Turkey is showing restraint over Israeli strikes on Syria Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Thu, 08/27/2026 - 12:10 Ankara is counting on possible political change in Israel while using its relationship with Washington to advance its objectives in Syria Turkish cavalry guards waving the Israeli (R) and Turkish flags to welcome the Israeli president to Ankara on 9 March 2022 (Handout Israeli Government Press Office/AFP) Off Turkey is likely to maintain its restraint in responding to Israeli attacks on Syria until after Israel’s general election in October, as Ankara does not want to throw a lifeline to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s struggling election campaign. Although Israeli strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northern Syria, approximately 70km from the Turkish border, were seen as provocative, they did not surprise officials in Ankara. Israel claimed that Turkey was preparing to deploy air defence systems at the base.

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  Haaretz: Israel arms drug dealers to commit ‘war crimes’ and loot homes in Gaza

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  Haaretz: Israel arms drug dealers to commit ‘war crimes’ and loot homes in Gaza Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 08/27/2026 - 12:16 Criminal gangs have expelled Palestinians and looted homes while serving as an 'operational arm' of Israel’s military Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on 24 August (AFP/Omar Al Qattaa) Off The Israeli army is expanding its use of mercenaries, criminal gangs and drug dealers to commit “war crimes” on Israel’s behalf in Gaza, an investigation by the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz has revealed. Based on testimony from Israeli soldiers, UN reports and satellite imagery, the investigation found that increasingly well-armed collaborator militias have expelled Palestinians from their homes and carried out operations across Gaza. Israel has trained at least five militia groups, and potentially a sixth, operating from heavily fortified bases inside Israeli-occupied areas of the enclave.

• North Korea threatens ‘powerful response’ to US arms deal with South Korea

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  North Korea threatens ‘powerful response’ to US arms deal with South Korea North Korea has condemned US plans to supply South Korea with tactical missiles and fund projects monitoring human rights abuses in the country, warning of a “powerful response” to what Pyongyang described as Washington’s hostile actions. The US State Department said it had approved the possible sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles and related equipment to South Korea at an estimated cost of $125 million. North Korea’s foreign ministry said the weapons sale would have an “adverse effect” on the regional security environment, according to a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency.

• Israel weighs expelling UK officials from post-war Gaza headquarters: Report

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  Israel weighs expelling UK officials from post-war Gaza headquarters: Report Israel is considering expelling British - and possibly other European officials - from the coordination centre for post-war Gaza, according to the Financial Times citing sources familiar with the matter. The Israeli government in recent weeks has discussed removing the UK from the International Gaza Support Center, the multinational headquarters established to monitor the US-brokered truce deal between Tel Aviv and Hamas.

• Israeli air strikes rain down over southern Lebanon

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  Israeli air strikes rain down over southern Lebanon The Israeli military carried out two waves of air strikes on Ali al-Taher Hill, located in southern Lebanon's Upper Nabatieh, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. The agency also indicated that "violent" air attacks also targeted the town of Mansouri in Tyre. Other air strikes were reported overnight in the town of Eastern Zawtar and Mayfadoun.

• Lebanese, Italian army officials in talks over post-UNIFIL era in Lebanon

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  Lebanese, Italian army officials in talks over post-UNIFIL era in Lebanon Lebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal discussed with his Italian counterpart Luciano Portolano ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation alongside projections for the period after the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) ends its mission in the country. During the meeting, which occurred during a visit by Haykal to Italy from Monday to Wednesday, Portolano emphasised that Lebanon’s stability is a "strategic priority" and praised the "friendly relations between the two countries". The Italian military official also underlined the importance of backing the Lebanese army "given its key role in maintaining security and stability".

• Tanker struck by unknown projectile in Hormuz Strait, UKMTO says

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  Tanker struck by unknown projectile in Hormuz Strait, UKMTO says A vessel was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said early on Thursday. The strike caused a fire that was later extinguished. No environmental impact was reported and all crew members were safe and accounted for.

• Israeli forces raid home in Syria's Quneitra

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  Israeli forces raid home in Syria's Quneitra Israeli forces stormed a home in Syria’s south western Quneitra province, according to local media reports. According to Alikhbariah TV, troops advanced into Taranja in the northern Quneitra on Wednesday. They then proceeded to search and raid a house in the village, with no further details provided about the incursion.

• Report: Drone attacks target Iranian-Kurdish group in Erbil governorate

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  Report: Drone attacks target Iranian-Kurdish group in Erbil governorate Two drones targeted facilities belonging to Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in Erbil governorate, in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region, Al Jazeera reported. An explosion was heard in the area and a fire broke out at the site, the network said, citing local sources.

• Report: Israeli attacks killed at least 100 Palestinians in two weeks

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  Report: Israeli attacks killed at least 100 Palestinians in two weeks Israeli air strikes have killed at least 100 Palestinians and injured more than 400 people in Gaza since 12 August, accordimg to Ramiz Alakbarov, the acting UN special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. “Conditions in Gaza remain dire despite a nearly year-old ceasefire”, Alakbarov told the UN Security Council, during a session on rising tensions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

• Israeli forces detain two brothers during Nablus raid

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  Israeli forces detain two brothers during Nablus raid Israeli forces detained brothers Bilal Bassam Ziada and Hamza Bassam Ziada during a raid on Madama village in the occupied West Bank’s Nablus governorate, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. The detentions followed a campaign of raids and field interrogations in the village. #عاجل | الاحتلال يعتقل الشقيقين بلال بسام زيادة وحمزة بسام زيادة، من قرية مادما قضاء نابلس بعد حملة مداهمات وتحقيقات ميدانية في القرية pic.

• Yemen’s Houthis fire ballistic missiles at al-Markha

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  Yemen’s Houthis fire ballistic missiles at al-Markha Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis fired ballistic missiles at Mocha port on Wednesday, a Yemeni army source told Al Jazeera. At least three missiles struck the port area, while a fourth landed near the al-Barah intersection. At least five other missiles hit the al-Khawkhah area of Hodeidah governorate on Yemen’s western coast.

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  Return of US diplomats to Middle East seen as reducing risk of return to war

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  Return of US diplomats to Middle East seen as reducing risk of return to war The Trump administration is beginning to send US diplomats back to embassies and consulates in the Middle East that were downsized or evacuated amid the war on Iran , according to media reports. The move appears to suggest the US is not anticipating a return to intense warfare that sparked a widescale withdrawal of US diplomats across the region earlier this year. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told foreign counterparts that “for the time being” the US would not start new strikes on Iran, Axios reported on Tuesday, as the US threatens instead to ramp up economic pressure on the Islamic Republic.

• Israeli forces demolish houses in southern Lebanon

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  Israeli forces demolish houses in southern Lebanon Israeli forces are continuing to demolish residential houses and infrastructure in Bani Haiyyan, a municipality in the Marjayoun district in southern Lebanon, according to the National News Agency. Meanwhile, Israeli jets have bombed areas in Marjayoun, as well as areas around the city of Tyre.

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  Return of US diplomats to Middle East seen as reducing risk of return to war

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  Return of US diplomats to Middle East seen as reducing risk of return to war Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 20:58 The Trump administration faced growing uncertainty about staffing embassies and consulates The US embassy headquarters in Riyadh is pictured on March 3, 2026, after it was hit by drone strikes earlier. Iran hit back at industrial and diplomatic targets across the Middle East on March 3, with Washington warning its citizens to evacuate the entire region. AFP Off The Trump administration is beginning to send US diplomats back to embassies and consulates in the Middle East that were downsized or evacuated amid the war on Iran , according to media reports.

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  US designates Palestine Action activist group 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist'

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  US designates Palestine Action activist group 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 17:15 US crackdown follows the UK's proscription against Palestine Action one year ago Protesters, with their faces covered for fear of retaliation, participate in the 'Break the Siege on Gaza' protest outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on 9 August 2025 (Mandel Ngan/AFP) Off The Trump administration has designated the UK activist group Palestine Action a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), as part of its efforts to go after what it described as "violent far-left terror networks". Wednesday's decision comes a year after the United Kingdom banned the group for damaging materials at weapons factories run by Elbit Systems. Elbit is a key provider of weapons to the Israeli military, which has for nearly three years carried out what the United Nations and Holocaust scholars have called a genocide in the Gaza Strip.

• Hegseth says military action still possible in US-Israel war on Iran

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  Hegseth says military action still possible in US-Israel war on Iran US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says military options have not been ruled out in the US-Israeli war on Iran. Hegseth’s statement comes after Washington imposed “unprecedented” sanctions on Iran this week. In an interview on US cable channel Newsmax, Hegseth said “economic pressure we know hurts them the most right now, but by no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz”.

• Iranian warship confronts vessel attempting Hormuz transit

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  Iranian warship confronts vessel attempting Hormuz transit A large Iranian warship has confronted an Indian ship attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz's southern route, Iran’s Fars news agency reported. “A few moments ago, an Indian oil tanker named ‘HAANA’ attempted to pass through the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz, known as the Oman corridor, but was deterred after receiving a warning,” the report said. “No traffic has been observed on the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours,” it said.

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