# taliban • afghan • years • repression • crisis • women
Liberal
Armed groups are challenging the group’s hold on power. Can they present a united front?
August 17, 2026, 8:06 pm
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August 16, 2026, 11:29 pm
www.swissinfo.ch
Five years of Taliban rule leave Afghanistan facing hunger, repression and a lost generation
Conservative
August 20, 2026, 1:41 am
Share # syria • israeli • strikes • escalation • unnecessary • condemns
Liberal
This liveblog has ended. Reports: IDF strikes several locations in southern Lebanon . Citing ‘false flag’ operation, Iran denies its forces fired missiles at UAE
August 18, 2026, 7:58 pm
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August 18, 2026, 5:40 am
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August 18, 2026, 8:55 am
# syria • airfield • israel • airport • bombs • strikes
Conservative
Syria said the strikes were a violation of its sovereignty, while Washington warned that further military action could undermine regional stability.
August 19, 2026, 4:51 am
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August 18, 2026, 8:26 am
The Times Of India
Israel BOMBS Trump Ally?: Four Airstrikes Rock Syria's Idlib, Airport DESTROYED
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August 18, 2026, 6:06 am
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August 18, 2026, 5:25 am
# iran • hormuz • tehran • oman • strait • sanctions
Liberal
Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East.
August 17, 2026, 2:55 pm
The Times Of India
'WE DECIDE, NOT YOU': Iran's IRGC Sets This 1 Condition For U.S. To Reopen Hormuz
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August 17, 2026, 10:48 am
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August 17, 2026, 4:46 am
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August 26, 2026, 7:38 am
# kurdistan • kurdish • iraq • iran • attacked • drone
Conservative
Two drones targeted the office of Masrour Barzani, the Kurdistan Regional Government's prime minister, and the home of the region's intelligence chief in northern Iraq on Monday.
August 18, 2026, 9:45 am
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 1:40 am
The Times Of India
Iranian Drones Strike Iraqi Kurdistan PM's Office In Sensational Attack Amid Mideast Tensions
Conservative
August 17, 2026, 7:49 am
Liberal
August 18, 2026, 3:06 am
# disappearance • disappearing • remains • idf • syria • missing
Conservative
Katz was declared missing following the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Lebanon, alongside two other soldiers, Zachary Baumel and Zvi Feldman.
August 18, 2026, 3:20 pm
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August 18, 2026, 12:28 am
# iran • israel • qatar • zionist • iraq • uae
New York Post
Iranians set to face harsh prison sentences for telling the world what's happening inside their country under new law
Conservative
Iran’s parliament approved on Sunday the general principles of a bill that would criminalize interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic
August 16, 2026, 4:30 pm
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August 16, 2026, 11:45 am
Liberal
August 16, 2026, 10:43 am
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August 16, 2026, 11:05 am
# netanyahu • primaries • polls • election • bennett • likud
Conservative
This message is now being conveyed to Netanyahu primarily because of Dichter's status as a former Shin Bet chief and concerns that Likud could enter the election without a senior security figure.
August 18, 2026, 6:16 am
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August 18, 2026, 1:53 am
# zambia • uganda • arrested • deported • iranian • regime
Foreign Policy
Uganda: President Museveni’s Succession Plan Is Underway
Conservative
The president’s son is wielding increased power with impunity.
August 18, 2026, 7:18 am
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August 19, 2026, 12:03 pm
# syria • torture • prison • israeli • revives • detainee
Liberal
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The death of a young man with a serious medical condition who was arrested and allegedly beaten by Syrian security forces has stirred up dark memories of torture and other abuse in detention centers under the Assad dynasty’s...
August 17, 2026, 12:47 pm
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Liberal
August 17, 2026, 11:37 am
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August 17, 2026, 7:34 am
# ebola • congo • outbreak • country • worst • dead
Liberal
The outbreak is moving at an “exceptional pace” ahead of efforts to track it, warned the World Health Organization over the weekend.
August 19, 2026, 2:16 am
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Liberal
August 17, 2026, 7:36 am
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August 16, 2026, 6:43 pm
# afghanistan • biden • marines • iranian • trump • magazine
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
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The Global Magazine of News and Ideas
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August 18, 2026, 6:55 am
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August 17, 2026, 6:35 am