# netanyahu • knesset • primaries • likud • israel • benjamin
Liberal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party will choose its candidates to fight in October elections on Monday, with analysts saying a shift further to the right by many members could threaten the Israeli leader's chances of winning.
August 17, 2026, 7:31 am
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Share # syria • lebanon • airstrikes • israel • bombing • damascus
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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# hormuz • iran • strait • reopening • closed • tensions
Liberal
The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of the Iran war. Over the past several months, both Iran and the United States have claimed the upper hand – and the competing rhetoric has caused considerable confusion and doubt.
August 19, 2026, 12:44 pm
The Times Of India
Iran Sets Conditions for Hormuz Reopening as Tensions With U.S. Remain High
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# kurdistan • kurdish • iran • kuwait • iraq • attacked
Liberal
Explosive drones target Iraqi Kurdish PM’s office and security chief’s residence; no casualties reported.
August 18, 2026, 3:06 am
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August 17, 2026, 11:06 am
The Times Of India
Masrour Barzani: Iran drones target Kurdish leaders after Trump used them as backchannel to IRGC; US condemns attack
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August 17, 2026, 11:21 am
# hamas • gaza • kushner • netanyahu • israel • disarmament
Liberal
The agreement came during an hourslong meeting, which followed rare talks between the leader of Hamas, Kushner and other members of Trump’s Board of Peace.
August 18, 2026, 3:47 am
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# syria • damascus • nuclear • safeguards • iaea • excavates
Liberal
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Inspectors with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog have begun excavating at a site believed to be linked to a clandestine nuclear program run by Syria's former government, the agency's chief said on Thursday.
August 18, 2026, 10:39 am
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# talks • iran • backchannel • ceasefire • rumors • communications
Conservative
Iran on Monday officially denied allegations that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was engaged in back-channel talks with the U.S. via Kurdish intermediaries in Iraq, maintaining Tehran's harsh stance against negotiations without concessions...
August 18, 2026, 7:55 am
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The Times Of India
Trump Admits Iran Talks Are Not Happening, Says No U.S.-Iran Meeting Is Even Scheduled
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August 18, 2026, 5:12 pm
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# hormuz • strait • uae • iran • waterway • ship
Liberal
A ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz has come under attack, resulting in one casualty among its crew.
August 20, 2026, 12:22 pm
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The Times Of India
Iran's IRGC 'Captures' UAE Vessel In Hormuz As Trump Issues Another Warning
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August 17, 2026, 7:26 pm
# netanyahu • idf • israel • bank • violence • annexation
Conservative
Huckabee further discussed the issues of Israel's elections and the war in Gaza, emphasizing his support for Israel's right to defend itself.
August 18, 2026, 11:51 pm
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August 18, 2026, 12:19 am
# hormuz • strait • territory • iran • trump • map
Liberal
Throughout the conflict, U.S. President Donald Trump has alternated between threats of escalation and assertions that a peace deal is imminent.
September 3, 2026, 2:26 pm
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# nato • saudi • pakistan • alliances • arabia • turkey
The Times Of India
Egypt Skipped Islamic Nato For India? Why Cairo Snubbed Turkey, Saudi, Pakistan's New Defence Club
Conservative
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have created a collective-defence pact. One major Arab military is conspicuously absent: Egypt. That is especially striking because Cairo had joined the three countries in regional consultations before the Mecca...
August 18, 2026, 5:56 pm
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# deaths • electrocuted • salamanders • deadly • storks • exposure
The Times Of India
Scientists found fire salamanders glow blue-green under ultraviolet light, with their skin glands producing fluorescent secretions
Conservative
Science News: At first glance, the fire salamander appears much as it always has: black skin broken by irregular yellow markings, a pattern long associated with the.
August 18, 2026, 10:20 pm
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