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06 August 2026 11:40

🇾🇪⚡- Airstrikes by an unidentified party against the Hadhramaut Emergency Forces, HEF, in eastern Yemen.

The Aden-based state-backed HEF have been involved in clashes with the Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance over the past week.

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06 August 2026 09:42

Komar direction, South Donetsk oblast.

Ukrainian forces developed their counteroffensive toward the village of Shevchenko, bypassing Voskresenka and threatening to encircle Russian forces in Sichneve and Maliivka.

However, an encirclement risk also arises for the attacking Ukrainians between Oleksandrohrad and Sichneve.

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05 August 2026 23:38

🇺🇸👨‍🚀 - Today, on Neil Armstrong’s birthday, we remember a great man who took humanity’s first step on another heavenly body and carried America beyond every earthly frontier. His courage embodied the restless spirit that built this country and still calls us onward.

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05 August 2026 17:30

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- A group of Israeli women crossed the border into southern Lebanon with the intention of settling there. Israeli search operations continue, amid fears of their disappearance.

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05 August 2026 17:03

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- The Department of Treasury lifted sanctions on three entities affiliated with Iran's IRGC.

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05 August 2026 16:06

🇺🇸🫏⚡️- After a long night of counting Abdul El-Sayed has officially won the Michigan Senate Democrat Primary race against Haley Stevens in a much tighter race than expected.

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05 August 2026 15:47

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- "Iranian and Omani negotiators have finalized the draft deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and are awaiting a final approval from Iran’s supreme leader," - AP, citing two regional officials.

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05 August 2026 15:37

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Following several Israeli airstrikes on al-Mansouri, southern Lebanon, the IDF has issued an evacuation order for the town.

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05 August 2026 15:34

🇾🇪🇸🇦🇮🇳 - UKMTO confirms the sinking of the Indian cargo vessel, FAIZE NOORE OLIYA, in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

No group has yet claimed responsibility.

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05 August 2026 13:01

🇩🇪⚡- BREAKING: A cargo plane collided with an unknown explosive object (suspected drone) in mid-air while attempting to land at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The incident reportedly occurred approximately 400m off ground. The plane was forced to divert to Hannover. The aircraft suffered minor damage to the front.

Leipzig's airport remains closed. The collision follows an earlier incident when an explosive drone was found near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft at the same airport this morning.

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05 August 2026 11:19

🇩🇪🇺🇦⚡- A security alert was triggered at Leipzig/Halle Airport overnight after a drone carrying an unknown substance and a detonator was discovered in the airport’s cargo area, BILD reports. Investigators classified the drone as a suspected explosive device.

The drone was found near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft, prompting the German Federal Police to deploy bomb disposal specialists and a remote-controlled robot to examine the device.

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05 August 2026 11:08

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- U.S. President Donald Trump declined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request for 300 Patriot interceptor missiles, with the U.S. President citing depleted U.S. stockpiles and regional defense needs in the Middle East, The Financial Times reports.

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05 August 2026 10:41

🇸🇴⚡- Puntland's Armed Forces have captured the Galkayo military base (at 6.77853, 47.44507) from the Mogadishu-backed Puntland Security Forces. Heavy clashes between the two sides in the area began early this morning.

Clashes across Puntland, while sporadic, have been ongoing between the PAF and the Somalia-backed PSF for the past few weeks.

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05 August 2026 09:04

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - The moment six Russian projectiles were launched at Kiev from the Russia-Ukraine international border.

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05 August 2026 05:26

🇺🇸🫏⚡️- We rescind our call of this race as Stevens is overperforming in rural counties and Black turnout is higher than expected.

El-Sayed is still in position to win but by a slim margin and Stevens could pull ahead.

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06 August 2026 10:48

🇯🇵🇰🇷🇰🇵⚡️- Japan and South Korea report that North Korea test launched a ballistic missile into the East Sea.

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06 August 2026 09:42

Pokrovske direction, Zaporizhzhya oblast.

Ukrainian forces are mounting a counterattack into the village of Solodke, as indicated by satellite imagery showing Russian glide bomb strikes NE and E of Solodke.

These Ukrainian counterattacks are causing further disruption to the Russian offensive west of Hulyaypole.

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05 August 2026 19:22

🇾🇪🇸🇦🇸🇴⚡- A failed attack on a tanker in the Gulf of Aden. UKMTO reports a projectile struck in close proximity to a vessel in the area. The crew are reportedly safe.

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05 August 2026 17:27

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- "An agreement has been reached with Oman regarding the geographical coordinates of the route for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

We have studied the various technical, legal, security, and environmental aspects of the discussions with Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

The joint statement with Oman is in the final review and drafting stage, unless it is obstructed by third parties," - Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman.

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05 August 2026 16:08

🇺🇸🫏⚡️- Democrat Representative Shri Thanedar in Michigan has lost his primary race to DSA-endorsed socialist Donavan McKinney. Capping off a night of huge wins in the state for the DSA

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05 August 2026 15:49

🇯🇴🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Jerusalem is a fundamental issue in the Arab world and in the Arab League, and there is no disagreement whatsoever about it," - The Arab League.

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05 August 2026 15:45

🇯🇴🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Jordan convened an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Amman to address what it described as escalating tensions in Jerusalem and its holy sites.

In a joint statement, the ministers reaffirmed that East Jerusalem is occupied Palestinian territory and the future capital of an independent Palestinian state. They accused Israel of undermining the historic status quo at both Islamic and Christian holy sites, warning that continued actions in the city could further inflame regional tensions and risk a wider conflict.

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05 August 2026 15:36

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Two Israeli soldiers were killed, while seven others injured, after entering an booby-trapped building in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon.

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05 August 2026 13:03

🇩🇪🇺🇦 - German Federal Police have told WELT that the "unknown substance" found on the first drone which was lying on the ground next to a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft were "explosive nitrates."

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05 August 2026 12:18

🇲🇽⚡️- Cesar Gastelum, a Mexican influencer with 500,000 followers on Tiktok, was shot in the head in a drive by while being live on Kick.

The murder took place in Culiacan, Sinaloa.

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05 August 2026 11:12

🇬🇧🇪🇺🇷🇺⚡- Former senior officials from the E3 (the UK, France, and Germany) met with Russian officials in Vienna, Austria, to explore potential conditions for peace talks to end Moscow’s war on Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

The meeting was held with Ukraine's coordination, as Kiev has been working on trying to establish direct contact with the Kremlin.

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05 August 2026 11:04

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇰🇵⚡- Ukrainian intelligence reports North Korea has deployed a missile unit to Russia for attacks on Ukraine. The unit will have six launchers and up to 120 ballistic missiles initially, along with 90 North Korean personnel.

During the overnight Russian attacks on Kiev, both Ukrainian and Russian monitoring channels confirmed the use of North Korean ballistics (2 KN-23 missiles). Last week, Russia launched two North Korean missiles as well, the first since August 2025.

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05 August 2026 09:09

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- Ansarullah says it has "directly struck" the Saudi tanker WAFA in the Red Sea near Yanbu.

According to the group, this would be the eighth Saudi vessel hit since the launch of its blockade of Saudi Red Sea ports. It also claims 29 other Saudi ships have been forced to U-turn and prevented from transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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05 August 2026 08:57

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russia's overnight attack on Kiev, Ukraine, killed 17 civilians and injured 50+ others.

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05 August 2026 04:31

🇺🇸🇴🇲🇮🇷⚡️- Barak Ravid, a reporter for Axios who has a reputation for claiming there is a ceasefire "almost done" (see our previous timeline of his claims), has said that there is a "near" deal to restart the temporary ceasefire and open the Strait of Hormuz.

Axios reports the deal as the following:

"According to two regional sources, the deal under discussion sets up a 60-day temporary arrangement between Oman and Iran in the Hormuz strait, which could be extended.

- All inbound traffic of ships through the strait and into the Gulf would go in a northern lane through Iranian waters.
- All outbound traffic through the strait and into the Arabian Sea would go in a southern lane through Omani waters, in coordination with Iran.
- No tolls or fees would be charged during the 60-day period.
- The parties would work on clearing naval mines from the median lane of the strait within 30 days.
- After the median lane is cleared, it would be used for inbound and outbound traffic under the terms of a permanent arrangement to be negotiated between Oman and Iran.

Two regional sources said Araghchi agreed in principle over the weekend but still needed approval from Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and the Supreme National Security Council.
A U.S. official and a regional source said Iranian leadership completed its approval process on Tuesday."