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US senator demands answers on USS Abraham Lincoln’s extended deployment

Richard Blumenthal expresses concerns about increasing length of Carrier Strike Group deployment

'I think we will keep it': Trump says US has 'total control' over Strait of Hormuz

Türkiye to continue constructive, mediating role in Libya: Foreign minister

CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Türkiye: Report

Ukrainian drones outperform US forces in Germany exercise: Report

Israeli strikes injure several in Lebanon as Israel Katz vows no withdrawal from occupied areas in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza

Trump announces Karoline Leavitt's departure as White House press secretary

Türkiye to continue constructive, mediating role in Libya: Foreign minister

CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Türkiye: Report

Ukrainian drones outperform US forces in Germany exercise: Report

Israeli strikes injure several in Lebanon as Israel Katz vows no withdrawal from occupied areas in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza

Trump announces Karoline Leavitt's departure as White House press secretary

Low Rhine water levels disrupt German shipping, threaten billions in economic losses

Rhine River water levels at critical lows

South Korea issues nationwide mobilization order to combat drought in southeast

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Swedish gangs turn to Pokemon cards to launder money: Police

Investigators found large quantities of cards during criminal investigations, at border checkpoints

Utah man indicted on hate crime charge for stabbing Muslim mall worker

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In 5 questions: Syria’s death sentences against Assad and former regime figures

EXPLAINER – What to know about the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse

Swedish gangs turn to Pokemon cards to launder money: Police

Investigators found large quantities of cards during criminal investigations, at border checkpoints

Utah man indicted on hate crime charge for stabbing Muslim mall worker

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In 5 questions: Syria’s death sentences against Assad and former regime figures

EXPLAINER – What to know about the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse

EXPLAINER - Cook Islands election emerges as test of China-West rivalry in Pacific

Nigerian artist transforms natural clay into paint for contemporary portraits

US-IRAN WAR

US senator demands answers on USS Abraham Lincoln’s extended deployment

'I think we will keep it': Trump says US has 'total control' over Strait of Hormuz

No catch for the day: Pakistan's tuna trade caught in US-Iran crossfire

US, Iran agree to extend 60-day ceasefire ahead of Aug. 17 deadline

Trump claims US has ‘total control’ of Strait of Hormuz, says he does not trust Iran

'We have total control over the Hormuz Strait right now, we own it,' says US president

WORLD

Morning Briefing: Aug. 13, 2026

CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Türkiye: Report

Under new rules, countries affected by war will not be able to host Eurovision

Russia says Britain must take first step to restore direct military contacts with Moscow

Russia warns EU is bringing great dangers upon itself by seizing vessels

Moscow says EU's seizure of vessels violates international law and invites consequences

TÜRKİYE

Supporting Palestine is shared responsibility of all humanity: Turkish president

Mecca Agreement could be starting point for regional stability, security: Palestinian president

Turkish foreign minister to visit Egypt on Aug. 13-14

Terror-Free Türkiye process carried out with broad political, social consensus: Parliament speaker

Türkiye 'strongly' condemns Colombia’s move to legitimize Israel’s Golan Heights occupation

Foreign Ministry says move violates international law, UN Security Council resolution, has 'no legal weight'

PHOTOS

Meteor shower observed in Turkiye's Sakarya

SAKARYA, TURKIYE - AUGUST 13: A view of Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky over Sultanpinari Plateau, Akyazi district of Sakarya, Turkiye, on August 13, 2026.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Tripoli

Cali continues search and rescue operations among the rubble after the earthquake

Extreme low water levels of the Rhine river in Dusseldorf

Drought pushes Rhine River to record-low water levels in Germany

Perseid meteor shower captured with the Milky Way Galaxy over the Negev Desert

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Tripoli

Cali continues search and rescue operations among the rubble after the earthquake

Extreme low water levels of the Rhine river in Dusseldorf

Drought pushes Rhine River to record-low water levels in Germany

Perseid meteor shower captured with the Milky Way Galaxy over the Negev Desert

London's green spaces affected by drought in years

Türkiye-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan pact could lay foundations for broader regional architecture—one predicated not solely on military deterrence, but on defense-industrial integration, strategic trade corridors, and mutual prosperityRashed Aba-Namay