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WSJ: Trump thought opening the Strait of Hormuz was imminent. Iran had other plans

10:57 12.08.2026

WSJ: Trump thought opening the Strait of Hormuz was imminent. Iran had other plans

For weeks, President Trump had been laying the groundwork to declare victory in the Iran war should Tehran fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even floating the idea privately to senior aides that he’s willing to walk away without a nuclear deal, U.S. officials said, The Wall Street Journal writes. …

New IRA terrorists plan to drive migrants out of Ireland with campaign of violence, intelligence officials reveal

10:54 11.08.2026

New IRA terrorists plan to drive migrants out of Ireland with campaign of violence, intelligence officials reveal

Republican terrorists are plotting a campaign of violence to force migrants out of Ireland Republican terrorists are plotting a campaign of violence to force migrants out of Ireland, intelligence officials have told The Mail on Sunday. The plan by the New IRA – the successor organisation to the Real IRA …

FP: Why the United States keeps losing wars

10:53 11.08.2026

FP: Why the United States keeps losing wars

Washington has a long record of fighting the wrong war for the wrong objective, Foreign Policy stresses. If you’re an American, then you might be getting damn tired of losing wars. I know I am. And you may be asking yourself, “Why does this keep happening?” It’s an intriguing and …

NBC: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hasn’t ruled out a potential run for president or Senate in 2028

10:52 11.08.2026

NBC: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hasn’t ruled out a potential run for president or Senate in 2028

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said Sunday that she hasn't ruled out a potential run for president or the Senate in 2028, echoing remarks she has made while campaigning for congressional candidates ahead of November's midterm elections, NBC News reports. "I'm focused on winning the midterms. I'm running for Congress right …

The Telegraph: Spy cameras on UK Royal Navy drones secretly sent data to China

10:50 11.08.2026

The Telegraph: Spy cameras on UK Royal Navy drones secretly sent data to China

Royal Navy spy drones used by Britain’s elite special forces secretly sent data to China, The Telegraph can reveal. The cameras on the K3 Scout surveillance drones had components made in China which were secretly transmitting information to a device in the country. The Royal Marines have been using the …

Bloomberg: Western allies are about to fail Ukraine, again

10:22 10.08.2026

Bloomberg: Western allies are about to fail Ukraine, again

Kyiv’s allies in the West have been at fault for of most of these failures and it seems clear they are about to deliver another. At this point, any attempt at negotiation seems highly unlikely to succeed, because Russia’s Vladimir Putin can see a major change developing in his favor, …

Bloomberg: ‘Sell America’ debate re-emerges as US policies sow some doubts

10:21 10.08.2026

Bloomberg: ‘Sell America’ debate re-emerges as US policies sow some doubts

Global bond and currency investors are debating if it’s time to dust off last year’s ‘Sell America’ trade after a flurry of economic-policy decisions out of Washington over the past two weeks, Bloomberg notes. First, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s preference for sparse communication cast doubt on the central bank’s …

CNN: Trump’s top general is ‘looking for an off-ramp’ from Iran war

10:20 10.08.2026

CNN: Trump’s top general is ‘looking for an off-ramp’ from Iran war

Over the last few weeks, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has privately made clear to other top Trump advisers that the US needs to find an off-ramp from the war with Iran — because the military options on the table to escalate the conflict could backfire and …

Bloomberg: Iran wants to bar US, Israeli ships from Hormuz in peace accord

10:42 09.08.2026

Bloomberg: Iran wants to bar US, Israeli ships from Hormuz in peace accord

Iran will seek to bar US and Israeli ships from the Strait of Hormuz and require compensation from hostile countries before they’re allowed to sail through it, according to local media reports on a proposed Iran-Oman deal to manage the crucial waterway, Bloomberg writes. The agreement has become key to …

Most of G-7 is spending more on interest than defense, Scope says

10:40 09.08.2026

Most of G-7 is spending more on interest than defense, Scope says

Every Group of Seven country apart from Germany and Canada now faces interest costs that exceed defense expenditure, Scope Ratings said. In a report the credit assessor cited rising bills to service borrowings as it looked at how members of the club of large advanced economies are become more vulnerable …

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