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Iran Sets Six Conditions for Reopening Hormuz as the Revolutionary Guards Call the Strait a 'Theatre of War'
On Saturday the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council published six preconditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz: an end to the war, the lifting of the naval blockade and of sanctions, the withdrawal of US forces, compensation for war damage and the release of frozen assets. On Sunday the Revolutionary Guards hardened the line while Oman negotiated a temporary shipping corridor and Washington spoke of 'some progress'. A fifth of the world's oil is waiting.
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Abelardo de la Espriella sworn in as Colombia's president, in Cali not Bogotá
On 7 August 2026, millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in for 2026-2030 before Milei, Kast, Noboa, Felipe VI and Infantino — but not Gustavo Petro. The ceremony was moved to Cali, the first speech delivered in a barracks, 11,000 personnel deployed. Fifteen countries describe the same man under fifteen different names: Trump ally, far-right president, anti-establishment outsider.
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Trump narrows birthright citizenship and bans 'birth tourism'
Five weeks after the Supreme Court struck down his first executive order, Donald Trump signed two more on 6 August 2026: one denies automatic citizenship to children of four categories of non-citizen parents, the other bans 'birth tourism'. Fourteen countries read it from very different vantage points — a constitutional precedent for some, a direct threat to their nationals for others.
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Explosive Drone Found Beside a Ukrainian Cargo Plane at Leipzig Airport as Berlin Warns of a 'New Quality of Danger'
Shortly before midnight, an employee at Leipzig/Halle airport found a drone carrying an explosive device with a detonator on the south runway, metres from a Ukrainian Antonov. Within the hour, a DHL cargo plane struck an unidentified flying object. Dresden prosecutors opened a terrorism inquiry; Ukraine's ambassador blamed Moscow, which said nothing.
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Abdul El-Sayed Wins the Michigan Democratic Primary Despite $30 Million From AIPAC
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed, 41, narrowly defeated moderate Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary with roughly 49% of the vote. AIPAC had put $30 million behind his opponent, its largest investment ever in a single race. Thirteen countries, from Jerusalem to Ankara, do not tell the same victory.
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A Night of Mirrored Civilian Deaths: Russian Strikes on the Kyiv Region, a Ukrainian Drone on a Gelendzhik Beach
Russia launched its third mass attack of the week on Kyiv and its region — ballistic missiles and drones, fifteen to seventeen dead depending on the hour of publication, fires across logistics hubs. The same day, a Ukrainian drone struck a crowded beach in Gelendzhik on the Black Sea: seven dead including three children, according to Moscow. Fifteen countries had the same three events in front of them; almost none kept all three.
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Armed Man Arrested at Trump's Los Angeles Golf Course Two Days Before the President's Visit
A man was detained near Donald Trump's Los Angeles golf course while photographing the grounds, two days before a presidential visit; a search of his car turned up weapons and a sixteen-round magazine. The Trump administration says it "averted a tragedy". Seven countries handle the same fact — some as a security incident, others as one more chapter in the run of threats against the president.
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Twenty-Five US States Sue Over Trump's New Tariffs
Led by Letitia James, twenty-five states have petitioned the Court of International Trade to block tariffs of 10% to 12.5% covering nearly 99% of American imports. Nine countries tell their own exposure: the "tarifaço" in Brasília, 87% rejection in Santiago, flowers and copper in Bogotá.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Reappears After Five Years in Detention and Meets the Red Cross
Myanmar's military-backed government released four photographs of 81-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi receiving an ICRC representative in Naypyidaw — the first images in five years. Ten countries read something different into them: proof of life in Dhaka, a calculated opening in Tokyo, a signal to ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur.
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Israel Refuses to Withdraw From Gaza Despite the Deal as Its Strikes Kill Nine
Israel has conveyed to Washington its "serious security concerns" over Hamas disarmament and refuses any withdrawal until it is complete. Trump's Board of Peace backed that position. The strikes continued: nine killed on Saturday, up to eighteen on Sunday. Fifteen countries, from Jerusalem to Doha, do not tell the same day's story.
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Trump Gives Iran a "Last Chance" as Tehran Denies Any Talks Are Under Way
Donald Trump says he called off a strike and opened talks with Iran, calling them a "last chance before decapitation". Tehran denies it: its only acknowledged channel is Omani mediation over the Strait of Hormuz, where a cargo vessel was struck. Twenty-one countries read the same ultimatum, between taking it seriously and weariness at a familiar cycle.
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