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🇻🇪🕊 — Delcy Rodríguez announces the removal of police checkpoints in the coming days

➡️ Delcy Rodríguez announced that police checkpoints in cities will be removed in the coming days and replaced by increased patrolling to "guarantee security."

⚖️ The government official also reported that, as part of the program for democratic coexistence and peace, "1,046 Venezuelans have been released" and 12,000 have received procedural benefits.

📌 Furthermore, she stated that they are working with the International Committee of the Red Cross to "review conditions in detention centers" and address improvements to the prison system.

 

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🇮🇶🔥 — Iraqi Teen Decapitated in Baghdad Over Anti-Iran Video

➡️ A 15-year-old Iraqi boy was decapitated in Baghdad after posting a video on Facebook criticizing Iran. Police officers intervened to stop relatives and friends as they attempted to storm the perpetrator's home following the attack.

🔗 ME24 - Middle East 24 (@MiddleEast_24)

 

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JUST IN: Bitcoin surges to $81,000 as $225,000,000 in shorts are liquidated from the crypto market in 10 minutes.

 

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🇺🇸🪖📝 — The US Navy shared some photos showingMakin Island Amphibious Ready Group transiting the Pacific Ocean as part of ongoing operations in the U.S. Navy’s 3rd Fleet Area-of-Responsibility on August 21, 2026

On the strike group, the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8), and the San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD-23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26), along the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU),

 

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🇺🇸🇲🇽⚠️ — US Consulate in Tijuana issues an security alert for Mexicali, Baja California

Due to threat information, U.S. government activities in, and travel to, Mexicali have been suspended on August 25. We are alerting U.S. citizens of this potential threat.

Actions to Take:  

-Avoid government buildings in Mexicali
-Seek shelter in the event of an incident
-Notify friends and family of your safety in the event of an incident
-Follow instructions from Mexican law enforcement
-Monitor local media for updates 
-Be aware of your surroundings 

 

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🇺🇸🇸🇾🇸🇾 — The U.S. State Department has officially removed Syria from its designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, ending the restrictions associated with that designation.

The State Department also revoked the designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization, while the Treasury Department removed HTS from its sanctions list.

 

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🇦🇲⚖️📝 — Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has been taken to the Anti-Corruption Committee, Yerevan.Today reports.

Searches are being conducted at "several dozen addresses" in Yerevan following Kocharyan's arrest.

 

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 — Iranian state television Channel 3 aired a video targeting U.S. President Donald Trump's son, Barron Trump, and claimed that his movements and security arrangements had been monitored.

The video referenced a $10 million reward for targeting Barron and identified locations he is known to visit.

The U.S. Secret Service said it is aware of the material and investigates threats against its protectees. The bounty and surveillance claims have not been independently verified.

 

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🇱🇻🇺🇸🇷🇺✈️— A U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft was reportedly tracked by FlightRadar24 on a flight departing from Latvia and heading toward Moscow.

🔗https://x.com/flightradar24/status/2092176423490289843?s=46

 

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇱🇻🛬 — A United States Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III has landed at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport.

➡️ It flew in from Riga, Latvia, and its flight history includes Camp Springs, Maryland, where Joint Base Andrews is located. That base hosts the aircraft used by the U.S. President.

The purpose of the visit is unknown. No official statement has been reported.

 

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🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — US President Donald J. Trump on Truth Social:
The failing Islamic Republic of Iran is not paying large segments of their military, while at the same time killing protesters, even when they are not protesting, at levels not seen before.

It is a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions, and must be stopped, NOW.

President DONALD J. TRUMP

 

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🇺🇸🇷🇺 — An American diplomatic motorcade spotted on the streets of Moscow following the arrival of the C-17 transport plane at the Vnukovo International Airport earlier today.

 

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#BREAKING | 🇺🇸 — The U.S. is preparing to return diplomats to Middle East embassies evacuated before and during the Iran war, with staff expected to begin heading back as early as this week, according to an internal State Department document reported by The New York Times.

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#Iran 🇮🇷: Jaysh al-Adl (People's Fighters Front) militants recrntly released a new video from #Sistan and #Balochistan Province.

Militants are armed with #USA-made 🇺🇸 M240B machine gun, M16A4 assault rifle, Yugo Zastava M84 machine gun and AK variants.

https://x.com/war_noir/status/2092303980621594734

 

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🇷🇺🇨🇳💥❗️ — Russia's Amur Gas Plant, built by Russian company SIBUR and Chinese company Sinopec with the aim of producing 2.3 million tons of polyethylene and 0.4 million tons of polypropylene per year, exploded today in the pre-launch stage.

➡️ The blast occurred around an auxiliary section of the pyrolysis unit.

📝 The exact cause is still under investigation, although Russian media say containers of methanol may have exploded.

 

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇸 — WSJ reports that the Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, his first publicly known trip to the Russian capital.

➡️ It came as the U.S. struggles to end Russia’s intervention of Ukraine and the Iran war, although the reason for the visit wasn’t immediately clear.

❗️ The U.S. has collected intelligence showing Russia’s early preparations for a possible military mobilization in Ukraine and plans for testing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s resolve, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

➡️ The Financial Times reported that the Trump administration had asked Kyiv to pause its long-range strikes on major Russian cities during the course of the visit.

https://archive.is/I17mX

 

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🇦🇲🤝🇷🇺🇷🇺 — Armenia is ready to accept Russians in the event of a new mobilization, says Alen Simonyan, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia.

➡️ The Armenian authorities will not prevent the entry of Russians who decide to leave the country in the event of a new mobilization, he stated.

"At the border, no one intends to ask anyone why they came here. I can only say to a Russian person: Welcome to Armenia."​

https://t.me/WorldEventsNow/108869

 

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🇷🇺📞🇻🇦 — The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) presented information to the head of the Vatican's diplomatic service, Gallagher, regarding the persecution of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church by the authorities in Kiev, according to a statement on the website of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.

 

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🇺🇦📞🇦🇲 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on the social media platform X that high-level dialogue with Armenia has intensified, and he expressed hope that this will be followed by close cooperation at various levels and in different areas.

The Ukrainian leader also addressed Armenia's European path, emphasizing that Kyiv positively views the choice of the Armenian people in favor of closer ties with Europe and is ready to provide the necessary support.

 

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🇨🇴🚨🌹 — Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella warned that he will prosecute alleged cases of corruption from Gustavo Petro's previous government until they are “brought to justice.”