Israel saying it's now planning to take over Gaza City in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. That decision made after a late night meeting of top officials and coming despite growing fears of famine in Gaza and mounting international calls for Israel and Hamas to end their nearly 2-year-old war. Yesterday on Fox News, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlining a more sweeping plan for a total takeover of Gaza, at least on a temporary basis.But it appears Israel's decision will stop short of that ...

Geopolitical Landscape & Diplomacy - A meeting between President Trump and President Putin is anticipated, with potential inclusion of Ukraine's President Zelensky, though conditions for Zelensky's participation remain unmet [1][2][3][4] - The US administration is pushing for Ukraine's President Zelensky to be part of the summit [1] - President Trump's deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire or face economic sanctions is expiring [2] - President Trump indicated Zelensky doesn't necessarily have to be part of the meeting, a shift from earlier White House statements [3][4] - President Putin wants to regain credibility and be admitted back to the table [6] Military & Security Assistance - The US has increased military assistance to Ukraine [6] - American weapons provided through NATO allies send a message of continued US military support to Ukraine [12] - Russia is advancing on the ground, albeit slowly and at a high cost [16][17] - Ukraine is targeting military assets deep inside Russia with success [16] Sanctions & Economic Pressure - President Trump threatened secondary sanctions against Russia if a ceasefire isn't reached [2][10] - The timing of potential sanctions appears more flexible [12] - The US has already imposed sanctions on India for buying Russian oil and put tariffs on India [11] Ceasefire & Negotiations - Discussions are expected to initially focus on a ceasefire, considered achievable [8][9] - A comprehensive ceasefire (air, land, and sea) could halt the conflict [10] - Issues like NATO membership, territorial compensation, and reparations are considered long-term discussion points [10] - Ukrainians are weary of the war and increasingly support a negotiated end, but they don't want to give up territory [13][14][15]

Ukraine has largely quelled Russia’s push into northern Ukraine’s Sumy province, underlining how neither side has gained a decisive advantage in the three-and-half-year war https://t.co/jjpbroWT9f ...

Kelly O'Donnell at the White House. Kelly, in listening to the questions there, largely focused on what could be a meeting as early as next week between President Trump, President Putin, and President Zalinski with the goal of trying to bring the war there to an end. And the president was asked about the deadline that he imposed, saying that he would impose tariffs this week if this war did not end on Russia. He was asked about that.Does that deadline hold. He said, "Well, that's up to him." Meaning Putin w ...

Vladimir Putin exchanged “signals” with Donald Trump on the war in Ukraine at Kremlin talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff, a top Russian official said Wednesday. “On our part, in particular, some signals were conveyed on the Ukrainian issue,” the Russian president’s foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters, without elaborating. “Corresponding signals were also received from President Trump.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/trump-envoy-arrives-in-moscow-in-us-gamble-to-end-war-in-uk ...

Every morning at 8:15, the chimes ring out across Hiroshima, marking the moment in 1945 when a US bomber overhead dropped the world's first atomic weapon of war. Here, a signature mushroom cloud rising over widescale death and devastation. The target was this bridge.It's T-shaped, but the bomb veered toward the dome, which after the blast was the only building in a onem radius still standing. Thousands were killed outright. Radioactive black rain, poisoning countless more.Taruko Yahhata was 8 years old that ...

Taiwan’s screenwriters have long avoided depicting a cross-strait war, considering the topic too contentious. A new series which does just that is a cultural milestone https://t.co/d5fEyctTjK ...

Military Strategy - Europe cannot replicate America's "industrial and mechanical" approach to war [1] - Europe will need to achieve more with fewer resources in warfare [1]

The nature of the war is changing, and Ukrainian forces are readying for it. The increasing depth of the kill zone, a territory up to 15km on either side of the front line, is rendering operations ever harder https://t.co/W1YAeTdhnZ ...

First war-injured Gazan child arrives in UK for treatment https://t.co/3SAfawGNp0 ...