live U.S.-Iran standoff continues as Hormuz shipping and diplomacy remain uncertain
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to res...
Russian drone and missile strikes injured at least six people in Ukraine overnight, as attacks on Mykolaiv and Kyiv sparked fires and left buildings damaged.
At least three women were injured in a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, according to local officials.
The overnight strike sparked multiple fires, including one that engulfed a house, as firefighters worked to extinguish the blazes amid the debris.
The attack on Mykolaiv followed a deadly Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih a day earlier, which killed 19 people, including nine children.
Russia has not issued an immediate response to the incident.
Meanwhile in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, at least three other people have been injured following an aerial attack by Russia.
Two people injured by the attack in Darnytskyi District have been hospitalized.
Officials report of several fires around the city and damage to buildings.
Paramedics throughout the city are responding on the scene
Both Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians in the conflict, which began three years ago when Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Thousands of civilians have been killed, the vast majority of them Ukrainian.
The collective-defence agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signals that regional powers no longer want to rely solely on external security guarantees. Whether it becomes a stabilising deterrent or another axis of rivalry remains unresolved.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed, according to the latest data, as uncertainty over the waterway’s reopening kept most shipowners away. Six commodity vessels crossed the strait on Tuesday, down from nine the day before and below the 10-day daily average of 11.
Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils the terms of an interim deal, including lifting the maritime blockade and sanctions and releasing Iran’s frozen assets.
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Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
Australia on Thursday condemned Israel’s decision to close its criminal investigation into the deaths of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six World Central Kitchen colleagues killed in Gaza in April 2024.
North Korea has fired more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles after U.S. President Donald Trump reduced American participation in joint military exercises with South Korea in an effort to revive dialogue with Pyongyang.
Georgia’s foreign trade data for January-July 2026 shows Kyrgyzstan, China and Russia as its top three export markets, highlighting its Middle Corridor ambitions and complex economic ties with Moscow.
Kazakhstan will vote on 23 August in its first parliamentary election under the new Constitution, choosing 145 members of the new Kurultai under a fundamentally changed electoral system based entirely on party lists.
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