Strikes hit three Kyiv districts as SES reports consequences of missile attack (2026-08-20 05:27 UTC)
Kurz: As a result of a missile attack by Russian forces, preliminary reports indicate that strikes, damage, and fires have been recorded in the Svyatoshyno, Darnytsia, and Solomyanskiy districts of Kyiv.
Ballistic missile attack on Kyiv hits several districts, killing and injuring people (2026-08-20 04:32 UTC)
Kurz: During the air raid alert in the capital, explosions were heard—the enemy launched ballistic missile strikes, and damage was reported in several districts.
Ukraine’s military reportedly strikes Russian oil refinery, terminal in latest drone attack (2026-08-20 04:09 UTC)
Kurz: Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil refinery in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan and an oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai overnight on Aug. 20, as Ukraine continues its campaign targeting Russian oil infrastructure.
Israeli defence minister warns Turkey against ’threatening its security’ (2026-08-20 06:03 UTC)
Kurz: Israeli defence minister warns Turkey against ’threatening its security’ Israel’s defence minister said that president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is “dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria,” indicating that Ankara risks consequences for its ties with Damascus. “Israel will …
Mossad chief called Syria over Turkish army presence before airbase strike: Report (2026-08-20 05:52 UTC)
Kurz: Mossad chief called Syria over Turkish army presence before airbase strike: Report Mossad had phone call with Syria’s foreign minister on 14 August to discuss Turkey’s military presence in Syria, according to Reuters citing several sources. The call, made just days before Israel …
Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of 5-year-old and paramedics (2026-08-20 05:50 UTC)
Kurz: Israel’s military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Palestinian paramedics.
Middle East updates: Trump warns ’economic consequences’ for nations helping Iran (2026-08-20 05:39 UTC)
Kurz: US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with an “economic warfare”. Meanwhile, Australia summoned Israel’s envoy over the 2024 death of an aid worker in an Israeli strike in Gaza. DW has the latest.
US envoy condemns Israeli strikes on Syrian airbase (2026-08-20 04:50 UTC)
Kurz: US envoy Tom Barrack condemned Israeli strikes on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase, calling the attack an unnecessary escalation Read Full Article at RT.com
‘SAF shoots down two RSF long-range drones in North Kordofan’ (2026-08-18 16:35 UTC)
Kurz: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said on Monday that its air defences shot down two… The post ‘SAF shoots down two RSF long-range drones in North Kordofan’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Sudan battlefield shifts as RSF intensifies operations in Blue Nile (2026-08-18 16:13 UTC)
Kurz: Sudan’s battlefield is undergoing rapid shifts across several fronts, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces… The post Sudan battlefield shifts as RSF intensifies operations in Blue Nile appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
People in El Obeid have limited services as drone attacks intensify (2026-07-20 12:34 UTC)
Kurz: Half a million people in El-Obeid, North Kordofan state, Sudan, are facing limited basic services as drone strikes from the Rapid Support Forces intensify. Liesbeth Aelbrecht details the impact on people.
Video of US flag desecration by Somali army trio sparks uproar amid stepped-up support (2026-07-13 11:07 UTC)
Kurz: Troops involved in a video that showed the American flag being stepped on and kicked were detained and an investigation is underway, the Somali defense ministry said.
South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, far above Trump’s figure (2026-08-20 05:24 UTC)
Kurz: Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back told lawmakers that North Korea was generally believed to have around 80 to 120 warheads, after US President Donald Trump commented a day earlier that Pyongyang possessed 57 “very powerful nuclear weapons”.
Oil supertankers in Gulf are renting for $500,000 per day: Report (2026-08-20 04:39 UTC)
Kurz: Oil supertankers in Gulf are renting for $500,000 per day: Report Supertanker owners are getting paid $510,000 per day to bring crude oil from the Gulf to Asia, in a sign of high demand for vessels to transit the waterway as fighting rages in the region and alternative routes tak…
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi calls on US to change ‘hostile policy’ on North Korea (2026-08-20 01:12 UTC)
Kurz: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing welcomed South and North Korea moving towards peaceful coexistence and called on Washington to change its “hostile policy” on Pyongyang. In talks with his counterpart Cho Hyun in Seoul on Wednesday, Wang said China was “always committ…
Marines are Training Fireteams to Deploy Combat Drones (2026-08-19 21:31 UTC)
Kurz: The Marine Corps on Friday wrapped up the inaugural Marine Corps Attack Drone Competition at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, Va., capping a summer of drone firsts for the service. Drones also played a part in Marine Corps exercises in Korea and Australia and new counter-small u…
More than 1,000 Afghan refugees have been stuck at a camp in Qatar since 2021 (2026-08-19 21:15 UTC)
Kurz: More than 1,000 Afghan refugees who fled their homes in 2021 have been stuck in Camp As-Sayliyah, Qatar. They’re isolated and unable to leave, despite many having aided U.S. forces during the war.
UN flag at half-mast to honour humanitarian workers killed in line of duty (2026-08-19 19:27 UTC)
Kurz: Marking World Humanitarian Day on Wednesday, the United Nations flag was lowered to half-mast at the UN headquarters in Nairobi. The gesture recognises the humanitarian workers who lost their lives while serving others.
International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ against its independence (2026-08-19 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday responded to a new round of US sanctions targeting its president and a senior prosecutor, calling them “a flagrant attack” against the court.