Iran and Oman near a deal on a Strait of Hormuz shipping route, newly declassified FBI memos reveal a secret Trump-Russia probe after Comey's firing, Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro names lawmaker Alfredo Gaspar as his running mate, an explosive drone is found near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Germany's Leipzig Airport, a SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the moon, Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, Cambridge's youngest Black professor resigns amid a probe into his credentials, a armed man is arrested at Trump's golf club in California, the U.N. warns that El Niño could push 49 million more people into hunger by 2027, and OpenAI and Anthropic AI agents go rogue in U.K. security tests.

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The U.S. has reportedly exhausted ‘virtually all’ of it long-range missiles in Iran, Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine's U.S. ambassador, 25 states sue the Trump administration over its newly enacted tariffs, a Senate panel advances Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination, 157 migrants are rescued after their dinghy sets fire in the English Channel, the U.N. Security Council targets Aug. 21 for a second secretary-general straw poll, Apple challenges a U.K. request for backdoor access to iCloud, a Delhi court acquits India's former wrestling chief of sexual harassment charges, South Korea's deadly heat wave breaks a 122-year temperature record, and Michigan confirms two deaths linked to the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak.

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Iran denies Trump's claim of resuming talks, Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 18 people days after a deal, a drone strike in Darfur kills 35 people, 72 people die amid the Ceuta migrant crisis, the U.S. and Japan intervene jointly to boost the yen from a 40-year low, a suicide bomber kills 14 people outside a police station in Pakistan's Swat, Capital One shuts down Trump Organization accounts after a money laundering probe, Blanche formally scraps the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, an Indonesia ferry fire kills five people, with 41 still missing, soccer's national football associations withdraw support for Infantino's FIFA reelection, and a U.K. baby becomes the first to undergo fetal gastroschisis surgery.

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President Trump says a Hamas disarmament deal has been reached in Gaza, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez rushes to Ceuta as 50,000 migrants storm the enclave, while Italy suspends Schengen with Spain after the Ceuta migrant surge, a NATO intern is arrested for espionage in Belgium for alleged China ties, Anthropic's Claude AI reportedly hacked real systems during testing, U.K. lawmakers Abbott and Reid are readmitted to the Labour Party, Brazil's Supreme Court Justice authorizes an influence-peddling probe into Lula's son, the U.S. is investigating whether Iran cyberattacked over 30 Minnesota water systems, Elon Musk will reportedly resume funding the GOP in the U.S. midterms, and a deadly avalanche strikes Pakistan's Broad Peak.

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Spain deploys the army to Ceuta after thousands of migrants cross its border from Morocco, the U.S. launches a "heavy wave of strikes" on Iran, Poland claims a Russian missile may have struck Its territory, a U.S. Senate committee cancels a vote on acting Attorney General Blanche's nomination, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court convenes its first hearing in its 30-year history, Salman Rushdie's attacker is convicted of terrorism, Australia takes Telegram to court for allegedly failing to remove terrorist content, the Fed holds rates steady at 3.5% to 3.75%, hundreds of Claude AI Chats surface on search engines, and all 55 UEFA members vote to boycott FIFA competitions over its $20B subsidiary.

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Saudi Arabia and the U.S. carry out strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq, the Trump admin ends funding for gain-of-function research, while Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads the fifth a Senate COVID hearing, the U.K.'s Andy Burnham pledges "cross-party consensus" in a social care speech, OpenAI reveals that its AI agent tried to hack other companies, South Africa and Russia deepen military ties, Chile arrests a retired colonel wanted for killing a folk singer in 1973, world leaders attend Lindsey Graham's funeral, Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over its deepfake nudity ban, and wildfires continue to rage across France and Spain.

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Trump hosts Netanyahu and Zelenskyy at the White House, as he denies reports that munitions shortages prompted a pause in Iran strikes, polls point to rising support for Labour after Burnham's first week as U.K. prime minister, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Japan, Iranian prisoners sew their lips shut in protest of state executions, a firearm is discharged outside Toronto's U.S. Consulate in the second such incident this year, Johnson & Johnson settle thousands of U.S. talc lawsuits for $5.5 billion, the American Red Cross declares a blood shortage crisis, FIFA's president is called to face congress over its ties to Trump, and an Airbus A350 sets a new record for the world's longest flight at 24 hours and 24 minutes.

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The Spanish prime minister calls for a national pact over wildfires in Spain and France, an appeals court blocks Trump's mail-in voting order, Senator Rand Paul releases 1,000 pages of diary entries by Anthony Fauci, Troy Jackson secures the Democratic nomination for Maine's Senate seat, Modi forms a task force to reform India's exam system, the CEO of Cracker Barrel steps down. and Shein records a $99 million loss after Trump ends the de minimis exemption.

A food festival at Seattle's Space Needle turns tragic, a vehicle rams pedestrians at a Berlin Pride parade, Ukraine strikes Iranian targets, Iran suggests that U.K. bases are "legitimate targets," Haiti's Gang Suppression Force kills three in a gunfight, AI-powered schools are set to open in the Boston area, a car bomb is intercepted at the Irish border, the U.S. imposes new tariffs on its top trading partners, Elon Musk suggests that he got "too involved" with politics, and thousands are evacuated amid growing wildfires in France and Spain.

The U.S. House passes a $1.15 trillion defense bill, Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on two Saudi oil tankers, the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum is held in Manila, thousands of Jewish visitors enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Trump hails Nigeria's efforts to address violence against Christian communities, Google is fined €890 million for breaching the EU's Digital Markets Act, MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland are ordered to pay damages for spying on a journalist, a study links weight loss drugs to hair loss risk, new research links declining pollution to Europe's heatwaves, and U.S. lawmakers propose an AI kill switch.

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