Sunday, 16 August 2026
Russia says at least seven killed in largest Ukrainian attack of 2026
At least seven people have been killed in Russia after what officials called the "largest-scale" attack launched by Ukraine this year.
Some 822 drones were used - 600 aiming for Moscow, according to its regional governor who said the Russian capital had suffered "one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory". A warehouse belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries was hit.
Russian attacks on Ukraine also killed at least seven people and injured more than 39.
Russia has intensified missile attacks across Ukraine in recent weeks, with Kyiv also stepping up drone strikes deep inside Russia.
Five people died in Russia's south-western region of Rostov following overnight strikes, its governor said.
Officials in Belgorod, which borders Ukraine, said a woman was killed after a civilian bus was struck, while an 83-year-old man died in a drone attack in the Moscow region, according to Governor Andrey Vorobyov.
A Wildberries warehouse in Koledino, 25km (15.5 miles) from the centre of Moscow, was hit in an attack, injuring three, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Videos shows a fire and a large plume of smoke over the warehouse.
Wildberries, known as Russia's version of Amazon, has been repeatedly targeted since July. Kyiv said at the time it was targeting logistics hubs used by Russians to buy military equipment and disrupting supplies to the Russian army.
Both warring sides accuse each other of targeting civilians.
FULL REPORT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1411pgje8xo
Trump Plans Stunning Strait of Hormuz Declaration
Donald Trump Didn’t Finish The Job As Iran’s IRGC Boasts That Surviving America’s Attacks Has Opened The Door For Islam To Rise Up And Rule The World
President Trump started a war with Iran that remains wholly unfinished, and that is allowing Tehran to turn defeat into a resounding victory that is energizing them
The fact that Iran’s top military commander Ahmad Vahidi can stand before the Islamic world and boast that Tehran has brought the United States “to its knees” tells you everything you need to know about President Trump’s claim that America had “finished the job.” The job was not finished. Iran was hit, Iran was damaged and Iran was bloodied, but the Islamic regime was left standing—and now it is transforming survival into victory. President Trump has put America in a very dangerous position by not eliminating the Iranian regime, and it is already coming back to haunt him.
Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, authorities say
Eleven people have been killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, authorities say, in one of the deadliest days of attacks since an agreement aimed at reducing hostilities was announced in June.
Lebanon's prime minister said seven people were killed in a strike on a house on the outskirts of Ansar, 70km (43 miles) south of the capital, Beirut. State media reported three children and two women were among the dead.
Israel's Defense Forces (IDF) said it had killed a commander of Hezbollah - the Iran-backed Shia militia - following an attack against Israeli soldiers.
The commander's family "who he used as human shields" were present and "harmed", it added.
Later on Saturday, another round of strikes hit the town of Deir al-Zahrani, killing four and wounding five others, the Lebanese ministry of health said.
Lebanese authorities say the strike in Ansar at around 04:30 (01:30 GMT) occurred where displaced families were living. Footage on social media shows large plumes of smoke permeating through the streets of the village as sirens ring out.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the attacks, saying the seven civilians killed were not "military infrastructure".
"Israel must halt this escalation," he said. "For the security of our people and their right to life on their land are not subject to negotiation or bargaining."
The IDF said the incident that prompted its strike on Ansar had taken place in the Ali al-Taher Ridge, a strategic high ground overlooking much of south-eastern Lebanon and one of the war's most fiercely contested positions.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjygx4gjeo
Qatar denies capturing three Iranian pilots after downing fighter jets
Iran has called for the release of three Iranian pilots it said were captured by Qatar after two fighter jets were hit by air defences during a military operation at the start of the US-Iran war.
In a letter to the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Iran's Brig Gen Mohammad Bagherzadeh said the pilots - Javad Salehi, Abdul Majid Dashtian, and Imran Behroshian - had been held captive for six months.
He said the body of a fourth pilot, Majid Kazemi, was returned after he was killed in the same operation on 2 March 2026 - the third day of the war.
Qatar "categorically denied" Iran's claims and said it was "surprised by these misleading statements".
Gen Bagherzadeh said the three pilots had been captured by Qatar after they ejected from their jets during the combat mission on a Qatari military base.
In the letter to ICRC chief Mirjana Spoljaric, published by Iranian media, he accused Qatar of violating "the inalienable rights of these prisoners, contrary to all international laws and regulations".
The letter also claimed the three pilots had not been allowed to meet or contact their families.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4kk8kz271o
Five Thousand Years Ago, Did Someone Carve The Stargazer Figurine To Permanently Memorialize A Visit With Alien Beings From Outer Space?
Could The Five Thousand-Year-Old Stargazer Be An Ancient Portrait Of Alien Visitors Who Descended From The Heavens And Were Worshipped By Early Civilizations As Gods?
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/the-stargazer-ancient-alien-encounter-from-outer-space/
Saturday, 15 August 2026
Britain's Iran policy slammed as 'dangerously complacent' as Tehran targets Jews on UK streets
'It is clear that Tehran is pursuing a sustained campaign of aggression against the British homeland,' Tory MP Tom Tugendhat declared
Britain's Iran policy has been slammed as complacent and lacking long-term thinking in a new report. A leading expert on Iran has warned that ongoing Iran conflict has exposed flaws in the UK's approach to Iran as Tehran directly targets Jewish and Israeli people in the UK.
The paper, written by Professor Ali Ansari, a leading authority on Iran, for Policy Exchange, features a foreword from Tory MP Tom Tugendhat, who pointed to years of British failure of "strategic thought".
Tom Tugendhat told GB News: "GB News has long raised the profound threat presented by the Islamic Republic of Iran - and rightly so. The ruling theocratic regime has plotted to kidnap and murder dissidents on British streets, while deploying criminal groups to terrorise Jewish communities through arson attacks and vandalism.
"Abroad, it arms Russia's invasion of Ukraine, bankrolls terrorist proxies across the Middle East and threatens the shipping and energy routes our economy depends on - all while racing toward nuclear weapons."
The Iran war broke out after the White House's negotiations with Tehran fell through - but Prof Ansari has argued the focus on the nuclear programme has obscured the wider challenge posed by Iran, including proxy networks and attacks inside the UK.
Mr Tugendhat added: "It is clear that Tehran is pursuing a sustained campaign of aggression against the British homeland and our interests in the Middle East to intimidate our people, fracture our alliances and force Britain into retreat.
FULL REPORT AT: https://www.gbnews.com/news/iran-policy-tehran-targets-jews-policy-exchange
Five years after the Taliban swept to power, does the West have any influence?
In a whitewashed basement in a village south of Kabul, a dozen young women bustle about, stirring cauldrons of bubbling cherries and plums, and sticking labels on glass jam jars. Ventures like this are one of the rare spaces where women are still able to gain skills and employment in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
It is run by Najia, a 47-year-old Afghan entrepreneur and mother of nine children who was married at the age of 14.
If the authorities hadn't barred girls and young women from secondary schools and universities, many of the women in this workshop, including Naija's daughters, would be studying for a different kind of future.
But now, even this is being squeezed too. Recent rules say women have to ask men to take their products to market, and only men can sit at their stalls to show their wares at trade fairs. The Taliban gives various reasons for this, including claiming that women aren't wearing proper hijab or head covering.
"The world has to talk to the Taliban in a different way because it's just not working," says Najia. "The lives of Afghan women have to change because we're losing hope."
Five years after this ultra-conservative Islamist movement took charge, women are banned from much of the public sphere and girls are prohibited from going to school over the age of 12. Many inside and outside Afghanistan are asking the same pressing question: what's the best way to engage the Taliban to try to achieve meaningful change?
The issue is deeply divisive. There are fissures between many groups, with a huge array of conflicting issues at stake. These include women's rights, unpredictable Taliban edicts, international sanctions and aid cuts during a spiralling humanitarian crisis. The international response is split between Western countries often focused on human rights and others more interested in investment opportunities. And the West itself is divided on the best response. Many now accept that whatever they're doing, it's not working.
FULL REPORT AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2gp5g0xngo
FRIGHTENING STUFF - The End Of Forgetting: AI Will Soon Remember Everything You Say
Prophecy News Watch 15th August
 Wearable AI can now turn everyday conversations into searchable memory. The convenience is powerful—but who ultimately controls what your devices remember?
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 What if a peace agreement is meant to lower Israel’s guard rather than end a conflict? History offers a warning Israel cannot afford to ignore.
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Israel, Syria Reach Secret Deal on Nuclear Material
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