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Israel: Likud Members Vote in Key Primary as Netanyahu Secures Expanded Control Over Party Slate Vote

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Israel: Likud Members Vote in Key Primary as Netanyahu Secures Expanded Control Over Party Slate

August 17, 2026

TEL AVIV, Israel, August 17 (ANI): Voting centers are set to open across Israel for roughly 140,000...

Iranian Army Chief Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing or Capturing U.S. Soldiers, Doubles Reward for Women Amir Hatami

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Iranian Army Chief Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing or Capturing U.S. Soldiers, Doubles Reward for Women

August 17, 2026

TEHRAN, Iran, August 17 (ANI): Iranian Army Chief Amir Hatami has announced a $30,000 bounty for anyone...

Tropical Storm Lala Begins to Exit Hawaii, Leaves More Than 200,000 Without Power Hurricane Lala

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Tropical Storm Lala Begins to Exit Hawaii, Leaves More Than 200,000 Without Power

August 17, 2026

HONOLULU, Hawaii, August 17 (ANI): Tropical Storm Lala, which caused flooding, strong winds and widespread power outages...

Natural Disasters Affected More Than 92,000 People Across Afghanistan in 2026, Killed 97: UN

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Natural Disasters Affected More Than 92,000 People Across Afghanistan in 2026, Killed 97: UN

August 17, 2026

KABUL, Afghanistan, August 17 (ANI): Natural disasters have affected more than 92,000 people across all 34 provinces...

Defense Cooperation to Further Deepen as COAS Gen. Dhiraj Seth Arrives in Nepal Coas

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Defense Cooperation to Further Deepen as COAS Gen. Dhiraj Seth Arrives in Nepal

August 17, 2026

NEW DELHI, India, Aug. 16 (ANI) — As India and Nepal continue to strengthen their close defense...

SpaceX Launches Globalstar, Classified U.S. Space Force Missions 38 Minutes Apart in Record-Setting Feat Globalstar 2-R

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SpaceX Launches Globalstar, Classified U.S. Space Force Missions 38 Minutes Apart in Record-Setting Feat

August 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (ANI) — American aerospace company SpaceX achieved a major operational milestone by launching two...

Ukraine Hits Russian Aerospace and Energy Targets in Major Deep-Strike Operations: Zelenskyy Ukraine

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Ukraine Hits Russian Aerospace and Energy Targets in Major Deep-Strike Operations: Zelenskyy

August 17, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine, Aug. 16 (ANI) — Ukraine on Saturday launched a series of long-range operations targeting key...

Israel Claims It Killed Senior Hezbollah Commander in Southern Lebanon Katz

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Israel Claims It Killed Senior Hezbollah Commander in Southern Lebanon

August 17, 2026

TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 16 (ANI) — The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday that it had killed...

6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Gulf of Tomini; Third to Strike Indonesia Tomini

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6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Gulf of Tomini; Third to Strike Indonesia

August 16, 2026

GULF OF TOMINI, Indonesia, Aug. 15 (ANI) — Indonesia was struck by yet another earthquake Saturday, making...

Five UAE Humanitarian Aid Convoys Deliver 683 Tons of Assistance to Gaza Under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 UAE Aid

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Five UAE Humanitarian Aid Convoys Deliver 683 Tons of Assistance to Gaza Under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3

August 16, 2026

Al Arish [Egypt], August 16 (ANI/WAM): Five UAE humanitarian aid convoys entered the Gaza Strip this week,...