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Trump may be BRICS’s best recruitment agent

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  United States President Donald Trump has made no secret of his hostility towards BRICS. Last year, he threatened an additional 10 percent tariff on any country aligning itself with what he called the bloc’s “anti-American policies”. Since then, his administration has continued to wield tariffs aggressively against trading partners, including BRICS members such as Brazil, India and China. The message appears straightforward: Countries that challenge US economic power should expect to pay a price. But coercion has consequences. And as BRICS leaders meet in New Delhi today, Trump may be strengthening the very incentives that made the bloc attractive in the first place. The more Washington demonstrates its willingness to use access to its markets, its financial system and the dollar as instruments of political leverage, the more reason other countries have to reduce their exposure to them. This does not mean BRICS is becoming an anti-US alliance. Far from it. The bloc’s 11 members –...
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Israel says it has destroyed major underground Hezbollah base

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Israel Defense Forces The Israeli military said it blew up more than a mile of tunnels Israel's military says it has destroyed a large underground complex operated by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. It said it used more than 1,000 tonnes of explosives to destroy two tunnels spanning more than 2km (1.2 miles) beneath the Ali Taher Ridge. The blast triggered seismic activity equivalent to a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey. There was no immediate public response from Hezbollah or the Lebanese government. Israeli forces took control of the ridge last week after months of fighting with the Iran-backed group there. The Israeli military occupies a large swathe of southern Lebanon captured after the conflict with Hezbollah resumed in March. Images released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) showed a fireball lighting up the sky. "The sky lit up and about 15 seconds later we heard the terrifying sound," Ahamed, a resident in Nabatieh, about 6km west ...
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VIDEO: The Sea Shifted Position in Agentina

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  On the 20th day of August, 2026, Agentina witness the biggest shock other lives as their sea suddenly disappeared in less than 24 hours. Click the video below to see how it all happened. The sea in Argentina did not permanently disappear or dry up; rather, viral videos captured a rare and extreme low-tide event combined with strong offshore winds that temporarily pulled water away from the coast . Three factors have been blamed for the sudden disappearance of the sea. Captured in the discussion are the factors shown below. Extreme Low Tide: The event occurred along the coast of Mar del Plata and parts of the Buenos Aires Province, where normal tidal cycles combined with shallow coastal shelves to dramatically lower water levels. Offshore Winds: Strong winds blowing from the land toward the Atlantic Ocean pushed surface water further away from the shoreline. Exposed Seabed: The temporary drop revealed normally submerged features, such as the permanent rocky formation known as ...
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US announces new sanctions against networks aiding Hezbollah, other Iranian proxies in Middle East

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  Hezbollah members salute and raise the group's yellow flags during a funeral. (photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) The US government announced new sanctions on Thursday against firms and individuals that it says are aiding Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies in the Middle East as it intensified its campaign to isolate Iran economically. The latest sanctions are part of the US Treasury Department's " Operation Economic Outcast, " announced August 24, which aims to cut off Tehran's funding for the war, missile construction, cyberattacks and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC. Thursday's actions by the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control hit entities and individuals in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Turkey that Washington said supported the Iraqi-based Kataib Hezbollah and Lebanon-based Hezbollah, the US Treasury said in a statement.
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Gulf foreign ministers to meet with Iranian FM in push to secure deal for Strait of Hormuz -

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  Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER) Gulf foreign ministers plan to meet their Iranian counterpart in a push by Oman and Iran to secure buy-in for a temporary deal to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The gathering is scheduled to be held on Monday in the Omani coastal city of Salalah, the report said, citing two people briefed on the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
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Trump declines Saudi crown prince's call for US strikes on Houthis

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  US President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, US, September 9, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci)  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called US President Trump twice on Thursday and urged him to launch strikes against the Houthis, Axios reported, citing two US officials. Trump rejected the request, and US officials said the administration does not intend to take direct military action against the Houthis at this time, the report said. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
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Trump says he does not regret Iran war despite impact it may have on midterm elections

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  US President Donald Trump speaks while hosting a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 2, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN) US President Donald Trump said he did not regret going to war against Iran despite the impact the conflict may have on the November US midterm elections. "I don't believe in the word 'regret.' You can always question yourself a little bit," Trump said in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham when asked if he regretted the Iran war due to the impact it may have on the elections. "If I had it do again, I would do exactly as I did," Trump said in the interview broadcast on Thursday on The Ingraham Angle show.
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