White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller:

All options are on the table to deal diplomatically, financially, and otherwise with the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Somalia: African Union force says over 50 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in Friday’s battle in Bariire, denies claims of withdrawing from the town.

Sudan: RSF claims it is advancing toward El-Obeid and has taken control of multiple areas.

Brazilian President Lula:

Brazil has stopped depending on the United States and has built strong economic ties with most countries in the world.

Trump:

Envoy Witkoff may be going to Russia Wednesday or Thursday.

Jews set fire to a Palestinian home in Turmus Ayya, Binyamin; Hebrew graffiti sprayed. No arrests reported.

Trump:

If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic.

Reporter: Is there anything Russia can do to avoid sanctions at this point?

Trump: Yeah, get a deal where people stop getting killed.

Senegal: Government to deploy new gendarmerie units to the east in response to growing security threats along the Mali border, where Al-Qaeda is attempting to establish a presence.

China just tightened its grip on rare earths again — cutting magnet exports in May and reimposing restrictions on critical tech materials.

China controls 90% of global supply, and the West is scrambling to catch up.

The U.S. wants defense contractors off China-sourced rare earths by 2027, but building alternatives is expensive and slow.

Source: WSJ

Every living former head of Israel’s army, police, Shin Bet, Mossad, and military intel just issued a joint call to end the war in Gaza, saying it’s "no longer just and threatens Israel’s very identity."

Greece: Athens’ Mayor Haris Doukas slammed Israel’s Ambassador Noam Katz after he criticized a graffiti:

“Don’t lecture us on democracy while killing civilians.

It is revolting that the ambassador concentrates on graffiti (that is clearly wiped off) while an unprecedented genocide is taking place in Gaza.”

India's PM Modi:

Countries are only looking out for their own interests. India will be the world’s third largest economy.

The interests of our farmers and small industries are paramount.

Former Iranian Deputy Speaker Ali Motahari admitted in a 2022 interview that Iran’s original goal in starting its nuclear program was to build a bomb—“100%”.

He claimed it was a system-wide plan, not just a few individuals, and said if Iran could’ve tested it secretly, the issue would’ve been over “like Pakistan.”

Mali: JNIM militants raided the Chinese-owned Sakula sugar factory in Dougabougou on August 1, kidnapped six Chinese workers, and set the facility on fire.

Sudan: An RSF soldier seen riding a camel amid ongoing clashes.

Burkina Faso: JNIM claims two attacks last Thursday on military posts in Signega (Wahiguya province) and Siska.

The group says several soldiers were killed in the first attack, and 7 VDP militiamen in the second.

Weapons, motorbikes, and equipment were reportedly seized.