Mazloum Abdi, Adviser to Syrian Presidency & former SDF chief:

There are currently talks between Syria and Israel. I believe tensions are currently lower, and that is a good thing.

The important thing is for tensions to remain low until the problems are resolved.

Israel is insisting on remaining in the areas it has entered. It is putting forward certain conditions for withdrawing.

These are difficult conditions to fulfill. It appears that this will continue for quite a long time, until a permanent solution is found.

Germany's Adidas is facing boycott calls after featuring IDF veteran Shalev Biton — who lost his left leg in a 2021 Gaza — as the face of its single-shoe service in Israel.

The service lets amputees buy one shoe at half price.

Thousands of Palestinians have lost limbs since October 2023.

The backlash also revives Adidas's 2024 decision to drop Bella Hadid from a campaign after Israeli pressure, framing it as a double standard.

Adidas hasn't responded publicly.

2 km from Türkiye. 580 km from Greece.

And yet it claims 40,000 km² of sea.

Kastellorizo — a tiny island right off the Turkish coast — is being used to cut off 1,577 km of Türkiye's Mediterranean coastline.

And, the 1947 Paris Treaty says it must stay demilitarized.

Today? Greek missile boats armed with Exocets patrol its waters.

Hungary will keep granting protection to draft-age Ukrainian men despite new EU rules barring it.

PM Péter Magyar says many are ethnic Hungarians from Transcarpathia and that it's wrong to prevent people from leaving a country at war.

The EU rule, effective since August 5 at Kyiv's request, blocks new temporary protection for men who haven't met their military obligations.

Hungary voted against it.

Magyar has broken sharply from predecessor Orbán, calling Russia the "brutal aggressor" at NATO's Ankara summit, but on this issue both governments took the same position.

Channel 4 News says undercover footage shows senior Reform UK figures discussing secret foreign-funded support that may have breached UK electoral law.

Reporters posing as wealthy donors funded three Reform-commissioned polls worth £32,500 through a US company. The polls were published in major newspapers without disclosing Reform’s role or the funding source.

Nigel Farage later met the undercover team and praised the polling. They also discussed a possible £500,000 donation routed through a UK-based son using money from his US-based father—an arrangement that would be illegal if designed to disguise the true donor.

Former Electoral Commission chief Bob Posner said the evidence could justify a criminal investigation. Reform UK, Farage and the other figures involved deny the allegations.

Argentine President Javier Milei has announced plans to build an integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego, near the Falkland Islands.

Milei said the base would strengthen Argentina’s strategic position in the South Atlantic and be “crucial to Argentina’s geopolitical influence.”

U.S. military disables advertising trackers on devices after reports that commercial location data was used to target American forces in the Middle East.

The Army, Air Force and Special Operations Command have blocked advertising IDs, but lawmakers warn the measures may not fully prevent tracking.

Source: Reuters

Francis Fukuyama:

Someone like Zohran Mamdani, who was elected mayor of New York City, can only get elected in New York.

It’s a completely blue Democratic region, and it really has very limited appeal in the middle of the country, where all the swing voters are that really determine the outcome of a presidential election.

And that’s the big danger for Democrats.

Francis Fukuyama on Russia:

One thing about an authoritarian regime is it looks very strong until the moment it collapses.

So I wouldn’t rule out, you know, some big changes happening on the Russian side.

Milei Says Falklands are Argentine as He Moves to Sanction Oil Projects

The Argentine president said he would bar companies involved in unauthorized oil projects in the Falklands from operating in the country.

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Francis Fukuyama on Trump:

Trump has been pro-Soviet and then pro-Russian for decades. And it’s a strange thing. Nobody really understands why that happened, but it’s a consistent theme.

And I don’t believe for a minute that he’s become more sympathetic towards Ukraine.

He’s frustrated because he thought the Russians would actually defeat Ukraine, and he’s unhappy that that hasn’t forced them into a settlement. But he’s not switched sides.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir calls for a "historic solution" for Gaza:

Gaza terrorism is a problem that has accompanied the State of Israel since its establishment.

In the latest war, the State of Israel achieved significant successes against Gaza terrorism.

We must take advantage of this historic opportunity to bring about a historic solution.

I demand the implementation of the idea of encouraging emigration from Gaza.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir:

From the beginning of the war, I have demanded the implementation of the idea of encouraging emigration from Gaza.

They told me that I was causing international damage, that it was forbidden to speak openly about emigration.

And then, one day, everything changed. President Trump openly declared the encouragement of emigration as a solution to the Gaza issue.

All at once, Ben-Gvir’s plan became legitimate. Suddenly, everyone became Ben-Gvir.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir says "teams of professionals" working with him have spent the past year and a half developing a practical "Gaza emigration plan."

Trump Says Spain is Going to Be Destroyed Over Migration

Donald Trump said Spain was heading for destruction as he linked the country’s migrant crisis to a wider dispute with Madrid over NATO spending.

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WATCH: Türkiye's ASELSAN demonstrated its laser-guided bomb kits in front of military officials from 15+ countries.

Four shots, four direct hits.

Two LGK-84s dropped from an F-16 hit armored vehicle and tank targets, an LGK-82 launched from an Akıncı drone hit another armored target, and a GÖZDE kit struck a target moving at 50 km/h.

All precision hits confirmed.

Convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić's body was saluted by Serbian police and gendarmerie in Belgrade.

Young men lined overpasses with flares and banners — "Welcome home, General," "Thank you, General."

The convoy took the body to the Military Medical Academy under full escort.

Tens of thousands are expected at this weekend's commemoration and Monday's funeral.

The EU's enlargement commissioner cancelled her visit to Serbia over it.

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service chief Naryshkin:

Western intelligence services have devised a new “axis of evil” for themselves, consisting of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.

The risk of a large-scale conflict across the entire Eurasian region is quite real and is a cause for serious concern.

Kremlin says Western arms production sites in Ukraine would become legitimate targets for Russian forces.

Moscow is "reviewing reports" that Germany, the UK, and France plan to set up long-range weapons production in Ukraine.

“Any such facilities would become legitimate targets,” Kremlin spokesman Peskov said.

The UK government is expected to approve the controversial Jackdaw gas field off the coast of Aberdeen in mid-September.

The project has faced legal challenges from environmental groups, who argue it was unlawfully approved because the government initially failed to fully assess the climate impact of burning the gas it would produce.

Jackdaw could account for up to 6% of UK gas output at peak production and begin supplying homes this winter.

Source: BBC

German Industry Pushes 40-Hour Work Week Without Extra Pay

German industrial employers, including Mercedes-Benz and Stihl, are challenging the 35-hour week as manufacturing output falls and labor costs climb.

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