Protesters in Hong Kong light up their cell phones and hold hands to form a human chain as part of extended protests calling for political reforms. https://t.co/kj0zmDeaFP

Hanoi Confirms Return of Chinese Survey Ship to Vietnamese Waters, Demands Withdrawal https://t.co/h463KBL08y

1914 #Horlivka [pro-RU source]: I can hear Ukrainian artillery. Heavy impacts. https://t.co/0Htkhhe5fD

#Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan will make a one-day official visit to #Russia on August 27 https://t.co/nus8OOUhvv

A Dangerous Nuclear Agenda - https://t.co/vvoFTi6MTB

NEW: President Trump tweets that he is "ordering" US companies to look for alternatives to China, though it's unclear under what authority the president would invoke to force businesses which are not state-run to comply with what he views as an order. ht…

#Iran Deputy Defense Minister: Iran has produced highly accurate missiles which it has not publicized.

#China strikes back with tariffs on $75 billion worth of #US goods as #TradeWar drags on.@TheWarMonitor @TheWarOfNow @laraseligman @AndrewSErickson @vshih2 https://t.co/f7j4Vbb9Hw

2 US allies in Asia are at each other's throats, and it's a big win for China https://t.co/XICIEsaXfy

Breaking: Syrian Army captures entire northern #Hama pocket https://t.co/C9H4W726VX #Idlib #Syria

Pres. Trump orders U.S. businesses to "immediately start looking for an alternative to China," hours after Beijing announced it would hike tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. products https://t.co/YLYhT6qID8

DEVELOPING: After a reassuring speech this morning from Fed chairman Powell, stocks rose. President Trump responded with a flood of tweets, and stocks tanked. https://t.co/Q4tADP2owR https://t.co/GMUqkdtFat

Stock losses continue to mount Friday as trade war with China roils investors https://t.co/T5ye35L7cz

Wet, Frozen Conditions on Ancient Mars Could Have Supported Life https://t.co/2OCwkMuwng

Four Russian fixed-wing Su-25 aircraft are visible in close proximity to Iranian-linked military assets at T-4 Airbase - an indication of their collaboration in Syria to preserve the Assad regime: https://t.co/P7AnzbrCTA

@EamonJavers BREAKING: Dow slides more than 510 points to new session low https://t.co/E5IJkb2nuJ

entire north hama under army army capture all areas photo from morek brigade

A scathing new Pentagon report blames Trump for the return of ISIS in Syria and Iraq https://t.co/vblmQP9kNW

The US Navy sailed the USS Green Bay through the Taiwan Strait Friday, a move that comes amid heightened tensions with Beijing over trade. The USS Green Bay had been scheduled to visit Hong Kong on August 17 but that port visit was canceled by Chinese government…

A man claiming to be a US Army captain reached out to a woman on a site for digital pen pals. An internet romance blossomed and she sent him a total of $200,000. In reality, he did not exist. It was a scam ran by two Nigerian men in the Los Angeles area.…

The B-2 bomber is still getting "game-changing" upgrades as focus shifts to the B-21: https://t.co/o3LvibprrJ