🇻🇪🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Worrying reports of Russian Wagner mercenaries being spotted in Venezuela alongside government forces. Wherever these thugs go, they bring death and destabilization." – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

🇹🇷⚡- General Adnan Tanriverdi, founder of the Turkish 'Sadat' PMC, has died in Turkey.

🇺🇸🇳🇪⚡- The withdrawal of American forces and resources from Air Base 201 in Agadez in Niger has been completed – The Pentagon.

🇲🇷🇲🇱🇳🇪⚡- "Mali have always told us that Wagner is subordinate to the Russian state, but we do not have them here in Mauritania. The Americans have never asked us if they could build a military base here in Mauritania after leaving Niger. They are both [US and Russia] our partners and friends, but we do not have their military bases here.” – Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of Mauritania.

🇵🇭🇩🇪⚡- The Philippines and Germany have committed to signing a defense cooperation agreement.

🇨🇳🇱🇧⚡- China warned its citizens against traveling to Lebanon.

🇺🇦🇲🇱⚡- After falsely taking credit for the Azawad attack on Wagner forces, which killed 86, several Sahel countries began cutting diplomatic relations with Ukraine for "sponsoring terrorism".

Now the Ukrainian authorities have backtracked on earlier statements, with the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Office declaring "Kiev was not involved in the incident with fighters of the Wagner PMC in Mali" and said Mali's decision to sever diplomatic relations with Ukraine "hasty".

🇧🇩⚡️- Bangladesh's military has taken power in Bangladesh, announcing the formation of a transitional government.

🇹🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Turkey's Foreign Minister has informed Egypt that it intends to join South Africa's genocide lawsuit against Israel.

🇺🇸💰⚡️- Over $1.93 trillion has been annihilated from the US stock market today since market open just an hour ago.

🇹🇷🇱🇧⚡️- Turkey has urged its citizens to immediately leave Lebanon

🇨🇩⚡- M23 Forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured Ishashu on the border with Uganda, despite a ceasefire agreement that came into force on August 4.

🇺🇸💰⚡️- The S&P 500, an index fund representing over 500 stocks, has nosedived since market open.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Wall Street Journal reports that Iran has issued a notice to pilots and aviation authorities to "avoid its airspace."

🇬🇧⚡️- Commonwealth Countries such as Australia and New Zealand have issued travel warnings for the UK due to the protests.

🇧🇩🇮🇳⚡- India's National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, met the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, at the Hindon Airbase, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, northern India.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Ori Gordin, Head of the Israeli Northern Command, has announced that military plans to launch an offensive against Hezbollah are complete and ready for at a moments notice.

🇬🇧 - Statement from Nigel Farage, leader of Reform U.K.

🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚡️- Scottish First Minister John Swinney met with muslim leaders today at the Edinburgh Central Mosque to reassure them that "the government is on their side".

🇬🇧⚡️- Sky News reporter forced off air by muslims chanting "free Palestine"