🇺🇸🇰🇷⚡️- South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun told a parliamentary committee today than neither South Korea nor the U.S. government had any idea joint military exercises were to be scaled back until Donald Trump tweeted.

Military officials from both nations also learnt the news as President Donald Trump tweeted about the reduction of military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea.

🇺🇸🇰🇷⚡️- Despite formal inquiries from South Korean officials, including Defense Minister Ahn Guy-back, Washington has not given further details on how long the scaling back will last or if other aspects of military cooperation are to be re-evaluated between the two nations.

🇨🇳🇨🇱⚡️- Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Perez Mackenna says developing relations with China has become a Chilean national policy. Chile is now officially looking into expanding the China-Chile partnership agreement, which celebrates its 10th anniversary.

🇨🇳⚡️- China has adopted an aggressive diplomatic stance while hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation this year. The yearly rotating chairmanship of the organization has been back in China's hands for the first time since 2014.

Since January, China has increased diplomatic probes into U.S.-aligned nations across Latin America, the Pacific and even Canada. This year's APEC will culminate in a summit in Shenzen in mid-November.

🇪🇺🇪🇸🇲🇦⚡- Defying the EU’s wishes, Spain is transferring 500 migrant women to mainland Spain from the invaded enclave of Ceuta.

According to the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz, these women came in during the invasion waves of July 30-31st, and some have been subjected to sexual assault or rape by their fellow invaders.

🇺🇸 - Florida's Republican primary:

Under 35:
- James Fishback, 30.8%.
- Byron Donalds: 32.6%.

55 and up:
- James Fishback: 6.9%.
- Byron Donalds: 53.7%.

🇺🇸⚡️- BREAKING: The US national debt has exceeded $40 trillion, the highest in American history.

🇸🇾🇹🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Mossad Director Roman Gofman held a phone call with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani last week, just days before the Israeli bombing of a Syrian airbase, according to Reuters. The call focused on Israeli concerns over a Turkish military buildup at the airbase.

The call marked one of the highest-level contacts between the two countries under Syrian President al-Sharaa.

🇺🇸🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡️- In a statement to Axios' Barak Ravid, Syrian Foreign Minister al-Shaibani said he made it clear to Israel that there was no Turkish buildup, but Israel attacked the site anyway. He wrote, "There was no intention to establish a Turkish base there, nor to establish a permanent Turkish military presence or deploy Turkish forces at the site."

President Trump also spoke to Ravid and refused to criticize the strike. "I can't talk about it," Trump said.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- President Trump announces the "MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY!" and "ECONOMIC D-DAY" will begin against Iran. Trump also says they will target countries which assist Iran.

"No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater opportunity to make a Deal than me. TRAGICALLY, for them, they have failed to take it. Therefore, today, I am announcing the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY! This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale. Their navy is gone, their air force is destroyed, their military factories are now rubble, their currency is worthless, and their country is hanging by a thread. Today, I am also announcing that ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences. Oil smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries, front companies — It all needs to stop NOW. You know who you are. This will be an ECONOMIC D-DAY, and we need all of our Allies to stand with the United States of America to isolate, and defeat, the Iran threat. These maniacs are on the ropes, and these HISTORIC MEASURES will cripple them and their ability to project terror worldwide. IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. President DONALD J. TRUMP" - President Trump via Truth Social.

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🇹🇷🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "Erdogan is dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria.

Israel will not allow anyone to threaten its security.

It would be better for Erdogan to continue making empty, fantasy-mongering speeches against Israel in the Turkish parliament and not test Israel's resolve to defend itself," - Israel Katz, Defense Minister of Israel.

🇹🇷🇮🇱⚡- "The Israeli security establishment is following with great concern the growing presence and activity of the Turkish naval fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean basin, after several recent incidents in international waters where Turkish war vessels moved close to Israeli military ships passing through the area.

According to Israeli security officials, the Turkish ships attempted to demonstrate presence and power, and approached Israeli ships in several different instances in the waters surrounding Israel," - Israeli Channel 12.

🇰🇵🇰🇷⚡️- North Korea has between 80 and 120 nuclear weapons according to the South Korean Defense Ministry.

🇰🇵🇰🇷⚡️- North Korea fired 10 short-range missiles towards the eastern waters today according to South Korean officials.

🇫🇷⚡️- A sixth major hack occured today in France. Alaxione, a medical platform, had all its 6.8M files stolen and exposed online. The files contain the identities of citizens alongside insurance informations and medical conditions.

At this point, almost every single French citizen's personal informations are available online.

🇾🇪⚡️- "UKMTO have received confirmation that the tanker has been boarded by six armed persons who are now in control of the vessel and redirecting to Somalia." - United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

🇫🇷⚡️- According to French medias, hackers on Breachforums have entered an "arms race" for "bragging rights" to see who can hack the largest amount of data from French public services and institutions.

🇷🇴🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- "On Thursday, August 20, two Romanian Air Force F-16 aircraft scrambled towards the location where a small maritime drone was spotted in Romania's Exclusive Economic Zone, near the Neptun Alpha platform, approximately 80 nautical miles east of Constanța. One of the aircraft engaged the target and fired its onboard cannon at it, successfully hitting the target." - Romanian Ministry of National Defence.