🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "China must immediately leave the Sabina," – Francis Tolentino, Philippines Senate Majority Leader.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- Philippine Coast Guard now claim a second collision occurred south-east of the Sabina Shoal: "A second Philippine Coast Guard ship, the BRP Bagacay, was rammed twice on both sides by a China Coast Guard vessel".

🇷🇺🇮🇱⚡- Russia extends ban on Russian airlines flying into Israeli airspace until September 15.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have captured Apanasovka, Kursk region, Russia.

Both sides report that Ukrainian troops have crossed river Seym, with fighting now ongoing inside of Tetkino.

Fierce fighting reported at Martynovka too, Ukrainian sources claim they captured the town a few hours ago - Russia has not yet confirmed the loss.

🇲🇱🇮🇷⚡- Malian government is exploring the possibility of buying one of Iran's air defense systems – Mali's Junta-backed media.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡- US blocks Ukraine from firing British missiles into Russia – The Times.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces continue advancing across the Pokrovsk direction.

Russian forces took fortifications along the E50 highway, reaching Marinovka's outskirts. Russian forces advanced west of Zavitnoe and west of Orlovka.

Ukrainian sources confirm withdrawing from north Karlovka (east of the river Volcha).

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Russian forces have captured 105.5 sqkm in just the Pokrovsk direction in the past 6 days.

8.8km remain till Krasnoarmeysk / Pokrovsk.

🇺🇸⚡️- The 2024 Democratic Party Platform which can be read below, still mentions President Bidens "second term" 19 times.
https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf

🇺🇸⚡️- The Democratic Platform also names America First leader Nick Fuentes saying Trump launched his 2024 campaign with him.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- The IDF states it eliminated a Hezbollah member and destroyed multiple missiles.

🇪🇬🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Sky News Arabia reports that the Israeli delegation sent for the next round of ceasefire negotiations in Cairo has departed Egypt immediately after landing, now returning to Israel.

— 🇮🇱 NEW: Hebrew media reports that IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and other officials are expected to resign if a ceasefire deal is reached.

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🇺🇸🇵🇸⚡️- In Chicago, pro-Palestine protesters breached the security perimeter surrounding the Democratic National Convention venue. Police are using force to disperse the protesters.

🇺🇸🇵🇸⚡️- A lone protester, identifying herself as a "fascist," holding a sign counter-protesting the pro-Palestine protesters at the DNC in Chicago.

Her sign reads "fuck niggers" and "go the fuck back to the shithole you're from."

🇺🇸⚡️- Trump says he plans to offer Elon Musk a cabinet position if he wins the election

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The FBI has concluded that the Iranian government is behind the attempt to hack and leak sensitive information from the Trump campaign, including an attempt to sabotage the Harris-Walz campaign, which apparently failed.

— 🇮🇱/🇪🇬 NEW: Egypt has reassured Israel that if a ceasefire is reached, Egypt will continue to allow the IDF to be stationed along the entire Egyptian border inside the Gaza Strip, known as the Philadelphia Axis – Walla News

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