🇺🇸⚡- For the first time in decades there are no US aircraft carrier strike groups in the Indo-Pacific region. USS Abraham Lincoln, the last carrier to be in the region, has arrived at Oman for a potential conflict with Iran.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- "While great changes have taken place in the two countries and in China-U.S. relations, China’s commitment to the goal of a stable, healthy and sustainable China-U.S. relationship remains unchanged," – Xi Jinping, President of China.

🇲🇱🇩🇿⚡- Heavy airstrikes reported at Tin Zautin, northern Mali, on Azawad separatist positions.

Unconfirmed reports of Algerian forces approaching the border with air defense systems.

🇷🇺🇲🇳⚡- "There are no worries. We have a wonderful dialogue with our friends from Mongolia," – Dmitry Peskov, Russian Presidential Press Secretary, confirms the "Kremlin is not afraid" of Putin's trip to Mongolia, which is a member of the International Criminal Court and is theoretically obliged to arrest him.

Vladimir Putin is set to visit Mongolia on the 3rd of September.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- Two Iranians rescued in international waters by the US Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group – US CENTCOM.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Scenes from eastern Toretsk.

Footage captured by a Russian soldier.

🇮🇷⚡- "We are strengthening our capabilities and monitoring threats from global arrogance and the Zionist entity. We can detect any enemy flying object, even those hidden from radar, from long distances," – Alirezah Sabahifard, Commander of the Iranian Air Defense Force.

🇮🇷⚡- "We are among the most prepared Armed Forces in the world right now," – Alirezah Sabahifard, Commander of the Iranian Air Defense Force.

— 🇷🇸/🇫🇷 NEW: Serbia to buy 12 Rafale fighter jets from France's Dassault Aviation for $2.99 billion.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have captured Ukraine's trench line in the north of Vodyanoe – Ugledar direction.

This puts Russian troops right on the outskirts of the strategic town.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have captured northern Galitsinovka – Kurakhovo direction.

Ukrainian troops withdrew south of the Volcha river.

🇸🇴🇪🇬⚡- Over a dozen Egyptian military cargo planes have landed in Mogadishu, Somalia, in recent days after the two nations signed a military cooperation agreement.

🇸🇴🇪🇹⚡- BREAKING: Ethiopia officially recognizes Somaliland as independent.

🇸🇴🇪🇹⚡- Ethiopia has elevated its Consular Office in Somaliland to the status of an Embassy.

Ethiopia has allegedly appointed Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland, as the ambassador.

🇪🇹🇲🇦⚡- Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces has arrived in Rabat, Morocco.

🇸🇴🇪🇹⚡- "We urge Somalia to stop political conspiracy in the Horn of Africa region," – Taye Atske-Selassie, Foreign Minister of Ethiopia.

🇸🇴🇪🇹⚡- "They have forgotten the sacrifice of the Ethiopian National Defense Force in Somalia [combating al-Shabaab] over the past couple of years and it is painful for the Government of Ethiopia," – Taye Atske-Selassie, Foreign Minister of Ethiopia.

🇸🇴🇪🇹⚡- ""Ethiopia cannot remain silent as the peace and harmony of its neighbors are turned into a playground for terrorists and anti-peace elements," – Taye Atske-Selassie, Foreign Minister of Ethiopia.

🇸🇴🇪🇹⚡- "People of the Horn of Africa are united by strong friendships and community ties and are no longer bound by past hostilities," – Taye Atske-Selassie, Foreign Minister of Ethiopia.

🇸🇴🇪🇹⚡- "Provocative comments from certain individuals and hostile forces could undermine peace efforts," – Taye Atske-Selassie, Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, referring to the Turkey-Somalia talks.

🇯🇵⚡️- In the latest effort to combat the declining birth rate, PM Kishida introduces cash incentive ($4,100) for women to get married and leave Tokyo.