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Footage shows a platoon of UAE-hired Colombian mercenaries clashing with Sudanese Army forces near a mosque in Al Fashir.
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	0 [68]
Palestinian stone-thrower shot dead by off-duty soldier in West Bank altercation	4 13:47 DarthVader [140]
Palestinian arrested after Ra’anana manhunt on suspicion of planning terror attack	0 [80]
Israel kills 61 ~~people~~ human shields and jihadis in Gaza City alone	3 17:14 Frank G [128]
Multiple deputies shot in incident near Virginia, North Carolina border	1 09:40 Glenmore [176]
Israel intercepts another ballistic missile fired by Iranian-backed Houthi forces in Yemen	0 [58]
9 illegal aliens from Guatemala arrested in Martin County FL for stealing rancher's prized harvest	1 14:27 ed in texas [136]
Footage shows a platoon of UAE-hired Colombian mercenaries clashing with Sudanese Army forces near a mosque in Al Fashir.	1 08:34 Albert McCoy9505 [156]
Police say 42 Gazans staying illegally in Israel arrested in Nazareth	0 [61]
'Al-Shabaab' (part of AlQaeda) militants reportedly captured the town of Maxaas in Hiiraan (Hiran).	0 [58]
Page 2: WoT Background
The excuses get more ridiculous: Toronto film fest nixes Oct. 7 doc screening, cites Hamas ownership of massacre clips	12 20:56 Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 [244]
UN-Backed Famine Watchdog Quietly Changed Standards, Easing Way To Declare Famine in Gaza	3 09:45 Glenmore [104]
Israel denies entry to Italian Catholic priest who has accused country of genocide	3 12:47 Difar Dave [102]
IDF source: Some of the journalists killed with Al Jazeera’s Sharif were also terror operatives	0 [68]
Israel said in talks with Indonesia, Libya, 3 more countries about taking in Gazans	1 10:13 Grom the Affective [51]
Aoun tells Larijani 'forbidden for anyone to bear arms, use foreign backing'	0 [42]
Israel, US agree to extending UNIFIL's mandate for one last time	1 10:29 Elmomoter Mussolini9149 [55]
Hamas voices 'keenness' on quick return to Gaza talks	1 10:04 Skidmark [57]
Man charged with ~~felony~~ irony after allegedly whacking federal agent with sandwich amid Trump's DC crime crackdown	12 14:29 ed in texas [233]
International Court orders renewal of the Indus Waters Treaty, insisting water must flow freely to Pakistan — India rejects the ruling	3 10:06 Grom the Affective [85]
DC's illegal alien Sanctuary City status has been REVOKED under President Trump's federalization	3 10:06 Skidmark [106]
Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif announced the creation of the Army Rocket Force Command	0 [37]
Caviar, migrants and drugs: how the criminal business works in Iran	0 [42]
''There's no Islam in Japan. Japan needs to become more multicultural.''	12 20:02 swksvolFF [245]
ICE swamped with 100,000 applications in two weeks since announcing hiring blitz	1 10:36 Skidmark [55]
Oklahoma diverting illegal immigrants in prison straight to ICE - Washington Examiner	0 [58]
Employees Sold Driver's Licenses to Illegal Aliens	3 09:54 Skidmark [95]
Elbit Systems awarded $1.6b. European defense contract over five-year period	0 [48]
Syria Eyes Pipeline Lifeline As Post-Assad Power Struggle Escalates	0 [45]
Birth Rate Among Refugee Women In Austria Nearly Triple That Of Native-Born Austrians	3 12:39 Procopius2k [82]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Netanyahu sends message to people of Iran as country faces water crisis	1 12:57 DarthVader [72]
D.C. Circuit Court: Trump Always Had The Authority To Slash USAID's Tax Dollar Waste	2 13:52 Matt [114]
Senior citizen, 8-year-old girl among three killed in Karachi celebratory firing	0 [47]
Journalist Natasha Rey prepares lawsuit against Brigitte Macron	1 12:33 Elmomoter Mussolini9149 [79]
Large meteorite spotted flying over Vostok station in Antarctica	0 [58]
Felon father of TWENTY 'k*lled by a private citizen' while carrying out armed robbery	6 12:32 Elmomoter Mussolini9149 [188]
City-run grocery in Kansas City shuts down due to rampant theft, barren shelves	5 18:34 Besoeker [126]
Man who overstayed his visa stole food aid from thousands of needy Californians, feds say - Los Angeles Times	0 [61]
How the unraveling of two Pentagon projects may result in a costly do-over	8 14:34 ed in texas [190]
US embeds trackers in AI chip shipments to catch diversions to China, sources say	1 06:02 Skidmark [80]
Germany To Bet Big On Skyranger Gun System To Address Growing Drone Threat	1 08:52 mercutio [84]
Claymore Mine-Armed Drone Tested by U.S. Army	2 20:59 Skidmark [112]
Page 4: Opinion
Record low number of Americans report drinking alcohol, and new teetotalers are explaining why	10 23:18 trailing wife [163]
Polarized by Birth: The Biological Roots of America's Political Divide	3 10:34 Skidmark [116]
Interview: Takeover of Gaza City could cost Israel NIS 100 billion (5% of GDP) expert estimates	3 09:36 Skidmark [73]
No Miracles on the Vistula: How Spies Disrupted Poland's Transformation into Part of the USSR	0 [62]
Smug 'Doom Pixie' Greta Thunberg Prepping 'Selfie Yacht 2.0'	6 14:35 ed in texas [165]
A Legacy Erased: Happy Birthday, George Soros	8 23:17 JohnQC [149]
Page 5: Local News
Ukrainian General Staff on the new successes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy region	0 [49]
Two cities almost surrounded. Situation in Donbass	0 [44]
Current information on the situation on the front line on August 13 (updated)	0 [40]
Russian Traces: What Remains in Alaska as a Memory of Russia and Its People	0 [51]
Informalist who accidentally killed Islamist is suspected of rehabilitating Nazism	1 11:22 Grom the Affective [61]
Page 6: Politix
Miranda Devine: Bumbling Obama aides actually admit Russiagate was a smear campaign against Trump	0 [89]
White House blasts far-left DA's warning that Trump 'better not try' DC-style takeover 'in Philly	6 13:36 DarthVader [129]
The Emerging Democratic Consensus for 2026: Curse More, Obey Less, Protect Criminals and Illegal Immigrants at All Costs	1 23:11 JohnQC [74]
Melania's Lawyers Drop The Hammer — Daily Beast Forced To Retract	6 15:14 Regular joe [180]
Chicago Mayor: ''Trump is intimidated by the intellectual prowess of blacks like me''	14 13:21 Airandee [247]
Democrats gave '$6 billion to a conglomerate of United Nations agencies and over 200 NGOs' to facilitate the illegal immigration invasion of America	2 07:49 Besoeker [91]
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and Mika Brzezinski finally realize Democrats have been duped by Trump into defending violent crime in DC	9 22:58 JohnQC [199]
Russiagate roundup: Anatomy Of A Soft Coup - McCabe's Unprecedented Criminal Investigation Of A Sitting President	3 11:55 Abu Uluque [92]
Massachusetts Police Training Center Targets 'Moms for Liberty' as a Hate Group	1 06:11 Super Hose [70]
Kentucky whistleblower claims licensing center sold IDs to illegal immigrants 'under the table'	1 06:09 Super Hose [60]
Paxton urges Texas judge to jail Beto O'Rourke over fundraising related to redistricting fight - POLITICO	1 06:07 Super Hose [76]

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Israel-Palestine-Jordan Israel denies entry to Italian Catholic priest who has accused country of genocide		Israel-Palestine-Jordan Palestinian stone-thrower shot dead by off-duty soldier in West Bank altercation
Israel-Palestine-Jordan IDF source: Some of the journalists killed with Al Jazeera%u2019s Sharif were also terror operatives		Israel-Palestine-Jordan Palestinian arrested after Ra%u2019anana manhunt on suspicion of planning terror attack

Claymore Mine-Armed Drone Tested by U.S. Army