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🌍 Anadolu’s Morning Briefing Top stories: 🗞 US calls on Israel, Syria to ‘seek de-escalation’ after Aug. 18 airstrikes on Abu al-Duhur base 🗞 Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America 🗞 Kuwait, Pakistan sign joint defense agreement 🔗
🌊 Flash floods hit Nepal’s Rasuwa during peak pilgrimage period for Kailash Mansarovar, sacred to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Bon 🔍 Missing tourists include 179 Indian, 65 US, 53 Ukrainian and 51 Malaysian citizens, according to Nepal Tourism Board
🪁 Israel renews threat to expel Palestinians from Gaza areas over kites, balloons Defense Minister Israel Katz says army could evacuate residents from areas where kites or balloons are launched ⚠ Tel Aviv to use 'all necessary tools' to deter launches of children’s kites and balloons, he adds
Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 111 after magnitude 7.7 quake At least 1,678 injured, over 176,000 displaced as more than 36,000 homes and public buildings are damaged Authorities have recorded 8,193 aftershocks since earlier this month
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer released after 3-month extradition dispute over Minneapolis shooting 📌 Christian Castro faces assault charges over a January shooting that wounded a Venezuelan immigrant 🔹 ICE has faced growing criticism over its immigration enforcement practices
📌 Lebanese woman killed in Israeli airstrike 2 days after her wedding amid continued violations of the country’s sovereignty 💥 A second strike hit the same village minutes later, causing additional injuries among residents
🚨 Large barrier lake formed near the confluence of two rivers in Nepal poses a 'high risk of a breach,' China warns 🔹 Water volume is estimated at 2 million cubic meters, with another 3 million expected over three days 🔹 Warning comes after flash floods and landslides killed nearly 300 people and left more than 1,300 missing in the border region
💻 Trump administration weighs broader semiconductor tariffs 📍 Proposed US tariffs could extend beyond imported chips to products containing semiconductors, including laptops, gaming consoles and servers ⚠ Industry groups warn the plan could raise costs for AI infrastructure and consumer electronics
Russian intelligence chief Sergey Naryshkin confirms he met with CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow this week, calling the talks part of their ‘working format’ The Kremlin says contacts between the two countries’ security services are a ‘positive process’ Ratcliffe’s visit marks the first trip to Moscow by a CIA director since 2021, with US President Donald Trump describing it as ‘semi-routine’
US targets Iran's oil exports, foreign reserves and access to global financial system as it intensifies economic pressure Economist Max Gillman says naval blockade likely to remain Washington's main economic enforcement tool Iran's economy is under growing strain, but decades of sanctions raise question of whether economic pain can force political concessions
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang defends the chipmaker’s growing investments in AI companies, calling the opportunity ‘once-in-a-generation’ and saying the risk is low Nvidia is investing in major AI firms including OpenAI and Anthropic, while helping finance data centers to meet growing demand for AI computing Nvidia reports $96.2 billion in quarterly revenue, more than double the figure from a year earlier, driven by…
Canada removes fish and seafood from a list of US products facing counter-tariffs after domestic industry feedback 📌 Ottawa announced retaliatory duties on about $20 billion worth of US goods in response to US tariffs, with the measures set to take effect Sept. 8 📌 Canada says it will continue adjusting the measures to ensure they match US tariffs dollar-for-dollar and rate-for-rate
