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Ukrainian forces struck Russian targets in northern Crimea on the morning of August 30, 2025, destroying a Federal Security Service (FSB) border outpost and damaging patrol boats near Armyansk. Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi reported that the attack was carried out with Flamingo cruise missiles, correcting earlier claims cited by media that it was Neptune missiles. Footage circulating on Telegram shows a triple launch at sunrise from the coast of Ukraine. Low-resolution satellite imagery from the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem suggests that the main outpost building was hit, and the surrounding areas were scorched. However, image quality prevents a more detailed damage...

U.S. officials warned Chinese authorities that they could face higher tariffs if they continue purchasing oil from Iran and Russia, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters after two days of meetings in Stockholm. “It’s no secret the Chinese are buying 90% of the Iranian oil,” Bessent told reporters. The U.S. officials also informed the Chinese of a bill moving through Congress that would authorize the president to impose tariffs of up to 500% on nations that import Russian oil, saying that they believed other nations would follow suit. “We explained the nature of the...

United States President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that his new deadline for Russia to reach an agreement with Ukraine is ten days from today. "Ten days from today ... and then, you know, we're going to put on tariffs and stuff, and I don't know if it's going to affect Russia, because he [Russian President Vladimir Putin] wants to obviously, probably, keep the war going, but we're going to put on tariffs and the various things that you put on. It may or may not affect them, but it could," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on his...