The FAA is investigating a safety incident after President Donald Trump's Marine One helicopter and a departing Envoy Air passenger jet came closer than FAA rules allow near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.

The incident reportedly occurred because air traffic controllers failed to halt commercial departures when Marine One took off.

Source: The Guardian

Iran and Oman Reach Agreement on Shipping Route Through Strait of Hormuz

Tehran and Muscat have agreed on the geographical coordinates for a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz in a step toward reopening the waterway.

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has offered Morocco the chance to host the 2030 World Cup final in exchange for political backing as he faces mounting pressure to resign.

The move comes as Infantino seeks public endorsements from national football associations following the collapse of his controversial World Cup commercial rights proposal, which has triggered a leadership crisis within FIFA.

Source: The Times

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

Israel has no intention or plan regarding peace.

It is merely using all platforms to advance its own position and its illegal strategies.

If regional countries and the international community "do not take the necessary diplomatic measures to prevent Israel's expansionist policies... this will not only produce a regional crisis but also a global crisis.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi:

The United States sent a message requesting negotiations and a resolution of issues approximately 4 or 5 days after the start of the new round of conflict.

Any agreement regarding the Strait of Hormuz should only be between Iran and Oman. We will not accept any foreign interference in the Strait of Hormuz.

With the implementation of the new agreement, existing temporary routes in the Strait of Hormuz will be closed.

A significant portion of the routes for ships entering and exiting Iranian territorial waters will pass through.

Netanyahu:

The soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces are the bravest, the most moral, and the most slandered soldiers on Earth.

False accusations that come from abroad must not be allowed to spread within our own society.

Netanyahu:

Many leaders around the world tell me, "Prime Minister, we appreciate you. We even admire you, and we need you."

They tell me, "Israel is our model in the struggle against radical Islam that threatens the entire civilized world."

I hear it in our region, in Europe, in Latin America, and across all the continents.

Netanyahu:

Zionism has won.

Benjamin Ze'ev Herzl, has won.

We are winning.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

Hamas has fulfilled many of its obligations, but in contrast, we see that Israel is always acting as a spoiler.

Israel uses another issue as an excuse to constantly kill Palestinian children, bomb hospitals, and show that it has nothing to do with peace.

Netanyahu:

Israel's existence is not subject to negotiation—whether there is an agreement or not.

Israel is a strong nation-state, proud of its identity and confident in the justice of its path.

Netanyahu:

We will not establish a Palestinian terror state, because we know it would be aimed at destroying the nation-state of the Jewish people.

We understand that they seek to destroy us because we promote the values of progress, democracy, freedom, and liberty.

Wildberries—Russia's dominant e-commerce platform—may need up to about 1.3 trillion rubles (roughly $16 billion) to stabilize and rebuild after Ukrainian drone strikes destroyed or heavily damaged at least 14 logistics hubs.

The company's own direct losses could exceed 100 billion rubles (around $1.2 billion), reaching 200 billion (about $2.5 billion) in a worst case.

Source: The Bell

Dutch Far-right figure Geert Wilders:

I've been in Jerusalem almost more than in Amsterdam in my life.

But this is something we should do.

Dutch Far-right figure Geert Wilders:

We will never stop supporting Israel and fighting for Israel.

Multiple videos show mass Russian Iskander ballistic missile launches toward Kyiv and surrounding areas.

More launch footage appeared in one day than from all previous strikes combined.

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett:

Netanyahu is facing war-crimes accusations in The Hague. IDF commanders are facing war-crimes accusations. Your son is afraid to travel around the world.

That's Qatar. And we're doing nothing about it. It's absurd.

I expect every leader in Israel to say clearly: Qatar is an enemy.

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett:

Qatar is killing Israeli citizens. Qatar is killing our soldiers.

Some Al Jazeera personnel were among the first Nukhba forces that attacked us.

China successfully launched two Oriental Smart Eye (OSE) hyperspectral satellites aboard a Smart Dragon-3 rocket from a sea-based platform near Haiyang, Shandong, on August 5, 2026.

Equipped with advanced hyperspectral imaging and onboard AI processors, the satellites can analyze land, water, vegetation, and minerals directly in orbit, reducing data processing time from days to minutes.

Together, they provide global coverage every five days and will support environmental monitoring, agriculture, and disaster management, including crop monitoring projects in Indonesia and Uzbekistan.

Source: Xinhua

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud:

Jerusalem—a city cherished by the hearts of millions of Muslims, Christians, and Jews—must be a city of peace and coexistence, not an arena of conflict or the imposition of a fait accompli.

Yemen's Houthis say they struck the Saudi oil tanker Daisy in the Gulf of Aden with a ballistic missile, forcing it to turn back.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

They had planned to take over Iran within 48 hours, just as they did Syria.

Despite all the hardships and challenges, today Iran is spoken of as a powerful country with great dignity and honor.