Russia Hits Kyiv With Iskander Ballistic Missiles Before Dawn — Air Defenses Can't Stop Them, And Zelensky Knows It

12 guided missiles hit three Kyiv districts overnight — six Iskander-M ballistics got through air defenses. Zelensky's own words: "not the ballistic missiles." NATO Patriot interceptors promised at Ankara still not in Ukrainian hands.

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As The SAVE Act Stalls, Two Senate Traitors Are Gone In A Week. Coincidence?

McConnell — cardiac arrest, vanished June 14. Graham — dead July 11, one day after Kyiv. Both blocked election integrity for Americans. Intelligence agencies have long been able to cause heart attacks. And somewhere, Puccini plays on.

By L. Todd Wood

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China’s Pacific SLBM Test Near Tuvalu Triggers Australia-Fiji Mutual Defence Pact And Pacific-Wide Security Alarm

Beijing fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile into the Pacific near Tuvalu — forcing emergency evacuation warnings and triggering a new Australia-Fiji mutual defence agreement. China just demonstrated it can place a nuclear warhead anywhere in the Pacific.

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Iran Formally Closes Strait Of Hormuz, Rejects Trump Ultimatum — But UKMTO Opens Oman Southern Channel To Two-Way Traffic

Tehran has formally closed the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping, rejecting Trump's ultimatum as Iran's navy enforces the blockade. UKMTO is routing vessels through Oman's southern channel as a workaround — but the strait itself is shut.

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Russia Unleashes Biggest Missile And Drone Salvo Of The War On Kyiv — 68 Missiles, 351 Drones — As Zelensky Orders 40-Day Escalation

Russia launched its largest combined missile and drone attack of the entire war overnight — 68 missiles and 351 drones targeting Kyiv — as President Zelensky simultaneously ordered a 40-day escalation campaign. A dramatic new threshold in the conflict.

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Russia Unleashes Biggest Missile-Drone Salvo Of The War On Kyiv — 68 Missiles, 351 Drones As Zelensky Orders 40-Day Escalation

Russia launched its largest combined missile and drone attack of the entire war overnight — 68 missiles and 351 drones targeting Kyiv. Zelensky has responded by ordering a 40-day escalation campaign against Russian territory.

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The Cost Of Half-Empire

America exercises imperial power without accepting imperial responsibility. The result is lives spent, money burned, and influence diminished — from Iraq to Iran. Half-measures provoke resistance without producing lasting order.

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WATCH: How To Not Test A Machine Gun

A Russian soldier with a mobile air defense team nearly kills several others after losing control of his YakB-12.7mm rotary machine gun during training. Quick reflexes saved lives.

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Ceasefire Dead: US Bombs 140 Iranian Targets As Iran Strikes Qatar For First Time

The US launched its most punishing strike package of the war overnight, hitting 140 Iranian military targets after Tehran attacked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by striking Qatar for the first time, hitting a key mediator in the ceasefire talks. Ship traffic through Hormuz has now fallen to a five-week low.

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Russia Shuts Down Azov Sea Shipping As Ukraine Hits 90 Vessels In A Week — New Overnight Strike Burns Stavropol Oil Depot, Drones Reach Moscow

Russia has suspended all shipping through the Sea of Azov after Ukrainian forces struck 90 vessels in less than a week, forcing closure of the Don-Azov canal and cutting off a key export route. Ukraine also struck an oil refinery in Syzran and hit a major oil depot in Stavropol overnight, with drones reaching Moscow. Occupied Crimea is now under emergency measures with fuel rationing and blackouts.

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