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U.S. Commerce Department Reviewing Chinese Firms' Remote Access to Nvidia Chips in Southeast Asian Data Centers
Chinese companies including Alibaba and ByteDance have rented Nvidia computing power in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, a practice current U.S. export rules do not clearly cover.
Mexico Weighs Added Duties on Chinese Steel and Vehicles After U.S. Declined on July 1 to Extend USMCA
Mexico's economy and finance ministries are studying new duties on goods from countries without Mexican trade deals, as bilateral talks with Washington continue and China warns it may retaliate.
Russian Embassy in London Warns of 'Consequences' After Report That British-Made Drones Struck Targets Inside Russia
Moscow's embassy called Britain an "accomplice" in Ukraine's deep-strike campaign; UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said his government backs Ukraine "100%."
Philippines Calls China's Activity Near Thitu Island 'Escalatory'; Military's Aug. 4-10 Tally Logged One Chinese Coast Guard Ship There
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro says Chinese conduct in the Spratlys is provocative, while the armed forces' own weekly count for Aug. 4-10 recorded 18 Chinese vessels across the West Philippine Sea, one of them near Thitu.
China Bars Firms From Complying With U.S. Sanctions on Five Chinese Refiners, Its First Use of the 2021 Blocking Rules
MOFCOM Announcement No. 21 of May 2, 2026 followed two State Council regulations issued in March and April, and leaves banks, traders and insurers facing opposite legal duties in Washington and Beijing.
Iran's Quds Force Commander Met Iraqi Officials in Baghdad on Aug. 10 as Sept. 30 Militia-Disarmament Deadline Approaches
Esmail Qaani discussed the disarmament plan with Iraq's prime minister and Shia faction leaders, according to Iraqi sources cited by regional media; Baghdad says all weapons outside state control must be surrendered by Sept. 30, the same date the U.S.-led coalition's mission is set to end.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Mecca Joint Defence Agreement; Trump Praises Pact, Turkey Says Egypt Could Join
The August 7 agreement says an armed attack on any one of the three states is an attack on all, and Turkish officials have said other countries may be added.
Iran's Army Chief Announces $30,000 Reward for Killing or Capturing U.S. Soldiers
Major General Amir Hatami said Iran's army will pay the equivalent of $30,000 — doubled if the act is carried out by a woman — to anyone who kills or captures what he called an invading American service member.
Moroccan State Broadcaster Reports 294 Migrants and 61 Alleged Facilitators Arrested Near Ceuta
The arrests reported on Saturday, August 15, follow a late-July mass crossing into the Spanish enclave whose death toll Spanish and Moroccan authorities count very differently.
Russia Says It Downed 822 Ukrainian Drones Overnight; Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv and a Kryvyi Rih Steel Plant
Russian officials reported drone intercepts across 16 regions and Crimea on August 16, 2026, while Ukrainian officials reported deadly missile strikes on Kyiv and on ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih.
Taiwan Confirms AI-Assisted Cyberattack on Government Systems; Israeli Firm Says Open-Source AI Agents Breached 85 Accounts in Four Days
Taiwan's digital ministry says the July intrusion came from "overseas sources" and was contained, while researchers at the Israeli firm Dream say the attackers built the tool from open-source AI agent frameworks and left Chinese-language traces.