August 6 Russia, China practice destroying 'enemy' submarine in naval drill after Trump moves US nuclear assets A mock submarine was destroyed in a joint Russia-China naval drill just days President Donald Trump moved U.S. nuclear assets toward Russia, a report said.
August 6 NATO member scrambles jets after Russian drone attack near border, as Witkoff meets with Putin Romania, a NATO nation, had to scramble fighter jets after Russia hit oil, gas pipelines in Ukraine, sending bright flames and plumes of smoke into the air.
August 6 Russia and China tick Doomsday Clock toward midnight as Hiroshima bombing hits 80 years The Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight as analysts debate nuclear deterrence effectiveness amid rising tensions with Russia over Ukraine and China's arsenal expansion.
August 5 Miranda Devine says Trump told her he regrets being 'so merciful' to Hillary Clinton in first term New York Post columnist Miranda Devine told 91±¬ÁÏ host Will Cain on Tuesday that President Trump wanted accountability on Russia because he regrets going easy on Hillary Clinton.
August 5 Witkoff scrambles for peace deal with Russia as sanctions loom targeting India, China White House envoy Steve Witkoff heads to Russia as Trump threatens secondary sanctions on Russian oil buyers, including India and China, to pressure Putin.
August 5 Netherlands becomes first NATO ally to buy US weapons for Ukraine Dutch defense minister announces €500 million contribution to Trump-NATO agreement funding U.S. Patriot missiles and air defense systems for Ukraine in war against Russia.
August 5 Trump lifts veil on US submarines in warning shot to Kremlin in 'clever' repositioning move Trump reveals nuclear submarine movements to counter Russian threats over Ukraine, marking a rare instance of a U.S. president openly discussing classified military positioning.
August 5 Russia drops missile deployment moratorium amid tensions with Trump admin Russia ended its moratorium on deploying medium and short-range nuclear missiles on Sunday, citing NATO actions after U.S. withdrew from INF Treaty in 2019.
August 4 Trump confirms 2 nuclear submarines are 'in the region' to counter Russia President Trump confirms nuclear submarines are positioned in region as special envoy Steve Witkoff prepares to visit Russia ahead of ceasefire deadline.
August 3 Russian volcano erupts for first time in centuries after massive earthquake strikes Kamchatka Peninsula Russian volcano erupts after centuries of dormancy, spewing hot ash into sky and triggering 7.0-magnitude earthquake with tsunami warning on Kamchatka Peninsula.