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Israel is bracing for a possible retaliatory strike from Iran, where Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated. But there is a separate war front opening in West Asia, that targets America. Are these signals of a brewing war already being waged in the shadows? Let us untangle it for you.

It's been 10 days since Ukrainian forces invaded Russia...Ukraine says it has made constant gains in Russia, now claiming over 1,100 square kilometers --- and seizing about 82 settlements. It has been pulling down Russian flags in the area. Ukraine also claims to have established a military administrative office in Russia’s western Kursk region. We've been expecting a massive Russian response from the first day of this incursion - even before Ukraine acknowledged it. What is Russia waiting for? On this episode of Game plan, Shivan Chanana discusses with Dr. Glenn Diesen, professor of international relations at the University of south-eastern Norway (USN), and editor at the Russia in Global Affairs journal.

Major controversy hits India’s financial sector as SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch faces allegations of conflict of interest from US short-seller Hindenburg research. Was there an undisclosed link to the Adani group? Watch WION Decodes as we break down the high-stakes drama and its potential impact on India's financial markets.

Thailand's billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra received a royal pardon shortening his parole by two weeks, his lawyer said on Saturday, a day after his daughter was elected premier by parliament.

Manchester United kick-started the Premier League season with a narrow 1-0 win over Fulham on Friday (Aug 16) as Joshua Zirkzee scored the only goal of the match.

11 days after beginning an incursion into Russia, Ukraine continues targeting the enemy Supply routes and Logistics. In the latest Ukrainian forces destroyed a strategically important bridge in Russia's Kursk region. Watch in for more details!

At least 15 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike in the Gaza town of Zawayda, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Saturday, as Israel issued new evacuation orders, citing Hamas rocket fire nearby.

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as the national side struggles with injury issues. Butt, who has been critical about the Pakistan cricket team’s fielding performance pointed out that PCB has not made changes in the team set-up despite a horror show in the T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies.

On Friday, Imran Khan's sisters, the PTI's founding chairperson, requested that Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa step down from the benches where matters involving the former prime minister are being heard.

A neighbourhood in the Indian city of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh was left terrorised on August 14 as a rabid dog went on a biting spree and made more than a dozen people its prey within an hour.

The latest ceasefire talks in Doha have ended without a breakthrough, but technical teams will continue meetings and negotiators will meet again next week to end the war. The White House has come up with a new proposal. Watch in for more details!

A cloudburst, major flooding, and intense rains struck the Achagoza area of Rajpora Tehsil in Pulwama district on August 17.

There's exciting news for all celestial event lovers! The next super blue moon will appear on August 19. This year, four supermoons are expected, and the first will occur on Monday (Aug 19) at 12:00 am IST (2:26 PM EDT).

A pilot was killed when his plane crashed into the sea during an air show in southern France on Friday.

Lebanon's Hezbollah on Friday released a video showing what appeared to be underground tunnels and large missile launchers, amid fears of all-out war between the Iran-backed group and Israel. Watch in for more details!

A key piece of Indiana Jones history has found a new home. On August 15, a fedora, worn by Harrison Ford in the 1984 film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, was sold at an auction for a whopping $630,000, announces Propstore.

Advisor M Sakhawat Hussain, who was rumoured to be in the firing line following his recent remarks about Sheikh Hasina, Awami League, media and border killings, has lost home ministry a week into the job.

Just days after the banned group, United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) (ULFA(I)), claimed responsibility for placing bombs at 24 different locations in the northeastern Indian state of Assam on Independence Day, the state's Director General of Police (DGP), G P Singh, announced a ₹5 lakh ($6,000) reward for any information that could help identify those responsible for making, transporting, and placing the explosives.

The WHO warned further imported cases of the new, more dangerous MPOX strain in Europe were likely, after Sweden announced the first such infection outside Africa. Watch in for more details!